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1994 British League season

British motorcycle speedway season

Field	Value
competition	British League
competitors	11
domesticcup1	Champions
domesticcup1 winners	Poole Pirates
domesticcup2	Knockout Cup
domesticcup2 winners	Eastbourne Eagles
domesticcup3	Fours
domesticcup3 winners	Poole Pirates
domesticcup4	Individual
domesticcup4 winners	Sam Ermolenko
highest average	Per Jonsson
leagues below	British League (Div 2)
British League (Div 3)
prevseason	1993
nextseason	1995

British League (Div 3)

The 1994 British League season was the 60th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 30th and final season known as the British League.

Summary

Poole Pirates dominated the league and won the title finishing 15 points clear of nearest rivals Eastbourne Eagles. The Pirates last top league success had been back in 1969 and it was thanks to solid performances throughout the season from their Australian pair; new signing from Swindon Jason Crump and Craig Boyce. They were backed up by Norwegian Lars Gunnestad and Londoner Steve Schofield.

Final table

Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	BP	Pts
1	Poole Pirates	40	30	1	9	16	77
2	Eastbourne Eagles	40	23	2	15	14	62
3	Wolverhampton Wolves	40	20	2	18	12	54
4	Coventry Bees	40	19	3	18	11	52
5	King's Lynn Stars	40	20	1	19	10	51
6	Ipswich Witches	40	19	2	19	10	50
7	Bradford Dukes	40	18	1	21	11	48
8	Arena Essex Hammers	40	19	0	21	8	46
9	Cradley Heath Heathens	40	16	3	21	7	42
10	Reading Racers	40	14	2	24	6	36
11	Belle Vue Aces	40	13	1	26	5	32

Fixtures and results

** A Fixtures**

** B Fixtures**

British League Knockout Cup

The 1994 British League Knockout Cup was the 56th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for a third consecutive year.

First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
23/04	Eastbourne	59-37	Belle Vue
23/04	Kings Lynn	58-38	Poole
21/04	Ipswich	61-33	Cradley Heath
20/04	Poole	56-40	Kings Lynn
16/04	Cradley Heath	70-25	Ipswich
13/04	Belle Vue	47-49	Eastbourne

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
28/06	Coventry	58-37	Reading
15/06	Kings Lynn	61-35	Bradford
14/06	Bradford	49-47	Kings Lynn
28/05	Eastbourne	51-45	Wolverhampton
23/05	Reading	52-43	Coventry
16/05	Wolverhampton	50-46	Eastbourne
14/05	Cradley Heath	59-24	Arena Essex
13/05	Arena Essex	52-44	Cradley Heath

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
31/07	Eastbourne	55-41	Kings Lynn
30/07	Kings Lynn	55-41	Eastbourne
16/07	Coventry	48-47	Cradley Heath
02/07	Cradley Heath	55-41	Coventry
29/08	Kings Lynn	45-51	Eastbourne
28/08	Eastbourne	62-33	Kings Lynn

Final

First leg Martin Dugard 14 Dean Barker 12 Stefan Danno 12 Paul Dugard 8 David Norris 7 Stefan Andersson 5 Scott Swain 1 Greg Hancock 13 Peter Nahlin 9 Billy Hamill 7 Simon Cross 6 Jonathan Forsgren 2 Scott Smith 0 Lance Sealey 0

Second leg Simon Cross 14 Billy Hamill 14 Peter Nahlin 9 Greg Hancock 7 Jonathan Forsgren 4 Scott Smith 1 Lance Sealey 0 Martin Dugard 10 Dean Barker 10 Stefan Danno 9 David Norris 8 Stefan Andersson 4 Paul Dugard 3 Scott Swain 3

Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106-86.

Fours

Poole Pirates won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.

Final

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Riders' Championship

Sam Ermolenko won the British League Riders' Championship. It was held at Abbey Stadium on 9 October.

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Leading averages

Rider	Team	Average
SWE Per Jonsson	Reading	10.41
SWE Tony Rickardsson	Ipswich	10.00
DEN Hans Nielsen	Coventry	9.98
USA Sam Ermolenko	Wolverhampton	9.83
AUS Leigh Adams	Arena Essex	9.79
ENG Joe Screen	Bradford	9.65
SWE Henrik Gustafsson	Belle Vue	9.64
ENG Gary Havelock	Bradford	9.59
ENG Mark Loram	Kings Lynn	9.46
ENG Martin Dugard	Eastbourne	9.33
AUS Jason Crump	Poole	9.30
USA Greg Hancock	Cradley Heath	9.29
ENG David Norris	Eastbourne	9.18
AUS Craig Boyce	Poole	9.08

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

9.79
8.26
6.28
5.99
4.78
4.71
4.14
4.00
2.57
2.00

Belle Vue

9.64
7.79
7.14
6.13
5.97
5.94
5.84
5.05
3.00

Bradford

9.65
9.59
7.32
7.06
4.62
3.10
3.07
2.68

Coventry

9.98
8.46
8.10
6.45
5.83
4.24
3.23
1.57
1.57

Cradley Heath

9.29
8.68
8.64
8.00
7.78
4.98
4.40
3.94
1.93
1.27
1.04

Eastbourne

9.33
9.18
8.98
7.41
6.30
4.42
3.18
2.98

Ipswich

8.34
8.08
7.92
7.07
6.14
5.49
4.41

King's Lynn

9.46
8.33
6.96
6.68
5.75
4.37
4.00
3.36

Poole

9.30
9.08
8.77
7.92
5.85
5.71
3.44
2.37

Reading

10.41
8.44
7.65
5.83
5.15
5.08
4.43
2.61

Wolverhampton

9.83
8.52
7.47
6.94
5.28
4.40
4.34
2.82

References

"Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
"HISTORY ARCHIVE".
"1994 league tables". Speedway GB.
"1994 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"1994 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"1994 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
"Coventry Bees 1988 season".
"1994 season".
(10 October 1994). "Hans taped by old rival Sam". Heartland Evening News.

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