Speedway Teams UK 1982-1987
1982 British League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Belle Vue |
28 |
23 |
0 |
5 |
46 |
| Cradley Heath |
28 |
20 |
0 |
8 |
40 |
| Ipswich |
28 |
16 |
2 |
10 |
34 |
| Coventry |
28 |
16 |
2 |
10 |
34 |
| Sheffield |
28 |
14 |
3 |
11 |
31 |
| Birmingham |
28 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
27 |
| Hackney |
28 |
12 |
3 |
13 |
27 |
| Swindon |
28 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
27 |
| Reading |
28 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
26 |
| Leicester |
28 |
13 |
0 |
15 |
26 |
| Wimbledon |
28 |
12 |
2 |
14 |
26 |
| Eastbourne |
28 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
25 |
| Halifax |
28 |
10 |
1 |
17 |
21 |
| Kings Lynn |
28 |
9 |
3 |
16 |
21 |
| Poole |
28 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
9 |
1982 National League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Newcastle |
36 |
30 |
0 |
6 |
60 |
| Mildenhall |
36 |
26 |
1 |
9 |
53 |
| Ellesmere Port |
36 |
25 |
0 |
11 |
50 |
| Middlesbrough |
36 |
24 |
1 |
11 |
49 |
| Weymouth |
36 |
22 |
1 |
13 |
45 |
| Rye House |
36 |
22 |
0 |
14 |
44 |
| Long Eaton |
36 |
20 |
1 |
15 |
41 |
| Boston |
36 |
19 |
1 |
16 |
39 |
| Berwick |
36 |
18 |
1 |
17 |
37 |
| EXETER |
36 |
17 |
0 |
34 |
34 |
| Glasgow |
36 |
16 |
0 |
20 |
32 |
| Milton Keynes |
36 |
14 |
1 |
21 |
29 |
| Peterborough |
36 |
13 |
2 |
21 |
28 |
| Edingburgh |
36 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
28 |
| Crayford |
36 |
13 |
0 |
23 |
26 |
| Canterbury |
36 |
12 |
1 |
23 |
25 |
| Scunthorpe |
36 |
11 |
2 |
23 |
24 |
| Stoke |
36 |
11 |
1 |
22 |
23 |
| Oxford |
36 |
7 |
3 |
26 |
17 |
World Final (Los Angeles):
Bruce Penhall 14, Les Collins 13, Dennis Sigalos 12, Kelly Moran 11,
Kenny Carter 10, Dave Jessup 8, Hans Nielsen 8, Jan Andersson 8,
Jirl Stancl 7, Edward Jancarz 7, Georg Hack 6, Kal Niemi 5, Peter Collins 5,
Phil Crump 4, Vaclav Verner 2, Mikhail Starostin 0 (Andy Grahame & Emil
Sova (Res's) Did not ride.)
Inter Continental: Les Collins
Nordic Champion: Hans Nielsen
Continental Champion: Jiri Stancl
British Champion: Andy Grahame
World Team Cup: USA
World Pairs: USA B.Schwartz/D.Sigalos
World Long Track: Karl Maier
KO Cup Winners: Cradley beat Belle Vue 81-75 on agg.
