1994 British League season

The 1994 British League season was the 60th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 30th and final season known as the British League.

Summary
Poole Pirates dominated the league and won the title finishing 15 points clear of nearest rivals Eastbourne Eagles. The Pirates last top league success had been back in 1969 and it was thanks to solid performances throughout the season from their Australian pair; new signing from Swindon Jason Crump and Craig Boyce. They were backed up by Norwegian Lars Gunnestad and Londoner Steve Schofield.

British League Knockout Cup
The 1994 British League Knockout Cup was the 56th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners for a third consecutive year.

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals

Final
First leg

Second leg

Eastbourne were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106-86.

Fours
Poole Pirates won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 7 August.

Final

Riders' Championship
Sam Ermolenko won the British League Riders' Championship. It was held at Abbey Stadium on 9 October.


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Riders & final averages
Arena Essex


 * 🇦🇺 Leigh Adams 9.79
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Kelvin Tatum 8.26
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Hurry 6.28
 * 🇸🇪 Christer Rohlén 5.99
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Troy Pratt 4.78
 * 🇸🇪 Mikael Teurnberg 4.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin White 4.14
 * Jan Pedersen 4.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Robert Ledwith 2.57
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nigel Leaver 2.00

Belle Vue


 * 🇸🇪 Henka Gustaffson 9.64
 * 🇸🇪 Niklas Klingberg 7.79
 * 🇦🇺 Jason Lyons 7.14
 * 🇺🇸 Chris Manchester 6.13
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Michael Coles 5.97
 * Frede Schött 5.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Carr 5.84
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Smith 5.05
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mark Burrows 3.00

Bradford


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Joe Screen 9.65
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gary Havelock 9.59
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Thorp 7.32
 * 🇸🇪 Jimmy Nilsen 7.06
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Garry Stead 4.62
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Pickering 3.10
 * 🇳🇿 Mark Thorpe 3.07
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Simon Green 2.68

Coventry


 * Hans Nielsen 9.98
 * John Jørgensen 8.46
 * Brian Andersen 8.10
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andy Smith 6.45
 * Jacob Olsen 5.83
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Shaun Tacey 4.24
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Darren Spicer 3.23
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Justin Elkins 1.57
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jason Gage 1.57

Cradley Heath


 * 🇺🇸 Greg Hancock 9.29
 * 🇺🇸 Billy Hamill 8.68
 * 🇸🇪 Peter Nahlin 8.64
 * Morten Andersen 8.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Simon Cross 7.78
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Scott Smith 4.98
 * 🇸🇪 Jonathan Forsgren 4.40
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Clarke 3.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Justin Walker 1.93
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Lance Sealey 1.27
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Anthony Boyd 1.04

Eastbourne


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Martin Dugard 9.33
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 David Norris 9.18
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dean Barker 8.98
 * 🇸🇪 Stefan Dannö 7.41
 * 🇸🇪 Stefan Andersson 6.30
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Paul Dugard 4.42
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Darren Shand 3.18
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Darren Grayling 2.98

Ipswich


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chris Louis 8.34
 * 🇳🇿 Mitch Shirra 8.08
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jeremy Doncaster 7.92
 * 🇦🇺 Shane Parker 7.07
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ben Howe 6.14
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Savalas Clouting 5.49
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leigh Lanham 4.41

King's Lynn


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mark Loram 9.46
 * 🇺🇸 Bobby Ott 8.33
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Richard Knight 6.96
 * 🇨🇿 Bohumil Brhel 6.68
 * 🇨🇿 Tomáš Topinka 5.75
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Emmerson Fairweather 4.37
 * Jens Rasmussen 4.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Robert Ledwith 3.36

Poole


 * 🇦🇺 Jason Crump 9.30
 * 🇦🇺 Craig Boyce 9.08
 * 🇳🇴 Lars Gunnestad 8.77
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steve Schofield 7.92
 * 🇸🇪 Jorgen Johansson 5.85
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alun Rossiter 5.71
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Steve Masters 3.44
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Justin Elkins 2.37

Reading


 * 🇸🇪 Per Jonsson 10.41
 * 🇮🇹 Armando Castagna 8.44
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dave Mullett 7.65
 * 🇦🇺 Shane Bowes 5.83
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ray Morton 5.15
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Morris 5.08
 * Jan Pedersen 4.43
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Matthew Cross 2.61

Wolverhampton


 * 🇺🇸 Sam Ermolenko 9.83
 * 🇸🇪 Peter Karlsson 8.52
 * 🇸🇪 Mikael Karlsson 7.47
 * 🇺🇸 Charles Ermolenko 6.94
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gordon Kennett 5.28
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Andy Grahame 4.40
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Wayne Carter 4.34
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tony Atkin 2.82