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1992 British League season

The 1992 British League season was the 58th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 28th known as the British League.

Summary

Arena Essex gained promotion to the league from the 1991 season but Berwick dropped out of the league.

Reading Racers won the league for the second time in three years. Four riders who won the 1990 title (Jeremy Doncaster, Per Jonsson, Jan Andersson and Dave Mullett) were integral during the 1992 campaign. They were joined by Italian Armando Castagna and Ray Morton. Bradford Dukes retained their Knockout Cup title.

World Champion Jan O. Pedersen topped the averages for Cradley Heath.

Final table

<small>M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points</small>

Fixtures and results

British League Knockout Cup

The 1992 British League Knockout Cup was the 54th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners for the second successive year.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.

Gold Cup

North Group

South Group

Final

Wolverhampton won 91–88 on aggregate.

Riders' Championship

Joe Screen won the British League Riders' Championship. It was the held at Odsal Stadium on 3 October.

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Final leading averages

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

  • 8.89
  • 8.18
  • 7.08
  • 6.94
  • 6.10
  • 5.50
  • 4.97
  • 3.11
  • 3.02
  • 0.44

Belle Vue

  • 9.05
  • 8.92
  • 8.83
  • 6.84
  • 6.12
  • 5.95
  • 3.73

Bradford

  • 9.50
  • 8.75
  • 8.25
  • 7.55
  • 6.70
  • 6.16
  • 2.44
  • 2.11
  • 1.79
  • 1.38

Coventry

  • 8.91
  • 8.14
  • 7.64
  • 7.08
  • 6.24
  • 5.49
  • 4.79
  • 3.87

Cradley Heath

  • 11.37 (only 4 matches)
  • 9.41
  • 8.64
  • 7.91
  • 7.40
  • 6.33
  • 4.17
  • 3.79

Eastbourne

  • 8.63
  • 7.18
  • 6.58
  • 5.84
  • 5.81
  • 5.71
  • 5.57
  • 4.75

Ipswich

  • 8.33
  • 7.46
  • 7.10
  • 6.93
  • 6.76
  • 6.65
  • 4.86

King's Lynn

  • 8.86
  • 8.85
  • 7.54
  • 6.50
  • 6.35
  • 5.28
  • 5.24
  • 2.34
  • 1.67

Oxford

  • 10.24
  • 8.94
  • 6.09
  • 5.22
  • 5.21
  • 5.11
  • 2.43
  • 2.35

Poole

  • 9.26
  • 8.56
  • 7.97
  • 6.40
  • 6.33
  • 5.63
  • 5.53
  • 4.43

Reading

  • 10.04
  • 8.36
  • 7.88
  • 7.65
  • 7.09
  • 6.77
  • 2.89

Swindon

  • 9.49
  • 7.37
  • 7.16
  • 6.09
  • 5.75
  • 3.67
  • 2.88
  • 2.73

Wolverhampton

  • 10.25
  • 9.36
  • 7.79
  • 6.83
  • 5.17
  • 4.17
  • 4.00
  • 2.40

See also

References