1983 British League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Cradley |
28 |
26 |
0 |
2 |
52 |
| Ipswich |
28 |
22 |
1 |
5 |
45 |
| Coventry |
28 |
19 |
0 |
9 |
38 |
| Reading |
28 |
17 |
0 |
11 |
34 |
| Belle Vue |
28 |
15 |
3 |
10 |
33 |
| Wimbledon |
28 |
15 |
1 |
12 |
31 |
| Hackney |
28 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
| Kings Lynn |
28 |
12 |
1 |
15 |
25 |
| Birmingham |
28 |
12 |
0 |
16 |
24 |
| Sheffield |
28 |
10 |
2 |
16 |
22 |
| Halifax |
28 |
10 |
1 |
17 |
21 |
| Leicester |
28 |
9 |
2 |
17 |
20 |
| Poole |
28 |
9 |
0 |
19 |
18 |
| Eastbourne |
28 |
7 |
1 |
20 |
15 |
| Swindon |
28 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
14 |
1983 National League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Newcastle |
34 |
25 |
1 |
8 |
51 |
| Mildenhall |
34 |
23 |
2 |
9 |
48 |
| Crayford |
34 |
23 |
0 |
11 |
46 |
| Weymouth |
34 |
19 |
2 |
13 |
40 |
| Scunthorpe |
34 |
19 |
2 |
13 |
40 |
| Milton Keynes |
34 |
19 |
1 |
14 |
39 |
| Middlesbrough |
34 |
18 |
3 |
13 |
39 |
| Berwick |
34 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
34 |
| Edingburgh |
34 |
16 |
1 |
17 |
33 |
| EXETER |
34 |
16 |
0 |
18 |
32 |
| Rye House |
34 |
15 |
1 |
18 |
31 |
| Peterborough |
34 |
14 |
2 |
18 |
30 |
| Glasgow |
34 |
14 |
1 |
19 |
29 |
| Oxford |
34 |
14 |
1 |
19 |
29 |
| Canterbury |
34 |
12 |
2 |
20 |
26 |
| Boston |
34 |
12 |
1 |
21 |
25 |
| Stoke |
34 |
10 |
1 |
23 |
21 |
| Long Eaton |
34 |
9 |
1 |
24 |
19 |
World Final (Norden):
Egon Muller 15, Billy Sanders 12, Michael Lee 11, Eric Gundersen 10,
Kenny Carter 10, Ole Olsen 10, Hans Nielsen 9, Dennis Sigalos 8,
Karl Maier 8, Chris Morton 7, Mitch Shirra 7, Lance King 4, Phil Collins 4,
Antonin Kasper 3, Zenon Plech 1, Jirl Stancl 1 (Henry Kroeze & Peter Raven (Res's) Did not ride)
Inter Continental: Hans Nielsen
Nordic Champion: Hans Nielsen
Continental Champion: Zenon Plech
British Champion: Chris Morton
World Team Cup: Denmark
World Pairs: England P.Collins/K.Carter
World Long Track: Shawn Moran
KO Cup Winners: Cradley beat Coventry 86-70 on agg.
1984 British League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Ipswich |
30 |
25 |
2 |
3 |
52 |
| Belle Vue |
29 |
23 |
3 |
3 |
49 |
| Cradley Heath |
30 |
21 |
2 |
7 |
44 |
| Reading |
30 |
17 |
1 |
12 |
35 |
| Sheffield |
30 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
| Kings Lynn |
30 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
| Wimbledon |
30 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
| Oxford |
30 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
29 |
| Swindon |
29 |
12 |
2 |
15 |
26 |
| Wolverhampton |
30 |
13 |
0 |
17 |
26 |
| Eastbourne |
30 |
12 |
1 |
17 |
25 |
| Coventry |
30 |
11 |
2 |
17 |
24 |
| Poole |
30 |
10 |
1 |
19 |
21 |
| Halifax |
30 |
9 |
3 |
18 |
21 |
| EXETER |
30 |
8 |
2 |
20 |
18 |
| Newcastle |
30 |
9 |
0 |
21 |
18 |
1984 National League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Long Eaton |
30 |
21 |
1 |
8 |
43 |
| Mildenhall |
30 |
19 |
4 |
7 |
42 |
| Stoke |
30 |
17 |
3 |
10 |
37 |
| Hackney |
30 |
16 |
0 |
14 |
32 |
| Berwick |
30 |
15 |
1 |
14 |
31 |
| Boston |
30 |
15 |
1 |
14 |
31 |
| Milton Keynes |
30 |
14 |
1 |
15 |
29 |
| Rye House |
30 |
14 |
0 |
16 |
28 |
| Middlesbrough |
30 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
28 |
| Scunthorpe |
30 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
28 |
| Glasgow |
30 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
28 |
| Canterbury |
30 |
13 |
1 |
16 |
27 |
| Weymouth |
30 |
13 |
0 |
17 |
26 |
| Arena Essex |
30 |
11 |
3 |
16 |
25 |
| Peterborough |
30 |
12 |
0 |
18 |
24 |
| Edingburgh |
30 |
10 |
1 |
19 |
21 |
World Final (Gothenberg):
Erik Gundersen 14, Hans Nielsen 13, Lance King 13, Kelly Moran 11,
Mitch Shirra 10, Simon Wigg 9, Bo Petersen 9, Shawn Moran 7, Karl Mier 7,
Jan Andersson 6, Alan Grahame (Res) 5, Billy Sanders 5, Karl Niemi 4,
Petr Ondrasik 3, Egon Muller 3, Jirl Stancl 1, Vaclav Verner 0,
(Tommy Nilsson (Res) Did not ride.)
