2003 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
---|---|
Champions | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Knockout Cup | Isle of Wight Islanders |
Individual | Sean Wilson |
Pairs | Workington Comets |
Fours | Swindon Robins |
Highest average | Frede Schött |
Division/s above | 2003 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2003 Conference League |
The 2003 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 18 teams for the 2003 season with the addition of the King's Lynn Stars who dropped down from the Elite League.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.[2][3]
Final table[]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 34 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1653 | 1393 | 52 | 14 | 66 |
2 | Sheffield Tigers | 34 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1655 | 1397 | 44 | 13 | 57 |
3 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 34 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1603 | 1463 | 44 | 12 | 56 |
4 | Swindon Robins | 34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1598.5 | 1451.5 | 41 | 12 | 53 |
5 | Berwick Bandits | 34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1563 | 1465 | 41 | 12 | 53 |
6 | King's Lynn Stars | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1598 | 1448 | 39 | 13 | 52 |
7 | Arena Essex Hammers | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 1609 | 1421 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
8 | Trelawny Tigers | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 1599.5 | 1470.5 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
9 | Workington Comets | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1551 | 1489 | 40 | 9 | 49 |
10 | Newport Wasps | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1504 | 1546 | 36 | 8 | 44 |
11 | Newcastle Diamonds | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1525 | 1518 | 34 | 9 | 43 |
12 | Glasgow Tigers | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1479 | 1529 | 36 | 7 | 43 |
13 | Exeter Falcons | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 1435 | 1592 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
14 | Rye House Rockets | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 1441 | 1612 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
15 | Stoke Potters | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1443 | 1597 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
16 | Reading Racers | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1404 | 1653 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
17 | Somerset Rebels | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1357 | 1705 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
18 | Hull Vikings | 34 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1395 | 1663 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Frede Schött | Edinburgh | 10.11 |
Adam Shields | Isle of Wight | 9.99 |
Kenneth Bjerre | Newcastle | 9.80 |
Joonas Kylmäkorpi | Arena Essex | 9.69 |
Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.68 |
Leigh Lanham | Arena Essex | 9.67 |
Charlie Gjedde | Swindon | 9.60 |
Shane Parker | Kings Lynn | 9.59 |
Sean Wilson | Sheffield | 9.48 |
Simon Stead | Workington | 9.47 |
Premier League Knockout Cup[]
The 2003 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 36th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Isle of Wight Islanders were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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11/04 | Somerset | 43-49 | Newport |
06/04 | Newport | 61-35 | Somerset |
09/04 | King's Lynn | 52-43 | Workington |
22/03 | Workington | 46-43 | King's Lynn |
Second Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
05/05 | Reading | 51-45 | Trelawny |
13/05 | Trelawny | 65-30 | Reading |
13/05 | Isle of Wight | 54-38 | Swindon |
15/05 | Swindon | 49-51 | Isle of Wight |
12/05 | Exeter | 50-43 | Newport |
11/05 | Newport | 47-43 | Exeter |
10/05 | Berwick | 52-36 | Glasgow |
11/05 | Glasgow | 42-42 | Berwick |
15/05 | Sheffield | 56-43 | Hull |
14/05 | Hull | 48-41 | Sheffield |
28/05 | King's Lynn | 62-34 | Edinburgh |
16/05 | Edinburgh | 59-37 | King's Lynn |
18/04 | Arena Essex | 44-46 | Rye House |
19/04 | Rye House | 44-46 | Arena Essex |
11/05 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Stoke |
10/05 | Stoke | 51-44 | Newcastle |
23/05 replay |
Arena Essex | 55-40 | Rye House |
26/05 replay |
Rye House | 44-46 | Arena Essex |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
24/06 | Isle of Wight | 61 34 | Exeter |
23/06 | Exeter | 53 42 | Isle of Wight |
24/06 | Trelawny | 61 34 | Berwick |
21/06 | Berwick | 55 42 | Trelawny |
26/06 | Sheffield | 50 48 | King's Lynn |
02/07 | King's Lynn | 48 49 | Sheffield |
27/06 | Arena Essex | 55 41 | Newcastle |
22/06 | Newcastle | 49 41 | Arena Essex |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
26/08 | Isle of Wight | 63-27 | Trelawny |
12/08 | Trelawny | 53-37 | Isle of Wight |
04/09 | Sheffield | 51-39 | Arena Essex |
29/08 | Arena Essex | 50-40 | Sheffield |
Final[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
07/10 | 49-44 | Sheffield | |
16/10 | Sheffield | 47-46 | Isle of Wight |
Final[]
First leg
Isle of Wight Islanders Adam Shields 12 | 49 – 44 | Sheffield Tigers Brent Werner 12 |
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[5] |
Second leg
Sheffield Tigers James Birkinshaw 11 Andrew Moore 9 Richard Hall 8 Ricky Ashworth 8 Sean Wilson 7 Brent Werner 4 Ross Brady R/R | 47 – 46 | Isle of Wight Islanders Adam Shields 17 Paul Pickering (guest) 12 Danny Bird 6 Sebastian Trésarrieu 5 Glen Phillips 4 Stephane Trésarrieu 2 Gary Phelps 0 |
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[5][6] |
Owlerton Stadium
Isle of Wight were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–91.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "2003 tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "2003 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2003 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield Match reports". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
Categories:
- Speedway Premier League
- 2003 in speedway
- 2003 in British motorsport