The 1991 British League Division Two season (sponsored by Sunbrite) was contested as the second division of

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in the United Kingdom. The league had been renamed from the National League. The season saw one of the rare occasions that speedway operated a promotion/relegation system.

Summary

Terry Russell and Ivan Henry purchased

Arena Essex Hammers The Lakeside Hammers (formerly the Arena-Essex Hammers) were a speedway team who raced in the British league system from 1984 to 2018, most recently racing in the SGB Championship in 2018. The team were nicknamed the Hammers after the West Ham H ...

from Chick Woodroffe and they built a new team that were dominant, winning 21 of their 22 league matches, winning the Knockout Cup and claiming the fours championship held at the

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on 21 July.

Hackney Kestrels Hackney Speedway opened in 1935 at Hackney Wick Stadium, Waterden Road, London, and operated until 1996. The team raced under various names, known as Hackney Wick Wolves, Hackney Hawks, Hackney Kestrels and London Lions. History Origins & 1 ...

reverted to a previous name

Hackney Hawks Hackney Speedway opened in 1935 at Hackney Wick Stadium, Waterden Road, London, and operated until 1996. The team raced under various names, known as Hackney Wick Wolves, Hackney Hawks, Hackney Kestrels and London Lions. History Origins & 1 ...

but withdrew in July, ten league matches into the season, although they did complete their Gold Cup fixtures.

Final table

Fixtures and results

British League Division Two Knockout Cup

The 1991 British League Division Two Knockout Cup sponsored by Phonesport, was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.

were the winners of the competition. First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final First leg Second leg Final tied 90–90, replay required Final replay First leg Second leg Arena Essex were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.

Gold Cup

South North Final Newcastle won 91–89 on aggregate.

Riders' Championship

Jan Stæchmann Jan Stæchmann (born 5 June 1966 in Kolding, Denmark) is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider and manager of the Danish national team. He earned 13 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. Career In 1991, he won the British L ...

won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by

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. * f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Fours

Arena Essex Hammers won the fours championship final, held at the

on 21 July. Final *Edinburgh awarded 2nd on race wins.

Leading averages

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex Hammers *

Bo Petersen Bo Petersen (born 21 February 1958 Bolbro, Denmark) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Denmark. He was the 1980 Danish champion and earned 59 caps for the Denmark national speedway team. Career Petersen first rode in the United King ...

10.54 *

Brian Karger Brian Karger (born 9 February 1967, in Horsens, Denmark) is a Danish former international motorcycle speedway rider. Career He was a member of the Denmark speedway team when they won the 1991 and 1995 World Team Cup Finals. He also qualified f ...

10.23 * Alan Mogridge 8.85 *Troy Pratt 7.45 * Andy Galvin 7.43 * Jan Pedersen 6.87 *

Paul Hurry Paul William George Hurry (born 9 April 1975 in Canterbury, Kent) is an English former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 12 international caps for the England national speedway team and 5 caps for the Great Britain team. Career Hurry bega ...

5.59 *Colin White 5.45 *Robert Ledwith 5.25 *Tommy Palmer 1.54 Edinburgh *

Les Collins Leslie Collins (born 24 May 1958) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. He finished runner-up in the 1982 Speedway World Championship as well as winning the Intercontinental Final in 1982, the British Under-21 Championship in 197 ...

9.10 * Michael Coles 7.97 * Frede Schott 7.79 * Brett Saunders 7.49 *Nigel Alderton 5.55 *David Steen 4.98 *Johnny Jorgensen 4.74 *Justin Walker 4.62 Exeter *

Steve Regeling Steven Grae Regeling (born 2 October 1959) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the British League for Leicester Lions in the early 1980s and later for Kings Lynn Stars, before riding for several years in the National L ...

8.74 * Peter Jeffery 8.08 * Richard Green 7.80 *David Smart 7.49 * Colin Cook 6.48 *Richard Knight 5.29 *Mark Simmonds 5.20 *Justin Elkins 3.45 * Frank Smart 3.20 Glasgow * Steve Lawson 8.44 *

Shane Bowes Shane Leonard Bowes (born 4 March 1969, Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 15 international caps for the Australia national speedway team. Career Bowes first rode in the United Kingdom whe ...

8.38 *

Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons (born 15 June 1970 in Mildura, Victoria) is a former Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons. Career history Lyons started his United Kingdom career in 1990, with the ...

7.82 * Mark Courtney 7.21 * Sean Courtney 6.76 * Mick Powell 6.21 *Brian Nixon 4.55 Hackney (withdrew from league) * Paul Whittaker 8.74 *

Tony Olsson John Tony Olsson (born 13 March 1965 in Visby) is a Swedish former international motorcycle speedway rider. He was a member of the Swedish team that finished third in the 1988 and 1989 World Team Cup finals. He earned 26 caps for the Sweden ...

