# 1993 British League Division Two season

The 1993 British League Division Two season was contested as the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.

## Summary

The title was won by the Glasgow Tigers.

## Final table

| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
| 1 | Glasgow Tigers | 40 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 74 |
| 2 | Long Eaton Invaders | 40 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 63 |
| 3 | Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 61 |
| 4 | Swindon Robins | 40 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 60 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 40 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 56 |
| 6 | Newcastle Diamonds | 40 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 52 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough Bears | 40 | 21 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 50 |
| 8 | Rye House Rockets | 40 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 49 |
| 9 | Sheffield Tigers | 40 | 15 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 35 |
| 10 | Exeter Falcons | 40 | 12 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 27 |
| 11 | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 23 |

## British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1993 British League Division Two Knockout Cup was the 26th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 21/05 | Peterborough | 79-29 | Oxford |
| 09/05 | Newcastle | 57-50 | Edinburgh |
| 07/05 | Edinburgh | 61-47 | Newcastle |
| 05/05 | Long Eaton | 80-28 | Sheffield |
| 29/04 | Sheffield | 45-63 | Long Eaton |
| 14/04 | Oxford | 49-58 | Peterborough |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 15/08 | Rye House | 64-43 | Peterborough |
| 13/08 | Peterborough | 72-36 | Rye House |
| 01/07 | Middlesbrough | 51-57 | Glasgow |
| 30/06 | Long Eaton | 53-54 | Edinburgh |
| 21/06 | Exeter | 57-51 | Swindon |
| 20/06 | Edinburgh | 60-48 | Long Eaton |
| 20/06 | Glasgow | 70-38 | Middlesbrough |
| 19/06 | Swindon | 60-48 | Exeter |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 08/10 | Peterborough | 55-53 | Glasgow |
| 03/10 | Glasgow | 73-35 | Peterborough |
| 07/08 | Swindon | 61-47 | Edinburgh |
| 06/08 | Edinburgh | 60-48 | Swindon |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 118–98.

## Riders' Championship

Gary Allan won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 25 September at the Norfolk Arena.
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
| 1 | Gary Allan | 3 2 3 3 2 | 13+3 |
| 2 | Mick Poole | 2 3 2 3 3 | 13+2 |
| 3 | Tony Langdon | 3 2 3 3 1 | 12+3 |
| 4 | Paul Thorp | 2 1 3 3 3 | 12+2 |
| 5 | Jan Staechmann | 3 2 3 1 3 | 12+1 |
| 6 | Jason Crump | 2 3 r 2 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Robert Nagy | 3 r 1 1 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Jens Rasmussen (res) | 2 1 2 2 1 | 8 |
| 9 | Martin Goodwin | 0 3 2 r 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Peter Carr | 1 0 2 2 2 | 7 |
| 11 | Neil Collins | 1 3 1 1 0 | 6 |
| 12 | Daz Sumner | 0 2 1 0 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Les Collins | 0 0 0 2 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Nigel Crabtree | 1 1 0 1 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Kenny McKinna | 1 1 0 0 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Mark Simmonds | 0 0 1 0 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Mark Thorpe | - - - - - | 0 |
* f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

## Fours

Edinburgh Monarchs won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Arena on 25 July.
Final
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Edinburgh | 22 | Collins L 7, McKinna 6, Coles 6, Lamb 3 |
| 2 | Swindon | 20 | Allan 9, Crump 5, Rossiter 4, Leaver 2 |
| 3 | Long Eaton | 18 | Hellsen 7, Steachmann 4, Dixon 4, Collins N 3 |
| 4 | Rye House | 12 | Teurnberg 5, Goodwin 3, Rasmussen 2, O'Brien 2, Pedersen 0 |

## Final leading averages

| Rider | Team | Average |
| Jason Crump | Swindon | 10.50 |
| Róbert Nagy | Glasgow | 10.18 |
| Jan Stæchmann | Long Eaton | 10.16 |
| Paul Thorp | Newcastle | 9.90 |
| Neil Collins | Long Eaton | 9.60 |
| Mark Thorpe | Newcastle | 9.28 |
| Shane Bowes | Glasgow | 8.99 |
| Tony Langdon | Oxford | 8.99 |
| Gary Allan | Swindon | 8.93 |
| Mick Poole | Peterborough | 8.90 |

