- Summary
- Final table
- Leading averages
- British League Knockout Cup First Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
- See also
- References
{{Infobox speedway league
| competition = British League
| season = 1988
| competitors = 11
| champion = Coventry Bees
| domesticcup1 = Knockout Cup
| domesticcup1 winners = Cradley Heath Heathens
| leagues below = 1988 National League
| prevseason = 1987
| nextseason = 1989
}}The 1988 British League season was the 24th season of the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965.[1] SummaryCoventry Bees won the league.[2]Final table| Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts | | Coventry Bees | 40 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 82 | | Belle Vue Aces | 40 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 66 | | Cradley Heath Heathens | 39 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 60 | | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 59 | | Reading Racers | 40 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 55 | | Sheffield Tigers | 39 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 48 | | Swindon Robins | 40 | 17 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 43 | | Wolverhampton Wolves | 40 | 15 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 41 | | King's Lynn Stars | 40 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 7 | 38 | | Ipswich Witches | 39 | 13 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 30 | | Bradford Dukes | 39 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 22 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total PointsLeading averages| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|
| {{flagicon|DEN}} Hans Nielsen | Oxford | 11.03 | | {{flagicon|DEN}} Tommy Knudsen | Coventry | 10.08 | | {{flagicon|DEN}} Erik Gundersen | Cradley Heath | 10.06 | | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kelvin Tatum | Coventry | 10.04 | | {{flagicon|DEN}} Jan O. Pedersen | Cradley Heath | 9.88 | | {{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Moran | Sheffield | 9.51 | | {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Ermolenko | Wolverhampton | 9.40 | | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jeremy Doncaster | Ipswich | 9.34 | | {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Morton | Belle Vue | 9.01 | | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steve Bastable | Bradford | 9.00 |
British League Knockout CupThe 1988 British League Knockout Cup was the 50th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Cradley Heath Heathens were the winners for the third successive year if including the tied 1986 final.[3] First Round| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|
| 09/07 | King's Lynn | 47-43 | Ipswich | | 08/07 | Ipswich | 34-55 | King's Lynn | | 23/06 | Sheffield | 43-47 | Cradley Heath | | 18/06 | Cradley Heath | 51-39 | Sheffield | | 03/06 | Belle Vue | 53-37 | Bradford | | 28/05 | Bradford | 36-54 | Belle Vue |
Quarter Finals| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|
| 13/08 | King's Lynn | 40-50 | Cradley Heath | | 10/08 | Cradley Heath | 53-37 | King's Lynn | | 19/07 | Coventry | 53-37 | Reading | | 15/07 | Belle Vue | 53-37 | Wolverhampton | | 14/07 | Oxford | 48-42 | Swindon | | 11/07 | Reading | 49-41 | Coventry | | 11/07 | Wolverhampton | 45-45 | Belle Vue |
Semi Finals| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 14/10 | Belle Vue | 48-42 | Cradley Heath | | 13/10 | Oxford | 38-49 | Coventry | | 08/10 | Coventry | 44-46 | Oxford | | 14/09 | Cradley Heath | 49-41 | Belle Vue |
Final| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|
| 23/10 | Cradley Heath | 50-40 | Coventry | | 22/10 | Coventry | 40-50 | Cradley Heath |
See alsoList of United Kingdom Speedway League ChampionsReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html|title=Historic league tables|publisher=Speedway Archive}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1988.php|title=1988 league tables|publisher=Speedway GB}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/01/british-league-division-one-knock-out.html|title=1988 British League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}
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