2009 Premier League speedway season

2009 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
ChampionsKing's Lynn Stars
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Premier TrophyKing's Lynn Stars
Young ShieldWorkington Comets
PairsBirmingham Brummies
FoursWorkington Comets
IndividualRicky Ashworth
Highest averageDarcy Ward
Division/s above2009 Elite League
Division/s below2009 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.

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BER BIR ED GLA KL ND NW RED RYE SCU SHE SOM STO WOR
Berwick Bandits 42–48 51–41 47–46 46–49 51–39 45–45 50–40 51–42 47–43 63–29 48–42 54–42 42–48
Birmingham Brummies 54–39 41–49 44–46 55–36 50–39 52–43 47–43 58–36 57–38 49–43 50–43 58–34 53–39
Edinburgh Monarchs 60–30 38–34 50–39 46–45 55–40 51–41 60–33 50–42 51–40 51–39 42–33 60–31 55–39
Glasgow Tigers 42–48 49–41 55–38 41–49 43–47 66–26 45–48 48–42 49–43 40–50 48–45 48–42 41–49
King's Lynn Stars 65–25 55–38 54–38 64–29 64–28 59–33 57–38 66–27 56–37 59–35 59–33 69–23 60–34
Newcastle Diamonds 55–39 48–45 54–38 53–27 51–42 66–27 64–26 55–38 52–43 47–37 55–37 52–40 62–28
Newport Wasps 44–45 41–51 43–47 50–40 44–46 38–52 49–43 48–42 44–46 51–41 44–48 44–44 47–43
Redcar Bears 53–40 49–43 47–39 49–41 38–54 47–47 52–39 52–41 50–40 59–37 52–41 53–42 51–41
Rye House Rockets 59–33 43–46 56–36 56–37 46–43 61–32 45–44 49–44 53–39 52–38 57–35 65–30 58–35
Scunthorpe Scorpions 51–42 45–48 49–44 50–40 57–35 51–45 56–39 49–44 49–41 57–38 47–43 59–31 51–39
Sheffield Tigers 51–39 55–41 42–51 51–39 50–40 58–37 60–34 36–42 62–33 52–38 59–32 54–39 46–46
Somerset Rebels 61–35 48–42 50–40 58–36 46–44 54–39 59–34 53–40 46–44 53–40 48–42 54–40 52–41
Stoke Potters 49–41 47–43 49–40 50–42 33–57 51–38 51–39 47–43 48–42 56–37 45–44 49–40 48–42
Workington Comets 59–35 51–44 45–45 48–45 42–51 49–44 53–43 46–38 49–41 50–40 47–43 50–45 57–35
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League table

Pos Club M Home Away F A Pts
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:
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 Diamonds50 – 41Edinburgh Monarchs
Mark Lemon 11+1 Kevin Wölbert 16
Birmingham Brummies43 – 47Kings Lynn Stars
Richard Sweetman 10+2 Darcy Ward 15

Leg 2

Edinburgh Monarchs52 (93) – (93) 43
8 - 4
Sudden Death		Newcastle Diamonds
Ryan Fisher 13 Rene Bach 13
King's Lynn Stars55 (102) - (78) 35Birmingham Brummies
Chris Schramm 14+1 Richard Sweetman 9+1

Grand final

First leg

Edinburgh Monarchs56 - 36King's Lynn Stars
Kevin Wölbert 14 William Lawson 11+1
1 Ryan Fisher 3, 2', 2, 1', 1 9+2
2 Michał Rajkowski 0, 3, 3, 0 6
3 Andrew Tully 3, 0, 3, 3 9
4 Matthew Wethers 2', 3, 2', 2' 9+3
5 Kevin Wölbert 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 14
6 Aaron Summers 3, 0, 2', 0 5+1
7 Kalle Katajisto 0, X, 1, 3 4
Manager: Alan Bridgett
1 William Lawson (guest) 1', 2, 2, 1^, 3, 2 11+1
2 Tomáš Topinka , , R/R
3 Chris Schramm 2, X, 2, 3, 4^, X 11
4 Emiliano Sanchez 1, 1', 1', 1, 1 5+2
5 Josh Auty (guest) 2, 1, 1, 0, X 4
6 Linus Eklöf 2, 0, 0, 1', 0 3+1
7 Jan Graversen 1', 1', 0, N 2+2
Manager: Rob Lyon

