1994 British League Division Three


The 1994 British League Division Three was the third tier/division of British speedway. It was also the final season of the British League before a restructure of the sport.

Summary

Four new teams entered the league; the first was Cleveland Bays, who shared Cleveland Park Stadium with division 2 parent club Middlesbrough Bears. The second was the Hi-Edge Hitmen, co-promoted by former England rider Chris Morton and based at Buxton Raceway. The other two teams were teams that would race on tracks that were formerly training circuits; Scottish team Linlithgow Lightning based at Heathersfield Stadium, and Iwade Kent Crusaders, who would later withdraw from the league at the end of July.
The title was won by Berwick Bandits.

Final league table

PosTeamPlayedWDLFAPtsBonusTotal
1Berwick Bandits1071244332915520
2Cleveland Bays1061342035613316
3Stoke Potters1060438937912315
4Linlithgow Lightning104063903868311
5Mildenhall Fen Tigers10406350419819
6Hi-Edge Hitmen10208324447404

Iwade Kent Crusaders withdrew.

Riders' Championship

Andy Howe won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 1 October at Long Eaton Stadium.
Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Andy HoweCleveland14
2Kevin LittleBerwick13
3Colin EarlCleveland12
4Ade HooleStoke10
5Anthony BarlowBerwick10
6Stuart ColemanLinlithgow9
7Michael LowrieBerwick9
8Andre ComptonBuxton 9
9Craig TaylorBerwick7
10Paul GouldCleveland6
11Martin CobbinMildenhall5
12Peter JohnsonCleveland5
13Gary SweetMildenhall3
14Dean FeltonBuxton 3
15Grant BlackieLinlithgow2
16Sean NaylorBuxton 1
17Simon WolstenholmeMildenhall0

Teams and averages

Berwick
  • Glyn Taylor 9.79
  • David Nagel 8.50
  • Michael Lowrie 8.50
  • William Beveridge 8.27
  • Anthony Barlow 8.20
  • Kevin Little 8.13
  • Gareth Martin 7.66
  • David Meldrum 2.67
Buxton
  • Dean Felton 7.71
  • Richard Webb 6.42
  • Lee Dicken 6.13
  • Jamie Isherwood 4.84
  • Scott Donovan 4.48
  • Carl Checketts 4.44
  • Shawn Venables 4.36
  • Sean Naylor 3.50
  • Steve Mitchell 1.60
  • Steve Crockett 1.14
Cleveland
  • Colin Earl 10.31
  • Jason Handley 9.67
  • Andy Howe 8.28
  • Peter Johnson 7.20
  • Jonathan Swales 6.38
  • Brian Turner 4.36
  • Tony Howe 3.87
Iwade
  • Kevin Teager 7.20
  • Jason Green 5.33
  • Dean Chapman 5.00
  • Mark Fordham 4.00
  • Nathan Gaymer 4.00
  • David Mason 3.20
Linlithgow
  • Geoff Powell 9.40
  • Paul Gould 8.72
  • Peter Scully 6.50
  • Brian Mercer 6.33
  • Grant Blackie 6.22
  • Stuart Coleman 5.45
  • Neil Hewitt 5.21
  • Paul Taylor 2.92
Mildenhall
  • Simon Wolstenholme 9.03
  • Gary Sweet 6.98
  • Peter Boast 6.00
  • Martin Cobbin 5.84
  • Dean Garrod 5.82
  • Steve Battle 5.18
  • Tony Kingsbury 5.09
  • Carl Johnson 4.69
  • Sid Cooper 2.75
Stoke
  • Chris Cobby 10.40
  • Andre Compton 8.13
  • Craig Taylor 7.41
  • Ade Hoole 7.35
  • Colin Thorpe 6.88
  • Gary O'Hare 5.85
  • Scott Kirton 5.14
  • Rob Horner 5.09
  • Paul Macklin 2.75
  • Drew Wheeldon 2.74