2005 Premier League speedway season

2005 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
ChampionsRye House Rockets
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Young ShieldKing's Lynn Stars
IndividualSean Wilson
PairsGlasgow Tigers
FoursSomerset Rebels
Highest averageMatej Žagar
Division/s above2005 Elite League
Division/s below2005 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 Hull Vikings home fixtures (versus Glasgow Tigers and King's Lynn Stars) were not ridden due to Hull being evicted from their track at Craven Park, Hull.[1]

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by the Rye House Rockets.[2]

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BER ED EX GLA HV IOW KL ND NW RR RYE SHE SOM STO WOR
Berwick Bandits 54–41 57–37 54–40 61–32 50–40 49–41 55–40 61–32 60–32 57–35 55–37 58–36 51–39 56–38
Edinburgh Monarchs 59–34 60–35 51–43 60–35 63–30 57–38 53–40 60–35 46–43 40–52 45–43 55–39 53–42 36–36
Exeter Falcons 38–52 53–42 57–37 49–41 50–45 55–40 60–35 65–28 54–39 37–53 56–39 54–40 46–44 61–32
Glasgow Tigers 46–48 51–39 55–38 64–29 46–44 35–36 59–34 48–42 52–42 43–47 51–41 54–41 53–40 42–51
Hull Vikings 44–46 38–53 49.5–46.5 n/a 55–37 n/a 51–43 52–38 47–43 57–33 50–45 40–2 56–36 55–40
Isle of Wight Islanders 50–46 61–34 60–33 54–39 59–36 56–40 71–23 65–31 50–42 54–40 59–33 56–37 50–46 45–45
King's Lynn Stars 45–44 55–41 56–35 45–44 64–29 57–37 52–38 67–26 53–39 53–38 52–39 62–32 61–34 53–43
Newcastle Diamonds 47–43 49–47 54–40 47–43 48–42 56–36 58–38 55–36 50–42 45–45 49–41 60–36 48–41 58–36
Newport Wasps 49–41 47–46 44–46 51–44 42–48 40–50 35–58 45–45 42–53 34–58 38–53 41–49 46–48 48–42
Reading Racers 44–49 46–47 61–32 47–46 58–36 50–45 51–41 45–47 49–41 44–46 56–37 46–44 58–39 49–44
Rye House Rockets 65–25 58–37 66–26 55–40 50–44 59–37 61–34 54–41 64–28 57–36 61–32 60–31 63–27 57–36
Sheffield Tigers 48–41 57–36 56–37 51–44 56–39 50–45 56–40 63–29 53–41 60–35 64–30 65–30 56–40 59–36
Somerset Rebels 48–42 60–32 53–42 56–39 56–38 43–51 43–47 58–34 64–30 47–43 48–42 44–46 56–40 39–45
Stoke Potters 46–49 47–42 50–40 44–46 51–43 43–34 55–39 48–42 55–38 42–50 36–56 55–41 48–42 50–43
Workington Comets 59–33 42–48 54–40 57–39 47–43 50–42 55–38 58–36 43–49 56–38 47–43 55–40 47–46 45–44
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final table

Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Rye House Rockets 28 20 1 7 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

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.[4]

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 – 27Rye House Rockets
Brent Werner 9
Thomas Allen 7
Edward Kennett 4
Chris Neath 4
Daniel King 2
Steve Boxall 1
Stuart Robson R/R
[5][6]

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 – 34King's Lynn Stars
Oliver Allen 11
Troy Batchelor 7
Tomáš Topinka 6
Jan Jaros 4
Kevin Doolan 3
Ashley Jones 3
Benji Compton 0
[5][6]

King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

Riders' Championship

Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held on 18 September at Owlerton Stadium.[7]

Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final
1 England Sean Wilson 3 2 3 3 1 12 - 3
2 England Alan Mogridge 2 3 3 3 2 13 - 2
3 Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka ef 3 2 3 3 11 2 1
4 Australia Mark Lemon 1 2 3 2 2 10 3 0
5 Australia Shane Parker 1 1 2 2 3 9 1
6 England Stuart Robson 3 2 1 2 1 9 0
7 England Andre Compton f 3 3 ex 2 8
8 Sweden Magnus Zetterström 3 ef 0 3 2 8
9 England James Wright 1 2 0 1 3 7
10 Australia Rusty Harrison 3 1 2 1 0 7
11 Australia Craig Boyce 2 1 2 2 0 7
12 Slovenia Matej Žagar 2 ef 0 1 3 6
13 England Garry Stead 2 3 - - - 5
14 Czech Republic Adrian Rymel 1 ef 1 1 1 4
15 Denmark Mads Korneliussen 0 1 0 0 1 2
16 Scotland James Grieves 0 0 1 0 0 1
17 England Benji Compton (res) 1 0 1
18 England Luke Priest (res) 0 0
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 26 June. The event was won by Glasgow.[8][9]

Semi finals

  • Glasgow bt Rye House 6–3
  • Somerset bt Exeter 7–2

Final

  • Glasgow bt Somerset 5–4

Fours

Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 20 August 2005, at Derwent Park.[10][11]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Somerset 21 Zetterstrom, Cunningham, Fry, Hawkins
2 Workington 20
3 Exeter 16
4 Rye House 14

Final leading averages

Rider Team Average
Slovenia Matej Žagar Reading 10.43
Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka Kings Lynn 9.93
England Carl Stonehewer Workington 9.89
Australia Craig Boyce Isle of Wight 9.81
Australia Shane Parker Glasgow 9.74
Sweden Magnus Zetterström Somerset 9.38
England Sean Wilson Sheffield 9.21
England Andre Compton Sheffield 9.08
England Stuart Robson Rye House 9.03
England Oliver Allen Kings Lynn 9.03

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

King's Lynn

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Rye House

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Workington

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hull Speedway (New Craven Park)". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "2005 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ "2005 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. ^ a b "2005 KO cup final". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Rye House results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ "A Year in Summary : 2005". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ^ "2005 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ^ "SPEEDWAY: PARKER EYES A PAIR OF GONGS". Daily Record. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ^ "2005 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Somerset Rebels 2005 season review". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2023.