Inter Continental: Shawn Moran
Nordic Champion: Hans Nielsen
Continental Champion: Egon Muller
British Champion: Kenny Carter
World Team Cup: Denmark
World Pairs: England C.Morton/P.Collins
World Long Track: Erik Gundersen
KO Cup Winners: Ipswich beat Belle Vue 92-64 on agg.
1985 British League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
BP |
Pts |
| Oxford |
20 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
43 |
| Sheffield |
20 |
13 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
33 |
| Coventry |
20 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
| Halifax |
20 |
9 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
24 |
| Ipswich |
20 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
24 |
| Belle Vue |
20 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
24 |
| Cradley Heath |
19 |
10 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
24 |
| Swindon |
20 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
23 |
| Reading |
19 |
6 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
22 |
| Wolverhampton |
20 |
5 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
14 |
| Kings Lynn |
20 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
10 |
1985 National League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Ellesmere Port |
36 |
25 |
2 |
9 |
52 |
| Poole |
36 |
25 |
1 |
10 |
51 |
| Middlesbrough |
36 |
25 |
1 |
10 |
51 |
| Wimbledon |
36 |
23 |
1 |
12 |
47 |
| Hackney |
36 |
22 |
0 |
14 |
44 |
| Arena Essex |
36 |
20 |
2 |
14 |
42 |
| Peterborough |
36 |
19 |
2 |
15 |
40 |
| Stoke |
36 |
20 |
0 |
16 |
40 |
| Berwick |
36 |
19 |
1 |
16 |
39 |
| Eastbourne |
36 |
18 |
2 |
16 |
38 |
| Milton Keynes |
36 |
16 |
1 |
19 |
33 |
| EXETER |
36 |
16 |
0 |
20 |
32 |
| Rye House |
36 |
15 |
0 |
21 |
30 |
| Birmingham |
36 |
14 |
1 |
21 |
29 |
| Mildenhall |
36 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
28 |
| Canterbury |
36 |
14 |
0 |
22 |
28 |
| Glasgow |
36 |
10 |
2 |
24 |
22 |
| Long Eaton |
36 |
9 |
2 |
25 |
20 |
| Edingburgh |
36 |
9 |
0 |
27 |
18 |
World Final (Bradford):
Erik Gundersen 13, Hans Nielsen 13, Sam Ermolenko 13, Kal Niemi 10,
Shawn Moran 10, Tommy Knudsen 10, John Cook 9, Kelvin Tatum 8,
Jan O Pedersen 7, Jan Andersson 7, Lance King 6, Egon Muller 5,
Armando Castagna 4, Zoltan Adorjan 2, Viktor Kuznetsov 2, Karl Maier 1
( Phil Collins & Grzegorz Dzikowski (Res's) Did not ride. )
Inter Continental: Shawn Moran
Nordic Champion: Tommy Knudsen
Continental Champion: Egon Muller
British Champion: Kenny Carter
World Team Cup: Denmark
World Pairs: Denmark E.Gundersen/T.Knudsen
World Long Track: Simon Wigg
KO Cup Winners: Oxford beat Ipswich79-76 on agg.
