2002 Premier League speedway season

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2002 Premier League speedway season
League Premier League
Champions Sheffield Tigers
Knockout Cup Sheffield Tigers
Young Shield Sheffield Tigers
Individual Adam Shields
Pairs Isle of Wight Islanders
Fours Berwick Bandits
Highest average Sean Wilson
Division/s above 2002 Elite League
Division/s below 2002 Conference League

The 2002 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 17 teams for the 2002 season with the addition of two teams, the Rye House Rockets and the Somerset Rebels from the Conference League.

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

On 14 April, Lawrence Hare was paralysed after crashing while riding for Exeter Falcons. [4] [5]

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1 Sheffield Tigers 322011116121267411556
2 Newcastle Diamonds 322111015011364431356
3 Isle of Wight Islanders 322111015411329431555
4 Berwick Bandits 321731215201360371249
5 Hull Vikings 321901314441419381149
6 Swindon Robins 321721314731408361046
7 Stoke Potters 32171141453142335843
8 Reading Racers 32170151427144834741
9 Edinburgh Monarchs 32144141425145035840
10 Exeter Falcons 321401814631415281038
11 Arena Essex Hammers 32133151417145629635
12 Newport Wasps 32132171394147228634
13 Rye House Rockets 32132171373149628533
14 Trelawny Tigers 32131181343153927431
15 Workington Comets 32123171368151827330
16 Somerset Rebels 3292211344153620424
17 Glasgow Tigers 3290231335153318220

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2002 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 35th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Sheffield Tigers were the winners of the competition. [6]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
20/04Rye House53-37Somerset
10/05Somerset45-45Rye House

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
27/05Reading47-43Arena Essex
31/05Arena Essex48-42Reading
30/05Sheffield55-36Isle of Wight
28/05Isle of Wight46-44Sheffield
02/06Glasgow48-42Workington
01/06Workington41-49Glasgow
27/05Newcastle53-37Trelawny
28/05Trelawny46-43Newcastle
01/06Stoke49-41Exeter
27/05Exeter46-44Stoke
24/04Hull54-36Berwick
20/04Berwick52-38Hull
01/06Rye House46-44Swindon
30/05Swindon45-45Rye House
02/06Newport49-41Edinburgh
31/05Edinburgh49-41Newport
20/07
replay		Newport54-36Edinburgh
05/07
replay		Edinburgh49-41Newport

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/08Sheffield61-39Glasgow
12/08Glasgow44-46Sheffield
29/07Newcastle57-33Stoke
31/08Stoke49-41Newcastle
31/07Hull45-45Rye House
28/07Rye House44-46Hull
28/07Newport48-41Arena Essex
02/08Arena Essex45-45Newport

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
03/10Sheffield63-27Newcastle
30/09Newcastle53-37Sheffield
18/09Hull51-39Newport
29/09Newport50-40Hull

Final

First leg

Hull Vikings
Lee Smethills 12
Robbie Kessler 10
Garry Stead 9
Paul Thorp 7
Jamie Smith 6
Emil Kramer 3
Craig Branney 2		49 – 41 Sheffield Tigers
Lee Complin 11
Simon Stead 9
Sean Wilson 7
Scott Smith 6
Ricky Ashworth 4
Andrew Moore 3
Jamie Birkinshaw 1
[7] [8]
Craven Park, Hull

Second leg

Sheffield Tigers
Sean Wilson 13
Simon Stead 12
Lee Complin 7
Ricky Ashworth 7
Scott Smith 6
Andrew Moore 6
Jamie Birkinshaw 5		56 – 34 Hull Vikings
Robbie Kessler 12
Lee Smethills 10
Garry Stead 6
Paul Thorp 5
Craig Branney 1
Jamie Smith 0
Emil Kramer 0
[7] [8]
Owlerton Stadium

Sheffield were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

Riders' Championship

Adam Shields won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Belle Vue Stadium. [9]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Shields 3 3 ex 2 311-3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Watson 3 2 3 3 112-2
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Phil Morris 3 2 2 2 21121
4 Flag of the United States.svg Brent Werner 0 1 3 3 2930
5 Flag of England.svg Andre Compton 2 3 3 0 3111
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Peter Ingvar Karlsson 2 ex 2 1 380
7 Flag of England.svg Garry Stead 1 2 2 1 28
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marián Jirout 2 3 0 1 17
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Staechmann 3 1 1 1 17
10 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg George Štancl 2 1 ex 2 27
11 Flag of England.svg Paul Bentley 0 0 0 3 36
12 Flag of Denmark.svg Charlie Gjedde 0 2 3 ex 05
13 Flag of England.svg Michael Coles 0 0 1 3 15
14 Flag of Denmark.svg Frede Schött 1 3 1 0 05
15 Flag of England.svg Leigh Lanham 1 0 2 2 ex5
16 Flag of England.svg Simon Stead 1 1 1 0 03
17 Flag of England.svg Steve Masters (res)00

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 19 July. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders. [10] [11]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Berwick Bandits won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at the Brandon Stadium. [12] [13]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Berwick22Bentley 8, Rymel 6, Makovsky 5. Kristensen 3
2Arena Essex21White 8, Tatum 6, Tacey 4, Lanham 3
3Newport16Smart 5, Smith S 4, Dicken 4, Watson 3
4Hull13Kessler 6, Thorp 3, Smith J 2, Smethills 2, Stead G 0

Final leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of England.svg Sean Wilson Sheffield10.17
Flag of England.svg Carl Stonehewer Workington10.08
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Shields Isle of Wight9.85
Flag of England.svg Ray Morton Isle of Wight9.53
Flag of England.svg Paul Fry Swindon9.46
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marián Jirout Somerset9.31
Flag of England.svg Paul Bentley Berwick9.24
Flag of England.svg Leigh Lanham Arena Essex9.19
Flag of England.svg Peter Carr Edinburgh9.17
Flag of England.svg Chris Harris Trewlany9.13

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Rye House

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Swindon

Trelawny

Workington

See also

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