2004 Premier League speedway season

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2004 Premier League speedway season
League Premier League
Champions Hull Vikings
Knockout Cup Hull Vikings
Young Shield Hull Vikings
Individual Andre Compton
Pairs Reading Racers
Fours Workington Comets
Highest average Jason Lyons
Division/s above 2004 Elite League
Division/s below 2004 Conference League

The 2004 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 15 teams for the 2004 season after the Swindon Robins and Arena Essex Hammers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Trelawny Tigers. [2]

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

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1 Hull Vikings 28230514451166461258
2 Workington Comets 28181914251179371249
3 Reading Racers 28170111389.51228.5341246
4 Stoke Potters 28150131328126830939
5 Isle of Wight Islanders 281321313701240281038
6 Rye House Rockets 28160121243135332537
7 King's Lynn Stars 28140141321128128735
8 Sheffield Tigers 28140141344125228634
9 Berwick Bandits 28130151282133726733
10 Exeter Falcons 28130151306.51306.526632
11 Glasgow Tigers 28120161282131024832
12 Edinburgh Monarchs 28120161282131924529
13 Somerset Rebels 28121151246136125429
14 Newport Wasps 2872191127145016117
15 Newcastle Diamonds 2880201133147316117

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2004 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 37th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition. [4]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
12/05Hull59-36Berwick
24/07Berwick42-42Hull
31/05Exeter53-19Newport
22/07Newport46-50Exeter
11/05Isle of Wight63-29King's Lynn
12/05King's Lynn56-39Isle of Wight
15/05Rye House55-39Newcastle
16/05Newcastle41-49Rye House
15/05Workington57-35Edinburgh
14/05Edinburgh50-43Workington
14/05Somerset48-42Stoke
15/05Stoke44-46Somerset
10/05Reading52-43Glasgow
09/05Glasgow47-43Reading

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
18/08Hull53-39Reading
23/08Reading51-42Hull
26/07Exeter62-29Sheffield
22/07Sheffield57-37Exeter
06/07Isle of Wight59-36Rye House
31/07Rye House52-42Isle of Wight
26/06Workington54-40Somerset
25/06Somerset48-44Workington

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
06/10Hull62-35Exeter
20/09Exeter57-34Hull
02/09Isle of Wight56-38Workington
18/09Workington43.5-46.5Isle of Wight

Final

First leg

Hull Vikings
Garry Stead 15
Emil Kramer 11
Emiliano Sanchez 11
Magnus Karlsson 10
Paul Thorp 8
Joel Parsons 1
Ross Brady R/R		56 – 39 Isle of Wight Islanders
Craig Boyce 11
Sebastian Trésarrieu 10
Ray Morton 6
Krister Marsh 6
Ulrich Østergaard 3
Jason Bunyan 2
Glenn Phillips 1
[5] [6]
Craven Park, Hull

Second leg

Isle of Wight Islanders
Jason Bunyan 12
Craig Boyce 9
Krister Marsh 9
Sebastian Trésarrieu 7
Ray Morton 6
Ulrich Østergaard 5
Glenn Phillips 4		52 – 43 Hull Vikings
Magnus Karlsson 12
Garry Stead 11
Paul Thorp 9
Emil Kramer 6
Emiliano Sanchez 4
Joel Parsons 1
Ross Brady R/R
[5] [6]
Smallbrook Stadium

Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–91.

Riders' Championship

Andre Compton won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 19 September at Owlerton Stadium. Compton was awarded the title following a last bend crash in the final with Simon Stead, the latter was attributed as the cause of the crash. [7]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Flag of England.svg Andre Compton 2 3 3 2 01033
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Lemon 2 2 2 2 31122
3 Flag of England.svg Simon Stead 3 3 3 3 315-1
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce 2 1 3 3 211-ef
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Watson 3 3 2 ex 2111
6 Flag of England.svg Danny Bird 2 ex 3 1 390
7 Flag of England.svg Carl Stonehewer 3 2 1 3 ex9
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Topinka 1 3 1 0 38
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adrian Rymel 0 2 2 3 07
10 Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Staechmann 1 2 2 1 17
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rory Schlein 3 1 - - -4
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Parker 1 1 1 ex 14
13 Flag of England.svg Glenn Cunningham ex 1 0 ex 23
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Lyons ex ef 0 2 13
15 Flag of England.svg Chris Neath ex ex 0 2 13
16 Flag of England.svg Luke Priest (res)2 13
17 Flag of England.svg Paul Cooper (res)1 01
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Brady ex ex - - -0

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Smallmead Stadium on 20 June. The event was won by Reading (Danny Bird & Phil Morris) who beat Stoke (Paul Pickering & Alan Mogridge) in the final. [8] [9]

Other teams

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 August 2004, at Derwent Park. [10] [11]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Workington29Stonehewer, Stead, Nieminen, Collins
2Stoke20Pickering, Staechmann, Mogridge, Kessler
3Glasgow12Parker, Stancl, Bentley, Grieves
4Rye House11Werner, Neath, Watt, Robson

Final leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Lyons Newcastle10.13
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar Reading10.02
Flag of England.svg Simon Stead Workington10.01
Flag of England.svg Carl Stonehewer Workington9.84
Flag of England.svg Sean Wilson Sheffield9.69
Flag of England.svg Danny Bird Reading9.67
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Watson Newport9.66
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Parker Glasgow9.58
Flag of Denmark.svg Frede Schött Edinburgh9.53
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce Isle of Wight9.47

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

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References

  1. ↑ "2004 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  3. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "2004 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. 1 2 "2004 KO Cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Hull 2004 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Controversial Compton claims PLRC". Crash.net. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "2004 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Reading race to Pairs title". Crash.net. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "2004 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Comets set to host biggest ever meeting". Whitehaven News. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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