2009 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
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Champions | King's Lynn Stars |
Knockout Cup | King's Lynn Stars |
Premier Trophy | King's Lynn Stars |
Young Shield | Workington Comets |
Individual | Ricky Ashworth |
Pairs | Birmingham Brummies |
Fours | Workington Comets |
Highest average | Darcy Ward |
Division/s above | 2009 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2009 National League |
The 2009 Premier League season was the second division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom and the 15th season since its creation in 1995. The league is governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
Summary[]
The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2009 season with the re-admission of the Newport Wasps and the loss of Mildenhall Fen Tigers, Isle of Wight Islanders (Both dropped to National League) and the Reading Racers (Loss of Stadium). New rules introduced for 2009 with a complete revamp of the points scoring system. The team finishing at the top of the league table at the end of the season after accumulating the most points were declared the Premier League champions. The four highest placed teams were entered into promotion play-offs, whereby the Premier League play-off winner faced the bottom Elite League team over two legs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield.
The Kings Lynn Stars were crowned the Premier League champions after ending the season as the highest placed team.[1] The Edinburgh Monarchs finished second, Newcastle Diamonds third and the Birmingham Brummies fourth. All four teams took part in the promotion play-off with Edinburgh and King's Lynn reaching the final. Edinburgh won 97–83 on aggregate and faced Elite League team Belle Vue Aces, but lost the two-legged promotion/relegation final.
New Points Scoring System[]
A new points scoring systems was devised for the 2009 season in an effort to make teams more competitive even when losing. If a Home team were to win by 7 or more points they would receive 3 points for the win. However, if the away team restricted the win from 1-6 points, the home team would receive only 2 points for the win, and the away team would be awarded 1 point for losing by less than 7 away from home.
If the match was a draw, the home team would be awarded 1 point and the away team awarded 2.
If the away team won the match by between 1-6 points, they would be awarded 3 points with the home team collecting 0. And finally if the away team won by 7 or more points, they would collect 4 points with the home team again collecting 0.
League table[]
Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | +/- | Pts | |||||||
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3W | 2W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Kings Lynn Stars | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1378 | 1013 | 64 | |
2 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 26 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1378 | 1122 | 51 | |
3 | Newcastle Diamonds | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1241 | 1139 | 49 | |
4 | Birmingham Brummies | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1232 | 1139 | 49 | |
5 | Redcar Bears | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1174 | 1197 | 44 | |
6 | Somerset Rebels | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1199 | 1177 | 42 | |
7 | Workington Comets | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1170 | 1215 | 41 | |
8 | Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1192 | 1179 | 39 | |
9 | Rye House Rockets | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1211 | 1174 | 37 | |
10 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1195 | 1199 | 37 | |
11 | Stoke Potters | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1096 | 1275 | 32 | |
12 | Berwick Bandits | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1128 | 1257 | 31 | |
13 | Glasgow Tigers | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1122 | 1238 | 22 | |
14 | Newport Wasps | 26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1074 | 1303 | 16 |
Key: | |
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Premier League Play-Offs | |
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points
Last updated: October 20, 2010
Source: BSPA
Premier League Play-Offs[]
Semi-finals[]
Leg 1[]
Newcastle Diamonds | 50 – 41 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
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Mark Lemon 11+1 | Kevin Wölbert 16 |
Birmingham Brummies | 43 – 47 | Kings Lynn Stars |
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Richard Sweetman 10+2 | Darcy Ward 15 |
Leg 2[]
Edinburgh Monarchs | 52 (93) – (93) 43 8 - 4 Sudden Death | Newcastle Diamonds |
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Ryan Fisher 13 | Rene Bach 13 |
Kings Lynn Stars | 55 (102) - (78) 35 | Birmingham Brummies |
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Chris Schramm 14+1 | Richard Sweetman 9+1 |
Grand final[]
First leg[]
Edinburgh Monarchs | 56 - 36 | Kings Lynn Stars |
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Kevin Wölbert 14 | William Lawson 11+1 |
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Second leg[]
Kings Lynn Stars | 47 (83) - 41 (97) | Edinburgh Monarchs |
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Chris Schramm 11+1 | Kevin Wölbert 12 |
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Premier League Riders Championship[]