7.79 *Dave Hamnett 6.57 *Vladimir Kalina 5.81 *Michael Warren 5.38 *

Richard Hellsen John Rickard Hellsén, also known as Richard Hellsen during his speedway career, is a Swedish former speedway rider. He earned 22 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Hellsen began his career with Stjärnorna during the 1972 Swe ...

5.13 *Pavel Karnas 4.36 *Roland Pollard 2.25 *Tim Hunter 2.21 Long Eaton *

9.39 *

Carl Blackbird Carl Ivan Blackbird (born 26 March 1965) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England and Great Britain. Speedway career Blackbird rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1981–1993, riding for various clubs. In 1984, he won t ...

8.73 *

Kai Niemi Kai Juhani Niemi (born 15 September 1955) is a Finnish former motorcycle speedway rider. He was the champion of Finland on a record nine occasions and earned 22 international caps for the Finland national speedway team. Career Niemi was born ...

6.67 *Gary O'Hare 5.66 *Mark Blackbird 5.64 *Peter McNamara 5.32 *Rob Tilbury 4.74 *Stuart Parnaby 2.69 Middlesbrough * Kenny McKinna 8.00 * Steve Wilcock 6.88 * Lars Munkedal 6.18 *

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6.04 *Duncan Chapman 5.26 *Wayne Carter 5.25 *Shawn Venables 4.55 *Carsten Pelzmann 4.52 *Chris Readshaw 2.87 Milton Keynes * Troy Butler 9.26 * Jan Pedersen 7.93 *Paul Woods 5.80 * Peter Glanz 5.56 *Jamie Habbin 5.37 * Nigel De'ath 5.23 *Justin Walker 4.77 *Derrol Keats 3.78 *Paul Blackbird 1.82 Newcastle * Mark Thorpe 9.93 *

David Bargh David Andrew Bargh (born 14 March 1962) is a former speedway rider from New Zealand. He earned 8 caps for the New Zealand national speedway team. Speedway career Bargh is a four times champion of New Zealand, winning the New Zealand Champi ...

9.55 * Scott Lamb 7.32 * Martin Dixon 6.23 *Dave Hamnett 5.96 * Peter Jeffery 5.03 * Richard Juul 4.03 *Jamie Habbin 3.91 *Max Schofield 2.76 Peterborough *

Mikael Blixt Mikael Blixt (born 8 August 1964) is a former speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 18 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Speedway career Blixt rode in the top tier of British Speedway during the 1982 British League season, riding f ...

9.69 * Stephen Davies 8.14 *

7.44 *Scott Norman 6.12 *Mark Lyndon 6.10 *

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5.75 *Gary Tagg 5.14 *Robbie Fuller 4.06 *Roger Horspool 3.18 *Tim Hunter 3.14 Rye House *

Martin Goodwin Martin D. Goodwin (born 15 January 1960) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Goodwin rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1984 to 1996, riding for various clubs. In July 1991 he was suspended for the r ...

8.51 * Jens Rasmussen 7.82 *Trevor O'Brien 7.58 * Melvyn Taylor 7.43 * Roger Johns 5.44 *Rob Tilbury 4.41 *Wayne Baxter 3.73 *John Wainwright 3.40 Sheffield *

Neil Evitts Neil Clive Evitts (born 25 September 1964 in Birmingham, England) is a former English international motorcycle speedway rider. He was the 1986 British champion and earned 27 international caps for the England national speedway team. Career ...

9.79 * Peter Carr 9.36 *

Louis Carr John Louis Carr (born 28 January 1960) is a former speedway rider from England. Speedway career Carr reached the final of the British Speedway Championship in 1986. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1976–1995, riding for var ...

7.72 * Ian Barney 7.51 *Richard Musson 4.65 *Simon Wolstenholme 4.57 *Mark Hepworth 4.23 *Richard Davidson 4.08 *Ade Hoole 3.18 Stoke *

Nigel Crabtree Nigel Robin Crabtree (born 15 March 1960) is a former motorcycle speedway Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-c ...

8.30 *

Eric Monaghan Eric James Monaghan (born 31 October 1957) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Career Monaghan made his British leagues debut during the 1979 National League season, where he rode for Ellesmere Port Gunners. In 1979, he helped ...

8.07 *Gary Chessell 6.96 * Darren Standing 5.94 *David Clarke 5.58 * Garry Stead 5.08 *Chris Cobby 4.87

References

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