2000 Elite League speedway season
League | Sky Sports Elite League |
---|---|
Champions | Eastbourne Eagles |
Knockout Cup | King's Lynn Stars |
Craven Shield | Coventry Bees |
Riders Championship | Ryan Sullivan |
Highest average | Leigh Adams |
Division/s below | Premier League Conference League |
The 2000 Elite League speedway season was the 66th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the fourth 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 decreased to nine teams with the Hull Vikings dropping back down to the Premier League after just one season. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.[2]
Eastbourne Eagles claimed the millennium season league title but only finished two points clear of King's Lynn Knights. Martin Dugard topped scored for the Eagles but was well supported by their new signing Joe Screen from Hull Vikings. Three other English riders finished with averages in excess of 7 which was the crucial difference during the season. They were David Norris, Paul Hurry and Dean Barker. The King's Lynn Australian pairing of Leigh Adams and Jason Crump topped the league averages but did not have the back up that Eastbourne relied on. King's Lynn gained consolation when winning the Knockout Cup.[3]
Final table[]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Eastbourne Eagles | 32 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1544 | 1322 | 49 | 13 | 62 |
2 | King's Lynn Knights | 32 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 1564 | 1321 | 46 | 14 | 60 |
3 | Ipswich Witches | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1456 | 1409 | 35 | 11 | 46 |
4 | Coventry Bees | 32 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1442 | 1427 | 35 | 8 | 43 |
5 | Poole Pirates | 30 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1437 | 1426 | 32 | 8 | 40 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 1396 | 1467 | 33 | 6 | 39 |
7 | Peterborough Panthers | 32 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 1431 | 1425 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
8 | Oxford Cheetahs | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 1296 | 1477 | 19 | 3 | 22 |
9 | Belle Vue Aces | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 1248 | 1540 | 13 | 1 | 14 |
Oxford v Belle Vue not held.
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Leigh Adams | Kings Lynn | 10.17 |
Jason Crump | Kings Lynn | 10.15 |
Mark Loram | Poole | 10.10 |
Martin Dugard | Eastbourne | 9.67 |
Chris Louis | Ipswich | 9.57 |
Tomasz Gollob | Ipswich | 9.52 |
Ryan Sullivan | Peterborough | 9.18 |
Greg Hancock | Coventry | 9.00 |
Joe Screen | Eastbourne | 8.82 |
Billy Hamill | Coventry | 8.77 |
Elite League Knockout Cup[]
The 2000 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 62nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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12/05 | Oxford | 45-45 | Poole |
10/05 | Poole | 47-43 | Oxford |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
04/09 | Belle Vue | 40-44 | Coventry |
02/08 | King's Lynn | 52-38 | Ipswich |
09/06 | Peterborough | 52-38 | Poole |
26/06 | Wolverhampton | 51-39 | Eastbourne |
24/06 | Eastbourne | 44-46 | Wolverhampton |
27/05 | Coventry | 49-41 | Belle Vue |
25/05 | Ipswich | 48-42 | King's Lynn |
10/05 | Poole | 47-43 | Peterborough |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
19/10 | King's Lynn | 63-27 | Wolverhampton |
18/10 | Wolverhampton | 43-47 | King's Lynn |
14/10 | Coventry | 47-43 | Peterborough |
13/10 | Peterborough | 47-43 | Coventry |
22/10 (replay) |
Peterborough | 46-44 | Coventry |
17/10 (replay) |
Coventry | 45-45 | Peterborough |
Final[]
First leg[]
King's Lynn Knights Leigh Adams 14 Jason Crump 11 John Cook 11 Craig Boyce 8 Tom P. Madsen 6 5 Travis McGowan 4 | 58 - 32 | Coventry Bees Lee Richardson 11 Greg Hancock 10 Billy Hamill 9 Scott Robson 2 Shaun Tacey 0 Stuart Robson 0 John Jørgensen 0 |
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[5] |
Second leg[]
Coventry Bees Billy Hamill 11 Greg Hancock 10 Scott Robson 9 Lee Richardson 6 Shaun Tacey 6 Stuart Robson 6 John Jørgensen R/R | 48 - 42 | King's Lynn Knights Leigh Adams 11 Jason Crump 8 John Cook 9 Craig Boyce 7 Tom P. Madsen 3 2 Travis McGowan 2 |
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[5] |
King's Lynn Knights were declared Knockout Cup Champions, on aggregate score 100-80.
Teams[]
Belle Vue Aces[]
- Daniel Andersson
- Paul Bentley
- Danny Bird
- Andre Compton
- Glenn Cunningham
- Kevin Doolan
- John Jørgensen
- Brian Karger
- Kai Laukkanen
- Jason Lyons
- Peter Nahlin
- Shane Parker
- Andy Smith
- Lee Smethills
- Jan Stæchmann
- Brent Werner
Coventry Bees[]
- Billy Hamill
- Greg Hancock
- John Jørgensen
- Phil Morris
- Lee Richardson
- Scott Robson
- Stuart Robson
- George Štancl
- Shaun Tacey
- Brent Werner
Eastbourne Eagles[]
- Andrew Appleton
- Dean Barker
- Danny Bird
- Savalas Clouting
- Stefan Dannö
- Martin Dugard
- Paul Hurry
- Petri Kokko
- Chris Neath
- David Norris
- Joe Screen
Ipswich Witches[]
- Oliver Allen
- Danny Bird
- Jason Bunyan
- Savalas Clouting
- Jeremy Doncaster
- Matej Ferjan
- Tomasz Gollob
- Jarosław Hampel
- Lawrence Hare
- Chris Louis
- Chris Neath
- Jan Pedersen
- Antonín Šváb Jr.
King's Lynn Knights[]
- Leigh Adams
- Craig Boyce
- John Cook
- Jason Crump
- Tom P. Madsen
- Travis McGowan
- Peter Nahlin
- Shane Parker
- Adam Shields
Oxford Cheetahs[]
- Brian Andersen
- Andrew Appleton
- Aleš Dryml Jr.
- Lukáš Dryml
- Steve Johnston
- Mark Lemon
- Jimmy Nilsen
- Roman Povazhny
- Jan Stæchmann
- Todd Wiltshire
Peterborough Panthers[]
- Stefan Andersson
- Andre Compton
- Glenn Cunningham
- David Howe
- Peter Karlsson
- Ryan Sullivan
- Zdeněk Tesař
- Magnus Zetterström
Poole Pirates[]
- Oliver Allen
- Savalas Clouting
- Glenn Cunningham
- Lars Gunnestad
- Gary Havelock
- Mark Loram
- Scott Nicholls
- Jan Pedersen
- Alun Rossiter
- Grzegorz Walasek
- Craig Watson
Wolverhampton Wolves[]
- Andrew Appleton
- Ronnie Correy
- Sam Ermolenko
- Jesper B. Jensen
- Chris Neath
- Nicki Pedersen
- Roman Povazhny
- Alun Rossiter
- Adam Skórnicki
- Sebastian Ułamek
- Brent Werner
See also[]
- 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.
- ^ "2000 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Eastbourne". wwosbackup. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "2000 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "Coventry Bees 2000 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- SGB Premiership
- 2000 in British motorsport