2003 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
---|---|
Champions | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Knockout Cup | Isle of Wight Islanders |
Individual | Sean Wilson |
Pairs | Workington Comets |
Fours | Swindon Robins |
Highest average | Frede Schött |
Division/s above | 2003 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2003 Conference League |
The 2003 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]
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Season summary
[edit]The League consisted of 18 teams for the 2003 season with the addition of the King's Lynn Stars who dropped down from the Elite League.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.[2][3]
Fixtures & results
[edit]Final table
[edit]Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 34 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 1653 | 1393 | 52 | 14 | 66 |
2 | Sheffield Tigers | 34 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1655 | 1397 | 44 | 13 | 57 |
3 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 34 | 22 | 0 | 12 | 1603 | 1463 | 44 | 12 | 56 |
4 | Swindon Robins | 34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1598.5 | 1451.5 | 41 | 12 | 53 |
5 | Berwick Bandits | 34 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 1563 | 1465 | 41 | 12 | 53 |
6 | King's Lynn Stars | 34 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 1598 | 1448 | 39 | 13 | 52 |
7 | Arena Essex Hammers | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 1609 | 1421 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
8 | Trelawny Tigers | 34 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 1599.5 | 1470.5 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
9 | Workington Comets | 34 | 19 | 2 | 13 | 1551 | 1489 | 40 | 9 | 49 |
10 | Newport Wasps | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1504 | 1546 | 36 | 8 | 44 |
11 | Newcastle Diamonds | 34 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 1525 | 1518 | 34 | 9 | 43 |
12 | Glasgow Tigers | 34 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 1479 | 1529 | 36 | 7 | 43 |
13 | Exeter Falcons | 34 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 1435 | 1592 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
14 | Rye House Rockets | 34 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 1441 | 1612 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
15 | Stoke Potters | 34 | 10 | 1 | 23 | 1443 | 1597 | 21 | 3 | 24 |
16 | Reading Racers | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1404 | 1653 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
17 | Somerset Rebels | 34 | 9 | 2 | 23 | 1357 | 1705 | 20 | 2 | 22 |
18 | Hull Vikings | 34 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 1395 | 1663 | 17 | 2 | 19 |
Premier League Knockout Cup
[edit]The 2003 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 36th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Isle of Wight Islanders were the winners of the competition.[5]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
11/04 | Somerset | 43-49 | Newport |
06/04 | Newport | 61-35 | Somerset |
09/04 | King's Lynn | 52-43 | Workington |
22/03 | Workington | 46-43 | King's Lynn |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
05/05 | Reading | 51-45 | Trelawny |
13/05 | Trelawny | 65-30 | Reading |
13/05 | Isle of Wight | 54-38 | Swindon |
15/05 | Swindon | 49-51 | Isle of Wight |
12/05 | Exeter | 50-43 | Newport |
11/05 | Newport | 47-43 | Exeter |
10/05 | Berwick | 52-36 | Glasgow |
11/05 | Glasgow | 42-42 | Berwick |
15/05 | Sheffield | 56-43 | Hull |
14/05 | Hull | 48-41 | Sheffield |
28/05 | King's Lynn | 62-34 | Edinburgh |
16/05 | Edinburgh | 59-37 | King's Lynn |
18/04 | Arena Essex | 44-46 | Rye House |
19/04 | Rye House | 44-46 | Arena Essex |
11/05 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Stoke |
10/05 | Stoke | 51-44 | Newcastle |
23/05 replay |
Arena Essex | 55-40 | Rye House |
26/05 replay |
Rye House | 44-46 | Arena Essex |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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24/06 | Isle of Wight | 61 34 | Exeter |
23/06 | Exeter | 53 42 | Isle of Wight |
24/06 | Trelawny | 61 34 | Berwick |
21/06 | Berwick | 55 42 | Trelawny |
26/06 | Sheffield | 50 48 | King's Lynn |
02/07 | King's Lynn | 48 49 | Sheffield |
27/06 | Arena Essex | 55 41 | Newcastle |
22/06 | Newcastle | 49 41 | Arena Essex |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
26/08 | Isle of Wight | 63-27 | Trelawny |
12/08 | Trelawny | 53-37 | Isle of Wight |
04/09 | Sheffield | 51-39 | Arena Essex |
29/08 | Arena Essex | 50-40 | Sheffield |
Final
[edit]Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
07/10 | 49-44 | Sheffield | |
16/10 | Sheffield | 47-46 | Isle of Wight |
Final
[edit]First leg
Isle of Wight Islanders Adam Shields 12 | 49 – 44 | Sheffield Tigers Brent Werner 12 |
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[6] |
Second leg
Sheffield Tigers James Birkinshaw 11 Andrew Moore 9 Richard Hall 8 Ricky Ashworth 8 Sean Wilson 7 Brent Werner 4 Ross Brady R/R | 47 – 46 | Isle of Wight Islanders Adam Shields 17 Paul Pickering (guest) 12 Danny Bird 6 Sebastian Trésarrieu 5 Glen Phillips 4 Stephane Trésarrieu 2 Gary Phelps 0 |
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[6][7] |
Isle of Wight were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–91.
