2009 Premier League speedway season explained

Competition:Premier League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:King's Lynn Stars
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:King's Lynn Stars
Domesticcup3:Premier Trophy
Domesticcup3 Winners:King's Lynn Stars
Domesticcup4:Young Shield
Domesticcup4 Winners:Workington Comets
Domesticcup5:Pairs
Domesticcup5 Winners:Birmingham Brummies
Domesticcup6:Fours
Domesticcup6 Winners:Workington Comets
Domesticcup7:Individual
Domesticcup7 Winners:Ricky Ashworth
Highestaverage:Darcy Ward
League Above:2009 Elite League
Leagues Below:2009 National League
Prevseason:2008
Nextseason:2010

The 2009 Premier League season was the second division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom and the 15th season since its creation in 1995. The league is governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).

Summary

The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2009 season with the re-admission of the Newport Wasps and the loss of Mildenhall Fen Tigers, Isle of Wight Islanders (Both dropped to National League) and the Reading Racers (Loss of Stadium). New rules introduced for 2009 with a complete revamp of the points scoring system. The team finishing at the top of the league table at the end of the season after accumulating the most points were declared the Premier League champions. The four highest placed teams were entered into promotion play-offs, whereby the Premier League play-off winner faced the bottom Elite League team over two legs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield.

The Kings Lynn Stars were crowned the Premier League champions after ending the season as the highest placed team.[1] The Edinburgh Monarchs finished second, Newcastle Diamonds third and the Birmingham Brummies fourth. All four teams took part in the promotion play-off with Edinburgh and King's Lynn reaching the final. Edinburgh won 97–83 on aggregate and faced Elite League team Belle Vue Aces, but lost the two-legged promotion/relegation final.

New points scoring system

A new points scoring systems was devised for the 2009 season in an effort to make teams more competitive even when losing. If a Home team were to win by 7 or more points they would receive 3 points for the win. However, if the away team restricted the win from 1-6 points, the home team would receive only 2 points for the win, and the away team would be awarded 1 point for losing by less than 7 away from home.
If the match was a draw, the home team would be awarded 1 point and the away team awarded 2.
If the away team won the match by between 1-6 points, they would be awarded 3 points with the home team collecting 0. And finally if the away team won by 7 or more points, they would collect 4 points with the home team again collecting 0.

League table

width=30 rowspan=2Pos Club M Home Away F width=30 rowspan=2A width=30 rowspan=2Pts
width=303W width=302W width=30D width=30L width=304W width=303W width=30D width=301L width=30L
1Kings Lynn Stars2613000420341378101364
2Edinburgh Monarchs2611200211181378112251
3Newcastle Diamonds2612100111281241113949
4Birmingham Brummies269202130541232113949
5Redcar Bears2610111020561174119744
6Somerset Rebels269400010481199117742
7Workington Comets267411111281170121541
8Sheffield Tigers2610012100481192117939
9Rye House Rockets269301000491211117437
10Scunthorpe Scorpions2684010102101195119937
11Stoke Potters2675010011111096127532
12Berwick Bandits2663130200111128125731
13Glasgow Tigers2634060102101122123822
14Newport Wasps2623170011111074130316

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Last updated: October 20, 2010

Source: BSPA

Premier League play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1

Leg 2

Grand final

First leg

1 Ryan Fisher 3, 2', 2, 1', 19+2
2 Michał Rajkowski 0, 3, 3, 0 6
3 Andrew Tully 3, 0, 3, 3 9
4 Matthew Wethers 2', 3, 2', 2' 9+3
5Kevin Wölbert 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 14
6Aaron Summers 3, 0, 2', 0 5+1
7Kalle Katajisto 0, X, 1, 3 4
Manager: Alan Bridgett
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1 William Lawson (guest) 1', 2, 2, 1^, 3, 2 11+1
2 Tomáš Topinka ,,,, R/R
3 Chris Schramm 2, X, 2, 3, 4^, X 11
4 Emiliano Sanchez 1, 1', 1', 1, 1 5+2
5Josh Auty (guest) 2, 1, 1, 0, X 4
6Linus Eklöf 2, 0, 0, 1', 0 3+1
7Jan Graversen 1', 1', 0, N 2+2
Manager: Rob Lyon

Second leg

1 Ulrich Ostergaard (guest) 1', 2, 3, 2, 1' 9+2
2 Kozza Smith ,,,, R/R
3 Emiliano Sanchez 3, 1', X, 1', 1' 6+3
4 Chris Schramm 2', 2, 2, 3, 2 11+1
5Ty Proctor (guest) 0, 3, 3, X 6
6Linus Eklöf 1', 1', 1, 0, 2, 2' 7+3
7Jan Graversen 2, 2, 2, 2, 0 8
Manager: Rob Lyon
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1 Ryan Fisher 3, 3, 2, X8
2 Michał Rajkowski 0, 0, F 0
3 Andrew Tully 1, 0, 2, 3, 0 6
4 Matthew Wethers 0, 2, 1', 0 3+1
5Kevin Wölbert 3, 3, 0, 3, 3 12
6aron Summers 0, 0, 3, 0 3
7Kalle Katajisto 3, 1, 3, 1', 1 9+1
Manager: Alan Bridgett

