Final League Table
British League 1987
Team |
PL |
W |
D |
L |
BP |
For |
Ag |
Pts |
Coventry |
22 |
19 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
970 |
746 |
52 |
CRADLEY |
22 |
13 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
917 |
796 |
36 |
Swindon |
22 |
12 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
884.5 |
828.5 |
33 |
Sheffield |
22 |
13 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
871 |
840 |
32 |
Bradford |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
882 |
832 |
30 |
Ipswich |
22 |
10 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
874 |
839 |
29 |
Reading |
22 |
11 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
874.5 |
840.5 |
28 |
Belle Vue |
22 |
10 |
1 |
11 |
5 |
843 |
872 |
26 |
Hackney |
22 |
7 |
3 |
12 |
3 |
795 |
917 |
20 |
Wolverhampton |
22 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
3 |
790 |
923 |
17 |
Oxford |
22 |
6 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
825 |
891 |
16 |
Kings Lynn |
22 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
2 |
757 |
958 |
11 |
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K.O.Cup
Round
2-1st leg Cradley
55 Bradford 35
Alan
Grahame 16, Simon Cross 15, Jan O.Pedersen 11,
(G)Jeremy Doncaster 9, Paul Fry 2, Jan Jakobsen 2,
Wayne Garratt 0.
Round
2-2nd leg Bradford
41 Cradley
49
Simon
Cross 13, Dave Walsh 10, Jan O.Pedersen 10.
Erik Gundersen 9, Paul Fry 4, Jan Jakobsen 2,
Alan Grahame 1.
Cradley
win 104-76 on aggregate
Semi-Final-1st
leg Cradley
39 Oxford 33
Erik
Gundersen 11, Jan O.Pedersen 7, Simon Cross 7,
Dave Walsh 6, Jan Jakobsen 3, Paul Fry 3,
Alan Grahame 2.
Semi-Final-2nd
leg Oxford
47 Cradley
43
Jan
O.Pedersen 13, Erik Gundersen 12, Simon Cross 8,
Dave Walsh 3, Jan Jakobsen 3, Paul Fry 3,
Wayne Garratt 1.
Cradley
win 82-80 on aggregate
Final-1st
leg Cradley
49 Coventry 41
Jan
O.Pedersen 11, Dave Walsh 11, Erik Gundersen 11,
Simon Cross 9, Paul Fry 4, Jan Jakobsen 2,
Nigel Leaver 1.
Final-2nd
leg Coventry
45 Cradley
45
Dave
Walsh 12, Erik Gundersen 11, Jan O.Pedersen 11,
Simon Cross 8, Jan Jakobsen 2, Paul Fry 1,
Nigel Leaver 0.
Cradley
win the K.O.Cup 94-86 on aggregate |
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British
Trophy
Round
2-1st leg Cradley
46 Wolves 32
Jan
O.Pedersen 12, Erik Gundersen 11, Alan Grahame 8,
Simon Cross 7, Dave Walsh 3, Paul Fry 3,
Dean Barker 2.
Round
2-2nd leg Wolves
44
Cradley 34
Jan
O.Pedersen 12, Erik Gundersen 10, Simon Cross 6,
(G)Martin Dugard 3, Dave Walsh 2, Paul Fry 1,
Dean Barker 0.
Cradley
win 80-76 on aggregate
Final-1st
leg Cradley
43 Oxford 35
Alan
Grahame 11, Erik Gundersen 11, Simon Cross 10,
Jan.O.Pedersen 5, Dave Walsh 2, Paul Fry 2,
Jan Jakobsen 2.
Final-2nd
leg Oxford
38 Cradley
40
Erik
Gundersen 11, Simon Cross 9, Jan O.Pedersen 9,
Alan Grahame 5, Jan Jakobsen 4, Dave Walsh 2,
Paul Fry 0.
Cradley
win the British Trophy 83-73 on aggregate |
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Cradley
started the season by losing both legs of the Premiership to Oxford 82-72 on
aggregate.
Again we hosted an International Test Match - this time England - Denmark drew
54-54.
The Golden Hammer was retained by Erik Gundersen the first rider to win it in
successive years.
