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Шаблон:Infobox speedway league season

The 1991 British League season was the 57th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 27th known as the British League.[1][2]

Summary

Wolverhampton Wolves won the league for the first time in their history. The club which was first founded in 1928 had only ever won the Provincial Midland League in 1962 and the Provincial League in 1963. They were led by their American star Sam Ermolenko, who became the first rider to push Hans Nielsen from the top of the averages after eight consecutive years at the top. The Wolves team relied on two more American riders, Ronnie Correy and Sam's younger brother Charles Ermolenko, in addition to Englishman Graham Jones to seal the title from Bradford. Bradford gained consolation by winning the Knockout Cup, led by English international pair Simon Wigg and Gary Havelock.[3][4]

Wimbledon Dons started the season but only ran until June before withdrawing from the league. Eastbourne Eagles stepped in to replace Wimbledon and complete the Wimbledon fixtures for the remainder of the season.[5]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 19 1 4 10 49
2 Bradford Dukes 24 15 4 5 9 43
3 Cradley Heath Heathens 24 15 1 8 10 41
4 Belle Vue Aces 24 12 3 9 6 33
5 Berwick Bandits 24 13 0 11 6 32
6 Ipswich Witches 24 12 1 11 7 32
7 Coventry Bees 24 12 0 12 6 30
8 King's Lynn Stars 24 12 1 11 5 30
9 Oxford Cheetahs 24 8 3 13 6 25
10 Poole Pirates 24 8 2 14 5 23
11 Reading Racers 24 9 0 15 3 21
12 Eastbourne Eagles 24 6 3 15 3 18
13 Swindon Robins 24 5 1 18 2 13

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

British League Knockout Cup

The 1991 British League Knockout Cup was the 53rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Bradford Dukes were the winners.[6][4]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
25/05 Cradley Heath 50-39 Ipswich
22/05 Wimbledon 52-38 Kings Lynn
20/05 Reading 48-42 Poole
16/05 Ipswich 46-44 Cradley Heath
13/05 Wolverhampton 50-40 Oxford
10/05 Oxford 49-41 Wolverhampton
30/04 Poole 47-43 Reading
27/04 Kings Lynn 40-50 Wimbledon
27/04 Swindon 46-44 Belle Vue
26/04 Belle Vue 55-35 Swindon
26/04 Berwick 47-43 Coventry
20/04 Coventry 46-44 Berwick

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
07/09 Cradley Heath 50-39 Reading
02/09 Reading 46-43 Cradley Heath
02/08 Berwick 43-47 Bradford
02/08 Eastbourne 50-40 Reading
16/07 Bradford 50-40 Berwick
01/07 Reading 56-34 Eastbourne
14/06 Belle Vue 44-46 Wolverhampton
10/06 Wolverhampton 42.5-47.5 Belle Vue

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
02/09 Reading 46-43 Cradley
07/09 Cradley 50-39 Reading
05/10 Bradford 56-34 Belle Vue
11/10 Belle Vue 51-39 Bradford

Final

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Bradford Dukes were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97-83.

Riders' Championship

Sam Ermolenko won the British League Riders' Championship, sponsored by Dunlop Tyres. It was the held at Odsal Stadium on 20 October.[7]

Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total
1 Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Ermolenko 3 3 3 3 3 15
2 Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Nielsen 3 3 3 3 2 14
3 Шаблон:Flagicon Joe Screen 2 3 2 2 3 12
4 Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Correy 3 1 3 2 2 11
5 Шаблон:Flagicon Kelvin Tatum 1 3 3 2 1 10
6 Шаблон:Flagicon Marvyn Cox 0 2 2 3 3 10
7 Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Staechmann 2 2 2 1 2 9
8 Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Havelock 2 2 0 3 1 8
9 Шаблон:Flagicon Jan O. Pedersen 3 1 0 0 3 7
10 Шаблон:Flagicon Henka Gustafsson 1 0 1 2 1 5
11 Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Bargh 2 1 1 0 0 4
12 Шаблон:Flagicon Les Collins 0 2 0 1 1 4
13 Шаблон:Flagicon Leigh Adams 1 0 0 0 2 3
14 Шаблон:Flagicon Alan Grahame 0 1 2 0 0 3
15 Шаблон:Flagicon Shane Parker 1 0 1 1 0 3
16 Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Knudsen 0 0 1 1 0 2
  • ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired

Leading final averages

Rider Team Average
Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Ermolenko Wolverhampton 10.74
Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Nielsen Oxford 10.50
Шаблон:Flagicon Kelvin Tatum Berwick 9.92
Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Havelock Bradford 9.89
Шаблон:Flagicon Jimmy Nilsen Berwick 9.63
Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Correy Wolverhampton 9.58
Шаблон:Flagicon Jan O. Pedersen Cradley Heath 9.54
Шаблон:Flagicon Andy Grahame Eastbourne 9.44
Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Dugard Oxford 9.12
Шаблон:Flagicon Henrik Gustafsson Kings Lynn 9.06

Riders & final averages

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See also

References

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Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Шаблон:British Speedway League seasons