1983 BRITISH LEAGUE
Team Mts Won Drn Lst For Agn Pts
1.CRADLEY HEATH ‘Heathens’ 28 26 0 2 1389 795 52
2.Ipswich ‘Witches’ 28 22 1 5 1177 1007 45
3.Coventry ‘Bees’ 28 19 0 9 1189 992 38
4.Reading ‘Racers’ 28 17 0 11 1137 1044 34
5.Belle Vue ‘Aces’ 28 15 3 10 1092 1089 33
6.Wimbledon ‘Dons’ 28 15 1 12 1122 1059 31
7.Hackney ‘Hawks’ 28 14 0 14 1072 1106 28
8.King’s Lynn ‘Stars’ 28 12 1 15 1088 1095 25
9.Birmingham ‘Brummies’ 28 12 0 16 1114 1066 24
10.Sheffield ‘Tigers’ 28 10 2 16 986 1197 22
11.Halifax ‘Dukes’ 28 10 1 17 1033 1150 21
12.Leicester ‘Lions’ 28 9 2 17 1040 1142 20
13.Poole ‘Pirates’ 28 9 0 19 1017 1164 18
14.Eastbourne ‘Eagles’ 28 7 1 20 933 1249 15
15.Swindon ‘Robins’ 28 7 0 21 974 1208 14
KNOCK-OUT CUP FINAL: Cradley Heath 86 Coventry 70
LEAGUE CUP FINAL: Belle Vue 86 Coventry 70
PREMIERSHIP: Belle Vue 79 Cradley Heath 77
BL RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Erik Gundersen (Cradley), 14 pts
1983 NATIONAL LEAGUE
Team Mts Won Drn Lst For Agn Pts
1.NEWCASTLE ‘Diamonds’ 34 25 1 8 1796 1462 51
2.Mildenhall ‘Fen Tigers’ 34 23 2 9 1728 1516 48
3.Crayford ‘Kestrels’ 34 23 0 11 1811½ 1443½ 46
4.Weymouth ‘Wildcats’ 34 19 2 13 1711 1546 40
5.Scunthorpe ‘Stags’ 34 19 2 13 1668½ 1580½ 40
6.Milton Keynes ‘Knights’ 34 19 1 14 1652 1604 39
7.Middlesbrough ‘Tigers’ 34 18 3 13 1652 1607 39
8.Berwick ‘Bandits’ 34 17 0 17 1645 1615 34
9.Edinburgh ‘Monarchs’ 34 16 1 17 1614 1637 33
10.Exeter ‘Falcons’ 34 16 0 18 1659½ 1599½ 32
11.Rye House ‘Rockets’ 34 15 1 18 1643 1605 31
12.Peterborough ‘Panthers’ 34 14 2 18 1585 1676 30
13.Glasgow ‘Tigers’ 34 14 1 19 1643 1609 29
14.Oxford ‘Cheetahs’ 34 14 1 19 1529 1730 29
15.Canterbury ‘Crusaders’ 34 12 2 20 1554 1699 26
16.Boston ‘Barracudas’ 34 12 1 21 1433½ 1826½ 25
17.Stoke ‘Potters’ 34 10 1 23 1490 1767 21
18.Long Eaton ‘Invaders’ 34 9 1 24 1477 1769 19
KNOCK-OUT CUP FINAL: Exeter 96 Weymouth 95
SUPERNATIONAL: Newcastle 100 Crayford 91
FOUR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP: Newcastle 21; Mildenhall 17; Milton Keynes 6; Long Eaton 4
PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP: 1st Weymouth; 2nd Glasgow
NL RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP: Steve McDermott (Berwick), 13 pts