1991 British League Division Two season explained

Competition:British League Division Two
Competitors:11
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Arena Essex Hammers
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Arena Essex Hammers
Domesticcup3:Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:Jan Stæchmann
Domesticcup4:Fours
Domesticcup4 Winners:Arena Essex Hammers
Highest Average:Bo Petersen
League Above:British League (Div 1)
Prevseason:1990
Nextseason:1992

The 1991 British League Division Two season (sponsored by Sunbrite) was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The league had been renamed from the National League.[1] The season saw one of the rare occasions that speedway operated a promotion/relegation system.

Summary

Terry Russell and Ivan Henry purchased Arena Essex Hammers from Chick Woodroffe[2] and they built a new team that were dominant, winning 21 of their 22 league matches, winning the Knockout Cup[3] and claiming the fours championship held at the East of England Arena on 21 July.[4] [5]

Hackney Kestrels reverted to a previous name Hackney Hawks but withdrew in July, ten league matches into the season.[6]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLBPPts
1Arena Essex Hammers2221011153
2Glasgow Tigers221408836
3Newcastle Diamonds221318835
4Edinburgh Monarchs2212010731
5Sheffield Tigers2212010731
6Long Eaton Invaders2211011527
7Exeter Falcons229013826
8Middlesbrough Bears229013220
9Rye House Rockets228014420
10Stoke Potters227213218
11Milton Keynes Knights227015317
12Peterborough Panthers227114116

British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1991 British League Division Two Knockout Cup sponsored by Phonesport, was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Arena Essex Hammers were the winners of the competition.[7]

First round

width=200Team onewidth=200Team twowidth=801st legwidth=802nd leg
Long EatonEdinburgh 54–3645–45
Stoke Rye House 54–3635–54
Exeter Newcastle 49–4035–54
Middlesbrough Arena Essex 51–3936–53
Quarter-finals
width=200Team onewidth=200Team twowidth=801st legwidth=802nd leg
GlasgowMilton Keynes 61–2845–44
Rye HouseLong Eaton 46–4340–50
Newcastle Hackney52–3844–46
Peterborough Arena Essex 50–4029–61
Semi-finals
width=200Team onewidth=200Team twowidth=801st legwidth=802nd leg
Arena EssexLong Eaton 65–2547–43
Glasgow Newcastle 48–4243–46

Final

First legSecond legFinal tied 90–90, replay required

Final replay

First legSecond legArena Essex were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.

Riders' Championship

Jan Stæchmann won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 14 September at Brandon Stadium.[8]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxPts width=50pxTotal
1 3 2 3 3 3 14+3
2 3 3 3 2 3 14+2
3 3 3 3 0 3 12
4 2 3 1 3 2 11
5 3 3 2 1 2 11
6 f 2 3 2 2 9
7 2 1 0 3 2 8
8 2 0 2 2 1 7
90 2 0 3 1 6
10 1 2 2 ef fex 5
11 1 1 1 1 0 4
12 Eric Monaghan0 0 1 2 1 4
13 1 0 0 1 1 3
14 2 0 1 tex r 3
15 1 1 2 1 0 5
16 0 1 0 0 3 4
17 Chris Clarence (res) 0 0

Fours

Arena Essex Hammers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 21 July.[9]

Final

width=25pxPos width=150pxTeamwidth=50pxPts width=400pxRiders
1 Arena Essex32 Karger 9, Petersen 9
2 Edinburgh 15+ Saunders 6 Collins L 5, Coles 2, Walker 2
3 Long Eaton 15 Blackbird C 4, Steachmann 4, O'Hare
4 Milton Keynes 10 Butler 6 Keats 2

Leading averages

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Bo PetersenArena Essex10.54
Brian KargerArena Essex10.23
Mark ThorpeNewcastle9.93
Neil EvittsSheffield9.79
Mikael BlixtPeterborough9.69
David BarghNewcastle9.55
Andy GrahameWimbledon9.44
Jan StæchmannLong Eaton9.39
Peter CarrSheffield9.36
Troy ButlerMilton Keynes9.26

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex Hammers

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hackney (withdrew from league)

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

Milton Keynes

Newcastle

Peterborough

Rye House

Sheffield

Stoke

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic league tables. Speedway Archive.
  2. News: Speedway continues . Brentwood Gazette . 8 February 1991 . 16 May 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  3. Web site: 1988 to 1993 . Cyber Morotcycles . 16 May 2024.
  4. News: Speedway . Western Daily Press . 22 July 1991 . 13 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  5. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT). Official British Speedway website. 11 September 2021.
  6. News: Speedway . Derby Daily Telegraph . 3 July 1991 . 28 September 2024 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  7. Web site: 1991 National League Knockout Cup. Speedway Great Britain.
  8. News: Jan is tasting victory . Nottingham Evening Post . 16 September 1991 . 22 June 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  9. News: Speedway . Western Daily Press . 22 July 1991 . 13 May 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .

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