Golden Hammer |
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League Cup
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
Coventry |
22 |
16 |
1 |
5 |
493 |
772 |
43 |
Oxford |
22 |
14 |
2 |
6 |
884 |
832 |
39 |
Belle
Vue |
22 |
14 |
1 |
7 |
921 |
792 |
38 |
Cradley |
22 |
14 |
0 |
8 |
888 |
828 |
36 |
Sheffield |
22 |
13 |
2 |
7 |
889 |
822 |
33 |
Reading |
22 |
12 |
1 |
9 |
867 |
887 |
31 |
Swindon |
22 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
878 |
838 |
26 |
Wolves |
22 |
9 |
1 |
12 |
828 |
886 |
23 |
Bradford |
22 |
8 |
2 |
12 |
829 |
885 |
22 |
Hackney |
22 |
6 |
2 |
14 |
801 |
913 |
17 |
Kings
Lynn |
22 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
765 |
947 |
12 |
Ipswich |
22 |
4 |
1 |
17 |
790 |
921 |
10 |
Play-offs
Semi-Final
1st leg Cradley
36 Coventry 42
Erik
Gundersen 12, Simon Cross 9, Jan O.Pedersen 7,
Alan Grahame 6, Jan Jakobsen 2, Dave Walsh 0,
Paul Fry 0.
Semi-Final
2nd leg Coventry
45 Cradley
33
Simon
Cross 11, Erik Gundersen 7, Alan Grahame 5,
Jan Jakobsen 2, Paul Fry 1, Jan O.Pedersen 4,
Dave Walsh 3.
Coventry
win 87-69 on aggregate
Belle
Vue beat Oxford 80-76 on aggregate in the other Semi-Final
The Final between Coventry and Belle Vue ended all square after two
legs 78-78.
In the replay Coventry win 84-72
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Midland
Cup
Round
1-1st leg Wolves
38 Cradley
39
Erik
Gundersen 12, Jan O.Pedersen 11, Simon Cross 8,
Jan Jakobsen 3, Alan Grahame 2, Paul Fry 2,
Dean Barker 1.
Round
1-2nd leg Cradley
47 Wolves 31
Erik
Gundersen 12, Jan O.Pedersen 12, Simon Cross 11,
Alan Grahame 8, Jan Jakobsen 3, Paul Fry 1,
Wayne Garratt 0.
Cradley win 86-69 on aggregate
Semi-Final-1st
leg Cradley
43 Oxford 35
Alan
Grahame 11, Erik Gundersen 11, Simon Cross 10,
Jan O.Pedersen 5, Dave Walsh 2, Paul Fry 2,
Jan Jakobsen 2.
Semi-Final-2nd
leg Oxford
38 Cradley
40
Erik
Gundersen 11, Simon Cross 9, Jan O.Pedersen 9,
Alan Grahame 5, Jan Jakobsen 4, Dave Walsh 2,
Paul Fry 0.
Cradley
win 83-73 on aggregate
Final-1st
leg Cradley
49 Coventry 41
Jan
O.Pedersen 11, Dave Walsh 11, Erik Gundersen 11,
Simon Cross 9, Paul Fry 4, Jan Jakobsen 2,
Nigel Leaver 1.
Final-2nd
leg Coventry
45 Cradley
45
Dave
Walsh 12, Erik Gundersen 11, Jan O.Pedersen 11,
Simon Cross 8, Jan Jakobsen 2, Paul Fry 1,
Nigel Leaver 0. Cradley
win the Midland Cup 94-86 on aggregate
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Dudley
Wolves Trophy
1st
leg Wolves
39 Cradley
51
Erik
Gundersen 13, Jan O.Pedersen 12, Simon Cross 8,
Dave Walsh 7, Jan Jakobsen 4, Alan Grahame 4,
Paul Fry 3.
2nd
leg Cradley
56 Wolves 33
Simon
Cross 13, Dave Walsh 12, Erik Gundersen 11,
Paul Fry 7, Alan Grahame 7, Jan Jakobsen 6,
Jan O.Pedersen 0.
Cradley
win 107-72 on aggregate |
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