2005 Premier League speedway season explained

Competition:Premier League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Rye House Rockets
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup3:Young Shield
Domesticcup4:Individual
Domesticcup4 Winners:Sean Wilson
Domesticcup5:Pairs
Domesticcup5 Winners:Glasgow Tigers
Domesticcup6:Fours
Domesticcup6 Winners:Somerset Rebels
Highest Average:Matej Žagar
League Above:2005 Elite League
Leagues Below:2005 Conference League
Prevseason:2004
Nextseason:2006

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).

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]

Final table

PosMWDLFAPtsBonTot
1Rye House Rockets28201714481133411253
2Berwick Bandits28190913711208381149
3Sheffield Tigers281601213611249321143
4King's Lynn Stars27270101305118534741
5Edinburgh Monarchs281511213231263311041
6Isle of Wight Islanders28151121363123731839
7Workington Comets28142121282128730737
8Newcastle Diamonds28142121251133830535
9Exeter Falcons28130151262.51342.526632
10Reading Racers28120161281131024428
11Somerset Rebels28110171250131722628
12Glasgow Tigers27110161243124122527
13Hull Vikings26110151129.51257.522527
14Stoke Potters28110171230134722426
15Newport Wasps2851221097148211213

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.[3]

First round

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
26/05Sheffield 51-39 Isle of Wight
07/06Isle of Wight55-34 Sheffield
29/05Glasgow56-34 Hull
13/07Hull 44-46 Glasgow
03/06Edinburgh 47-43 Rye House
04/06Rye House 57-33 Edinburgh
03/06Somerset 44-46 Workington
04/06Workington 47-43 Somerset
05/06Newcastle 53-36 Kings Lynn
29/06Kings Lynn 58-32 Newcastle
06/06Reading54-36 Newport
17/07Newport 39-51 Reading
12/06Stoke 42-48 Berwick
29/06Berwick 56-34 Stoke
Quarter-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
16/07Berwick 49-41 Workington
17/07Workington42-48 Berwick
16/07Rye House48-42 Glasgow
24/07Glasgow 33-57 Rye House
18/07Exeter 45-45 Kings Lynn
20/07Kings Lynn 63-27 Exeter
28/07Isle Of Wight 46-44 Reading
08/08Reading 51-33 Isle Of Wight
Semi-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
03/09Berwick 45-44 Kings Lynn
07/09Kings Lynn56-34 Berwick
05/09Reading 43-47 Rye House
24/09Rye House65-25 Reading

Final

First legSecond legKing'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.[4]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxPts width=50pxTotal width=50pxSF width=50pxFinal
1 3 2 3 3 112-3
2 2 3 3 3 213-2
3 ef 3 2 3 31121
4 1 2 3 2 21030
5 1 1 2 2 391
6 3 2 1 2 190
7 f 3 3 ex 28
8 3 ef 0 3 28
91 2 0 1 3 7
10 3 1 2 1 07
11 2 1 2 2 07
12 2 ef 0 1 3 6
13 2 3 - - - 5
14 1 ef 1 1 14
15 0 1 0 0 1 2
16 0 0 1 0 01
17 Benji Compton (res) 1 0 1
18 Luke Priest (res) 0 0

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 26 June. The event was won by Glasgow.[5] [6]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Rye House 20 Robson 16, Neath 4
2Exeter20 Stephens 11, Lemon 9
3Edinburgh 18Harrison 12, Brady 6
4Newcastle 16 Grieves 12, Franc 4
5Sheffield 16 Compton 11, Ashworth 5
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Somerset 22 Zetterstrom 15, Cunningham 7
2Glasgow 21 Parker 13, Stancl 8
3Hull 18 Thorp 14, Kramer 4
4King's Lynn 15 Topinka 12, Allen 3
5Workington 14Stonehewer 10, Wright 4

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 20 August 2005, at Derwent Park.[7] [8]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Somerset 15
2 Rye House 14
3 Berwick 11
4 Glasgow8
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Workington 18
2 Exeter 11
3 Sheffield 10
4 Edinburgh 9
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Somerset 21Zetterstrom, Cunningham, Fry, Hawkins
2 Workington 20
3 Exeter 16
4 Rye House 14

Final leading averages

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Matej ŽagarReading10.43
Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.93
Carl StonehewerWorkington9.89
Craig BoyceIsle of Wight9.81
Shane ParkerGlasgow9.74
Magnus ZetterströmSomerset9.38
Sean WilsonSheffield9.21
Andre ComptonSheffield9.08
Stuart RobsonRye House9.03
Oliver AllenKings 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hull Speedway (New Craven Park) . Defunct Speedway . 25 June 2024.
  2. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT). Official British Speedway website. 11 September 2021. 1 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210901122208/https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present. dead.
  3. Web site: 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup. Speedway archive.
  4. Web site: A Year in Summary : 2005 . Speedway Plus . 26 June 2023.
  5. Web site: 2005 fixtures . Speedway Researcher . 29 May 2023.
  6. Web site: SPEEDWAY: PARKER EYES A PAIR OF GONGS . Daily Record . 29 May 2023.
  7. Web site: 2005 season fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 8 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Somerset Rebels 2005 season review . BBC . 8 July 2023.

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