Second leg

King's Lynn Stars47 (83) - 41 (97)Edinburgh Monarchs
Chris Schramm 11+1 Kevin Wölbert 12
1 Ulrich Ostergaard (guest) 1', 2, 3, 2, 1' 9+2
2 Kozza Smith , , R/R
3 Emiliano Sanchez 3, 1', X, 1', 1' 6+3
4 Chris Schramm 2', 2, 2, 3, 2 11+1
5 Ty Proctor (guest) 0, 3, 3, X 6
6 Linus Eklöf 1', 1', 1, 0, 2, 2' 7+3
7 Jan Graversen 2, 2, 2, 2, 0 8
Manager: Rob Lyon
1 Ryan Fisher 3, 3, 2, X 8
2 Michał Rajkowski 0, 0, F 0
3 Andrew Tully 1, 0, 2, 3, 0 6
4 Matthew Wethers 0, 2, 1', 0 3+1
5 Kevin Wölbert 3, 3, 0, 3, 3 12
6 aron Summers 0, 0, 3, 0 3
7 Kalle Katajisto 3, 1, 3, 1', 1 9+1
Manager: Alan Bridgett

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
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
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
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 – 41King'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
[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 – 33Edinburgh Monarchs
Ryan Fisher 14
Kalle Katajisto 9
Matthew Wethers 5
Andrew Tully 4
Aaron Summers 0
Luke Bowen 0
Kevin Wölbert R/R
[4][6]
Norfolk Arena

King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–81.

Riders' Championship

Ricky Ashworth won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Owlerton Stadium.[7]

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
1 England (10) Ricky Ashworth (SHE) 13 3 2 2 3 3 13 1 3
2 Australia (15) Darcy Ward (KL) 11 3 1 3 3 1 11 2 2
3 Australia (12) Ty Proctor (RED) 11 2 3 2 2 2 11 3 2 1
4 England (11) David Howe (SS) 10 1 2 3 3 1 10 6 3 0
5 Scotland (5) William Lawson (GLA) 10 3 2 1 2 2 10 4 1
6 England (7) Andre Compton (WOR) 10 0 3 1 3 3 10 5 0
7 Denmark (1) Kenni Larsen (ND) 9 3 3 1 0 2 9 7
8 England (6) Jordan Frampton (NW) 9 2 3 2 1 1 9 8
9 United States (4) Ryan Fisher (EDI) 8 1 2 0 2 3 8 9
10 Australia (13) Jason Lyons (BIR) 7 0 1 3 0 3 7 10
11 Australia (2) Steve Johnston (SOM) 6 2 0 0 2 2 6 11
12 England (8) Jason Bunyan (STO) 5 1 1 2 1 0 5 12
13 Czech Republic (14) Tomáš Topinka (KL) 5 2 1 1 1 R 5 13
14 Sweden (3) Magnus Karlsson (SS) 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 14
15 England (16) Chris Neath (RH) 2 1 0 0 1 EF 2 15
16 Czech Republic (9) Michal Makovsky (BER) 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 16
England (17) Adam Wrathall 0 0
England (18) Gary Irving 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

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 26 June. The event was won by Birmingham Brummies.[8][9]

Semi finals

  • Birmingham bt King's Lynn 6–3
  • Somerset bt Workington 7–2

Final

  • Birmingham bt Somerset 6–3

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the fifth time, the Championship was held on 25 July 2009, at the Derwent Park.[10][11]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Workington 27 Compton 9, Rymel 9, Doolan 7, Lawson 2
2 Somerset 18 Johnston 8, Gathercole 6, Kramer 2, Sedgmen 2, Walker 0
3 Edinburgh 14 Fisher 5, Wethers 4, Summers 3, Rajkowski 2
4 Berwick 13 Clews 5, Makovsky 4, Franc 4, Aarnio 0

Final Leading averages

[12]

Rider Team Average
Australia Darcy Ward Kings Lynn 9.71
Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka Kings Lynn 9.62
Australia Steve Johnston Somerset 9.46
Australia Kevin Doolan Workington 9.35
England David Howe Scunthorpe 9.18
Australia Mark Lemon Newcastle 9.17
Scotland James Grieves Glasgow 8.97
Australia Shane Parker Glasgow 8.93
United States Ryan Fisher Edinburgh 8.89
Germany Kevin Wölbert Edinburgh 8.97

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Birmingham

Edinburgh

Glasgow

King's Lynn

Newcastle

Newport

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Workington

See also

References

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