1991 British League Division Two season
LeagueBritish League Division Two
ChampionsArena Essex Hammers
No. of competitors11
Knockout CupArena Essex Hammers
IndividualJan Stæchmann
FoursArena Essex Hammers
Highest averageBo Petersen
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)

The 1991 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom. The league had been renamed from the National League.[1]

Summary

The title sponsored by Sunbrite was won by the Arena Essex Hammers.[2] Hackney withdrew in July, ten matches into the season.

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Arena Essex Hammers 22 21 0 1 11 53
2 Glasgow Tigers 22 14 0 8 8 36
3 Newcastle Diamonds 22 13 1 8 8 35
4 Edinburgh Monarchs 22 12 0 10 7 31
5 Sheffield Tigers 22 12 0 10 7 31
6 Long Eaton Invaders 22 11 0 11 5 27
7 Exeter Falcons 22 9 0 13 8 26
8 Middlesbrough Bears 22 9 0 13 2 20
9 Rye House Rockets 22 8 0 14 4 20
10 Stoke Potters 22 7 2 13 2 18
11 Milton Keynes Knights 22 7 0 15 3 17
12 Peterborough Panthers 22 7 1 14 1 16

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.[3]

First round

Team one Team two 1st leg 2nd leg
Long EatonEdinburgh54–3645–45
StokeRye House54–3635–54
ExeterNewcastle49–4035–54
MiddlesbroughArena Essex51–3936–53

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two 1st leg 2nd leg
GlasgowMilton Keynes61–2845–44
Rye HouseLong Eaton46–4340–50
NewcastleHackney52–3844–46
PeterboroughArena Essex50–4029–61

Semi-finals

Team one Team two 1st leg 2nd leg
Arena EssexLong Eaton65–2547–43
GlasgowNewcastle48–4243–46

Final

First leg

Glasgow Tigers
Jason Lyons 11
Shane Bowes 10
Mick Powell 7
Mark Courtney 6
Steve Lawson 5
Sean Courtney 5
Brian Nixon 2		46 – 44Arena Essex Hammers
Bo Petersen 16
Brian Karger 8
Alan Mogridge 8
Troy Pratt 6
Paul Hurry 3
Colin White 2
Andy Galvin 1
[4][5]

Second leg

Arena Essex Hammers
Bo Petersen 12
Brian Karger 10
Troy Pratt 9
Alan Mogridge 6
Andy Galvin 4
Paul Hurry 3
Colin White 2		46 – 44Glasgow Tigers
Jason Lyons 13
Steve Lawson 12
Shane Bowes 7
Mark Courtney 5
Mick Powell 3
Brian Nixon 3
Sean Courtney 1
[4][5]

Final tied 90–90, replay required

Final replay

First leg

Arena Essex Hammers
Brian Karger 14
Paul Hurry 10
Alan Mogridge 10
Andy Galvin 8
Bo Petersen 7
Troy Pratt 7

Colin White 4		60 – 30Glasgow Tigers
Steve Lawson 12
Shane Bowes 7
Jason Lyons 6
Mick Powell 2
Sean Courtney 2
Mark Courtney 1
Brian Nixon 0
[4][5]

Second leg

Glasgow Tigers
Steve Lawson 14
Sean Courtney 7
Mark Courtney 7
Shane Bowes 6
Brian Nixon 6
Jason Lyons 5
Mick Powell 5		50 – 40Arena Essex Hammers
Bo Petersen 15
Brian Karger 14
Andy Galvin 5
Paul Hurry 3
Troy Pratt 1
Alan Mogridge 1
Colin White 1
[4][5]

Arena 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.[6]

Pos.RiderPtsTotal
1Denmark Jan Stæchmann3 2 3 3 314+3
2New Zealand David Bargh3 3 3 2 314+2
3Australia Troy Butler3 3 3 0 312
4England Les Collins2 3 1 3 211
5England Neil Evitts3 3 2 1 211
6New Zealand Mark Thorpef 2 3 2 29
7Australia Steve Regeling2 1 0 3 28
8Australia Stephen Davies2 0 2 2 17
9Scotland Kenny McKinna0 2 0 3 16
10Denmark Bo Petersen1 2 2 ef fex5
11England Carl Blackbird1 1 1 1 04
12England Eric Monaghan0 0 1 2 14
13England Steve Lawson1 0 0 1 13
14Australia Shane Bowes2 0 1 tex r3
15England Peter Carr1 1 2 1 05
16England Melvyn Taylor0 1 0 0 34
17England Chris Clarence (res)00
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Fours

Arena Essex Hammers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 21 July.[7]

Final

PosTeamPtsRiders
1Arena Essex32Karger 9, Petersen 9
2Edinburgh15+Saunders 6 Collins L 5, Coles 2, Walker 2
3Long Eaton15Blackbird C 4, Steachmann 4, O'Hare
4Milton Keynes10Butler 6 Keats 2
  • Edinburgh awarded 2nd on race wins.

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
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)

  • Paul Whittaker 8.74
  • Tony Olsson 7.79
  • Dave Hamnett 6.57
  • Vladimir Kalina 5.81
  • Michael Warren 5.38
  • Richard Hellsen 5.13
  • Pavel Karnas 4.36
  • Roland Pollard 2.25
  • Tim Hunter 2.21

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

Milton Keynes

Newcastle

Peterborough

Rye House

Sheffield

Stoke

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "1991 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Great Britain.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "1991 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Glasgow Tigers fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Jan is tasting victory". Nottingham Evening Post. 16 September 1991. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Speedway". Western Daily Press. 22 July 1991. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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