2000 Premier League speedway season explained

Competition:Premier League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Exeter Falcons
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup3:Young Shield
Domesticcup4:Individual
Domesticcup4 Winners:Carl Stonehewer
Domesticcup5:Pairs
Domesticcup5 Winners:Workington Comets
Domesticcup6:Fours
Domesticcup6 Winners:Sheffield Tigers
Highest Average:Peter Carr
League Above:2000 Elite League
Leagues Below:2000 Conference League
Prevseason:1999
Nextseason:2001

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]

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]

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1Exeter Falcons261511013351003311344
2Swindon Robins2618081249109436844
3Hull Vikings2616281201114233942
4Sheffield Tigers26164912261102321042
5Workington Comets26152912611114321042
6Edinburgh Monarchs26151101213114031839
7Stoke Potters26122121166117826531
8Newcastle Diamonds26111141178115723730
9Glasgow Tigers26102141096123222527
10Newport Wasps26101151089124521526
11Isle of Wight Islanders2682161128120818624
12Berwick Bandits26100161133121020323
13Arena Essex Hammers26110151054127222123
14Reading Racers2671181075126215217

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.[4]

First round

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
05/06Reading 43-47Swindon
08/06Swindon 46-44Reading
05/06Exeter50-40 Isle of Wight
06/06Isle of Wight42-47Exeter
07/06Hull48-42 Sheffield
08/06Sheffield45-45Hull
10/06Stoke48-42 Newcastle
11/06Newcastle43-47 Stoke
10/06Workington40-31 Newport
11/06Newport48-42 Workington
10/06Edinburgh43-29Arena Essex
09/06Arena Essex48-42 Edinburgh
Second round
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13/07Swindon 49-41 Berwick
15/07Berwick 48-42 Swindon
10/07Exeter64-26 Glasgow
09/07Glasgow50-40 Exeter
12/07Hull42-48 Stoke
15/07Stoke41-48 Hull
15/07Workington50-40 Edinburgh
14/07Edinburgh44-46 Workington
Semi-finals
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01/10Swindon 48-23 Exeter
07/08Exeter46-44 Swindon
25/08Hull49-41 Workington
05/08Workington48-42 Hull

Final

First legSecond legSwindon 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.[5]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxPts width=50pxTotal width=50pxSF width=50pxFinal
1 3 3 2 3 314-3
2 1 2 1 2 3922
3 3 3 2 3 314-1
4 3 3 3 1 31330
5 0 3 2 3 191
6 2 2 3 3 2120
7 2 1 3 0 28
8 3 1 ex 2 2 8
92 2 2 2 08
10 1 1 1 3 17
11 1 2 1 0 1 5
12 ex 0 1 1 24
13 2 0 0 1 14
14 0 1 2 ex 03
15 1 ex ex1
16 0 ex0
17 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.[6] The meeting was subject to heavy rain, which forced a shortened version of the event.

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Workington 14 Stonehewer 8, Powell 6
2Isle of Wight 8Morton 8, Bird 0
3Swindon 8 Smart 6, Fry 2
4Newcastle 8 Pedersen 6, Compton 2
5Newport7Neath 5, Howe 2
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Edinburgh 12Carr P 6, Eriksson 6
2Sheffield 11Wilson 7, Kessler 4
3Hull 9 Stead 7, Thorp 2
4Berwick 8Bentley 6, Mogridge 2
5Exeter 5 Coles 3, Simmons 2

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.[7]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Swindon 14
2 Sheffield13
3 Newcastle12
4 Workington 9
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Berwick 17
2 Isle of Wight14
3 Edinburgh 10
4 Exeter 7
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Sheffield 30Wilson, Kessler, Lee. Stead
2 Isle of Wight16
3 Swindon 14
4 Berwick 12

Leading averages

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Peter CarrEdinburgh10.28
Sean WilsonSheffield10.27
Ray MortonIsle of Wight10.09
Carl StonehewerWorkington9.89
Bjarne PedersenNewcastle9.70
Robert ErikssonEdinburgh9.31
Michael ColesExeter9.26
Alan MogridgeBerwick9.07
Swindon8.89
Armando CastagnaReading8.88

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Sheffield

Stoke

Swindon

Workington

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final table. Speedway archive.
  2. Web site: 2000 tables. Speedway archive.
  3. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT). Official British Speedway website. 11 September 2021.
  4. Web site: 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup. Speedway archive.
  5. Web site: HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010 . Speedway History . 25 June 2023.
  6. Web site: 2000 fixtures . Speedway Researcher . 27 May 2023.
  7. Web site: 2000 season fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 6 July 2023.

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