1992_British_League_Division_Two_season
1992 British League Division Two season
British motorcycle speedway tier 2 league season
The 1992 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.[1]
Quick Facts League, No. of competitors ...
| League | British League Division Two |
|---|---|
| No. of competitors | 11 |
| Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
| Knockout Cup | Peterborough Panthers |
| Individual | Róbert Nagy |
| Fours | Peterborough Panthers |
| Highest average | Richard Knight |
| Division/s above | British League (Div 1) |
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The title was won by the Peterborough Panthers.[2]
Mildenhall Fen Tigers and Milton Keynes Knights both withdrew from the league in June and their results were expunged.[3]
The season had a sad end when on 13 September Wayne Garratt crashed riding for Newcastle Diamonds against Peterborough. He suffered a brain injury and was placed on a life support machine but died 15 days later.[4]
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Peterborough Panthers | 20 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 7½ | 35½ |
| 2 | Berwick Bandits | 20 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 32 |
| 3 | Glasgow Tigers | 19 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 7½ | 30½ |
| 4 | Newcastle Diamonds | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Rye House Rockets | 19 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Exeter Falcons | 20 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| 7 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 8 | Stoke Potters | 20 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Long Eaton Invaders | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | Sheffield Tigers | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| 11 | Middlesbrough Bears | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
The 1992 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 25th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[5]
First round
More information Date, Team one ...
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28/06 | Glasgow | 39-51 | Edinburgh |
| 15/08 | Stoke | 59-31 | Exeter |
| 29/06 | Exeter | 58-32 | Stoke |
| 27/05 | Long Eaton | 49-41 | Peterborough |
| 25/05 | Peterborough | 57-33 | Long Eaton |
| 08/05 | Edinburgh | 58-32 | Glasgow |
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Quarter-finals
More information Date, Team one ...
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31/08 | Berwick | 52-38 | Stoke |
| 31/08 | Peterborough | 58-32 | Edinburgh |
| 29/08 | Stoke | 49-41 | Berwick |
| 14/08 | Edinburgh | 50-40 | Peterborough |
| 31/05 | Newcastle | 53-36 | Middlesbrough |
| 28/05 | Middlesbrough | 46-43 | Newcastle |
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Semi-finals
More information Date, Team one ...
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/10 | Berwick | 53-37 | Rye House |
| 27/09 | Rye House | 60-28 | Berwick |
| 13/09 | Newcastle | 49-41 | Peterborough |
| 11/09 | Peterborough | 49-41 | Newcastle |
| 09/10 replay | Peterborough | 51-39 | Newcastle |
| 04/10 replay | Newcastle | 44-46 | Peterborough |
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Final
First leg
More information Peterborough PanthersJason Crump 13Mick Poole 10Paul Hurry 9Neville Tatum 8Stephen Davies 8Rod Colquhoun 8Mark Blackbird 4, 60 – 30 ...
| Peterborough Panthers Jason Crump 13 Mick Poole 10 Paul Hurry 9 Neville Tatum 8 Stephen Davies 8 Rod Colquhoun 8 Mark Blackbird 4 | 60 – 30 | Rye House Rockets Jens Rasmussen 12 Martin Goodwin 8 Mark Courtney 4 Robert Ledwith 3 Mikael Teurnberg 2 Jan Pedersen 1 Sean Courtney 0 |
|---|---|---|
| [6][7] |
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Second leg
More information Rye House RocketsMikael Teurnberg 16Martin Goodwin 11Jens Rasmussen 8Sean Courtney 6Jan Pedersen 6Mark Courtney 3Robert Ledwith 1, 51 – 39 ...
| Rye House Rockets Mikael Teurnberg 16 Martin Goodwin 11 Jens Rasmussen 8 Sean Courtney 6 Jan Pedersen 6 Mark Courtney 3 Robert Ledwith 1 | 51 – 39 | Peterborough Panthers Mick Poole 9 Neville Tatum 9 Stephen Davies 7 Jason Crump 6 Paul Hurry 5 Rod Colquhoun 3 Mark Blackbird 0 |
|---|---|---|
| [6][7] |
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Peterborough were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.
More information Rider, Team ...
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Knight | Berwick | 10.32 |
| David Bargh | Newcastle | 9.89 |
| Jan Stæchmann | Long Eaton | 9.87 |
| Neil Evitts | Sheffield | 9.71 |
| Martin Goodwin | Rye House | 9.67 |
| Peter Carr | Sheffield | 9.47 |
| Mark Thorpe | Newcastle | 9.30 |
| Tony Langdon | Sheffield | 9.21 |
| Steve Regeling | Middlesbrough | 9.12 |
| Shane Bowes | Glasgow | 8.96 |
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Róbert Nagy won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 19 September at Brandon Stadium.[8]
More information Pos., Rider ...
