Английская Википедия:2004 Elite League speedway season
Шаблон:Infobox speedway league season
The 2004 Elite League speedway season was the 70th season of the top 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][2] Poole Pirates completed the double (league and cup winners) for the second year running. They were the first team to achieve this since Oxford Cheetahs in 1986.[3]
Season summary
In 2004, the league increased to ten teams, with the Arena Essex Hammers and the Swindon Robins moving up from the Premier League. The title was decided by a play-off between the top five teams. The team that finished top of the table were seeded directly to the final and the next four met in quarter and semi final rounds. The winner of these rounds qualified for the final.[4]
Poole Pirates dominated the season again and completed the 'double double' meaning winning the league and cup for two consecutive seasons. This had not been achieved since Oxford Cheetahs during the 1985 and 1986 seasons. Poole retained the majority of their 2003 squad, five time World Champion Tony Rickardsson, Magnus Zetterström, Antonio Lindbäck and Bjarne Pedersen but Ryan Sullivan was brought in from Peterborough to replace Leigh Adams who moved to Swindon.[5]
Rickardsson topped the league averages but only raced part of the season returning to Sweden to spend more time with his family. Arguably Leigh Adams was the star rider of the season helping new Elite League side Swindon to a respectable mid-table position.[6]
Final table
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Poole Pirates | 36 | 23 | 2 | 11 | 1721 | 1603 | 48 | 13 | 61 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1729 | 1586 | 42 | 16 | 58 |
3 | Ipswich Witches | 36 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1701 | 1626 | 42 | 11 | 53 |
4 | Eastbourne Eagles | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1699 | 1632 | 39 | 11 | 50 |
5 | Oxford Silver Machine | 36 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 1679 | 1672 | 38 | 10 | 48 |
6 | Swindon Robins | 36 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1657 | 1667 | 39 | 6 | 45 |
7 | Belle Vue Aces | 35 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 1630 | 1597 | 34 | 9 | 43 |
8 | Arena Essex Hammers | 36 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 1651 | 1679 | 32 | 8 | 40 |
9 | Peterborough Panthers | 35 | 12 | 2 | 21 | 1514 | 1722 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
10 | Coventry Bees | 36 | 9 | 0 | 27 | 1565 | 1762 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
* Belle Vue v Peterborough not held
= Qualified for Play Off final | |
= Qualified for Play Offs |
Play-offs
Quarter-final and Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
- Wolverhampton Wolves 45-45 Ipswich Witches (Mikael Max beat Hans Andersen in run-off)
Final
First leg Шаблон:Footballbox Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox
The Poole Pirates were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 112-71.
Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2004 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 66th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition. Poole had started the final second leg under protest because of the Ipswich team changes that included a late replacement rider Davey Watt, who Poole considered was ineligible.[7]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
01/04 | Coventry | 42-54 | Belle Vue |
06/05 | Swindon | 56-38 | Wolverhampton |
22/03 | Wolverhampton | 50-43 | Swindon |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
23/09 | Swindon | 48-42 | Belle Vue |
11/09 | Eastbourne | 46-48 | Ipswich |
12/05 | Kings Lynn | 56-39 | Isle Of Wight |
06/05 | Swindon | 56-38 | Wolverhampton |
07/04 | Arena Essex | 48-46 | Oxford |
02/04 | Peterborough | 44-46 | Poole |
01/04 | Coventry | 42-54 | Belle Vue |
26/03 | Oxford | 47-46 | Arena Essex |
25/03 | Ipswich | 51-42 | Eastbourne |
24/03 | Poole | 58-37 | Peterborough |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
07/10 | Ipswich | 51-42 | Arena Essex |
07/10 | Swindon | 53-40 | Poole |
06/10 | Arena Essex | 43-46 | Ipswich |
06/10 | Poole | 61-30 | Swindon |
Final
First leg Шаблон:Footballbox
Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox
The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99-87.