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2009 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 42nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[2]

First round

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
09/05Stoke Potters48-42 Berwick Bandits
06/05Berwick Bandits50-39Stoke Potters
10/05Newcastle Diamonds48-42 Scunthorpe Scorpions
08/05Scunthorpe Scorpions65-25 Newcastle Diamonds
29/04Birmingham Brummies43-47 Rye House Rockets
09/05Rye House Rockets53-37 Birmingham Brummies
14/05Redcar Bears52-38 Newport Wasps
21/06Newport Wasps40-50 Redcar Bears
08/05Somerset Rebels46-44 Glasgow Tigers
24/05Glasgow Tigers45-44 Somerset Rebels
28/05Sheffield Tigers56-34 Edinburgh Monarchs
08/05Edinburgh Monarchs59-31 Sheffield Tigers
Quarter-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
20/05King's Lynn Stars58-32 Berwick Bandits
20/06Berwick Bandits26-57 King's Lynn Stars
13/06Rye House Rockets56-34 Somerset Rebels
12/06Somerset Rebels53-37 Rye House Rockets
20/06Workington Comets47-43 Edinburgh Monarchs
19/06Edinburgh Monarchs56-34 Workington Comets
13/08Redcar Bears46-44 Scunthorpe Scorpions
31/07Scunthorpe Scorpions50-39 Redcar Bears
Semi-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
09/10Scunthorpe Scorpions 45-27 King's Lynn Stars
06/10King's Lynn Stars 70-20 Scunthorpe Scorpions
19/09Rye House Rockets 49-41 Edinburgh Monarchs
11/09Edinburgh Monarchs 63-27 Rye House Rockets

Final

First legSecond legKing's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–81.

Riders' Championship

Ricky Ashworth won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Owlerton Stadium.[3]

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 26 June. The event was won by Birmingham Brummies.[4] [5]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1King's Lynn 24Topinka 14, Ward 10
2Somerset 23 Johnston 12, Kramer 11
3Scunthorpe 20 Karlsson 11, Howe 9
4Berwick13Franc 7, Makovsky 6
5Rye House 10 Sundstrom 10, Neath 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Workington 27 Rymek 14, Doolan 13
2Birmingham 19 Lyons 12, Piszcz 7
3Edinburgh 17 Tully 9, Fisher 8
4Redcar 16 Havelock 10, Proctor 6
5Glasgow 11 Grieves 7, Brown 4

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the fifth time, the Championship was held on 25 July 2009, at the Derwent Park.[6] [7]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Berwick 14Makovsky 5, Franc 4, Clews 3, Aarnio 2
2 Somerset 12Johnston 4, Kramer 4, Gathercole 4, Walker 0, Sedgmen 0
3 King's Lynn11Topinka 6, Schramm 4, Sanchez 1, Graversen 0, Smith 0
4 Redcar 11Proctor 5, Stonehewer 3, Havelock 2, Wilson 1
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Workington 18 Compton 6, Rymel 5, Doolan 4, Lawson 3
2 Edinburgh 12Wethers 5, Fisher 3, Rajkowski 3, Summers 1
3 Rye House 12 Neath 3, Mear 3, Sundstrom 3, Bowen 3
4 Scunthorpe 6 Karlsson 3, Howe 3, Wilkinson 0, Lambert 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=450Riders
1 Workington 27Compton 9, Rymel 9, Doolan 7, Lawson 2
2 Somerset 18Johnston 8, Gathercole 6, Kramer 2, Sedgmen 2, Walker 0
3 Edinburgh 14Fisher 5, Wethers 4, Summers 3, Rajkowski 2
4 Berwick 13Clews 5, Makovsky 4, Franc 4, Aarnio 0

Final Leading averages

[8]

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Kings Lynn9.71
Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.62
Somerset 9.46
Workington 9.35
Scunthorpe 9.18
Newcastle 9.17
James GrievesGlasgow8.97
Glasgow 8.93
Ryan FisherEdinburgh8.89
Edinburgh 8.97

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Birmingham

Edinburgh

Glasgow

King's Lynn

Newcastle

Newport

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Workington

See also

Notes and References

  1. 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.
  2. Web site: 2009 Premier League Knockout Cup. Speedway archive.
  3. Web site: ASHWORTH DELIGHTED WITH RIDERS VICTORY . BritishSpeedway . 27 June 2023.
  4. Web site: 2009 fixtures . Speedway Researcher . 29 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Lyons and Piszcz lead Birmingham win . Daily Express . 9 August 2009 . 29 May 2023.
  6. Web site: 2009 season fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 8 July 2023.
  7. Web site: 2009 Premier League Fours . You Tube . 8 July 2023.
  8. Web site: Greensheet Averages. Speedway GB.

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