1994 British League Division Three Explained

Competition:British League
Season:1994
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Berwick Bandits
Domesticcup2:Individual
Domesticcup2 Winners:Andy Howe
League Above:British League (Div 1)
British League (Div 2)
Prevseason:None
Nextseason:1995

The 1994 British League Division Three was the third tier/division of British speedway. It was also the final season of the British League before a restructure of the sport.[1] [2]

Summary

Four new teams entered the league; the first was Cleveland Bays, who shared Cleveland Park Stadium with division 2 parent club Middlesbrough Bears. The second was the Hi-Edge Hitmen, co-promoted by former England rider Chris Morton and based at Buxton Raceway.[3] The other two teams were teams that would race on tracks that were formerly training circuits; Scottish team Linlithgow Lightning based at Heathersfield Stadium,[4] [5] and Iwade Kent Crusaders, who would later withdraw from the league at the end of July.[6]

The title was won by Berwick Bandits. [7] [8]

Final league table

[9]

width=20Poswidth=300Teamwidth=20Playedwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Fwidth=20Awidth=20Ptswidth=20Bonuswidth=20Total
1 Berwick Bandits 10 7 1 2 443 329 15 5 20
2 Cleveland Bays 10 6 1 3 420 356 13 3 16
3 Stoke Potters 10 6 0 4 389 379 12 3 15
4 10 4 0 6 390 386 8 3 11
5 10 4 0 6 350 419 8 1 9
6 10 2 0 8 324 447 4 0 4
Iwade Kent Crusaders withdrew.

Riders' Championship

Andy Howe won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 1 October at Long Eaton Stadium.[10]

width=25pxPos. width=150pxRider width=150pxTeam width=50pxTotal
1 Cleveland 14
2 Berwick13
3 Colin Earl Cleveland 12
4 Ade HooleStoke10
5 Anthony Barlow Berwick 10
6 Stuart Coleman Linlithgow 9
7 Michael LowrieBerwick9
8 Buxton (Hi-Edge) 9
9Craig Taylor Berwick 7
10 Paul Gould Cleveland6
11 Martin CobbinMildenhall5
12 Peter JohnsonCleveland5
13 Gary Sweet Mildenhall3
14 Dean Felton Buxton (Hi-Edge)3
15 Grant Blackie Linlithgow2
16 Sean NaylorBuxton (Hi-Edge) 1
17 Simon WolstenholmeMildenhall 0

Teams and averages

Berwick

Buxton (Hi-Edge)

Cleveland

Iwade (withdrew from league)

Linlithgow

Mildenhall

Stoke

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1996 tables. Speedway GB.
  2. Web site: A-Z of averages . Speedway Researcher . 15 February 2023.
  3. News: Buxton Speedway is under Orders . Manchester Evening News . 13 July 1994 . 27 February 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: Linlithgow - Heathersfield Stadium . Speedway Plus . 29 February 2024.
  5. News: New track . Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph . 25 June 1994 . 29 February 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
  6. Web site: 1994 tables. Speedway GB.
  7. Web site: 1994 tables. Speedway GB.
  8. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT). Official British Speedway website. 11 September 2021.
  9. Web site: Table. Speedway Archives.
  10. News: Howe races home . Nottingham Evening Post . 3 October 1994 . 22 June 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .