1999 Elite League speedway season
League | Sky Sports Elite League |
---|---|
Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
Knockout Cup | Peterborough Panthers |
Craven Shield | Peterborough Panthers |
Riders Championship | Jason Crump |
Highest average | Jason Crump |
Division/s below | Premier League Conference League |
The 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]
Season summary[]
In 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.[2]
Despite coming up a division Peterbrough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zdeněk Tesař.[3] Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them.
Final table[]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Peterborough Panthers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 889 | 734 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
2 | Poole Pirates | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 899 | 724 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
3 | King's Lynn Knights | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 823 | 804 | 23 | 6 | 29 |
4 | Coventry Bees | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 821 | 804 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
5 | Ipswich Witches | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 815 | 710 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
6 | Belle Vue Aces | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 848 | 773 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
7 | Hull Vikings | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 785 | 834 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
8 | Oxford Cheetahs | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 754 | 869 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
9 | Eastbourne Eagles | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 745 | 879 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
10 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 736 | 884 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Jason Crump | Peterborough | 10.67 |
Mark Loram | Poole | 9.80 |
Tony Rickardsson | Kings Lynn | 9.64 |
Leigh Adams | Kings Lynn | 9.47 |
Greg Hancock | Coventry | 9.31 |
Tomasz Gollob | Ipswich | 9.24 |
Ryan Sullivan | Peterborough | 9.05 |
Chris Louis | Ipswich | 8.96 |
Billy Hamill | Coventry | 8.91 |
Joe Screen | Hull | 8.76 |
Elite League Knockout Cup[]
The 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
26/06 | Eastbourne | 47-43 | Ipswich |
17/06 | Ipswich | 51-39 | Eastbourne |
28/05 | Belle Vue | 53-37 | Kings Lynn |
26/05 | Kings Lynn | 55-35 | Belle Vue |
Second Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
08/10 | Peterborough | 56-34 | Ipswich |
03/09 | Poole | 59-31 | Kings Lynn |
02/09 | Ipswich | 44-46 | Peterborough |
13/08 | Kings Lynn | 46-44 | Poole |
12/07 | Reading | 46-44 | Sheffield |
30/06 | Hull | 49-41 | Wolverhampton |
28/06 | Wolverhampton | 48-42 | Hull |
19/06 | Coventry | 51-39 | Oxford |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
15/10 | Peterborough | 50-40 | Hull |
13/10 | Hull | 47-42 | Peterborough |
13/10 | Poole | 49-41 | Coventry |
09/10 | Coventry | 40-49 | Poole |
Final[]
The second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain.[5]
First leg[]
Poole Pirates | 49 - 41 | Peterborough Panthers |
---|---|---|
Second leg[]
Peterborough Panthers Jason Crump 15 Ryan Sullivan 11 Zdeněk Tesař 8 6 5 Marián Jirout 4 David Howe 2 | 51 - 39 | Poole Pirates Lee Richardson 13 Mark Loram 11 Gary Havelock 7 Bohumil Brhel (guest) 6 Oliver Allen 2 Matej Ferjan 0 Magnus Zetterström R/R |
---|---|---|
Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.
Teams[]
Belle Vue Aces[]
- Ronnie Correy
- Kevin Doolan
- Kai Laukkanen
- Jason Lyons
- Chris Manchester
- Jimmy Nilsen
- Andy Smith
- Phil Morris
- Lee Smethills
- Simon Stead
Coventry Bees[]
- Brian Andersen
- Charlie Gjedde
- Billy Hamill
- Greg Hancock
- Leigh Lanham
- Andreas Jonsson
- Scott Robson
- Stuart Robson
- Shaun Tacey
Eastbourne Eagles[]
- Dean Barker
- Andre Compton
- Stefan Dannö
- Martin Dugard
- Antonín Kasper Jr.
- Peter Nahlin
- David Norris
- Josh Larsen
- Mark Lemon
- Roman Povazhny
- Petri Kokko
- Kelvin Tatum
- Craig Watson
- Brent Werner
Hull Vikings[]
- Sam Ermolenko
- Ben Howe
- Paul Lee
- Mark Lemon
- Ray Morton
- Shane Parker
- Joe Screen5
- Garry Stead
- Simon Stead
- Paul Thorp
- Craig Watson
- Brent Werner
Ipswich Witches[]
- Oliver Allen
- Danny Bird
- Jason Bunyan
- Savalas Clouting
- Tomasz Gollob
- Ben Howe
- Paul Lee
- Chris Louis
- Tom P. Madsen
- Phil Morris
- Antonín Šváb Jr.
- Tomáš Topinka
- Craig Watson
King's Lynn Knights[]
- Leigh Adams
- Stefan Andersson
- Bohumil Brhel
- Paul Clews
- Martin Dixon
- Chris Harris
- Robbie Kessler
- Paul Lee
- Tom P. Madsen
- Travis McGowan
- Tony Rickardsson
- Tomáš Topinka
Oxford Cheetahs[]
- Craig Boyce
- Lawrence Hare
- Paul Hurry
- Steve Johnston
- Alun Rossiter
- Jan Stæchmann
- Todd Wiltshire
Peterborough Panthers[]
- Andre Compton
- Jason Crump
- David Howe
- Marián Jirout
- Ryan Sullivan
- Zdeněk Tesař
- Craig Watson
Poole Pirates[]
- Oliver Allen
- Danny Bird
- Paul Clews
- Matej Ferjan
- Gary Havelock
- Leigh Lanham
- Paul Lee
- Mark Loram
- Scott Nicholls
- Lee Richardson
- Craig Watson
- Magnus Zetterström
Wolverhampton Wolves[]
- Andre Compton
- Charlie Gjedde
- Chris Harris
- Jesper B. Jensen
- John Jørgensen
- Mikael Karlsson
- Peter Karlsson
- Chris Neath
- Nicki Pedersen
- George Štancl
- Craig Watson
- Brent Werner
See also[]
- Speedway in the United Kingdom
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
External links[]
- british-speedway.co.uk - Official league tables
References[]
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "1999 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "1999 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup final". Speedway Star. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- SGB Premiership
- 1999 in British motorsport