1995 Academy League Explained

The 1995 Academy League was the second tier/division of British speedway. It was effectively the same division of teams that had competed in the 1994 British League Division 3 but was renamed because the British League Division 1 and 2 had merged.^[1]

Summary

Iwade speedway returned under a new promotion and new team name of Sittingbourne Crusaders.^[2] Cleveland Bays withdrew during the season and their results were expunged.

The title was won by Berwick Bandits who had also won the previous season's Division 3 title.^{[3] [4]}

Final league table

width=20	Pos	width=300	Team	width=20	Played	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Pts	width=20	Bonus	width=20	Total
1		12	10	0	2	683	419	20	6	26
2		12	9	0	3	605	526	18	4	22
3		12	7	0	5	575	572	14	3	17
4		12	7	0	5	555	590	14	3	17
5		12	5	0	7	544	563	10	3	13
6	Linlithgow Lightning	12	2	0	10	513	614	4	2	6
7	Devon Demons	12	2	0	10	513	614	4	2	6

Cleveland Bays withdrew.

Academy League Knockout Cup

The 1995 Academy League Knockout Cup was the 28th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.^[5]

It was only the tier two competition because the Division 1 & 2 had merged, this meant that the newly formed Academy League was tier two of British speedway at the time. Berwick Bandits were awarded the Cup following a first leg final victory, Stoke did not hold the second leg due to rain.

First round

width=150	Dates	width=150	Team one	width=150	Team two	width=100	Scores
21/05, 04/06	Mildenhall	Sittingbourne	62-47, 51-56
28/05, 03/06	Linlithgow	Berwick	45-52, 39-69
01/06, 15/06	Devon	Stoke	45-61, 33-73

Semi final

width=150	Dates	width=150	Team one	width=150	Team two	width=100	Scores
29/07, 01/10	Stoke	Mildenhall	60-47, 65-42
23/00, 14/10	Berwick	Buxton	66-44, 48-52

Final

First LegSecond Leg

Riders' Championship

Kevin Little won the Riders' Championship, held on 2 September at Long Eaton Stadium.^[6]

width=25px	Pos.	width=150px	Rider	width=150px	Team	width=50px	Total
1		Berwick	15
2	Chris Cobby	Stoke	14
3	Andre Compton	Hi-Edge Buxton	13
4	Roger Horspool	Mildenhall	12
5	Paul Gould	Berwick	11
6	Gareth Martin	Berwick	8
7	Greg Daniels	Devon	7
8		Sittingbourne	7
9	Simon Wolstenholme	Mildenhall	7
10	Neil Hewitt	Linlithgow	6
11	Ade Hoole	Stoke	6
12	Dean Chapman	Sittingbourne	5
13		Cleveland	4
14	Mike Bowden	Devon	2
15	Paul Taylor	Linlithgow	1
16	Richard Webb	Hi-Edge Buxton	1
17	Anthony Reason (res)		1

See also

• List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
• Knockout Cup (speedway)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Historic league tables. Speedway Archive.
2. News: Academy made up of eight . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 18 March 1995 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 3 November 2024 .
3. Web site: 1995 league tables. Speedway Archive.
4. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT). Official British Speedway website. 11 September 2021.
5. Web site: 1995 Academy League Knockout Cup Final. Speedway GB.
6. News: Horspool comes fourth . Cambridge Daily News . 4 September 1995 . 23 June 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .