2005 Premier League speedway season

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2005 Premier League speedway season
League Premier League
Champions Rye House Rockets
Knockout Cup King's Lynn Stars
Young Shield King's Lynn Stars
Individual Sean Wilson
Pairs Glasgow Tigers
Fours Somerset Rebels
Highest average Matej Žagar
Division/s above 2005 Elite League
Division/s below 2005 Conference League

The 2005 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).

Contents

Season summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2005 season.

Two Hull Vikings home fixtures (versus Glasgow Tigers and King's Lynn Stars) were not ridden due to Hull being evicted from their track at Craven Park, Hull. [1]

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by the Rye House Rockets. [2]

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BER ED EX GLA HV IOW KL ND NW RR RYE SHE SOM STO WOR
Berwick Bandits 54–4157–3754–4061–3250–4049–4155–4061–3260–3257–3555–3758–3651–3956–38
Edinburgh Monarchs 59–3460–3551–4360–3563–3057–3853–4060–3546–4340–5245–4355–3953–4236–36
Exeter Falcons 38–5253–4257–3749–4150–4555–4060–3565–2854–3937–5356–3954–4046–4461–32
Glasgow Tigers 46–4851–3955–3864–2946–4435–3659–3448–4252–4243–4751–4154–4153–4042–51
Hull Vikings 44–4638–5349.5–46.5n/a55–37n/a51–4352–3847–4357–3350–4540–256–3655–40
Isle of Wight Islanders 50–4661–3460–3354–3959–3656–4071–2365–3150–4254–4059–3356–3750–4645–45
King's Lynn Stars 45–4455–4156–3545–4464–2957–3752–3867–2653–3953–3852–3962–3261–3453–43
Newcastle Diamonds 47–4349–4754–4047–4348–4256–3658–3855–3650–4245–4549–4160–3648–4158–36
Newport Wasps 49–4147–4644–4651–4442–4840–5035–5845–4542–5334–5838–5341–4946–4848–42
Reading Racers 44–4946–4761–3247–4658–3650–4551–4145–4749–4144–4656–3746–4458–3949–44
Rye House Rockets 65–2558–3766–2655–4050–4459–3761–3454–4164–2857–3661–3260–3163–2757–36
Sheffield Tigers 48–4157–3656–3751–4456–3950–4556–4063–2953–4160–3564–3065–3056–4059–36
Somerset Rebels 48–4260–3253–4256–3956–3843–5143–4758–3464–3047–4348–4244–4656–4039–45
Stoke Potters 46–4947–4250–4044–4651–4343–3455–3948–4255–3842–5036–5655–4148–4250–43
Workington Comets 59–3342–4854–4057–3947–4350–4255–3858–3643–4956–3847–4355–4047–4645–44
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1 Rye House Rockets 28201714481133411253
2 Berwick Bandits 28190913711208381149
3 Sheffield Tigers 281601213611249321143
4 King's Lynn Stars 27270101305118534741
5 Edinburgh Monarchs 281511213231263311041
6 Isle of Wight Islanders 28151121363123731839
7 Workington Comets 28142121282128730737
8 Newcastle Diamonds 28142121251133830535
9 Exeter Falcons 28130151262.51342.526632
10 Reading Racers 28120161281131024428
11 Somerset Rebels 28110171250131722628
12 Glasgow Tigers 27110161243124122527
13 Hull Vikings 26110151129.51257.522527
14 Stoke Potters 28110171230134722426
15 Newport Wasps 2851221097148211213

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition. [4]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
26/05Sheffield51-39Isle of Wight
07/06Isle of Wight55-34Sheffield
29/05Glasgow56-34Hull
13/07Hull44-46Glasgow
03/06Edinburgh47-43Rye House
04/06Rye House57-33Edinburgh
03/06Somerset44-46Workington
04/06Workington47-43Somerset
05/06Newcastle53-36Kings Lynn
29/06Kings Lynn58-32Newcastle
06/06Reading54-36Newport
17/07Newport39-51Reading
12/06Stoke42-48Berwick
29/06Berwick56-34Stoke

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
16/07Berwick49-41Workington
17/07Workington42-48Berwick
16/07Rye House48-42Glasgow
24/07Glasgow33-57Rye House
18/07Exeter45-45Kings Lynn
20/07Kings Lynn63-27Exeter
28/07Isle Of Wight46-44Reading
08/08Reading51-33Isle Of Wight

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
03/09Berwick45-44Kings Lynn
07/09Kings Lynn56-34Berwick
05/09Reading43-47Rye House
24/09Rye House65-25Reading

Final

First leg

King's Lynn Stars
Tomáš Topinka 15
Oliver Allen 12
Troy Batchelor 10
Kevin Doolan 10
Ashley Jones 8
Jan Jaros 5
Simon Lambert 3
63 – 27 Rye House Rockets
Brent Werner 9
Thomas Allen 7
Edward Kennett 4
Chris Neath 4
Daniel King 2
Steve Boxall 1
Stuart Robson R/R
[5] [6]

Second leg

Rye House Rockets
Brent Werner 14
Chris Neath 11
Thomas Allen 9
Daniel King 9
Edward Kennett 8
Steve Boxall 5
Stuart Robson R/R
56 – 34 King's Lynn Stars
Oliver Allen 11
Troy Batchelor 7
Tomáš Topinka 6
Jan Jaros 4
Kevin Doolan 3
Ashley Jones 3
Benji Compton 0
[5] [6]

King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

Riders' Championship

Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held on 18 September at Owlerton Stadium. [7]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Flag of England.svg Sean Wilson 3 2 3 3 112-3
2 Flag of England.svg Alan Mogridge 2 3 3 3 213-2
3 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Topinka ef 3 2 3 31121
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Lemon 1 2 3 2 21030
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Parker 1 1 2 2 391
6 Flag of England.svg Stuart Robson 3 2 1 2 190
7 Flag of England.svg Andre Compton f 3 3 ex 28
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Zetterström 3 ef 0 3 28
9 Flag of England.svg James Wright 1 2 0 1 37
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rusty Harrison 3 1 2 1 07
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce 2 1 2 2 07
12 Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar 2 ef 0 1 36
13 Flag of England.svg Garry Stead 2 3 - - -5
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adrian Rymel 1 ef 1 1 14
15 Flag of Denmark.svg Mads Korneliussen 0 1 0 0 12
16 Flag of Scotland.svg James Grieves 0 0 1 0 01
17 Flag of England.svg Benji Compton (res)1 01
18 Flag of England.svg Luke Priest (res)00

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 26 June. The event was won by Glasgow. [8] [9]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 20 August 2005, at Derwent Park. [10] [11]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Somerset21Zetterstrom, Cunningham, Fry, Hawkins
2Workington20
3Exeter16
4Rye House14

Final leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matej Žagar Reading10.43
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Topinka Kings Lynn9.93
Flag of England.svg Carl Stonehewer Workington9.89
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce Isle of Wight9.81
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Parker Glasgow9.74
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Zetterström Somerset9.38
Flag of England.svg Sean Wilson Sheffield9.21
Flag of England.svg Andre Compton Sheffield9.08
Flag of England.svg Stuart Robson Rye House9.03
Flag of England.svg Oliver Allen Kings Lynn9.03

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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