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 |
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1 | (10) Ricky Ashworth (SHE) | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | (15) Darcy Ward (KL) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | (12) Ty Proctor (RED) | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
4 | (11) David Howe (SS) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
5 | (5) William Lawson (GLA) | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | (7) Andre Compton (WOR) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | (1) Kenni Larsen (ND) | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | (6) Jordan Frampton (NW) | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | (4) Ryan Fisher (EDI) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | (13) Jason Lyons (BIR) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | (2) Steve Johnston (SOM) | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | (8) Jason Bunyan (STO) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | (14) Tomáš Topinka (KL) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | (3) Magnus Karlsson (SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
15 | (16) Chris Neath (RH) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | EF | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
16 | (9) Michal Makovsky (BER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
(17) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(18) | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Placing | Rider | Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pts | Pos | 21 | 22 |
m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify
gate A - inside | gate B | gate C | gate D - outside |
Final Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
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Darcy Ward | Kings Lynn | 9.11 |
Tomáš Topinka | Kings Lynn | 9.10 |
Kevin Doolan | Workington | 8.87 |
Steve Johnston | Somerset | 8.84 |
David Howe | Scunthorpe | 8.62 |
James Grieves | Glasgow | 8.55 |
Somerset | 8.42 | |
Ty Proctor | Redcar | 8.34 |
Adrian Rymel | Workington | 8.33 |
Ryan Fisher | Edinburgh | 8.25 |
Jason Bunyan | Stoke | 8.25 |
Premier League Knockout Cup[]
The 2009 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 42nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[3]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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09/05 | Stoke Potters | 48-42 | Berwick Bandits |
06/05 | Berwick Bandits | 50-39 | Stoke Potters |
10/05 | Newcastle Diamonds | 48-42 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
08/05 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 65-25 | Newcastle Diamonds |
29/04 | Birmingham Brummies | 43-47 | Rye House Rockets |
09/05 | Rye House Rockets | 53-37 | Birmingham Brummies |
14/05 | Redcar Bears | 52-38 | Newport Wasps |
21/06 | Newport Wasps | 40-50 | Redcar Bears |
08/05 | Somerset Rebels | 46-44 | Glasgow Tigers |
24/05 | Glasgow Tigers | 45-44 | Somerset Rebels |
28/05 | Sheffield Tigers | 56-34 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
08/05 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 59-31 | Sheffield Tigers |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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20/05 | King's Lynn Stars | 58-32 | Berwick Bandits |
20/06 | Berwick Bandits | 26-57 | King's Lynn Stars |
13/06 | Rye House Rockets | 56-34 | Somerset Rebels |
12/06 | Somerset Rebels | 53-37 | Rye House Rockets |
20/06 | Workington Comets | 47-43 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
19/06 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 56-34 | Workington Comets |
13/08 | Redcar Bears | 46-44 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
31/07 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 50-39 | Redcar Bears |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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09/10 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 45-27 | King's Lynn Stars |
06/10 | King's Lynn Stars | 70-20 | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
19/09 | Rye House Rockets | 49-41 | Edinburgh Monarchs |
11/09 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 63-27 | Rye House Rockets |
Final[]
First leg
Edinburgh Monarchs Kevin Wölbert 13 Ryan Fisher 11 Matthew Wethers 10 Andrew Tully 9 Kalle Katajisto 3 Aaron Summers 2 Michał Rajkowski R/R | 48 – 41 | King's Lynn Stars Jan Graversen 14 Darcy Ward 11 Emiliano Sanchez 6 Ty Proctor (guest) 6 Linus Eklöf 3 Chris Schramm 1 Kozza Smith R/R |
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[4][5] |
Second leg
King's Lynn Stars Chris Schramm 14 Ty Proctor (guest) 13 Emiliano Sanchez 11 Linus Eklöf 10 Jan Graversen 6 Simon Lambert (guest) 3 Darcy Ward R/R | 57 – 33 | Edinburgh Monarchs Ryan Fisher 14 Kalle Katajisto 9 Matthew Wethers 5 Andrew Tully 4 Aaron Summers 0 Luke Bowen 0 Kevin Wölbert R/R |
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[4][6] |
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–81.
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.
- ^ "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.
- ^ "2009 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2009 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "2009 KO cup final 1st leg". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "2009 KO cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- Speedway Premier League
- 2009 in speedway
- 2009 in British motorsport