1999 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
---|---|
Champions | Sheffield Tigers |
Knockout Cup | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Young Shield | Sheffield Tigers |
Individual | Sean Wilson |
Pairs | Workington Comets |
Fours | Sheffield Tigers |
Highest average | Sean Wilson |
Division/s above | 1999 Elite League |
Division/s below | 1999 Conference League |
The 1999 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
Season summary[]
The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.[1]
Final table[]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1229 | 930 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
2 | Newport Wasps | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1152 | 1023 | 33 | 9 | 42 |
3 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1151 | 1024 | 28 | 9 | 37 |
4 | Swindon Robins | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1110 | 1061 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
5 | Newcastle Diamonds | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1103 | 1066 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
6 | Exeter Falcons | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1071 | 1087 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
7 | Berwick Bandits | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1024 | 1140 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
8 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1085 | 1078 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
9 | Arena Essex Hammers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1081 | 1081 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
10 | Stoke Potters | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1026 | 1138 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
11 | Workington Comets | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1039 | 1132 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
12 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 999 | 1160 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
13 | Reading Racers | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1004 | 1154 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Sean Wilson | Sheffield | 10.56 |
Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.92 |
Paul Bentley | Glasgow | 9.76 |
Newcastle | 9.68 | |
Peter Carr | Edinburgh | 9.59 |
Craig Watson | Newport | 9.59 |
Petri Kokko | Reading | 9.42 |
Michael Coles | Exeter | 9.36 |
Les Collins | Glasgow | 9.23 |
Leigh Lanham | Arena Essex | 9.10 |
Premier League Knockout Cup[]
The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.[2]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
17/05 | Reading | 53-37 | Glasgow |
23/05 | Glasgow | 37-46 | Reading |
21/05 | Edinburgh | 53-31 | Newcastle |
23/05 | Newcastle | 42-27 | Edinburgh |
23/05 | Newport | 47-43 | Stoke |
22/05 | Stoke | 46-44 | Newport |
20/05 | Sheffield | 52-38 | Isle of Wight |
18/05 | Isle of Wight | 42-48 | Sheffield |
24/05 | Exeter | 67-23 | Workington |
12/06 | Workington | 48-42 | Exeter |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
12/07 | Reading | 46-44 | Sheffield |
15/07 | Sheffield | 55-35 | Reading |
16/07 | Edinburgh | 57-33 | Newport |
04/07 | Newport | 53-37 | Edinburgh |
09/07 | Arena Essex | 55-35 | Swindon |
29/07 | Swindon | 53-37 | Arena Essex |
28/06 | Exeter | 63-37 | Berwick |
26/06 | Berwick | 49-40 | Exeter |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
20/08 | Edinburgh | 56-34 | Sheffield |
26/08 | Sheffield | 55-35 | Edinburgh |
20/08 | Arena Essex | 50-39 | Exeter |
23/08 | Exeter | 46-44 | Arena Essex |
Final[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
25/09 | Edinburgh | 54-36 | Arena Essex |
16/10 | Arena Essex | 49-41 | Edinburgh |
Final[]
First leg
Edinburgh Monarchs Peter Carr 14 Blair Scott 13 James Grieves 12 Ross Brady 8 Kevin Little 7 Justin Elkins 0 Brian Turner 0 | 54 – 36 | Arena Essex Hammers Leigh Lanham 10 Gary Corbett 9 Colin White 8 John Wainwright 4 Troy Pratt 3 Roger Lobb 1 Matt Read 1 |
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[3][4] |
Second leg
Arena Essex Hammers Leigh Lanham 12 Troy Pratt 12 Colin White 10 Gary Corbett 5 Roger Lobb 5 Matt Read 4 John Wainwright 1 | 49 – 41 | Edinburgh Monarchs James Grieves 11 Ross Brady 9 Peter Carr 8 Kevin Little 8 Phil Ambrose 4 Blair Scott 2 Justin Elkins R/R |
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[3][4] |
Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–85.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "1999 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1999 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Edinburgh fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- Speedway Premier League
- 1999 in speedway
- 1999 in British motorsport