2000 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
---|---|
Champions | Exeter Falcons |
Knockout Cup | Swindon Robins |
Young Shield | Swindon Robins |
Individual | Carl Stonehewer |
Pairs | Workington Comets |
Fours | Sheffield Tigers |
Highest average | Peter Carr |
Division/s above | 2000 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2000 Conference League |
The 2000 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).[1]
Season summary[]
The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2000 season with the addition of the Hull Vikings who dropped down from the Elite League.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Exeter Falcons.[2][3]
Final table[]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Exeter Falcons | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1335 | 1003 | 31 | 13 | 44 |
2 | Swindon Robins | 26 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 1249 | 1094 | 36 | 8 | 44 |
3 | Hull Vikings | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 1201 | 1142 | 33 | 9 | 42 |
4 | Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 1226 | 1102 | 32 | 10 | 42 |
5 | Workington Comets | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1261 | 1114 | 32 | 10 | 42 |
6 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 1213 | 1140 | 31 | 8 | 39 |
7 | Stoke Potters | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 1166 | 1178 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
8 | Newcastle Diamonds | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 1178 | 1157 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
9 | Glasgow Tigers | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 1096 | 1232 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
10 | Newport Wasps | 26 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 1089 | 1245 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
11 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1128 | 1208 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
12 | Berwick Bandits | 26 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 1133 | 1210 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
13 | Arena Essex Hammers | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1054 | 1272 | 22 | 1 | 23 |
14 | Reading Racers | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1075 | 1262 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Peter Carr | Edinburgh | 10.28 |
Sean Wilson | Sheffield | 10.27 |
Ray Morton | Isle of Wight | 10.09 |
Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.89 |
Bjarne Pedersen | Newcastle | 9.70 |
Edinburgh | 9.31 | |
Michael Coles | Exeter | 9.26 |
Alan Mogridge | Berwick | 9.07 |
Paul Fry | Swindon | 8.89 |
Armando Castagna | Reading | 8.88 |
Premier League Knockout Cup[]
The 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Swindon Robins were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
05/06 | Reading | 43-47 | Swindon |
08/06 | Swindon | 46-44 | Reading |
05/06 | Exeter | 50-40 | Isle of Wight |
06/06 | Isle of Wight | 42-47 | Exeter |
07/06 | Hull | 48-42 | Sheffield |
08/06 | Sheffield | 45-45 | Hull |
10/06 | Stoke | 48-42 | Newcastle |
11/06 | Newcastle | 43-47 | Stoke |
10/06 | Workington | 40-31 | Newport |
11/06 | Newport | 48-42 | Workington |
10/06 | Edinburgh | 43-29 | Arena Essex |
09/06 | Arena Essex | 48-42 | Edinburgh |
Second Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
13/07 | Swindon | 49-41 | Berwick |
15/07 | Berwick | 48-42 | Swindon |
10/07 | Exeter | 64-26 | Glasgow |
09/07 | Glasgow | 50-40 | Exeter |
12/07 | Hull | 42-48 | Stoke |
15/07 | Stoke | 41-48 | Hull |
15/07 | Workington | 50-40 | Edinburgh |
14/07 | Edinburgh | 44-46 | Workington |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
01/10 | Swindon | 48-23 | Exeter |
07/08 | Exeter | 46-44 | Swindon |
25/08 | Hull | 49-41 | Workington |
05/08 | Workington | 48-42 | Hull |
Final[]
First leg
Swindon Robins Alan Mogridge (guest) 14 Paul Fry 12 Claus Kristensen 9 Oliver Allen 8 Martin Dixon 6 Neil Collins 5 Mark Steel 5 | 59 – 31 | Hull Vikings Paul Thorp 9 Lee Dicken 8 Garry Stead 5 Rene Aas 4 Paul Smith 4 Jamie Smith 1 Mike Smith 0 |
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[5][6] |
Abbey Stadium
Second leg
Hull Vikings Paul Thorp 14 Garry Stead 10 Mike Smith 9 Lee Dicken 7 Jamie Smith 4 Rene Aas 2 Paul Smith 2 | 48 – 42 | Swindon Robins David Walsh (guest) 12 Oliver Allen 11 Martin Dixon 6 Paul Fry 5 Neil Collins 3 Mark Steel 3 Claus Kristensen 2 |
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[5][6] |
Swindon were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–79.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
- ^ "2000 tables". Speedway archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "2000 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2000 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Hull results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
Categories:
- Speedway Premier League
- 2000 in speedway
- 2000 in British motorsport