Riders' Championship
Bjarne Pedersen won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 17 October.[8]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bjarne Pedersen | 3 2 2 2 2 | 11 | 2 | 3 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ryan Sullivan | 3 3 3 3 2 | 14 | x | 2 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Andersen | 1 3 2 3 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rory Schlein | 3 3 2 1 3 | 12 | x | 0 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Matej Ferjan | 2 3 3 3 0 | 11 | 1 | |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mikael Max | 2 2 2 3 3 | 12 | 0 | |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Leigh Adams | 2 2 3 1 1 | 9 | ||
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Nicholls | 3 1 1 0 3 | 8 | ||
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Adam Shields | 2 1 1 2 1 | 7 | ||
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon David Howe | 0 0 3 1 2 | 6 | ||
11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Davey Watt | 1 1 1 2 0 | 5 | ||
12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Havelock | 0 2 0 0 2 | 4 | ||
13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rafał Dobrucki | 1 0 0 2 0 | 3 | ||
14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Harris | 1 1 0 0 1 | 3 | ||
15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Josh Larsen | 0 0 1 1 1 | 3 | ||
16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sebastien Trésarrieu | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Pairs
The Elite League Pairs Championship, sponsored by Suzuki, was held at the Abbey Stadium on 11 April and was won by Swindon Robins.[9] Шаблон:Col-begin Шаблон:Col-2 Group A
Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Swindon | Adams & Gjedde | |
2 | Belle Vue | Crump & Screen | |
3 | Oxford | 15 | Ulamek 11, McGowan 4 |
4 | Coventry | Jonsson & Janniro | |
5 | Poole | Rickardsson & Lyons |
Шаблон:Col-2 Group B
Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peterborough | Richardson & Dryml | |
2 | Eastbourne | Pedersen & Shields | |
? | Wolves | Max & Howe | |
? | Ipswich | Nicholls & Andersen | |
? | Arena Essex | Loram & Barker |
Semi finals
- Swindon beat Eastbourne
- Belle Vue beat Peterborough 7–2
Final
- Swindon beat Belle Vue 5–4
Leading final averages
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Rickardsson | Poole | 10.89 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Leigh Adams | Swindon | 10.83 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Crump | Belle Vue | 10.67 |
Шаблон:Flagicon David Norris | Eastbourne | 9.95 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Loram | Arena Essex | 9.87 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Greg Hancock | Oxford | 9.83 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Nicki Pedersen | Eastbourne | 9.48 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Mikael Max | Wolverhampton | 9.39 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Nicholls | Ipswich | 9.33 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Andreas Jonsson | Coventry | 9.07 |
Rider & final averages
Arena Essex Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.87
- Шаблон:Player 6.67
- Шаблон:Player 6.57
- Шаблон:Player 6.18
- Шаблон:Player 6.06
- Шаблон:Player 6.02
- Шаблон:Player 5.82
- Шаблон:Player 5.66
- Шаблон:Player 4.44
Belle Vue Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.67
- Шаблон:Player 7.40
- Шаблон:Player 7.27
- Шаблон:Player 7.25
- Шаблон:Player 7.13
- Шаблон:Player 7.10
- Шаблон:Player 6.13
- Шаблон:Player 6.03
- Шаблон:Player 4.91
- Шаблон:Player 4.73
- Шаблон:Player 4.51
- Шаблон:Player 3.68
- Шаблон:Player 2.12
- Шаблон:Player 1.57
- Шаблон:Player 0.47
Coventry Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.07
- Шаблон:Player 7.11
- Шаблон:Player 6.68
- Шаблон:Player 6.49
- Шаблон:Player 6.00
- Шаблон:Player 5.85
- Шаблон:Player 5.67
- Шаблон:Player 4.76
- Шаблон:Player 2.29
- Шаблон:Player 1.05
Eastbourne Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.95
- Шаблон:Player 9.48
- Шаблон:Player 8.18
- Шаблон:Player 7.02
- Шаблон:Player 5.00
- Шаблон:Player 4.52
- Шаблон:Player 4.20
- Шаблон:Player 2.92
- Шаблон:Player 2.42
- Шаблон:Player 2.07
Ipswich Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.33
- Шаблон:Player 8.59
- Шаблон:Player 8.29
- Шаблон:Player 7.30
- Шаблон:Player 6.49
- Шаблон:Player 5.96
- Шаблон:Player 3.30
- Шаблон:Player 1.41
Oxford Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.83
- Шаблон:Player 6.74
- Шаблон:Player 6.60
- Шаблон:Player 6.25
- Шаблон:Player 6.25
- Шаблон:Player 5.96
- Шаблон:Player 5.20
- Шаблон:Player 4.91
Peterborough Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 8.62
- Шаблон:Player 7.86
- Шаблон:Player 6.86
- Шаблон:Player 6.55
- Шаблон:Player 5.40
- Шаблон:Player 4.55
- Шаблон:Player 4.00
- Шаблон:Player 2.21
Poole Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.89
- Шаблон:Player 8.77
- Шаблон:Player 8.66
- Шаблон:Player 8.63
- Шаблон:Player 7.65
- Шаблон:Player 6.29
- Шаблон:Player 5.86
- Шаблон:Player 5.43
- Шаблон:Player 4.80
- Шаблон:Player 4.72
Swindon Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 10.83
- Шаблон:Player 7.23
- Шаблон:Player 6.98
- Шаблон:Player 6.41
- Шаблон:Player 6.05
- Шаблон:Player 5.79
- Шаблон:Player 3.89
- Шаблон:Player 2.74
Wolverhampton Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Player 9.39
- Шаблон:Player 7.48
- Шаблон:Player 7.37
- Шаблон:Player 6.86
- Шаблон:Player 6.52
- Шаблон:Player 6.43
- Шаблон:Player 5.59
- Шаблон:Player 2.12
See also
- Speedway in the United Kingdom
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
Шаблон:Speedway Elite League Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons