2007 Premier League speedway season

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2007 Premier League speedway season
League Premier League
Champions Rye House Rockets
Knockout Cup King's Lynn Stars
Premier Trophy King's Lynn Stars
Young Shield Redcar Bears
Individual James Wright
Pairs Isle of Wight Islanders
Fours Isle of Wight Islanders
Fours Isle of Wight Islanders
Highest average Magnus Zetterström
Division/s above 2007 Elite League
Division/s below 2007 Conference League

The 2007 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).

Contents

Season summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2007 season with the addition of the Birmingham Brummies from the 2006 season.

The top four teams at the time of the fixture cut-off date to compete for the championship in the play-offs. Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield.

Rye House Rockets won the title. [1]

Final table

Key:
Premier League Play-Offs
PosClubMHomeAwayFABPPts
WDLWDL
1 Kings Lynn Stars 281400617139911621152
2 Birmingham Brummies*28120271613451215948
3 Rye House Rockets 2814003011144811131347
4 Sheffield Tigers 2814004010135612061147
5 Isle of Wight Islanders 2813014010138511761145
6 Somerset Rebels 2812024010132812331042
7 Workington Comets 281211301113001251839
8 Glasgow Tigers 281202401012841276638
9 Redcar Bears 281013201212521320530
10 Newcastle Diamonds 281112101312021365227
11 Stoke Potters 28905111212121316526
12 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 28905111212181347526
13 Edinburgh Monarchs 28905201212141350426
14 Newport Wasps 28905101311631369525
15 Berwick Bandits 28311000141067147407

*Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs.

Play-offs

Aggregate scores over two legs.

Semi-finals

Final

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2007 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 40th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the third successive year. [2]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
30/04Rye House50-41Mildenhall
03/06Mildenhall40-49Rye House
22/04Newcastle50-40Kings Lynn
25/04Kings Lynn64-29Newcastle
25/04Birmingham49-41Newport
29/04Newport51-39Birmingham
03/05Sheffield57-36Edinburgh
04/05Edinburgh60-33Sheffield
04/05Somerset52-38Glasgow
06/05Glasgow48-45Somerset
05/05Berwick51-42Stoke
06/05Stoke57-35Berwick
19/05Workington50-42Isle of Wight
22/05Isle of Wight52-43Workington

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
25/05Edinburgh48-41Somerset
11/07Somerset58-32Edinburgh
31/05Redcar45-45Kings Lynn
06/06Kings Lynn59-33Redcar
02/06Stoke49-41Newport
03/06Newcastle50-40Stoke
26/06Isle of Wight52-40Rye House
11/08Rye House50-43Isle of Wight

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
24/08Kings Lynn49-44Isle of Wight
18/09Isle of Wight45-45Kings Lynn
07/10Newport50-42Somerset
12/10Somerset61-32Newport

Final

First leg

Somerset Rebels
Chris Holder (guest) 9
Stephan Katt 9
Emil Kramer 8
Simon Walker 6
Danny Warwick 6
Richie Hawkins 4
Jordan Frampton 2		44 – 46 King's Lynn Stars
Daniel Nermark 14
Tomáš Topinka 12
Chris Mills 7
Trevor Harding 5
Paul Lee 5
Simon Lambert 2
Adam Allott 1
[3] [4]
Oaktree Arena

Second leg

King's Lynn Stars
Tomáš Topinka 15
Simon Lambert 11
Daniel Nermark 10
Trevor Harding 10
Adam Allott 7
Paul Lee 6
Chris Mills 0		59 – 34 Somerset Rebels
Ricky Ashworth 11
Stephan Katt 9
Richie Hawkins 5
Emil Kramer 5
Danny Warwick 3
Jordan Frampton 1
Magnus Zetterström R/R
[3] [5]
King's Lynn Stadium

King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–78.

Riders' Championship

James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 September at Abbey Stadium. [6]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1 Flag of England.svg James Wright 3 3 2 3 314-3
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Lyons 3 3 2 2 313-2
3 Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Rempała 0 1 3 2 3921
4 Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Nermark 2 2 3 3 31330
5 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Topinka 1 3 2 3 1101
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Holder 2 3 3 1 2110
7 Flag of England.svg Tai Woffinden 1 1 3 1 17
8 Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Laukkanen 3 2 ef 2 ex7
9 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Franc 2 1 1 1 27
10 Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kerr 1 0 ex 3 26
11 Flag of England.svg Chris Schramm (res)3 0 2 1 06
12 Flag of England.svg Lee Complin 1 2 ex 0 25
13 Flag of England.svg Andre Compton 0 0 1 2 14
14 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Rajkowski 2 2 0 0 04
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Kramer 0 1 0 0 12
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trent Leverington 0 0 1 0 01

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 29 June. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders. [7] [8]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Isle of Wight Islanders won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 8 July 2007, at the East of England Arena. [9]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Isle of Wight38Holder 12, Bunyan 9, Phillips 7, Gathercole 7, Stojanowski 3
2Somerset22Zetterstrom 8, Kramer 6, Hawkins 5, Frampton 3
3King's Lynn21Nermark 9, Topinka 5, Lee 5, Mills 2, Harding 0
4Rye House15Woffinden 5, Boxall 4, Roynon 3, Neath 2, Allen 1

Final leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of Sweden.svg Magnus Zetterström Somerset10.79
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Holder Isle of Wight10.69
Flag of England.svg Andre Compton Sheffield10.43
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Parker Glasgow10.03
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Nermark Kings Lynn10.00
Flag of England.svg Gary Havelock Redcar9.84
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Topinka Kings Lynn9.78
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Lyons Birmingham9.68
Flag of England.svg James Wright Workington9.53
Flag of England.svg Carl Stonehewer Workington9.32

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Birmingham

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Isle of Wight

King's Lynn

Mildenhall

Newcastle

Newport

Redcar

Rye House

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Workington


See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "2007 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  3. 1 2 "2007 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "2007 KO cup final 1st leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "2007 KO cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Wright hits top form to become Riders' No 1". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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  8. ↑ "ISLANDERS TAKE PAIRS TITLE". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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