1993 British League Division Two season

1993 British League Division Two season
LeagueBritish League Division Two
No. of competitors11
ChampionsGlasgow Tigers
Knockout CupGlasgow Tigers
IndividualGary Allan
FoursEdinburgh Monarchs
Highest averageJason Crump
Division/s aboveBritish League (Div 1)

The 1993 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]

Summary

oxford Cheetahs and Swindon Robins joined the division but it lost Berwick Bandits and Stoke Potters.

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

Fixtures and results

A Fixtures

Home \ Away ED EX GLA LE MID NEW OX PET RH SHE SWI
Edinburgh 74–34 58–50 64–44 61–47 63–45 62–46 70–38 53–55 85–23 67–39
Exeter 56–52 51–57 56–52 64–44 73–35 65–43 50–58 61–46 60–47 51–57
Glasgow 61–47 69–39 72–36 57–51 68–40 74–34 73–35 66–42 67–41 61–47
Long Eaton 57–51 72–36 63–45 69–38 63–44 71–37 44–28 58–50 81–26 70–38
Middlesbrough 60–48 60–47 51–57 48–60 63–45 74–34 64–44 59–49 64–44 64–44
Newcastle 56–52 55–53 54–54 62–46 53–55 63–45 59–48 78–29 67–41 53–53
Oxford 44–63 70–37 43–65 52–54 43–65 49–59 63–45 55–53 59–49 46–61
Peterborough 66–42 67–40 60–47 65–43 81–27 62–46 68–40 73–35 72–36 64–43
Rye House 52–56 69–39 59–49 46–61 59–49 57–51 64–44 62–46 65–42 55–53
Sheffield 61–47 80–28 64–44 58–50 66–42 58–50 53–55 42–66 67–41 61–47
Swindon 59–49 65–43 56–52 55–53 60–47 59.5–48.5 58–50 59–48 67–40 56–51
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

Home \ Away ED EX GLA LE MID NEW OX PET RH SHE SWI
Edinburgh 80–28 57–51 60–48 50–58 75–31 60–48 72–34 55–53 73–35 59–49
Exeter 68–40 49–59 54–53 51–56 43–65 68–40 46–62 62–46 74–34 52–56
Glasgow 70–38 67–41 62–46 78–30 71–37 70–38 71–37 72–35 77–31 66–41
Long Eaton 58–50 75–33 70–38 75–33 61–47 74–34 61–46 56–52 61–47 56–52
Middlesbrough 55–53 81–27 43–65 58–50 47–61 66–42 56–51 56–52 80–28 56–52
Newcastle 56–52 71–36 57–50 61–46 58–49 64–44 49–59 62–46 45–27 60–47
Oxford 54–54 78–29 51–57 46–62 53–55 50–58 64–44 51–57 67–41 55–52
Peterborough 69–39 81–27 59–49 59–47 66–42 62–46 62–46 71–37 74–34 58–50
Rye House 63–45 73–35 52–56 57–50 55–53 64–44 70–37 66–41 70–38 55–52
Sheffield 59–49 63–44 62–46 51–57 64–44 51–57 68–40 60–48 53–55 62–46
Swindon 61–47 77–31 55–53 59–49 73–35 62–46 64–44 65–43 61–47 67–41
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

British League Division Two Phonesport 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.[5]

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

Swindon Robins
Jason Crump 18
Gary Allan 8
Steve Camden 8
Alun Rossiter
Steve Masters
Glenn Cunningham
Gary Chessell		54 – 54Glasgow Tigers
Róbert Nagy 16
David Walsh 10
Nigel Crabtree 10
Jesper Olsen
Mick Powell
James Grieves
David Nagel
Shane Bowes R/R
[6][7]

Second leg

Glasgow Tigers
Mick Powell 15
Róbert Nagy 13
Nigel Crabtree 10
David Walsh 10
James Grieves 9
Jesper Olsen 4
David Nagel 3		64 – 44Swindon Robins
Jason Crump 15
Gary Allan 12
Alun Rossiter
Steve Masters
Glenn Cunningham
Gary Chessell
Steve Camden
[8]

Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–98.

Riders' Championship

Gary Allan won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 25 September at the Norfolk Arena.[9]

Pos. Rider Pts Total
1 Gary Allan 3 2 3 3 2 13+3
2 Mick Poole 2 3 2 3 3 13+2
3 Tony Langdon 3 2 3 3 1 12+3
4 Paul Thorp 2 1 3 3 3 12+2
5 Jan Staechmann 3 2 3 1 3 12+1
6 Jason Crump 2 3 r 2 2 9
7 Robert Nagy 3 r 1 1 3 8
8 Jens Rasmussen (res) 2 1 2 2 1 8
9 Martin Goodwin 0 3 2 r 2 7
10 Peter Carr 1 0 2 2 2 7
11 Neil Collins 1 3 1 1 0 6
12 Daz Sumner 0 2 1 0 1 4
13 Les Collins 0 0 0 2 1 3
14 Nigel Crabtree 1 1 0 1 0 3
15 Kenny McKinna 1 1 0 0 0 2
16 Mark Simmonds 0 0 1 0 0 1
17 Mark Thorpe - - - - - 0
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Fours

Edinburgh Monarchs won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 25 July.[10]

Final

Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Edinburgh 22 Collins L 7, McKinna 6, Coles 6, Lamb 3
2 Swindon 20 Allan 9, Crump 5, Rossiter 4, Leaver 2
3 Long Eaton 18 Hellsen 7, Steachmann 4, Dixon 4, Collins N 3
4 Rye House 12 Teurnberg 5, Goodwin 3, Rasmussen 2, O'Brien 2, Pedersen 0

Final 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

Riders & final averages

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

Newcastle

Oxford

  • Tony Langdon 8.99
  • Alan Grahame 7.05
  • David Smart 6.97
  • Andy Meredith 6.35
  • Spencer Timmo 5.66
  • Rene Madsen 5.53
  • Mark Blackbird 5.33
  • David Clarke 4.87
  • Chris Cobby 4.55
  • Andy Hackett .4.41
  • Paul Blackbird 4.29
  • Gary Sweet 3.30

Peterborough

Rye House

Sheffield

Swindon

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. ^ "1993 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  4. ^ "1993 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
  5. ^ "1993 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ "1993 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Crump's the ace". Western Daily Press. 18 October 1993. Retrieved 20 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Tigers pounce on double". Paisley Daily Express. 19 October 1993. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Speedway". Sunday Mirror. 26 September 1993. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Invaders can't take the heat". Derby Evening Telegraph. 26 July 1993. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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