2000 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

The 2000 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 14 teams for the 2000 season with the addition of the Hull Vikings who dropped down from the Elite League.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Exeter Falcons.[2][3]

Final table

Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Exeter Falcons 26 15 1 10 1335 1003 31 13 44
2 Swindon Robins 26 18 0 8 1249 1094 36 8 44
3 Hull Vikings 26 16 2 8 1201 1142 33 9 42
4 Sheffield Tigers 26 16 4 9 1226 1102 32 10 42
5 Workington Comets 26 15 2 9 1261 1114 32 10 42
6 Edinburgh Monarchs 26 15 1 10 1213 1140 31 8 39
7 Stoke Potters 26 12 2 12 1166 1178 26 5 31
8 Newcastle Diamonds 26 11 1 14 1178 1157 23 7 30
9 Glasgow Tigers 26 10 2 14 1096 1232 22 5 27
10 Newport Wasps 26 10 1 15 1089 1245 21 5 26
11 Isle of Wight Islanders 26 8 2 16 1128 1208 18 6 24
12 Berwick Bandits 26 10 0 16 1133 1210 20 3 23
13 Arena Essex Hammers 26 11 0 15 1054 1272 22 1 23
14 Reading Racers 26 7 1 18 1075 1262 15 2 17

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Swindon Robins were the winners of the competition.[4]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
05/06 Reading 43-47 Swindon
08/06 Swindon 46-44 Reading
05/06 Exeter 50-40 Isle of Wight
06/06 Isle of Wight 42-47 Exeter
07/06 Hull 48-42 Sheffield
08/06 Sheffield 45-45 Hull
10/06 Stoke 48-42 Newcastle
11/06 Newcastle 43-47 Stoke
10/06 Workington 40-31 Newport
11/06 Newport 48-42 Workington
10/06 Edinburgh 43-29 Arena Essex
09/06 Arena Essex 48-42 Edinburgh

Second round

Date Team one Score Team two
13/07 Swindon 49-41 Berwick
15/07 Berwick 48-42 Swindon
10/07 Exeter 64-26 Glasgow
09/07 Glasgow 50-40 Exeter
12/07 Hull 42-48 Stoke
15/07 Stoke 41-48 Hull
15/07 Workington 50-40 Edinburgh
14/07 Edinburgh 44-46 Workington

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
01/10 Swindon 48-23 Exeter
07/08 Exeter 46-44 Swindon
25/08 Hull 49-41 Workington
05/08 Workington 48-42 Hull

Final

First leg

Swindon Robins
Alan Mogridge (guest) 14
Paul Fry 12
Claus Kristensen 9
Oliver Allen 8
Martin Dixon 6
Neil Collins 5
Mark Steel 5		59 – 31Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 9
Lee Dicken 8
Garry Stead 5
Rene Aas 4
Paul Smith 4
Jamie Smith 1
Mike Smith 0
[5][6]

Second leg

Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 14
Garry Stead 10
Mike Smith 9
Lee Dicken 7
Jamie Smith 4
Rene Aas 2
Paul Smith 2		48 – 42Swindon Robins
David Walsh (guest) 12
Oliver Allen 11
Martin Dixon 6
Paul Fry 5
Neil Collins 3
Mark Steel 3
Claus Kristensen 2
[5][6]

Swindon were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–79.

Riders' Championship

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 10 September at Owlerton Stadium.[7]

Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final
1 England Carl Stonehewer 3 3 2 3 3 14 - 3
2 England Peter Carr 1 2 1 2 3 9 2 2
3 England Paul Pickering 3 3 2 3 3 14 - 1
4 England Sean Wilson 3 3 3 1 3 13 3 0
5 England Paul Thorp 0 3 2 3 1 9 1
6 England Alan Mogridge 2 2 3 3 2 12 0
7 England Andre Compton 2 1 3 0 2 8
8 Germany Robbie Kessler 3 1 ex 2 2 8
9 England Paul Fry 2 2 2 2 0 8
10 England Les Collins 1 1 1 3 1 7
11 England Michael Coles 1 2 1 0 1 5
12 Sweden Anders Henriksson ex 0 1 1 2 4
13 England Colin White 2 0 0 1 1 4
14 Wales Phil Morris 0 1 2 ex 0 3
15 Sweden Robert Eriksson 1 ex ex 1
16 England Ray Morton 0 ex 0
17 England Adam Allott 0 1 0 0 1
  • ex=excluded

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 8 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the second successive season.[8] The meeting was subject to heavy rain, which forced a shortened version of the event.

