2006 Elite League speedway season
| League | Sky Sports Elite League |
|---|---|
| Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
| Knockout Cup | Coventry Bees |
| Craven Shield | Poole Pirates |
| Elite Shield | Coventry Bees |
| Individual | Jason Crump |
| Pairs | Belle Vue Aces |
| Highest average | Jason Crump |
| Division/s below | Premier League Conference League |
The 2006 Elite League speedway season was the 72nd season of the top 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][2]
Season summary[]
In 2006, the league consisted of eleven teams, after the newly named Reading Bulldogs, moved up from the Premier League. The Championship was won by the Peterborough Panthers by a single race point in the play-off final.[3]
Peterborough and Reading battled each other throughout the season finishing level on points in the regular season table before Peterborough edged Reading in the Play off final. Peterborough had a strong all round squad and included Danish trio of Hans Andersen, Jesper Jensen and Niels Kristian Iversen, in addition to Australian Ryan Sullivan.[4] Reading who had come up from the division below had recruited Greg Hancock as their main heat leader who finished 7th in the league averages which were headed once again by Australian stars Jason Crump and Leigh Adams.
Final table[]
| Home | Away | Bonus | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | L | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1942 | 1731 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| 2 | Reading Bulldogs | 40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1934 | 1756 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 64 |
| 3 | Swindon Robins | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1893 | 1786 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 61 |
| 4 | Coventry Bees | 40 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1856 | 1835 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 58 |
| 5 | Belle Vue Aces | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1880 | 1761 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 57 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1827 | 1840 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 52 |
| 7 | Poole Pirates | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1880 | 1806 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 51 |
| 8 | Ipswich Witches | 40 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1847 | 1837 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 46 |
| 9 | Eastbourne Eagles | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1791 | 1860 | 41 | 5 | 15 | 46 |
| 10 | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1696 | 1989 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| 11 | Arena Essex Hammers | 40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1658 | 2003 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
| = Qualified for Play Off finals |
Play-offs[]
Semi-Final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi finals[]
- Peterborough Panthers 52-40 Coventry Bees
- Reading Bulldogs 51-43 Swindon Robins
Final[]
First leg[]
| Reading Bulldogs Charlie Gjedde 13 Greg Hancock 12 Janusz Kołodziej 8 Travis McGowan 6 Zdeněk Simota 6 Mark Lemon 4 R/R | 49 - 47 | Peterborough Panthers Ryan Sullivan 15 Hans N. Andersen 14 Piotr Świderski 8 Richard Hall 6 Ulrich Østergaard 3 Jesper B. Jensen 1 Niels Kristian Iversen R/R |
|---|---|---|
Smallmead Stadium
Second leg[]
| Peterborough Panthers Hans N. Andersen 14 Ryan Sullivan 12 Richard Hall 10 Niels Kristian Iversen 5 Piotr Świderski 4 Jesper B. Jensen 2 Ulrich Østergaard 1 | 48 - 45 | Reading Bulldogs Mark Lemon 12 Greg Hancock 11 Janusz Kołodziej 9 Travis McGowan 7 Charlie Gjedde 4 Zdeněk Simota 2 R/R |
|---|---|---|
East of England Showground
The Peterborough Panthers were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 95-94.
Leading averages[]
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
 Jason Crump |
Belle Vue | 11.21 |
| Leigh Adams |
Swindon | 10.47 |
 Hans Andersen |
Peterborough | 10.40 |
 Peter Karlsson |
Wolverhampton | 9.94 |
| Nicki Pedersen |
Eastbourne | 9.92 |
| Bjarne Pedersen |
Poole | 9.39 |
 Greg Hancock |
Reading | 9.28 |
 Scott Nicholls |
Coventry | 9.05 |
| Mark Loram |
Ipswich | 8.92 |
| Jesper B Jensen |
Peterborough | 8.76 |
Elite League Knockout Cup[]
The 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 68th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.[5]
First Round[]
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/04 | Swindon | 40-50 | Reading |
| 10/04 | Reading | 47-43 | Swindon |
| 06/04 | Peterborough | 57-37 | Arena Essex |
| 03/04 | Wolverhampton | 54-40 | Oxford |
| 31/03 | Arena Essex | 59-35 | Peterborough |
| 29/03 | Oxford | 43-47 | Wolverhampton |
Quarter Finals[]
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/07 | Belle Vue | 56-38 | Arena Essex |
| 07/07 | Arena Essex | 44-46 | Belle Vue |
| 07/07 | Coventry | 56-40 | Ipswich |
| 07/07 | Reading | 51-42 | Poole |
| 05/07 | Poole | 58-34 | Reading |
| 03/07 | Wolverhampton | 41-51 | Eastbourne |
| 01/07 | Eastbourne | 55-38 | Wolverhampton |
| 01/06 | Ipswich | 48-42 | Coventry |
Semi Finals[]
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29/09 | Coventry | 61-31 | Eastbourne |
| 28/09 | Poole | 43-34 | Belle Vue |
| 16/09 | Eastbourne | 46-44 | Coventry |
| 11/09 | Belle Vue | 53-41 | Poole |
Final[]
First leg[]
| Belle Vue Aces Jason Crump 14 Kenneth Bjerre 9 Simon Stead 9 Phil Morris 7 Tom P. Madsen 3 James Wright 3 R/R | 45 - 45 | Coventry Bees Scott Nicholls 13 Martin Smolinski 8 Rory Schlein 8 Chris Harris 7 3 Billy Janniro 2 Oliver Allen 2 |
|---|---|---|
Belle Vue Stadium
Second leg[]
| Coventry Bees Chris Harris 12 Scott Nicholls 9 Martin Smolinski 9 Rory Schlein 8 Troy Batchelor 8 Billy Janniro 5 Oliver Allen 5 | 56 - 40 | Belle Vue Aces Jason Crump 15 Simon Stead 12 Davey Watt 5 James Wright 4 Phil Morris 1 Joel Parsons 1 R/R |
|---|---|---|
Brandon Stadium
The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101-85.
