2001 Premier League speedway season explained

Competition:Premier League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Newcastle Diamonds
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup3:Young Shield
Domesticcup4:Individual
Domesticcup4 Winners:Carl Stonehewer
Domesticcup5:Pairs
Domesticcup5 Winners:Workington Comets
Domesticcup6:Fours
Domesticcup6 Winners:Workington Comets
Highest Average:Sean Wilson
League Above:2001 Elite League
Leagues Below:2001 Conference League
Prevseason:2000
Nextseason:2002

The 2001 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).[1]

Season summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2001 season with the addition of a new teams, the Trelawny Tigers.

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

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1Newcastle Diamonds28201713271166411253
2Hull Vikings28173813771124371350
3Sheffield Tigers281801013781125361147
4Isle of Wight Islanders281801013741145361147
5Swindon Robins28163913311170351045
6Workington Comets28162101263125634842
7Exeter Falcons28132131290123928836
8Edinburgh Monarchs28131141257124227835
9Reading Racers28123131272125027633
10Arena Essex Hammers28122141230126925530
11Stoke Potters28131141196131627330
12Berwick Bandits28101171204131721425
13Glasgow Tigers28100181131136920323
14Trelawny Tigers2861211075144713215
15Newport Wasps2861211115138513114

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 34th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.[4] [5]

First round

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
18/05Arena Essex45-45 Reading
21/05Reading48-42 Arena Essex
16/05Hull 54-36 Trelawny
22/05Trelawny43-47 Hull
19/05Stoke 56-34 Isle of Wight
29/05Isle of Wight47-42 Stoke
21/05Newcastle55-35 Edinburgh
18/05Edinburgh51-39 Newcastle
09/07Sheffield58-32 Berwick
19/05Berwick47-43 Sheffield
21/05Exeter64-26 Newport
24/06Newport47-43 Exeter
10/05Swindon70-20 Glasgow
20/05Glasgow 45-42Swindon
Quarter-finals
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09/07Reading 50-40 Exeter
12/07Exeter 51-39 Reading
04/07Hull 57-33 Stoke
08/07Stoke 41-48 Hull
09/07Newcastle56-34 Sheffield
12/07Sheffield47-43 Newcastle
05/07Swindon50-40 Workington
30/06Workington47-43 Swindon
Semi-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
18/07Hull 40-38Newcastle
23/07Newcastle43-47Hull
13/08Exeter52-38 Swindon
12/08Swindon51-39 Exeter

Final

First legSecond legHull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.

Riders' Championship

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 9 September at Brandon Stadium.[6] [7]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxPts width=50pxTotal width=50pxSF width=50pxFinal
1 1 1 3 1 3923
2 3 0 3 2 1 9 32
3 2 3 1 3 312-1
4 3 3 3 2 112-0
5 1 3 2 3 2111
6 3 2 1 3 2110
7 3 2 38
8 1 3 0 0 37
90 1 0 3 37
10 2 2 1 1 17
11 2 ex 2 0 26
12 2 1 0 2 05
13 0 2 2 1 5
14 1 ex 0 2 03
15 0 1 1 0 13
16 ex 0 2 0 02
17 Andrew Moore (res) 22
18 Ritchie Hawkins (res) 11

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 14 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the third successive season.[8]

Group A

Group B

Final

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 5 August 2001, at the East of England Arena.[9]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Sheffield 19
2 Newcastle 13
3 Hull 11
4 Reading 5Gjedde 2, Mullett 2, Castagna 1, Morris 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Isle of Wight 16
2 Workington 12
3 Edinburgh 12
4 Newport 7
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Workington22Stonehewer, Collins N
2 Newcastle 21Pedersen B
3 Sheffield19Stead
4 Isle of Wight 10Swain

Leading averages

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Sean WilsonSheffield10.39
Carl StonehewerWorkington10.29
Bjarne PedersenNewcastle10.16
Peter CarrEdinburgh10.01
Simon SteadSheffield9.98
Ray MortonIsle of Wight9.42
Michael ColesExeter9.19
Armando CastagnaReading9.05
Paul ThorpHull9.03
Peter Ingvar KarlssonWorkington9.03

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Sheffield

Stoke

Swindon

Trelawny

Workington

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2001 tables. Speedway GB.
  2. Web site: Final tables. Speedway archive.
  3. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT). Official British Speedway website. 11 September 2021.
  4. Web site: 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup. Speedway archive.
  5. Web site: Exeter 2001 season. Speedway Years.
  6. Web site: HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010 . Speedway History . 25 June 2023.
  7. Web site: PLRC: Stoney does the double! . Crash.net . 25 June 2023.
  8. Web site: 2001 fixtures . Speedway Researcher . 27 May 2023.
  9. Web site: Racers flop at fours . Get Reading . 6 July 2023.

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