Английская Википедия:2007 Premier League speedway season
Шаблон:Infobox speedway league season
The 2007 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).
Season summary
The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2007 season with the addition of the Birmingham Brummies from the 2006 season.
The top four teams at the time of the fixture cut-off date to compete for the championship in the play-offs. Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield.
Rye House Rockets won the title.[1]
Final table
| Key: | |
|---|---|
| Premier League Play-Offs | |
| Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | BP | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | W | D | L | |||||||
| 1 | Kings Lynn Stars | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1399 | 1162 | 11 | 52 |
| 2 | Birmingham Brummies* | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1345 | 1215 | 9 | 48 |
| 3 | Rye House Rockets | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1448 | 1113 | 13 | 47 |
| 4 | Sheffield Tigers | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1356 | 1206 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1385 | 1176 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Somerset Rebels | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1328 | 1233 | 10 | 42 |
| 7 | Workington Comets | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1300 | 1251 | 8 | 39 |
| 8 | Glasgow Tigers | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1284 | 1276 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Redcar Bears | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1252 | 1320 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Newcastle Diamonds | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1202 | 1365 | 2 | 27 |
| 11 | Stoke Potters | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1212 | 1316 | 5 | 26 |
| 12 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1218 | 1347 | 5 | 26 |
| 13 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1214 | 1350 | 4 | 26 |
| 14 | Newport Wasps | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1163 | 1369 | 5 | 25 |
| 15 | Berwick Bandits | 28 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1067 | 1474 | 0 | 7 |
*Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs.
Play-offs
Aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi-finals
- Rye House Rockets 105-75 Isle of Wight Islanders
- Sheffield Tigers 99-86 King's Lynn Stars
Final
- Rye House Rockets 111-74 Sheffield Tigers
Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2007 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 40th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the third successive year.[2]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04 | Rye House | 50-41 | Mildenhall |
| 03/06 | Mildenhall | 40-49 | Rye House |
| 22/04 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Kings Lynn |
| 25/04 | Kings Lynn | 64-29 | Newcastle |
| 25/04 | Birmingham | 49-41 | Newport |
| 29/04 | Newport | 51-39 | Birmingham |
| 03/05 | Sheffield | 57-36 | Edinburgh |
| 04/05 | Edinburgh | 60-33 | Sheffield |
| 04/05 | Somerset | 52-38 | Glasgow |
| 06/05 | Glasgow | 48-45 | Somerset |
| 05/05 | Berwick | 51-42 | Stoke |
| 06/05 | Stoke | 57-35 | Berwick |
| 19/05 | Workington | 50-42 | Isle of Wight |
| 22/05 | Isle of Wight | 52-43 | Workington |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/05 | Edinburgh | 48-41 | Somerset |
| 11/07 | Somerset | 58-32 | Edinburgh |
| 31/05 | Redcar | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
| 06/06 | Kings Lynn | 59-33 | Redcar |
| 02/06 | Stoke | 49-41 | Newport |
| 03/06 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Stoke |
| 26/06 | Isle of Wight | 52-40 | Rye House |
| 11/08 | Rye House | 50-43 | Isle of Wight |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/08 | Kings Lynn | 49-44 | Isle of Wight |
| 18/09 | Isle of Wight | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
| 07/10 | Newport | 50-42 | Somerset |
| 12/10 | Somerset | 61-32 | Newport |
Final
First leg Шаблон:Footballbox Second leg Шаблон:Footballbox King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–78.
