2005 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
---|---|
Champions | Rye House Rockets |
Knockout Cup | King's Lynn Stars |
Young Shield | King's Lynn Stars |
Individual | Sean Wilson |
Pairs | Glasgow Tigers |
Fours | Somerset Rebels |
Highest average | Matej Žagar |
Division/s above | 2005 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2005 Conference League |
The 2005 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).
Season summary[]
The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2005 season.
Two fixtures, Hull Vikings v Glasgow Tigers and Hull Vikings v King's Lynn Stars, were not ridden due to Hull being evicted from their track.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by the Rye House Rockets.[1]
Final table[]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Rye House Rockets | 28 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1448 | 1133 | 41 | 12 | 53 |
2 | Berwick Bandits | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1371 | 1208 | 38 | 11 | 49 |
3 | Sheffield Tigers | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 1361 | 1249 | 32 | 11 | 43 |
4 | King's Lynn Stars | 27 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1305 | 1185 | 34 | 7 | 41 |
5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1323 | 1263 | 31 | 10 | 41 |
6 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1363 | 1237 | 31 | 8 | 39 |
7 | Workington Comets | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1282 | 1287 | 30 | 7 | 37 |
8 | Newcastle Diamonds | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1251 | 1338 | 30 | 5 | 35 |
9 | Exeter Falcons | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1262.5 | 1342.5 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
10 | Reading Racers | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1281 | 1310 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
11 | Somerset Rebels | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1250 | 1317 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
12 | Glasgow Tigers | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1243 | 1241 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
13 | Hull Vikings | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1129.5 | 1257.5 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
14 | Stoke Potters | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1230 | 1347 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
15 | Newport Wasps | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1097 | 1482 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Matej Žagar | Reading | 10.43 |
Tomáš Topinka | Kings Lynn | 9.93 |
Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.89 |
Craig Boyce | Isle of Wight | 9.81 |
Shane Parker | Glasgow | 9.74 |
Magnus Zetterström | Somerset | 9.38 |
Sean Wilson | Sheffield | 9.21 |
Andre Compton | Sheffield | 9.08 |
Stuart Robson | Rye House | 9.03 |
Oliver Allen | Kings Lynn | 9.03 |
Premier League Knockout Cup[]
The 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[2]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
26/05 | Sheffield | 51-39 | Isle of Wight |
07/06 | Isle of Wight | 55-34 | Sheffield |
29/05 | Glasgow | 56-34 | Hull |
13/07 | Hull | 44-46 | Glasgow |
03/06 | Edinburgh | 47-43 | Rye House |
04/06 | Rye House | 57-33 | Edinburgh |
03/06 | Somerset | 44-46 | Workington |
04/06 | Workington | 47-43 | Somerset |
05/06 | Newcastle | 53-36 | Kings Lynn |
29/06 | Kings Lynn | 58-32 | Newcastle |
06/06 | Reading | 54-36 | Newport |
17/07 | Newport | 39-51 | Reading |
12/06 | Stoke | 42-48 | Berwick |
29/06 | Berwick | 56-34 | Stoke |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
16/07 | Berwick | 49-41 | Workington |
17/07 | Workington | 42-48 | Berwick |
16/07 | Rye House | 48-42 | Glasgow |
24/07 | Glasgow | 33-57 | Rye House |
18/07 | Exeter | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
20/07 | Kings Lynn | 63-27 | Exeter |
28/07 | Isle Of Wight | 46-44 | Reading |
08/08 | Reading | 51-33 | Isle Of Wight |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
03/09 | Berwick | 45-44 | Kings Lynn |
07/09 | Kings Lynn | 56-34 | Berwick |
05/09 | Reading | 43-47 | Rye House |
24/09 | Rye House | 65-25 | Reading |
Final[]
First leg
King's Lynn Stars Tomáš Topinka 15 Oliver Allen 12 Troy Batchelor 10 Kevin Doolan 10 Ashley Jones 8 Jan Jaros 5 Simon Lambert 3 | 63 – 27 | Rye House Rockets Brent Werner 9 Thomas Allen 7 Edward Kennett 4 Chris Neath 4 Daniel King 2 Steve Boxall 1 Stuart Robson R/R |
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[3][4] |
Second leg
Rye House Rockets Brent Werner 14 Chris Neath 11 Thomas Allen 9 Daniel King 9 Edward Kennett 8 Steve Boxall 5 Stuart Robson R/R | 56 – 34 | King's Lynn Stars Oliver Allen 11 Troy Batchelor 7 Tomáš Topinka 6 Jan Jaros 4 Kevin Doolan 3 Ashley Jones 3 Benji Compton 0 |
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[3][4] |
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "2005 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2005 KO cup final". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Rye House results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- Speedway Premier League
- 2005 in speedway
- 2005 in British motorsport