Group A
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Workington 14 Stonehewer 8, Powell 6
2 Isle of Wight 8 Morton 8, Bird 0
3 Swindon 8 Smart 6, Fry 2
4 Newcastle 8 Pedersen 6, Compton 2
5 Newport 7 Neath 5, Howe 2
Group B
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Edinburgh 12 Carr P 6, Eriksson 6
2 Sheffield 11 Wilson 7, Kessler 4
3 Hull 9 Stead 7, Thorp 2
4 Berwick 8 Bentley 6, Mogridge 2
5 Exeter 5 Coles 3, Simmons 2

Semi finals

  • Workington 4: Sheffield 3
  • Isle of Wight 4: Edinburgh 3

Final

  • Workington 7: Isle of Wight 2

Fours

Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 6 August 2000, at the East of England Arena.[9]

Group A
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Swindon 14
2 Sheffield 13
3 Newcastle 12
4 Workington 9
Group B
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Berwick 17
2 Isle of Wight 14
3 Edinburgh 10
4 Exeter 7

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Sheffield 30 Wilson, Kessler, Lee. Stead
2 Isle of Wight 16
3 Swindon 14
4 Berwick 12

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
England Peter Carr Edinburgh 10.28
England Sean Wilson Sheffield 10.27
England Ray Morton Isle of Wight 10.09
England Carl Stonehewer Workington 9.89
Denmark Bjarne Pedersen Newcastle 9.70
Sweden Robert Eriksson Edinburgh 9.31
England Michael Coles Exeter 9.26
England Alan Mogridge Berwick 9.07
England Paul Fry Swindon 8.89
Italy Armando Castagna Reading 8.88

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

  • Colin White 8.12
  • Troy Pratt 7.72
  • Jan Pedersen 6.55
  • Savalas Clouting 6.44
  • Gary Corbett 5.85
  • Matt Read 5.60
  • Brent Collyer 5.43
  • Justin Elkins 5.10
  • David Mason 3.93
  • Luke Clifton 2.80
  • Barrie Evans .2.65
  • Jon Underwood 2.26

Berwick

  • Alan Mogridge 9.07
  • Paul Bentley 8.21
  • Scott Lamb 7.45
  • David Meldrum 7.17
  • Jörg Pingel 7.03
  • Scott Smith 6.91
  • Dean Felton 4.16
  • Freddie Stephenson 3.49
  • Steven McAllister 2.00
  • Wesley Waite 1.14

Edinburgh

  • Peter Carr 10.28
  • Robert Eriksson 9.31
  • Kevin Little 6.46
  • Ross Brady 5.48
  • Blair Scott 5.20
  • Christian Henry 4.30
  • Will Beveridge 3.74
  • Jonathan Swales 2.00

Exeter

  • Michael Coles 9.26
  • Mark Simmonds 7.79
  • Seemond Stephens 7.77
  • Chris Harris 7.05
  • Roger Lobb 7.05
  • Bobby Eldridge 6.76
  • Graeme Gordon 6.20
  • Wayne Barrett 3.00

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

  • Bjarne Pedersen 9.70
  • Jesper Olsen 8.20
  • Stuart Swales 7.57
  • Andre Compton 7.43
  • Grant MacDonald 5.27
  • Will Beveridge 5.00
  • Paul Macklin 3.74
  • Rob Grant Jr 3.63
  • Krister Marsh 3.62
  • Darren Pearson 3.51
  • Jamie Smith 3.20

Newport

Reading

  • Armando Castagna 8.88
  • Phil Morris 8.44
  • Per Wester 6.96
  • Paul Clews 6.25
  • Krister Marsh 5.61
  • Shane Colvin 3.93
  • Marc Norris 3.61
  • Lee Herne 2.67

Sheffield

Stoke

  • Paul Pickering 8.78
  • David Walsh 7.75
  • Mark Burrows 6.92
  • Tony Atkin 6.20
  • Wayne Broadhurst 4.53
  • Paul Macklin 2.56
  • Steven McAllister 2.29

Swindon

  • Paul Fry 8.89
  • Frank Smart 8.79
  • Neil Collins 7.32
  • Claus Kristensen 7.13
  • Martin Dixon 6.70
  • Oliver Allen 6.58
  • Mark Steel 5.21
  • Nathan Murray 4.32

Workington

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  2. ^ "2000 tables". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ^ "2000 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. ^ a b "2000 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Hull results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  8. ^ "2000 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ^ "2000 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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