Riders' Championship
James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 September at Abbey Stadium.[3]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon James Wright | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | - | 3 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Lyons | 3 3 2 2 3 | 13 | - | 2 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jacek Rempała | 0 1 3 2 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Daniel Nermark | 2 2 3 3 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tomáš Topinka | 1 3 2 3 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Holder | 2 3 3 1 2 | 11 | 0 | |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tai Woffinden | 1 1 3 1 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kaj Laukkanen | 3 2 ef 2 ex | 7 | ||
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Josef Franc | 2 1 1 1 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Kerr | 1 0 ex 3 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Schramm (res) | 3 0 2 1 0 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lee Complin | 1 2 ex 0 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Шаблон:Flagicon Andre Compton | 0 0 1 2 1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michał Rajkowski | 2 2 0 0 0 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Шаблон:Flagicon Emil Kramer | 0 1 0 0 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Trent Leverington | 0 0 1 0 0 | 1 |
- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 29 June. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders.[4][5]
| Group A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Isle of Wight | 24 | Holder 16, Bunyan 8 |
| 2 | Glasgow | 22 | Parker 12, Watson 10 |
| 3 | Somerset | 21 | Zetterstrom 13, Kramer 8 |
| 4 | Rye House | 15 | Neath 10, Allen 5 |
| 5 | Sheffield | 8 | Ashworth 6, Compton 2 |
| Group B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Workington | 24 | Nieminen 15, Wright 9 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 21 | Franc 13, Henry 8 |
| 3 | King's Lynn | 17 | Nermark 9, Topinka 8 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 16 | Ostergaard 12, Sanchez 4 |
| 5 | Redcar | 12 | Havelock 10, Grieves 2 |
Semi finals
- Isle of Wight bt Newcastle 5-4
- Glasgow bt Workington 5-4
Final
- Isle of Wight bt Glasgow 6-3
Fours
Isle of Wight Islanders won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 8 July 2007, at the East of England Arena.[6]
| Group A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | King's Lynn | 16 | Nermark 5, Topinka 4, Mills 4, Lee 3 |
| 2 | Somerset | 15 | Zetterstrom 4, Kramer 4, Hawkins 4, Frampton 3 |
| 3 | Glasgow | 11 | Watson 5, Parker 3, McAllan 3, Dicken 0, Ksiezak 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield | 6 | Wilson 4, Compton 1, Parsons 1, Cooper 0, Ashworth 0 |
| Group B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Isle Of Wight | 16 | Bunyan 6, Holder 5, Stojanowski 4, Phillips 1 |
| 2 | Rye House | 13 | Boxall 5, Woffinden 3, Neath 3, Roynon 2, Allen 0 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 11 | Lyons 5, Ostergaard 5, Sanchez 1, Armstrong 0, Powell 0 |
| 4 | Workington | 8 | Wright J 3, Branney 3, Stonehewer 2, Wright C 0 |
| Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Isle of Wight | 38 | Holder 12, Bunyan 9, Phillips 7, Gathercole 7, Stojanowski 3 |
| 2 | Somerset | 22 | Zetterstrom 8, Kramer 6, Hawkins 5, Frampton 3 |
| 3 | King's Lynn | 21 | Nermark 9, Topinka 5, Lee 5, Mills 2, Harding 0 |
| 4 | Rye House | 15 | Woffinden 5, Boxall 4, Roynon 3, Neath 2, Allen 1 |
