2001 Premier League speedway season

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2001 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
ChampionsNewcastle Diamonds
Knockout CupHull Vikings
Young ShieldIsle of Wight Islanders
IndividualCarl Stonehewer
PairsWorkington Comets
FoursWorkington Comets
Highest averageSean Wilson
Division/s above2001 Elite League
Division/s below2001 Conference League

The 2001 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

Season summary[]

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2001 season with the addition of a new teams, the Trelawny Tigers.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Newcastle Diamonds.[2][3]

Final table[]

Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Newcastle Diamonds 28 20 1 7 1327 1166 41 12 53
2 Hull Vikings 28 17 3 8 1377 1124 37 13 50
3 Sheffield Tigers 28 18 0 10 1378 1125 36 11 47
4 Isle of Wight Islanders 28 18 0 10 1374 1145 36 11 47
5 Swindon Robins 28 16 3 9 1331 1170 35 10 45
6 Workington Comets 28 16 2 10 1263 1256 34 8 42
7 Exeter Falcons 28 13 2 13 1290 1239 28 8 36
8 Edinburgh Monarchs 28 13 1 14 1257 1242 27 8 35
9 Reading Racers 28 12 3 13 1272 1250 27 6 33
10 Arena Essex Hammers 28 12 2 14 1230 1269 25 5 30
11 Stoke Potters 28 13 1 14 1196 1316 27 3 30
12 Berwick Bandits 28 10 1 17 1204 1317 21 4 25
13 Glasgow Tigers 28 10 0 18 1131 1369 20 3 23
14 Trelawny Tigers 28 6 1 21 1075 1447 13 2 15
15 Newport Wasps 28 6 1 21 1115 1385 13 1 14

Leading averages[]

Rider Team Average
England Sean Wilson Sheffield 10.39
England Carl Stonehewer Workington 10.29
Denmark Bjarne Pedersen Newcastle 10.16
Sweden Peter Carr Edinburgh 10.01
England Simon Stead Sheffield 9.98
England Ray Morton Isle of Wight 9.42
England Michael Coles Exeter 9.19
Italy Armando Castagna Reading 9.05
England Paul Thorp Hull 9.03
Sweden Workington 9.03

Premier League Knockout Cup[]

The 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 34th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.[4] [5]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
18/05 Arena Essex 45-45 Reading
21/05 Reading 48-42 Arena Essex
16/05 Hull 54-36 Trelawny
22/05 Trelawny 43-47 Hull
19/05 Stoke 56-34 Isle of Wight
29/05 Isle of Wight 47-42 Stoke
21/05 Newcastle 55-35 Edinburgh
18/05 Edinburgh 51-39 Newcastle
09/07 Sheffield 58-32 Berwick
19/05 Berwick 47-43 Sheffield
21/05 Exeter 64-26 Newport
24/06 Newport 47-43 Exeter
10/05 Swindon 70-20 Glasgow
20/05 Glasgow 45-42 Swindon

Quarter Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
09/07 Reading 50-40 Exeter
12/07 Exeter 51-39 Reading
04/07 Hull 57-33 Stoke
08/07 Stoke 41-48 Hull
09/07 Newcastle 56-34 Sheffield
12/07 Sheffield 47-43 Newcastle
05/07 Swindon 50-40 Workington
30/06 Workington 47-43 Swindon

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
18/07 Hull 40-38 Newcastle
23/07 Newcastle 43-47 Hull
13/08 Exeter 52-38 Swindon
12/08 Swindon 51-39 Exeter

Final[]

First leg

Exeter Falcons
Seemond Stephens 15
Mark Simmonds 10
Michael Coles 8
Jason Prynne 6
Krister Marsh 5
Lawrence Hare 2
Bobby Eldridge R/R		46 – 44Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 12
Garry Stead 12
Paul Bentley 9
Ross Brady 6
Mike Smith 3
Jamie Smith 2
David Walsh R/R
[6][7]
County Ground Stadium

Second leg

Hull Vikings
Paul Bentley 12
Jamie Smith 12
Paul Thorp 11
Garry Stead 11
Ross Brady 11
Mike Smith 4
David Walsh R/R		61 – 29Exeter Falcons
Seemond Stephens 15
Mark Simmonds 7
Michael Coles 6
Jason Prynne 1
Krister Marsh 0
Lee Dicken (guest) 0
Bobby Eldridge R/R
[6][7]

Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2001 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ^ "2001 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. ^ "Exeter 2001 season". Speedway Years.
  6. ^ a b "2001 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Hull 2001 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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