2002 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
---|---|
Champions | Sheffield Tigers |
Knockout Cup | Sheffield Tigers |
Young Shield | Sheffield Tigers |
Individual | Adam Shields |
Pairs | Isle of Wight Islanders |
Fours | Berwick Bandits |
Highest average | Sean Wilson |
Division/s above | 2002 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2002 Conference League |
The 2002 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 17 teams for the 2002 season with the addition of two teams, the Rye House Rockets and the Somerset Rebels from the Conference League.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.[2][3]
On 14 April, Lawrence Hare was paralysed after crashing while riding for Exeter Falcons.[4][5]
Final table[]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Sheffield Tigers | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 1612 | 1267 | 41 | 15 | 56 |
2 | Newcastle Diamonds | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1501 | 1364 | 43 | 13 | 56 |
3 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1541 | 1329 | 43 | 15 | 55 |
4 | Berwick Bandits | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1520 | 1360 | 37 | 12 | 49 |
5 | Hull Vikings | 32 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 1444 | 1419 | 38 | 11 | 49 |
6 | Swindon Robins | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 1473 | 1408 | 36 | 10 | 46 |
7 | Stoke Potters | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1453 | 1423 | 35 | 8 | 43 |
8 | Reading Racers | 32 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 1427 | 1448 | 34 | 7 | 41 |
9 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1425 | 1450 | 35 | 8 | 40 |
10 | Exeter Falcons | 32 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 1463 | 1415 | 28 | 10 | 38 |
11 | Arena Essex Hammers | 32 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1417 | 1456 | 29 | 6 | 35 |
12 | Newport Wasps | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 1394 | 1472 | 28 | 6 | 34 |
13 | Rye House Rockets | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 1373 | 1496 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
14 | Trelawny Tigers | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 1343 | 1539 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
15 | Workington Comets | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1368 | 1518 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
16 | Somerset Rebels | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1344 | 1536 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
17 | Glasgow Tigers | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1335 | 1533 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Sean Wilson | Sheffield | 10.17 |
Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 10.08 |
Adam Shields | Isle of Wight | 9.85 |
Ray Morton | Isle of Wight | 9.53 |
Paul Fry | Swindon | 9.46 |
Marián Jirout | Somerset | 9.31 |
Paul Bentley | Berwick | 9.24 |
Leigh Lanham | Arena Essex | 9.19 |
Peter Carr | Edinburgh | 9.17 |
Chris Harris | Trewlany | 9.13 |
Premier League Knockout Cup[]
The 2002 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 35th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Sheffield Tigers were the winners of the competition.[6]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
20/04 | Rye House | 53-37 | Somerset |
10/05 | Somerset | 45-45 | Rye House |
Second Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
27/05 | Reading | 47-43 | Arena Essex |
31/05 | Arena Essex | 48-42 | Reading |
30/05 | Sheffield | 55-36 | Isle of Wight |
28/05 | Isle of Wight | 46-44 | Sheffield |
02/06 | Glasgow | 48-42 | Workington |
01/06 | Workington | 41-49 | Glasgow |
27/05 | Newcastle | 53-37 | Trelawny |
28/05 | Trelawny | 46-43 | Newcastle |
01/06 | Stoke | 49-41 | Exeter |
27/05 | Exeter | 46-44 | Stoke |
24/04 | Hull | 54-36 | Berwick |
20/04 | Berwick | 52-38 | Hull |
01/06 | Rye House | 46-44 | Swindon |
30/05 | Swindon | 45-45 | Rye House |
02/06 | Newport | 49-41 | Edinburgh |
31/05 | Edinburgh | 49-41 | Newport |
20/07 replay |
Newport | 54-36 | Edinburgh |
05/07 replay |
Edinburgh | 49-41 | Newport |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
29/08 | Sheffield | 61-39 | Glasgow |
12/08 | Glasgow | 44-46 | Sheffield |
29/07 | Newcastle | 57-33 | Stoke |
31/08 | Stoke | 49-41 | Newcastle |
31/07 | Hull | 45-45 | Rye House |
28/07 | Rye House | 44-46 | Hull |
28/07 | Newport | 48-41 | Arena Essex |
02/08 | Arena Essex | 45-45 | Newport |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
03/10 | Sheffield | 63-27 | Newcastle |
30/09 | Newcastle | 53-37 | Sheffield |
18/09 | Hull | 51-39 | Newport |
29/09 | Newport | 50-40 | Hull |
Final[]
First leg
Hull Vikings Lee Smethills 12 Robbie Kessler 10 Garry Stead 9 Paul Thorp 7 Jamie Smith 6 Emil Kramer 3 Craig Branney 2 | 49 – 41 | Sheffield Tigers Lee Complin 11 Simon Stead 9 Sean Wilson 7 Scott Smith 6 Ricky Ashworth 4 Andrew Moore 3 Jamie Birkinshaw 1 |
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[7][8] |
Second leg
Sheffield Tigers Sean Wilson 13 Simon Stead 12 Lee Complin 7 Ricky Ashworth 7 Scott Smith 6 Andrew Moore 6 Jamie Birkinshaw 5 | 56 – 34 | Hull Vikings Robbie Kessler 12 Lee Smethills 10 Garry Stead 6 Paul Thorp 5 Craig Branney 1 Jamie Smith 0 Emil Kramer 0 |
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[7][8] |
Sheffield were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "2002 tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
- ^ "Boycott call after rider's death". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Ipswich: Former Ipswich Witches star Lol Hare on hope to walk thanks to spinal surgery breakthrough". East Anglian Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "2002 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2002 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Hull 2002 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- Speedway Premier League
- 2002 in speedway
- 2002 in British motorsport