1992 British League season

The 1992 British League season was the 28th season of the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965.[1]

1992 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1992
ChampionsReading Racers
No. of competitors13
Knockout CupBradford Dukes
Division/s belowBritish League (Div 2)

Summary

Reading Racers won the league.[2]

Final table
Team PL W D L BP Pts
Reading Racers 24 19 1 4 11 50
Bradford Dukes 24 15 0 9 18 38
Poole Pirates 24 15 2 7 6 38
Cradley Heath Heathens 24 14 2 8 8 38
Wolverhampton Wolves 24 14 1 9 9 38
Belle Vue Aces 24 14 1 9 8 37
Ipswich Witches 24 11 2 11 6 30
Coventry Bees 24 10 1 13 5 26
King's Lynn Stars 24 9 0 15 7 25
Oxford Cheetahs 24 8 4 12 4 24
Arena Essex Hammers 24 7 0 17 3 17
Eastbourne Eagles 24 6 2 16 1 15
Swindon Robins 24 5 2 17 2 14

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Jan O. PedersenCradley Heath11.37
Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton10.25
Hans NielsenOxford10.24
Per JonssonReading10.04
Gary HavelockBradford9.50
Leigh AdamsSwindon9.49
Greg HancockCradley Heath9.41
Ronnie CorreyWolverhampton9.36
Marvyn CoxPoole9.26
Martin DugardOxford8.94

British League Knockout Cup

The 1992 British League Knockout Cup was the 54th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners for the second successive year.[3]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/07Belle Vue57-33Coventry
06/07Reading56-34Oxford
16/08Kings Lynn48-40Ipswich
25/07Coventry51-39Belle Vue
10/07Oxford45-45Reading
03/06Poole49-41Cradley Heath
04/06Ipswich56-33Kings Lynn
25/04Cradley Heath54-36Poole

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
24/07Belle Vue47-43Ipswich
10/09Ipswich39-51Belle Vue
29/07Cradley Heath56-34Arena Essex
17/10Arena Essex49-41Cradley Heath
24/07Eastbourne48-42Bradford
10/10Bradford59-31Eastbourne
26/10Wolverhampton50-40Swindon
24/10Swindon43-47Wolverhampton

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
17/10Bradford61-29Belle Vue
18/10Belle Vue54-35Bradford
07/10Reading55-35Cradley Heath
22/10Cradley Heath45-44Reading

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/10Reading53-37Bradford
24/10Bradford55-35Reading

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1992 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. "1992 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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