Final leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagicon Magnus Zetterström | Somerset | 10.79 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Holder | Isle of Wight | 10.69 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Andre Compton | Sheffield | 10.43 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Shane Parker | Glasgow | 10.03 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Daniel Nermark | Kings Lynn | 10.00 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Gary Havelock | Redcar | 9.84 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Tomáš Topinka | Kings Lynn | 9.78 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Lyons | Birmingham | 9.68 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon James Wright | Workington | 9.53 |
| Шаблон:Flagicon Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.32 |
Riders & final averages
Berwick Шаблон:Div col
- Michal Makovský 7.56
- Stanisław Burza 7.27
- Jacek Rempala 7.07
- Andreas Bergstrom 6.41
- Sebastian Truminski 6.31
- Michael Coles 4.59
- David Meldrum 4.56
- Benji Compton 3.30
- Jamie Robertson 3.29
- Sam Martin 2.60
Birmingham Шаблон:Div col
- Jason Lyons 9.68
- Ulrich Ostergaard 8.80
- Henning Bager 7.85
- Phil Morris 7.26
- Emiliano Sanchez 7.03
- Manuel Hauzinger 6.86
- Henrik Moller 6.54
- Ben Powell 5.75
- Lee Smart 5.13
- Brent Werner 4.70
- Aidan Collins 4.59
- Jon Armstrong 4.36
Edinburgh Шаблон:Div col
- Kaj Laukkanen 8.50
- Ronnie Correy 8.17
- George Štancl 7.63
- Matthew Wethers 7.50
- William Lawson 7.41
- Henrik Møller 7.10
- Theo Pijper 6.47
- Derek Sneddon 6.39
- Daniele Tessari 5.60
- Andrew Tully 5.46
- Kalle Katajisto 1.60
Glasgow Шаблон:Div col
- Shane Parker 10.03
- Craig Watson 8.43
- George Štancl 8.09
- Trent Leverington 6.81
- Robert Ksiezak 6.27
- David McAllan 5.94
- Lee Dicken 5.33
- Lee Smethills 4.30
- Michael Coles 3.88
Isle of Wight Шаблон:Div col
- Chris Holder 10.69
- Jason Bunyan 8.60
- Krzysztof Stojanowski 7.57
- Glen Phillips 7.04
- Cory Gathercole 6.36
- Chris Johnson 5.28
- Andrew Bargh 3.97
King's Lynn Шаблон:Div col
- Daniel Nermark 10.00
- Tomáš Topinka 9.78
- Paul Lee 7.41
- Trevor Harding 7.22
- Chris Mills 7.13
- James Brundle 5.97
- Simon Lambert 5.31
- Adam Allott 4.85
- Benji Compton 3.50
Mildenhall Шаблон:Div col
- Kyle Legault 8.53
- Marián Jirout 7.09
- Tom P. Madsen 7.01
- Paul Fry 6.43
- Tomáš Suchánek 6.37
- Shaun Tacey 6.29
- Jason King 6.24
- Mark Baseby 3.77
- Mark Thompson 2.68
Newcastle Шаблон:Div col
- Josef Franc 8.42
- Christian Henry 8.36
- Carl Wilkinson 7.04
- Jonas Raun 6.11
- Ross Brady 5.96
- Sean Stoddart 4.84
- Paul Clews 4.80
- Ashley Johnson 1.71
- Sam Dore 1.33
Newport Шаблон:Div col
- Phil Morris 6.85
- Tony Atkin 6.82
- Chris Schramm 6.80
- Michał Rajkowski 6.68
- Sebastian Truminski 6.25
- Tom Hedley 5.93
- Nick Simmons 4.79
- Barry Burchatt 4.71
- Karl Mason 2.06
Redcar Шаблон:Div col
- Gary Havelock 9.84
- James Grieves 9.09
- Robbie Kessler 8.36
- Josh Auty 7.28
- Mathieu Trésarrieu 7.15
- Chris Kerr 6.58
- Daniel Giffard 4.46
- Jamie Courtney 3.39
- Jack Hargreaves 3.04
- Rusty Hodgson 2.14
- Arlo Bugeja 1.60
Rye House Шаблон:Div col
- Tai Woffinden 9.01
- Stefan Ekberg 8.98
- Stuart Robson 8.68
- Chris Neath 8.62
- Steve Boxall 8.38
- Tommy Allen 7.67
- Adam Roynon 7.24
- Robbie Kessler 6.49
- Luke Bowen 4.98
Sheffield Шаблон:Div col
- Andre Compton 10.43
- Ricky Ashworth 8.50
- Ben Wilson 7.48
- Joel Parsons 6.32
- Paul Cooper 6.30
- James Birkinshaw 5.92
- James Cockle 4.27
Somerset Шаблон:Div col
- Magnus Zetterström 10.79
- Emil Kramer 8.60
- Ritchie Hawkins 6.36
- Simon Walker 5.92
- Jordan Frampton 5.62
- Stephan Katt 5.20
- Danny Warwick 5.12
- Tomáš Suchánek 3.90
Stoke Шаблон:Div col
- Glenn Cunningham 7.60
- Lee Complin 7.47
- Rusty Harrison 7.11
- Claus Vissing 6.87
- Garry Stead 6.75
- Ben Barker 6.69
- Barrie Evans 5.26
- Jack Hargreaves 4.37
Workington Шаблон:Div col
- James Wright 9.53
- Carl Stonehewer 9.32
- Ulrich Østergaard 8.83
- Kauko Nieminen 8.72
- Craig Branney 6.16
- Jamie Robertson 4.28
- Charles Wright 4.18
- Mattia Carpanese 4.15
- John Branney 3.97
See also
References
Шаблон:Speedway in the United Kingdom Шаблон:United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Шаблон:Speedway Premier League