Riders' Championship
[edit]Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 28 September at Owlerton Stadium.[8]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | ![]() |
3 2 3 3 1 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
2 | ![]() |
3 3 3 2 3 | 14 | - | 2 |
3 | ![]() |
3 3 3 3 3 | 15 | - | 1 |
4 | ![]() |
2 3 2 2 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
5 | ![]() |
2 0 2 3 2 | 9 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() |
ex 2 3 1 3 | 9 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() |
3 0 0 3 2 | 8 | ||
8 | ![]() |
1 3 0 2 1 | 7 | ||
9 | ![]() |
2 2 1 1 1 | 7 | ||
10 | ![]() |
1 1 1 0 3 | 6 | ||
11 | ![]() |
1 2 2 0 1 | 6 | ||
12 | ![]() |
ex 1 1 1 2 | 5 | ||
13 | ![]() |
1 1 2 1 0 | 5 | ||
14 | ![]() |
2 1 0 ex 0 | 3 | ||
15 | ![]() |
0 ex 1 2 0 | 3 | ||
16 | ![]() |
0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs
[edit]The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 19 July. The event was won by Workington (Carl Stonehewer and Simon Stead) who beat Newport (Frank Smart and Niels Kristian Iversen) in the final.[9]
Fours
[edit]Swindon Robins won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 27 July 2003, at the Abbey Stadium.[10][11]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Swindon | 25 | Gjedde 9, Allen, Fry, Neath |
2 | Trelawny | 22 | Harris 8, Zagar 8 |
3 | Newport | 21 | Smart 6, Iversen 6, Watson, Atkin |
4 | Glasgow | 4 | Stancl2, Doolan 2 |
Leading averages
[edit]Rider | Team | Average |
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Edinburgh | 10.11 |
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Isle of Wight | 9.99 |
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Newcastle | 9.80 |
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Arena Essex | 9.69 |
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Workington | 9.68 |
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Arena Essex | 9.67 |
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Swindon | 9.60 |
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Kings Lynn | 9.59 |
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Sheffield | 9.48 |
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Workington | 9.47 |
Riders & final averages
[edit]Arena Essex
- Joonas Kylmäkorpi 9.69
- Leigh Lanham 9.67
- Kelvin Tatum 8.39
- David Ruud 7.76
- Henning Bager 6.96
- Joel Parsons 6.00
- Lee Herne 5.94
- Jason King 4.74
- Danny King 3.82
- Andy Galvin 3.65
Berwick
- Michal Makovský 7.81
- Paul Bentley 7.76
- David Meldrum 7.28
- Josef Franc 7.03
- Adrian Rymel 6.88
- Claus Kristensen 6.86
- Carlos Villar 5.23
- Rob Grant Jr. 4.22
Edinburgh
- Frede Schott 10.11
- Peter Carr 9.00
- Magnus Karlsson 7.58
- Rory Schlein 7.55
- Theo Pijper 6.33
- Wayne Carter 4.77
- Matthew Wethers 3.84
- Barry Campbell 2.78
Exeter
- Michael Coles 8.48
- Seemond Stephens 8.05
- Mark Simmonds 6.92
- Lee Smethills 6.71
- Scott Smith 6.34
- Krister Marsh 5.82
- Roger Lobb 5.11
- Corey Blackman 3.76
Glasgow
- George Štancl 9.38
- James Grieves 8.72
- Kevin Doolan 6.37
- Les Collins 6.21
- Christian Henry 5.19
- David McAllan 4.56
- Trent Leverington 4.22
- Ross Brady 2.40
Hull