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Róbert Nagy | 3 2 2 3 3 | 13 |
| 2 |  Mick Poole | 2 2 3 3 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Richard Green | 3 3 3 2 fex | 11 |
| 4 | Martin Goodwin | f 3 2 3 2 | 10 |
| 5 | Tony Langdon | 3 2 0 1 2 | 8 |
| 6 |  Jan Staechmann | fex 1 3 1 3 | 8 |
| 7 |  David Bargh | 2 r 1 2 3 | 8 |
| 8 | David Blackburn | 3 3 r 0 2 | 8 |
| 9 | Shane Bowes | f 1 3 2 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Andy Grahame | 1 2 2 1 1 | 7 |
| 11 |  Kenny McKinna | 2 0 1 3 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Richard Knight | 0 3 1 2 fex | 6 |
| 13 | Les Collins | 2 1 0 1 1 | 5 |
| 14 | Mark Thorpe | 1 0 2 0 ef | 3 |
| 15 | Steve Regeling | 1 0 1 r 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Paul Whittaker | 1 1 0 0 0 | 2 |
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- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Peterborough Panthers won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 26 July.[9]
Final
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough | 24 | Poole 9, Hurry |
| 2 | Edinburgh | 23 | Collins L 8, McKinna, |
| 3 | Rye House | 17 | Goodwin 6 |
| 4 | Glasgow | 8 | Nagy 3, Powell 3, Bowes 0 |
Close
Berwick
- Richard Knight 10.32
- David Walsh 8.38
- David Blackburn 8.07
- Scott Lamb 6.68
- Scott Robson 6.52
- Chris Readshaw 4.92
- Michael Lowrie 2.53
Edinburgh
- Les Collins 8.85
- Kenny McKinna 8.44
- Michael Coles 8.02
- Johnny Jorgensen 6.93
- Brett Saunders 6.68
- Dariusz Fliegert 4.90
- Jan Andersen 3.58 (5 matches only)
- Mike McLuskey 3.36
- Mike Lewthwaite 3.26
- John Wainwright 2.61
Exeter
- Richard Green 8.80
- Paul Fry 7.52
- Peter Jeffery 6.60
- Frank Smart 6.57
- Colin Cook 6.44
- Mark Simmonds 6.27
- Ian Humphreys 4.74
- Tommy Palmer 2.88
Glasgow
- Shane Bowes 8.96
- Robert Nagy 8.61
- Neil Collins 8.37
- Steve Lawson 7.90
- Mick Powell 5.62
- Jesper Olsen 4.78
- James Grieves 4.59
- Jason Straughan 2.92
Long Eaton
- Jan Stæchmann 9.87
- Carl Blackbird 8.03
- Richard Hellsen 7.07
- Deon Prinsloo 6.00
- Martin Dixon 5.84
- Gary O'Hare 5.41
- Nigel Sparshott 4.85
Middlesbrough
- Steve Regeling 9.12
- Daz Sumner 7.72
- David Cheshire 6.44
- Mark Lemon 5.78
- Paul Whittaker 5.26
- Doug Nicol 5.22
- Duncan Chapman 5.09
- Donny Odom 4.41
- Paul Pickering 2.96
- Stuart Swales 2.73
Mildenhall (withdrew from league)
- Nigel Leaver 8.61
- Melvyn Taylor 7.24
- Mikael Teurnberg 6.67
- David Smart 6.10
- Jamie Habbin 5.55
- Jesper Olsen 5.14
- Gary Tagg 4.29
- Jason Gage 3.64
Milton Keynes (withdrew from league)
- Peter Glanz 8.92
- Richard Hellsen 7.60
- David Steen 6.91
- Kieran McCullagh 6.00
- Frank Smart 4.40
- Justin Walker 3.43
- Ian Barney 2.86
Newcastle
- David Bargh 9.89
- Mark Thorpe 9.30
- Scott Norman 7.67
- Phil Jeffrey 6.42
- Richard Juul 5.49
- Wayne Garratt 4.63
- Max Schofield 4.61
- David Nagel 2.93
Peterborough
- Mick Poole 8.77
- Jason Crump 8.40
- Stephen Davies 8.16
- Rod Colquhoun 6.46
- Neville Tatum 6.44
- Mark Blackbird 5.93
- Paul Hurry 5.64
Rye House
- Martin Goodwin 9.67
- Jens Rasmussen 7.52
- Jan Pedersen 7.08
- Mikael Teurnberg 6.51
- Sean Courtney 6.15
- Mark Courtney 5.89
- Robert Ledwith 4.83
- Chris Young 3.30
Sheffield
- Neil Evitts 9.71
- Peter Carr 9.47
- Tony Langdon 9.21
- Louis Carr 5.64
- Simon Green 4.40
- Steve Johnston 3.96
- Mark Hepworth 3.73
- Steve Knott 3.71
Stoke
- Nigel Crabtree 8.66
- Alan Grahame 8.36
- Eric Monaghan 7.61
- Gary Chessell 6.67
- Garry Stead 5.68
- David Steen 5.68
- Andy Meredith 3.46
- Darren Standing 2.18
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