1993_British_Speedway_League_Division_Two
1993 British League Division Two season
British motorcycle speedway tier 2 league season
The 1993 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 | Glasgow Tigers |
| Knockout Cup | Glasgow Tigers |
| Individual | Gary Allan |
| Fours | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Highest average | Jason Crump |
| Division/s above | British League (Div 1) |
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The title was won by the Glasgow Tigers.[2]
| 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 |
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.[3]
First round
More information Date, Team one ...
| 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 |
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Quarter-finals
More information Date, Team one ...
| 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 |
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Semi-finals
More information Date, Team one ...
| 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 |
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Final
First leg
Second leg
More information Glasgow TigersMick Powell 15Róbert Nagy 13Nigel Crabtree 10David Walsh 10James Grieves 9Jesper Olsen 4David Nagel 3, 64 – 44 ...
| Glasgow Tigers Mick Powell 15 Róbert Nagy 13 Nigel Crabtree 10 David Walsh 10 James Grieves 9 Jesper Olsen 4 David Nagel 3 | 64 – 44 | Swindon Robins |
|---|---|---|
| [5] |
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Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–98.
Gary Allan won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 25 September at the Norfolk Arena.[6]
More information Pos., Rider ...
| 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 |
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- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Edinburgh Monarchs won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 25 July.[7]
Final
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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More information Rider, Team ...
| 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 |
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Edinburgh
- Michael Coles 8.57
- Kenny McKinna 8.25
- Les Collins 8.12
- Vesa Ylinen 7.43
- Scott Lamb 6.96
- Kevin Little 6.29
- Sean Courtney 5.77
- Peter Scully 5.68
- Mike Lewthwaite 5.33
- Stewart McDonald 3.53
Exeter
- Richard Green 7.97
- Gordon Kennett 6.93
- Paul Fry 6.88
- Mark Simmonds 6.01
- Scott Pegler 5.57
- Tommy Palmer 5.52
- Frank Smart 4.91
- David Steen 4.76
- Václav Verner 4.59
- Ian Humphreys 2.73
- Graeme Gordon 1.22
Glasgow
- Robert Nagy 10.18
- Shane Bowes 8.99
- Nigel Crabtree 8.12
- David Walsh 7.75
- Mick Powell 7.43
- James Grieves 6.72
- Jesper Olsen 6.29
- David Nagel 4.43
Long Eaton
- Jan Stæchmann 10.16
- Neil Collins 9.60
- Carl Blackbird 8.08
- Martin Dixon 7.79
- David Blackburn 7.51
- Richard Hellsen 7.15
- Mike Hampson 5.68
- Steve Johnston 5.64
- Nigel Sparshott 4.58
- Ade Hoole 4.52
- Ian Barney 1.70
Middlesbrough
- Steve Regeling 7.75
- Brett Saunders 7.60
- Daz Sumner 7.44
- Mike Smith 6.53
- Paul Pickering 6.46
- Mark Courtney 6.23
- Wayne Carter 6.15
- Duncan Chapman 4.95
- Chris Readshaw 4.07
- Stuart Swales 3.38
Newcastle
- Paul Thorp 9.90
- Mark Thorpe 9.28
- Garry Stead 7.17
- Richard Juul 5.62
- Scott Robson 5.58
- Stuart Parnaby 5.24
- Phil Jeffrey 4.67
- Stuart Robson 4.35
- Andre Compton 1.10
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
- Mick Poole 8.90
- Alan Mogridge 7.29
- Eric Monaghan 7.29
- Paul Hurry 7.04
- Rod Colquhoun 6.84
- Hans Clausen 6.72
- Ronni Pedersen 6.56
- Jason Gage 6.51
- Kieran McCullagh 5.44
- Scott Kirton 4.94
Rye House
- Martin Goodwin 8.23
- Jens Rasmussen 8.04
- Jan Pedersen 7.33
- Lawrence Hare 7.11
- Darren Spicer 6.93
- Mikael Teurnberg 6.30
- Trevor O'Brien 5.31
- Paul Whittaker 5.05
- Martin Cobbin 4.43
- Chris Young 3.06
Sheffield
- Roman Matousek 8.58
- Peter Carr 8.57
- Chris Morton 6.66
- Louis Carr 5.91
- David Blackburn 5.86
- Rene Aas 5.66
- Rob Woffinden 5.06
- Glyn Taylor 4.95
- Steve Knott 4.93
- Dean Child 3.72
- Steve Cope 2.80
- Will Beveridge 2.28
Swindon
- Jason Crump 10.50
- Gary Allan 8.93
- Alun Rossiter 7.40
- Gary Chessell 6.60
- Nigel Leaver 6.16
- Glenn Cunningham 6.01
- Steve Camden 4.72
- Steve Masters 3.56
- Andy Mountain 2.67
- Martin Willis 2.40
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- "1993 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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- "Speedway". Sunday Mirror. 26 September 1993. Retrieved 22 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Invaders can't take the heat". Derby Evening Telegraph. 26 July 1993. Retrieved 13 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.