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The 1989 British League season (also known as the Sunbrite British League for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th since its establishment in 1965.^[1]

Summary

The league operated as the top-tier of British speedway. The Coventry Bees were the defending champions from 1988. The league was once again run over a 15-heat formula, with 7 riders per team. The season ended with Oxford Cheetahs winning their third title in five years.^[2]

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	BP	Pts
Oxford Cheetahs	32	22	1	9	13	58
Wolverhampton Wolves	32	19	2	11	12	52
Cradley Heathens	32	19	3	10	10	51
Belle Vue Aces	32	19	2	11	10	50
Coventry Bees	32	15	3	14	8	41
Swindon Robins	32	12	1	19	8	33
Reading Racers	32	13	1	18	5	32
Bradford Dukes	32	9	2	21	3	23
King's Lynn Stars	32	8	1	23	3	20

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Top Ten Averages

Rider	Club	Average
Hans Nielsen	Oxford Cheetahs	10.91
Jan O. Pedersen	Cradley Heathens	10.22
Erik Gundersen	Cradley Heathens	9.97
Sam Ermolenko	Wolverhampton Wolves	9.85
Shawn Moran	Belle Vue Aces	9.68
Kelvin Tatum	Coventry Bees	9.49
Simon Cross	Cradley Heathens	9.13
Jeremy Doncaster	Reading Racers	8.61
Jimmy Nilsen	Swindon Robins	8.41
Kelly Moran	Belle Vue Aces	8.29

Team Line-Ups

BELLE VUE ACES	Average
Shawn Moran	9.68
Kelly Moran	8.29
Peter Ravn	7.54
Gary Hicks	7.17
Chris Morton	6.75
Joe Screen	6.40
Carl Stonehewer	5.50
	3.41
	2.09
Also rode:
	1.85
	1.00

BRADFORD DUKES	Average
Paul Thorp	7.79
Neil Evitts	7.51
Andy Smith	7.27
	5.40
	4.94
Glenn Doyle	4.76
	4.60
	4.17
Also rode:
	0.00
	0.00

COVENTRY BEES	Average
Kelvin Tatum	9.49
Rick Miller	6.93
Sean Wilson	6.52
John Jørgensen	6.39
	5.49
	5.27
Kai Niemi	4.69
	2.95
	2.55
Also rode:
	1.00
	1.00
	0.00

CRADLEY HEATHENS	Average
Jan O. Pedersen	10.22
Erik Gundersen	9.97
Simon Cross	9.13
Gert Handberg	6.52
Greg Hancock	6.06
Alan Grahame	5.78
	3.00
Also rode:
	2.91

KINGS LYNN STARS	Average
Richard Knight	7.83
	7.67
John Davis	6.74
	6.65
	5.03
	4.93
	4.82
Adrian Stevens	3.56
	3.14
Also rode:
	2.00
	1.50
	0.00

OXFORD CHEETAHS	Average
Hans Nielsen	10.91
Simon Wigg	7.69
Martin Dugard	7.61
Andy Grahame	6.91
Marvyn Cox	6.80
	5.96
	2.56
	1.64
Also rode:
	1.00
	0.00

READING RACERS	Average
Jeremy Doncaster	8.61
Mitch Shirra	7.62
Tony Olsson	6.49
	5.52
Armando Castagna	5.47
	5.09
	4.38
	2.56
Also rode:
	1.46
	1.00
	0.00

SWINDON ROBINS	Average
Jimmy Nilsen	8.41
Brian Karger	8.09
Andrew Silver	7.38
John Davis	6.67
Peter Nahlin	6.24
	5.05
	4.88
	3.72
Also rode:
	8.00
	4.00
	0.00
	0.00

WOLVERHAMPTON WOLVES	Average
Sam Ermolenko	9.85
Ronnie Correy	7.86
Neil Collins	6.88
	6.61
	6.60
Jan Staechmann	6.54
	5.73
Also rode:
	0.00
	0.00

Also Rode = Less than 6 matches completed

British League Knockout Cup

The 1989 British League Knockout Cup was the 51st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath Heathens were the winners for the fourth successive year if including the tied 1986 final.^[3]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
21/04	Belle Vue	57-33	King's Lynn
08/04	King's Lynn	38-52	Belle Vue

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
26/06	Reading	51-39	Belle Vue
10/06	Cradley Heath	50-40	Oxford
09/06	Belle Vue	45.5-44.5	Reading
09/06	Oxford	45-45	Cradley Heath
13/05	Coventry	45-45	Bradford
06/05	Bradford	46-44	Coventry
22/04	Swindon	45-45	Wolverhampton
10/04	Wolverhampton	49-41	Swindon

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
26/08	Bradford	57-33	Wolverhampton
19/08	Cradley Heath	42-48	Reading
07/08	Wolverhampton	60-30	Bradford
31/07	Reading	40-50	Cradley Heath

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
16/10	Wolverhampton	41-49	Cradley Heath
26/10	Cradley Heath	46-44	Wolverhampton

References

^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
^ "1990 league tables". Speedway GB.
^ "1989 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.

[1] "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.

[2] "1990 league tables". Speedway GB.

[3] "1989 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.

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Speedway in the United Kingdom
Current leagues	SGB Premiership SGB Championship National League
Former leagues	Elite League Premier League National League (1932–1964) Provincial League British League British League Division Two/National League Conference League National League Division Two National League Division Three English Dirt Track League/Northern League Southern League (1929–1931) Southern League (1952–1953) Provincial League (1936–1937) Southern Area League
See also	Speedway Knockout Cups British Speedway Promoters' Association Speedway Control Bureau

United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division	1929 1929 1930 1930 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Tier Two League Second division	1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Tier Three League Third division	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Summary

Final table

Top Ten Averages

Team Line-Ups

British League Knockout Cup

First Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

See also

References

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