- Paul Thorp 7.98
- Garry Stead 7.39
- Bjorn Hansen 6.58
- Shaun Tacey 6.28
- Neil Collins 6.26
- Lee Dicken 4.66
- Simon Cartwright 4.61
- Barrie Evans 3.87
Isle of Wight
- Adam Shields 9.99
- Danny Bird 8.95
- Ray Morton 8.87
- Sebastien Trésarrieu 6.34
- Glen Phillips 4.67
- Gary Phelps 4.18
- Chris Mills 4.05
- Mathieu Trésarrieu 3.38
- Stéphane Trésarrieu 3.33
King's Lynn
- Shane Parker 9.59
- Tom P. Madsen 9.54
- Davey Watt 9.44
- Tomáš Topinka 9.40
- Trevor Harding 5.49
- Adam Allott 5.47
- James Brundle 4.61
- Darren Mallett 2.86
- Mark Thompson 2.33
Newcastle
- Bjarne Pedersen 10.17
- Kenneth Bjerre 9.80
- Stuart Robson 8.69
- Kevin Little 7.73
- Richard Juul 5.49
- Lee Dicken 5.42
- William Lawson 4.93
- Kristian Lund 4.44
- Jamie Robertson 4.27
- Craig Branney 3.87
- Steffen Mell 2.71
Newport
- Craig Watson 9.17
- Niels Kristian Iversen 9.13
- Frank Smart 8.39
- Tony Atkin 6.98
- Carl Wilkinson 4.98
- Chris Schramm 4.76
- Joel Parsons 2.84
- Karl Mason 1.56
Reading
- Janusz Kołodziej 8.95
- Andrew Appleton 7.67
- Phil Morris 7.09
- Jonas Davidsson 6.19
- Scott Smith 5.80
- Paul Clews 5.30
- Danny King 4.32
- Shane Colvin 4.25
- Joel Parsons 3.79
- Danny Norton 1.27
Rye House
- Edward Kennett 7.82
- Scott Robson 7.62
- Brent Werner 7.07
- Nigel Sadler 6.32
- Brett Woodifield 6.14
- David Mason 5.14
- Mark Courtney 5.08
Sheffield
- Sean Wilson 9.48
- Andre Compton 8.54
- Ricky Ashworth 7.57
- Andrew Moore 7.54
- Scott Smith 6.86
- Ross Brady 5.79
- James Birkinshaw 5.13
- Richard Hall 4.93
- Ben Wilson 3.81
Somerset
- Mark Lemon 8.03
- Glenn Cunningham 7.10
- Marián Jirout 6.63
- Matt Read 6.40
- Steve Bishop 6.21
- Graeme Gordon 5.89
- Stephan Katt 5.33
- Rob Finlow 3.77
- James Mann 3.03
- Simon Dyminski 2.84
- Paul Candy 0.67
Stoke
- Jan Staechmann 8.92
- Robbie Kessler 8.00
- Paul Pickering 8.00
- Scott Smith 6.72
- Alan Mogridge 6.43
- Jon Armstrong 5.79
- Rob Grant Jr. 4.84
- Joe Cook 2.69
- Nick Simmons 2.55
Swindon
- Charlie Gjedde 9.60
- Oliver Allen 8.92
- Chris Neath 7.80
- Paul Fry 7.38
- Jamie Smith 5.84
- Malcolm Holloway 4.60
- Ritchie Hawkins 4.14
- Tommy Allen 2.80
Trelawny
- Chris Harris 9.33
- Matej Žagar 9.12
- Pavel Ondrašík 8.02
- Steve Masters 7.48
- Mirko Wolter 6.45
- Emiliano Sanchez 6.33
- Richard Wolff 4.77
- Simon Phillips 4.10
- Malcolm Holloway 4.10
- Tom Brown 2.60
Workington
- Carl Stonehewer 9.68
- Simon Stead 9.47
- Rusty Harrison 7.23
- Kauko Nieminen 5.70
- Blair Scott 4.85
- Aidan Collins 4.75
- Chris Collins 3.36
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2003 tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "2003 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "2003 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2003 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield Match reports". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "Wilson walks off with PLRC". Crash.net. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "2003 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "2003 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Speedway: Diamonds hit by Little problem ahead of clash". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 July 2023.