## Riders & final averages

Edinburgh
* Michael Coles 8.57
* Kenny McKinna 8.25
* Les Collins 8.12
* Vesa Ylinen 7.43
* Scott Lamb 6.96
* Kevin Little 6.29
* Sean Courtney 5.77
* Peter Scully 5.68
* Mike Lewthwaite 5.33
* Stewart McDonald 3.53
Exeter
* Richard Green 7.97
* Gordon Kennett 6.93
* Paul Fry 6.88
* Mark Simmonds 6.01
* Scott Pegler 5.57
* Tommy Palmer 5.52
* Frank Smart 4.91
* David Steen 4.76
* Václav Verner 4.59
* Ian Humphreys 2.73
* Graeme Gordon 1.22
Glasgow
* Robert Nagy 10.18
* Shane Bowes 8.99
* Nigel Crabtree 8.12
* David Walsh 7.75
* Mick Powell 7.43
* James Grieves 6.72
* Jesper Olsen 6.29
* David Nagel 4.43
Long Eaton
* Jan Stæchmann 10.16
* Neil Collins 9.60
* Carl Blackbird 8.08
* Martin Dixon 7.79
* David Blackburn 7.51
* Richard Hellsen 7.15
* Mike Hampson 5.68
* Steve Johnston 5.64
* Nigel Sparshott 4.58
* Ade Hoole 4.52
* Ian Barney 1.70
Middlesbrough
* Steve Regeling 7.75
* Brett Saunders 7.60
* Daz Sumner 7.44
* Mike Smith 6.53
* Paul Pickering 6.46
* Mark Courtney 6.23
* Wayne Carter 6.15
* Duncan Chapman 4.95
* Chris Readshaw 4.07
* Stuart Swales 3.38
Newcastle
* Paul Thorp 9.90
* Mark Thorpe 9.28
* Garry Stead 7.17
* Richard Juul 5.62
* Scott Robson 5.58
* Stuart Parnaby 5.24
* Phil Jeffrey 4.67
* Stuart Robson 4.35
* Andre Compton 1.10
Oxford
* Tony Langdon 8.99
* Alan Grahame 7.05
* David Smart 6.97
* Andy Meredith 6.35
* Spencer Timmo 5.66
* Rene Madsen 5.53
* Mark Blackbird 5.33
* David Clarke 4.87
* Chris Cobby 4.55
* Andy Hackett .4.41
* Paul Blackbird 4.29
* Gary Sweet 3.30
Peterborough
* Mick Poole 8.90
* Alan Mogridge 7.29
* Eric Monaghan 7.29
* Paul Hurry 7.04
* Rod Colquhoun 6.84
* Hans Clausen 6.72
* Ronni Pedersen 6.56
* Jason Gage 6.51
* Kieran McCullagh 5.44
* Scott Kirton 4.94
Rye House
* Martin Goodwin 8.23
* Jens Rasmussen 8.04
* Jan Pedersen 7.33
* Lawrence Hare 7.11
* Darren Spicer 6.93
* Mikael Teurnberg 6.30
* Trevor O'Brien 5.31
* Paul Whittaker 5.05
* Martin Cobbin 4.43
* Chris Young 3.06
Sheffield
* Roman Matousek 8.58
* Peter Carr 8.57
* Chris Morton 6.66
* Louis Carr 5.91
* David Blackburn 5.86
* Rene Aas 5.66
* Rob Woffinden 5.06
* Glyn Taylor 4.95
* Steve Knott 4.93
* Dean Child 3.72
* Steve Cope 2.80
* Will Beveridge 2.28
Swindon
* Jason Crump 10.50
* Gary Allan 8.93
* Alun Rossiter 7.40
* Gary Chessell 6.60
* Nigel Leaver 6.16
* Glenn Cunningham 6.01
* Steve Camden 4.72
* Steve Masters 3.56
* Andy Mountain 2.67
* Martin Willis 2.40