Team Lineups[]
Arena Essex Hammers[]
-
Henning Bager -
Paul Hurry -
Steve Johnston -
Andreas Jonsson -
Joonas Kylmäkorpi - Leigh Lanham
- Mikael Max
- Andreas Messing
-
Mariusz Puszakowski - Łukasz Romanek
-
Brent Werner
Belle Vue Aces[]
- Tommy Allen
- Kenneth Bjerre
-
- Jason Crump
- Tom P. Madsen
- Phil Morris
- Joel Parsons
- Joe Screen
- Simon Stead
- James Wright
Coventry Bees[]
- Oliver Allen
- Troy Batchelor
- Chris Harris
- Paweł Hlib
- Billy Janniro
- Scott Nicholls
- Morten Risager
- Rory Schlein
-
Martin Smolinski
Eastbourne Eagles[]
- Andrew Appleton
- Dean Barker
- Lewis Bridger
-
Jason Bunyan - Kevin Doolan
- Edward Kennett
- Andrew Moore
- David Norris
- Nicki Pedersen
- Adam Shields
- Brent Werner
- Cameron Woodward
Ipswich Witches[]
- Steve Boxall
- Kim Jansson
- Danny King
-
Jan Jaroš - Tobias Kroner
- Mark Loram
- Chris Louis
- Robert Miśkowiak
- Piotr Protasiewicz
- Carl Wilkinson
Oxford Cheetahs[]
- Eric Andersson
- Stanisław Burza
- Aleš Dryml Jr.
- Freddie Eriksson
- David Howe
- Tomasz Piszcz
- Adam Pietraszko
- Tony Rickardsson
- Adam Skórnicki
- Luboš Tomíček Jr.
- Davey Watt
- Todd Wiltshire
Peterborough Panthers[]
- Hans N. Andersen
-
- Tomasz Bajerski
- Richard Hall
- Niels Kristian Iversen
- Jesper B. Jensen
- Ulrich Østergaard
- Jonas Raun
- Ryan Sullivan
- Piotr Świderski
- Karol Ząbik
Poole Pirates[]
- Tommy Allen
- Craig Boyce
- Daniel Davidsson
- Jonas Davidsson
- Jason Doyle
- Krzysztof Kasprzak
- Antonio Lindbäck
- Bjarne Pedersen
- Shaun Tacey
- Grzegorz Walasek
- Matthew Wethers
Reading Bulldogs[]
- Charlie Gjedde
- Greg Hancock
- Janusz Kołodziej
- Mark Lemon
- Travis McGowan
- Zdeněk Simota
- Andy Smith
-
Matej Žagar
Swindon Robins[]
- Leigh Adams
- Sebastian Aldén
- Tomasz Chrzanowski
- Ronnie Correy
-
Renat Gafurov - Mads Korneliussen
- Adrian Miedziński
- Lee Richardson
- Krzysztof Stojanowski
- Sebastian Ułamek
Wolverhampton Wolves[]
- Ronnie Correy
- Billy Hamill
- Christian Hefenbrock
- Magnus Karlsson
- Peter Karlsson
-
William Lawson - Freddie Lindgren
- Krzysztof Pecyna
-
Mathieu Trésarrieu - Ben Wilson
See also[]
- Speedway in the United Kingdom
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "2006 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "2006 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
External links[]
- british-speedway.co.uk – Official league tables
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