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.
Summary Four new teams entered the league; the first was Cleveland Bays, who shared Cleveland Park Stadium with division 2 parent club Middlesbrough Bears. The second was the Hi-Edge Hitmen, co-promoted by former England rider Chris Morton and based at Buxton Raceway. The other two teams were teams that would race on tracks that were formerly training circuits; Scottish team Linlithgow Lightning based at Heathersfield Stadium, and Iwade Kent Crusaders, who would later withdraw from the league at the end of July.
The title was won by Berwick Bandits.
Final league table
Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total1 Berwick Bandits 10 7 1 2 443 329 15 5 202 Cleveland Bays 10 6 1 3 420 356 13 3 163 Stoke Potters 10 6 0 4 389 379 12 3 154 Linlithgow Lightning 10 4 0 6 390 386 8 3 115 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 10 4 0 6 350 419 8 1 96 Hi-Edge Hitmen 10 2 0 8 324 447 4 0 4 Iwade Kent Crusaders withdrew.
Fixtures & results
Riders' Championship Andy Howe won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 1 October at Long Eaton Stadium.
Pos. Rider Team Total1 Andy Howe Cleveland 142 Kevin Little Berwick 13 3 Colin Earl Cleveland 124 Ade Hoole Stoke 10 5 Anthony Barlow Berwick 10 6 Stuart Coleman Linlithgow 9 7 Michael Lowrie Berwick 9 8 Andre Compton Buxton (Hi-Edge) 9 9Craig Taylor Berwick 7 10 Paul Gould Cleveland 6 11 Martin CobbinMildenhall 5 12 Peter Johnson Cleveland 5 13 Gary Sweet Mildenhall 3 14 Dean Felton Buxton (Hi-Edge) 3 15 Grant Blackie Linlithgow 2 16 Sean Naylor Buxton (Hi-Edge) 1 17 Simon Wolstenholme Mildenhall 0
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 (Hi-Edge)
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 List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
References