Wikipedia
1993 British League Division Two season
The 1993 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]
| League | British League Division Two |
|---|---|
| Champions | Glasgow Tigers |
| No. of competitors | 11 |
| Knockout Cup | Glasgow Tigers |
| Individual | Gary Allan |
| Fours | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Highest average | Jason Crump |
| Division/s above | British League (Div 1) |
Summary
The title was won by the Glasgow Tigers.[2]
Final table
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Glasgow Tigers | 40 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 74 |
| 2 | Long Eaton Invaders | 40 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 63 |
| 3 | Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 61 |
| 4 | Swindon Robins | 40 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 60 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 40 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Newcastle Diamonds | 40 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough Bears | 40 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 50 |
| 8 | Rye House Rockets | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Sheffield Tigers | 40 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Exeter Falcons | 40 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 23 |
Leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Crump | Swindon | 10.50 |
| Róbert Nagy | Glasgow | 10.18 |
| Jan Stæchmann | Long Eaton | 10.16 |
| Paul Thorp | Newcastle | 9.90 |
| Neil Collins | Long Eaton | 9.60 |
| Mark Thorpe | Newcastle | 9.28 |
| Shane Bowes | Glasgow | 8.99 |
| Tony Langdon | Oxford | 8.99 |
| Gary Allan | Swindon | 8.93 |
| Mick Poole | Peterborough | 8.90 |
British League Division Two Knockout Cup
The 1993 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 26th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition.[3]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21/05 | Peterborough | 79-29 | Oxford |
| 09/05 | Newcastle | 57-50 | Edinburgh |
| 07/05 | Edinburgh | 61-47 | Newcastle |
| 05/05 | Long Eaton | 80-28 | Sheffield |
| 29/04 | Sheffield | 45-63 | Long Eaton |
| 14/04 | Oxford | 49-58 | Peterborough |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/08 | Rye House | 64-43 | Peterborough |
| 13/08 | Peterborough | 72-36 | Rye House |
| 01/07 | Middlesbrough | 51-57 | Glasgow |
| 30/06 | Long Eaton | 53-54 | Edinburgh |
| 21/06 | Exeter | 57-51 | Swindon |
| 20/06 | Edinburgh | 60-48 | Long Eaton |
| 20/06 | Glasgow | 70-38 | Middlesbrough |
| 19/06 | Swindon | 60-48 | Exeter |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/10 | Peterborough | 55-53 | Glasgow |
| 03/10 | Glasgow | 73-35 | Peterborough |
| 07/08 | Swindon | 61-47 | Edinburgh |
| 06/08 | Edinburgh | 60-48 | Swindon |
Final
First leg
Second leg
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–98.
See also
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "1993 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1993 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.