League | Premier League |
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Champions | Sheffield Tigers |
Knockout Cup | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Young Shield | Sheffield Tigers |
Individual | Sean Wilson |
Pairs | Workington Comets |
Fours | Sheffield Tigers |
Highest average | Sean Wilson |
Division/s above | 1999 Elite League |
Division/s below | 1999 Conference League |
The 1999 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).
The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers. [1]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1229 | 930 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
2 | Newport Wasps | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1152 | 1023 | 33 | 9 | 42 |
3 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1151 | 1024 | 28 | 9 | 37 |
4 | Swindon Robins | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1110 | 1061 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
5 | Newcastle Diamonds | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1103 | 1066 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
6 | Exeter Falcons | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1071 | 1087 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
7 | Berwick Bandits | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1024 | 1140 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
8 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1085 | 1078 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
9 | Arena Essex Hammers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1081 | 1081 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
10 | Stoke Potters | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1026 | 1138 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
11 | Workington Comets | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1039 | 1132 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
12 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 999 | 1160 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
13 | Reading Racers | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1004 | 1154 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition. [3]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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17/05 | Reading | 53-37 | Glasgow |
23/05 | Glasgow | 37-46 | Reading |
21/05 | Edinburgh | 53-31 | Newcastle |
23/05 | Newcastle | 42-27 | Edinburgh |
23/05 | Newport | 47-43 | Stoke |
22/05 | Stoke | 46-44 | Newport |
20/05 | Sheffield | 52-38 | Isle of Wight |
18/05 | Isle of Wight | 42-48 | Sheffield |
24/05 | Exeter | 67-23 | Workington |
12/06 | Workington | 48-42 | Exeter |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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12/07 | Reading | 46-44 | Sheffield |
15/07 | Sheffield | 55-35 | Reading |
16/07 | Edinburgh | 57-33 | Newport |
04/07 | Newport | 53-37 | Edinburgh |
09/07 | Arena Essex | 55-35 | Swindon |
29/07 | Swindon | 53-37 | Arena Essex |
28/06 | Exeter | 63-37 | Berwick |
26/06 | Berwick | 49-40 | Exeter |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
20/08 | Edinburgh | 56-34 | Sheffield |
26/08 | Sheffield | 55-35 | Edinburgh |
20/08 | Arena Essex | 50-39 | Exeter |
23/08 | Exeter | 46-44 | Arena Essex |
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
25/09 | Edinburgh | 54-36 | Arena Essex |
16/10 | Arena Essex | 49-41 | Edinburgh |
First leg
Edinburgh Monarchs Peter Carr 14 Blair Scott 13 James Grieves 12 Ross Brady 8 Kevin Little 7 Justin Elkins 0 Brian Turner 0 | 54 – 36 | Arena Essex Hammers Leigh Lanham 10 Gary Corbett 9 Colin White 8 John Wainwright 4 Troy Pratt 3 Roger Lobb 1 Matt Read 1 |
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[4] [5] |
Second leg
Arena Essex Hammers Leigh Lanham 12 Troy Pratt 12 Colin White 10 Gary Corbett 5 Roger Lobb 5 Matt Read 4 John Wainwright 1 | 49 – 41 | Edinburgh Monarchs James Grieves 11 Ross Brady 9 Peter Carr 8 Kevin Little 8 Phil Ambrose 4 Blair Scott 2 Justin Elkins R/R |
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[4] [5] |
Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–85.
Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 September at Owlerton Stadium. [6]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 3 1 3 3 3 | 13 | - | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 2 3 3 3 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 3 2 2 0 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 3 3 3 1 3 | 13 | - | 0 |
5 | ![]() | 3 1 1 3 3 | 11 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() | 2 3 3 2 1 | 11 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 2 2 2 1 2 | 9 | ||
8 | ![]() | ex 3 2 2 2 | 9 | ||
9 | ![]() | 1 ex 2 2 2 | 7 | ||
10 | ![]() | 1 0 1 3 1 | 6 | ||
11 | ![]() | 1 1 1 2 0 | 5 | ||
12 | ![]() | 1 2 0 1 1 | 5 | ||
13 | ![]() | ex 2 0 1 1 | 4 | ||
14 | ![]() | 2 0 0 0 0 | 2 | ||
15 | ![]() | 0 1 1 0 0 | 2 | ||
16 | ![]() | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Hayley Stadium on 25 July. The event was won by Workington Comets. [7] [8]
Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Workington | 38 | Stonehewer 20, Werner 18 |
2 | Arena Essex | 31 | Lanham 18, White 13 |
3 | Newport | 28 | Smart 18, Watson 10 |
5 | Edinburgh | 24 | Grieves 20, Little 4 |
u | Sheffield | ? | Wilson, Compton |
u | Glasgow | ? | Collins, Sanchez |
u | Newcastle | ? | Olsen, Eriksson |
Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 29 August 1999, at the East of England Arena. [9]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Sheffield | 28 | Smith 8, Compton 7, Stead 6, Wilson 5, Lee 2 |
2 | Newport | 24 | Watson 9, Smart 8, Henriksson 5, Appleton 2 |
3 | Isle of Wight | 10 | Lanham 3, White 3, Lobb 3, Pratt 1 |
4 | Arena Essex | 10 | Tatum 4, Carter 2, Berge 2, Swain 2 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Sheffield | 10.56 |
![]() | Workington | 9.92 |
![]() | Glasgow | 9.76 |
![]() | Newcastle | 9.68 |
![]() | Edinburgh | 9.59 |
![]() | Newport | 9.59 |
![]() | Reading | 9.42 |
![]() | Exeter | 9.36 |
![]() | Glasgow | 9.23 |
![]() | Arena Essex | 9.10 |
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