Английская Википедия:1988 British League season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox speedway league
The 1988 British League season was the 54th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 24th known as the British League.[1][2]
Summary
Coventry Bees won the league for the second successive year and again by a 16 point margin. The Bees also reached the Knockout Cup final losing to Cradley Heath. Remarkably it was Cradley's seventh Cup win in 10 years. With the League Cup scrapped the Coventry team had less fixtures to ride and their pairing of Tommy Knudsen and Kelvin Tatum were once again the catalyst for the seasons success finishing 2nd and 4th respectively in the averages. Hans Nielsen topped the averages again for the sixth consecutive season.[3]
Final table
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
1 | Coventry Bees | 40 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 82 |
2 | Belle Vue Aces | 40 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 66 |
3 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 39 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 60 |
4 | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 59 |
5 | Reading Racers | 40 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 55 |
6 | Sheffield Tigers | 39 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 48 |
7 | Swindon Robins | 40 | 17 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 43 |
8 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 40 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 41 |
9 | King's Lynn Stars | 40 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 38 |
10 | Ipswich Witches | 39 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
11 | Bradford Dukes | 39 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 22 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
British League Knockout Cup
The 1988 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 50th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath Heathens were the winners for the third successive year if including the tied 1986 final.[4]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
09/07 | King's Lynn | 47-43 | Ipswich |
08/07 | Ipswich | 34-55 | King's Lynn |
23/06 | Sheffield | 43-47 | Cradley Heath |
18/06 | Cradley Heath | 51-39 | Sheffield |
03/06 | Belle Vue | 53-37 | Bradford |
28/05 | Bradford | 36-54 | Belle Vue |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
13/08 | King's Lynn | 40-50 | Cradley Heath |
10/08 | Cradley Heath | 53-37 | King's Lynn |
19/07 | Coventry | 53-37 | Reading |
15/07 | Belle Vue | 53-37 | Wolverhampton |
14/07 | Oxford | 48-42 | Swindon |
11/07 | Reading | 49-41 | Coventry |
11/07 | Wolverhampton | 45-45 | Belle Vue |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
14/10 | Belle Vue | 48-42 | Cradley Heath |
13/10 | Oxford | 38-49 | Coventry |
08/10 | Coventry | 44-46 | Oxford |
14/09 | Cradley Heath | 49-41 | Belle Vue |
Final
First leg Шаблон:Footballbox
Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox
Cradley Heath were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 100-80.
Riders' Championship
Jan O. Pedersen won the British League Riders' Championship. It was the held at Belle Vue Stadium on 9 October.[5]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jan O. Pedersen | 3 2 3 3 3 | 14 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Erik Gundersen | 3 3 3 1 3 | 13 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Nielsen | 0 3 3 3 3 | 12+3 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Morton | 2 2 3 2 3 | 12+2 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Shawn Moran | 1 3 2 2 2 | 10 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Knight | 2 3 1 2 1 | 9 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Correy | 1 2 2 3 1 | 9 |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Simon Wigg | 2 1 0 3 2 | 8 |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kelvin Tatum | 2 0 2 2 1 | 7 |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Per Jonsson | 3 2 0 0 0 | 5 |
11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Havelock | 1 1 0 1 2 | 5 |
12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Andersson | 1 1 1 1 1 | 5 |
13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kelly Moran | 0 0 2 1 2 | 5 |
14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Brian Karger | 3 1 1 0 0 | 5 |
15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Knudsen | 0 1 0 | 1 |
16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Smith (res) | 0 0 | 0 |
17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Carl Stonehewer (res) | 0 0 | 0 |
18 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jeremy Doncaster | 0 0 0 | 0 |
- ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired
Leading final averages
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Nielsen | Oxford | 11.03 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Knudsen | Coventry | 10.08 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Erik Gundersen | Cradley Heath | 10.06 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Kelvin Tatum | Coventry | 10.04 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jan O. Pedersen | Cradley Heath | 9.88 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Shawn Moran | Sheffield | 9.51 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Ermolenko | Wolverhampton | 9.40 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jeremy Doncaster | Ipswich | 9.34 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Morton | Belle Vue | 9.01 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Bastable | Bradford | 9.00 |
Riders & final averages
Belle Vue Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.01
- Шаблон:Player 8.18
- Шаблон:Player 7.70
- Шаблон:Player 7.22
- Шаблон:Player 6.92
- Шаблон:Player 6.83
- Шаблон:Player 4.97
- Шаблон:Player 3.12
Bradford Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 8.30
- Шаблон:Player 7.44
- Шаблон:Player 6.02
- Шаблон:Player 5.67
- Шаблон:Player 5.29
- Шаблон:Player 5.15
- Шаблон:Player 4.64
- Шаблон:Player 3.57
Coventry Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.08
- Шаблон:Player 10.04
- Шаблон:Player 7.49
- Шаблон:Player 7.02
- Шаблон:Player 5.00
- Шаблон:Player 4.85
- Шаблон:Player 4.79
Cradley Heath Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.06
- Шаблон:Player 9.88
- Шаблон:Player 8.22
- Шаблон:Player 6.92
- Шаблон:Player 5.10
- Шаблон:Player 4.50
- Шаблон:Player 3.45
Ipswich Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.34
- Шаблон:Player 6.87
- Шаблон:Player 6.75
- Шаблон:Player 6.19
- Шаблон:Player 6.07
- Шаблон:Player 5.40
- Шаблон:Player 4.97
- Шаблон:Player 2.50
- Шаблон:Player 2.40
- Шаблон:Player 1.45
King's Lynn Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 7.75
- Шаблон:Player 7.69
- Шаблон:Player 7.45
- Шаблон:Player 7.26
- Шаблон:Player 6.33
- Шаблон:Player 6.24
- Шаблон:Player 6.00
- Шаблон:Player 3.90
- Шаблон:Player 1.28
Oxford Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 11.03
- Шаблон:Player 8.64
- Шаблон:Player 7.24
- Шаблон:Player 6.97
- Шаблон:Player 4.32
- Шаблон:Player 3.91
- Шаблон:Player 3.81
- Шаблон:Player 2.80
- Шаблон:Player 2.65
Reading Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 8.98
- Шаблон:Player 8.93
- Шаблон:Player 8.20
- Шаблон:Player 6.95
- Шаблон:Player 5.63
- Шаблон:Player 5.22
- Шаблон:Player 3.09
- Шаблон:Player 2.81
Sheffield Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.51
- Шаблон:Player 8.67
- Шаблон:Player 7.16
- Шаблон:Player 5.78
- Шаблон:Player 5.30
- Шаблон:Player 4.58
- Шаблон:Player 4.00
- Шаблон:Player 3.60
- Шаблон:Player 3.60
- Шаблон:Player 3.38
Swindon Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 7.68 (6 matches only)
- Шаблон:Player 7.48
- Шаблон:Player 7.23
- Шаблон:Player 7.22
- Шаблон:Player 6.56
- Шаблон:Player 5.94
- Шаблон:Player 5.87
- Шаблон:Player 5.41
Wolverhampton Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.40
- Шаблон:Player 7.67
- Шаблон:Player 7.24
- Шаблон:Player 6.11
- Шаблон:Player 5.94
- Шаблон:Player 5.73
- Шаблон:Player 5.51
- Шаблон:Player 5.46
- Шаблон:Player 4.42
See also
References
Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Шаблон:British Speedway League seasons