2000 Premier League speedway season

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2000 Premier League speedway season
League Premier League
Champions Exeter Falcons
Knockout Cup Swindon Robins
Young Shield Swindon Robins
Individual Carl Stonehewer
Pairs Workington Comets
Fours Sheffield Tigers
Highest average Peter Carr
Division/s above 2000 Elite League
Division/s below 2000 Conference League

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]

Contents

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]

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away AE BER ED EX GLA HV IOW ND NW RR SHE STO SWI WOR
Arena Essex Hammers 49–4143–4751–3851–3948–4246–4344–4653–2449–4161–2948–4250–4145–44
Berwick Bandits 53–3752–3744–4646–4448–4247–4349–4156–3449–4151–3944–4642–4849–41
Edinburgh Monarchs 60–3052–3757–3257–3446–4454–3648–4455–3553–4053–3952–3846–4348–39
Exeter Falcons 70–2152–3859–3174–1662–2862–2851–3972–1867–2260–3053–3757–3360–31
Glasgow Tigers 59–3146–4447–4645–4539–5150–4054–3944–4649–4133–33+51–3944–4647–43
Hull Vikings 55–3451–4143–4746–4448–4254–3745–4250–4048–4145–4448–4251–3945–44
Isle of Wight Islanders 50–3953–3745–4550–4054–3644–4646.5–43.554–3651–3942–4848–4244–4644–46
Newcastle Diamonds 65–2562–2849–4149–4143–4745–4549–4050–4044–3947–4343–4749–4142–46
Newport Wasps 52–3951–4261–2947–4351–4143–4749–4152–4050–4043–4749–4140–5045–45
Reading Racers 57–3350–4049–4446–4443–4739–5348–4143–4746–4445–4547–4332–5839–50
Sheffield Tigers 62–2959–3154–3959–3160–3050–4357–3348–4454–3651–3948–4456–3448–42
Stoke Potters 56–3449–4147–4643–4749–4345–4545–4554–3645–4449–4150–4048–4252–37
Swindon Robins 57–3346–4454–3648–4266–2450–4250–4049–4160–3062–2849–4152–3846–44
Workington Comets 59–3151–3946–4446–4345–4546–4454–3651–3961–2951–3948–4154–3552–39
Source: [4] +Tie awarded to Sheffield
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1 Exeter Falcons 261511013351003311344
2 Swindon Robins 2618081249109436844
3 Hull Vikings 2616281201114233942
4 Sheffield Tigers 26164912261102321042
5 Workington Comets 26152912611114321042
6 Edinburgh Monarchs 26151101213114031839
7 Stoke Potters 26122121166117826531
8 Newcastle Diamonds 26111141178115723730
9 Glasgow Tigers 26102141096123222527
10 Newport Wasps 26101151089124521526
11 Isle of Wight Islanders 2682161128120818624
12 Berwick Bandits 26100161133121020323
13 Arena Essex Hammers 26110151054127222123
14 Reading Racers 2671181075126215217

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. [5]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
05/06Reading43-47Swindon
08/06Swindon46-44Reading
05/06Exeter50-40Isle of Wight
06/06Isle of Wight42-47Exeter
07/06Hull48-42Sheffield
08/06Sheffield45-45Hull
10/06Stoke48-42Newcastle
11/06Newcastle43-47Stoke
10/06Workington40-31Newport
11/06Newport48-42Workington
10/06Edinburgh43-29Arena Essex
09/06Arena Essex48-42Edinburgh

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
13/07Swindon49-41Berwick
15/07Berwick48-42Swindon
10/07Exeter64-26Glasgow
09/07Glasgow50-40Exeter
12/07Hull42-48Stoke
15/07Stoke41-48Hull
15/07Workington50-40Edinburgh
14/07Edinburgh44-46Workington

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
01/10Swindon48-23Exeter
07/08Exeter46-44Swindon
25/08Hull49-41Workington
05/08Workington48-42Hull

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 – 31 Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 9
Lee Dicken 8
Garry Stead 5
Rene Aas 4
Paul Smith 4
Jamie Smith 1
Mike Smith 0
[6] [7]

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 – 42 Swindon Robins
David Walsh (guest) 12
Oliver Allen 11
Martin Dixon 6
Paul Fry 5
Neil Collins 3
Mark Steel 3
Claus Kristensen 2
[6] [7]

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. [8]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Flag of England.svg Carl Stonehewer 3 3 2 3 314-3
2 Flag of England.svg Peter Carr 1 2 1 2 3922
3 Flag of England.svg Paul Pickering 3 3 2 3 314-1
4 Flag of England.svg Sean Wilson 3 3 3 1 31330
5 Flag of England.svg Paul Thorp 0 3 2 3 191
6 Flag of England.svg Alan Mogridge 2 2 3 3 2120
7 Flag of England.svg Andre Compton 2 1 3 0 28
8 Flag of Germany.svg Robbie Kessler 3 1 ex 2 28
9 Flag of England.svg Paul Fry 2 2 2 2 08
10 Flag of England.svg Les Collins 1 1 1 3 17
11 Flag of England.svg Michael Coles 1 2 1 0 15
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Henriksson ex 0 1 1 24
13 Flag of England.svg Colin White 2 0 0 1 14
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phil Morris 0 1 2 ex 03
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Eriksson 1 ex ex1
16 Flag of England.svg Ray Morton 0 ex0
17 Flag of England.svg Adam Allott 0 1 0 01

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. [9] The meeting was subject to heavy rain, which forced a shortened version of the event.

Semi finals

Final

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. [10]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Sheffield30Wilson, Kessler, Lee. Stead
2Isle of Wight16
3Swindon14
4Berwick12

Leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of England.svg Peter Carr Edinburgh10.28
Flag of England.svg Sean Wilson Sheffield10.27
Flag of England.svg Ray Morton Isle of Wight10.09
Flag of England.svg Carl Stonehewer Workington9.89
Flag of Denmark.svg Bjarne Pedersen Newcastle9.70
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Eriksson Edinburgh9.31
Flag of England.svg Michael Coles Exeter9.26
Flag of England.svg Alan Mogridge Berwick9.07
Flag of England.svg Paul Fry Swindon8.89
Flag of Italy.svg Armando Castagna Reading8.88

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Sheffield

Stoke

Swindon

Workington

See also

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