1994 British League Division Three
LeagueBritish League
Season1994
ChampionsBerwick Bandits
IndividualAndy Howe
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)
British League (Div 2)

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

The title was won by Berwick Bandits. The Iwade Kent Crusaders withdrew from the league.[3][4]

Final league table

[5]

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1Berwick Bandits1071244332915520
2Cleveland Bays1061342035613316
3Stoke Potters1060438937912315
4Linlithgow Lightning104063903868311
5Mildenhall Fen Tigers10406350419819
6Buxton Hitmen10208324447404

Iwade Kent Crusaders withdrew.

Riders' Championship

Andy Howe won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 1 October at Long Eaton Stadium.[6]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Andy HoweCleveland14
2Kevin LittleBerwick13
3Colin EarlCleveland12
4Ade HooleStoke10
5Anthony BarlowBerwick10
6Stuart ColemanLinlithgow9
7Michael LowrieBerwick9
8Andre ComptonBuxton9
9Craig TaylorBerwick7
10Paul GouldCleveland6
11Martin CobbinMildenhall5
12Peter JohnsonCleveland5
13Gary SweetMildenhall3
14Dean FeltonBuxton3
15Grant BlackieLinlithgow2
16Sean NaylorBuxton1
17Simon WolstenholmeMildenhall0

Teams and averages

Berwick

  • Glyn Taylor 9.79
  • David Nagel 8.50
  • Michael Lowrie 8.50
  • William Beveridge 8.27
  • Anthony Barlow 8.20
  • Kevin Little 8.13
  • Gareth Martin 7.66
  • David Meldrum 2.67

Buxton

  • Dean Felton 7.71
  • Richard Webb 6.42
  • Lee Dicken 6.13
  • Jamie Isherwood 4.84
  • Scott Donovan 4.48
  • Carl Checketts 4.44
  • Shawn Venables 4.36
  • Sean Naylor 3.50
  • Steve Mitchell 1.60
  • Steve Crockett 1.14

Cleveland

  • Colin Earl 10.31
  • Jason Handley 9.67
  • Andy Howe 8.28
  • Peter Johnson 7.20
  • Jonathan Swales 6.38
  • Brian Turner 4.36
  • Tony Howe 3.87

Iwade (withdrew from league)

  • Kevin Teager 7.20
  • Jason Green 5.33
  • Dean Chapman 5.00
  • Mark Fordham 4.00
  • Nathan Gaymer 4.00
  • David Mason 3.20

Linlithgow

  • Geoff Powell 9.40
  • Paul Gould 8.72
  • Peter Scully 6.50
  • Brian Mercer 6.33
  • Grant Blackie 6.22
  • Stuart Coleman 5.45
  • Neil Hewitt 5.21
  • Paul Taylor 2.92

Mildenhall

  • Simon Wolstenholme 9.03
  • Gary Sweet 6.98
  • Peter Boast 6.00
  • Martin Cobbin 5.84
  • Dean Garrod 5.82
  • Steve Battle 5.18
  • Tony Kingsbury 5.09
  • Carl Johnson 4.69
  • Sid Cooper 2.75

Stoke

  • Chris Cobby 10.40
  • Andre Compton 8.13
  • Craig Taylor 7.41
  • Ade Hoole 7.35
  • Colin Thorpe 6.88
  • Gary O'Hare 5.85
  • Scott Kirton 5.14
  • Rob Horner 5.09
  • Paul Macklin 2.75
  • Drew Wheeldon 2.74

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1996 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "A-Z of averages" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "1994 tables". Speedway GB.
  4. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Table". Speedway Archives.
  6. ↑ "Howe races home". Nottingham Evening Post. 3 October 1994. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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