1986 British League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
BP |
Pts |
| Oxford |
18 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
44 |
| Cradley Heath |
20 |
13 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
38 |
| Wolverhampton |
19 |
13 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
32 |
| Sheffield |
19 |
10 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
28 |
| Coventry |
20 |
10 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
27 |
| Bradford |
20 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
21 |
| Reading |
20 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
21 |
| Swindon |
19 |
8 |
1 |
10 |
4 |
21 |
| Ipswich |
20 |
7 |
1 |
12 |
3 |
18 |
| Belle Vue |
19 |
5 |
0 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
| Kings Lynn |
20 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0 |
4 |
1986 National League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Eastbourne |
38 |
28 |
1 |
9 |
57 |
| Poole |
38 |
25 |
1 |
12 |
51 |
| Middlesbrough |
38 |
25 |
1 |
12 |
51 |
| Arena Essex |
38 |
23 |
1 |
14 |
47 |
| Stoke |
38 |
23 |
0 |
15 |
46 |
| Wimbledon |
38 |
21 |
1 |
16 |
43 |
| Mildenhall |
37 |
21 |
1 |
15 |
43 |
| Milton Keynes |
37 |
20 |
1 |
16 |
41 |
| Edingburgh |
38 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
38 |
| Peterborough |
38 |
18 |
2 |
18 |
38 |
| Rye House |
38 |
18 |
0 |
20 |
36 |
| Boston |
38 |
17 |
1 |
20 |
35 |
| Hackney |
38 |
16 |
0 |
22 |
32 |
| Berwick |
38 |
15 |
1 |
22 |
31 |
| Canterbury |
38 |
15 |
1 |
22 |
31 |
| EXETER |
38 |
15 |
0 |
23 |
30 |
| Birmingham |
38 |
14 |
1 |
23 |
29 |
| Glasgow |
38 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
28 |
| Newcastle |
38 |
13 |
1 |
24 |
27 |
| Long Eaton |
38 |
11 |
2 |
25 |
24 |
World Final (Katowice):
Hans Nielsen 14, Jan O Pedersen 13, Kelvin Tatum 12, Jimmy Nilsen 11,
Tommy Knudsen 10, Viktor Kuznetsov 10, Sam Ermolenko 9, Chris Morton 8,
Neil Evitts 8, Erik Gundesen 7, Ryszard Dolomisiewicz 6, Marvyn Cox 3,
Karl Maier 3, Antonin Kasper 2, Armando Castagna 2, Mitch Shirra 1,
Petr Vandirek (Res) 1 (Jan Andersson (Res) Did not ride.)
Inter Continental: Erik Gundersen
Nordic Champion: Hans Nielsen
Continental Champion: Jiri Stancl
British Champion: Neil Evitts
World Team Cup: Denmark
World Pairs: Denmark E.Gundersen/H.Nielsen
World Long Track: Erik Gundersen
KO Cup Winners: Cradley and Oxford share the Cup after 39-39 tie.
1987 British League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
BP |
Pts |
| Coventry |
22 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
52 |
| Cradley Heath |
22 |
13 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
36 |
| Swindon |
22 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
33 |
| Sheffield |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
32 |
| Bradford |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
30 |
| Ipswich |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
29 |
| Reading |
22 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
28 |
| Belle Vue |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
26 |
| Hackney |
22 |
7 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
20 |
| Wolverhampton |
22 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
3 |
17 |
| Oxford |
22 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
16 |
| Kings Lynn |
22 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
11 |
1987 National League.
| Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
Pts |
| Eastbourne |
30 |
22 |
0 |
8 |
44 |
| Mildenhall |
30 |
20 |
1 |
9 |
41 |
| Milton Keynes |
30 |
19 |
1 |
10 |
39 |
| Stoke |
30 |
18 |
1 |
11 |
37 |
| Peterborough |
30 |
18 |
0 |
12 |
36 |
| Berwick |
30 |
17 |
1 |
12 |
35 |
| Wimbledon |
30 |
14 |
2 |
14 |
30 |
| Poole |
30 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
30 |
| Middlesbrough |
30 |
13 |
3 |
14 |
29 |
| Edingburgh |
30 |
13 |
2 |
15 |
28 |
| Newcastle |
30 |
12 |
2 |
16 |
26 |
| Arena Essex |
30 |
12 |
1 |
17 |
25 |
| Canterbury |
30 |
11 |
1 |
18 |
23 |
| EXETER |
30 |
11 |
1 |
18 |
23 |
| Long Eaton |
30 |
8 |
1 |
21 |
17 |
| Rye House |
30 |
8 |
1 |
21 |
17 |
World Final (Amsterdam):
Hans Nielsen 27, Erik Gundersen 24, Sam Ermolemko 24, Jimmy Nilsen 22,
Per Jonsson 22, Jeremy Doncaster 22, Jan O Pedersen 19, John Cook 15,
Mitch Shirra 12, Gerd Riss 12, Simon Cross 10, Antonin Kasper 9,
Chris Morton 9, Roman Jankowski 8, Roman Matousek 5, Henry Kroeze 1,
Peter Raven (Res) 1 (Vladimir Trofimov & Peter Seur (Res's) Did not ride.)
Inter Continental: Erik Gundersen
Nordic Champion: Erik Gundersen
Continental Champion: Gerd Riss
British Champion: Kelvin Tatum
World Team Cup: Denmark
World Pairs: Denmark E.Gundersen/H.Nielsen
World Long Track: Karl Maier
KO Cup Winners: Cradley beat Coventry 94-86 on agg.
