2006 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:Individual
Domesticcup4 Winners:Magnus Zetterström
Domesticcup5:Pairs
Domesticcup5 Winners:Glasgow Tigers
Domesticcup6:Fours
Domesticcup6 Winners:Workington Comets
Highest Average:Magnus Zetterström
League Above:2006 Elite League
Leagues Below:2006 Conference League
Prevseason:2005
Nextseason:2007

The 2006 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 14 teams for the 2005 season after the Reading Racers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. The Mildenhall Fen Tigers elected to enter the Premier League along with the newly founded Redcar Bears.

King's Lynn Stars won the league title.[1]

Final table

HomeAwayBonus
PosTeamMWDLWDLFAPtsWLTot
126130062514099904013053
2261111508129111013311244
326130031912401173339442
426120140912501147328540
5261102211012431156279436
6261102211012201194276733
7261003301012101199267633
8261201101211801210267633
9261210001311291249255830
10261003201111271265244928
1126814201111401274215826
12268230013113812701821120
13266162011111612641721119
14266071111108712881531018

Play-offs

Aggregate scores over two legs.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2006 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[2]

First round

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
31/05King's Lynn 70-20 Berwick
20/05Berwick 47-43 King's Lynn
27/05Workington 54-40 Newcastle
28/05Newcastle 55-40 Workington
20/05Rye House 66-36 Isle of Wight
16/05Isle of Wight 53-41 Rye House
19/05Somerset 57-38 Stoke
20/05Stoke 51-41 Somerset
27/06Newport55-31 Edinburgh
19/05Edinburgh56-40 Newport
Quarter-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
21/06King's Lynn54-41 Rye House
24/06Rye House49-44 King's Lynn
23/06Somerset52-44 Mildenhall
25/06Mildenhall40-53 Somerset
25/06Glasgow55-41 Newcastle
26/06Newcastle48-42 Glasgow
06/07Sheffield59-33 Newport
09/07Newport39-51 Sheffield
Semi-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
10/09Glasgow 45-45 King's Lynn
20/09King's Lynn67-27Glasgow
15/09Somerset55-40 Sheffield
28/09Sheffield55-41 Somerset

Final

First legSecond legKing's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 107–77.

Final leading averages

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Magnus ZetterströmSomerset10.52
Gary HavelockRedcar10.10
Andre ComptonSheffield9.94
Shane ParkerGlasgow9.91
Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.80
Kevin DoolanKings Lynn9.30
Jason LyonsMildenhall9.24
Danny BirdGlasgow9.10
Daniel NermarkKings Lynn9.07
Stoke9.03

Riders' Championship

Magnus Zetterström won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Owlerton Stadium.[3]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxPts width=50pxTotal width=50pxSF width=50pxFinal
1 3 3 2 3 314-3
2 3 2 2 3 313-2
3 2 2 3 2 31221
4 0 3 3 2 31130
5 2 3 1 3 1101
6 1 2 3 3 090
7 1 3 3 - -7
8 3 1 2 0 17
92 0 1 2 27
10 0 0 2 2 26
11 2 2 0 0 26
12 3 1 0 1 16
13 1 1 1 1 15
14 1 0 0 1 24
15 0 1 1 0 r2
16 ex 0 0 0 00
17 Tai Woffinden (res) 1 1
18 David Speight (res) 0 00

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 8 October (originally abandoned on 18 June). The event was won by Glasgow for the second consecutive season.[4] [5]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Newcastle 25 Franc 14, Stancl 11
2Sheffield 21 Wilson 13, Ashworth 8
3King's Lynn 21Nermark 13, Doolan 8
4Edinburgh 12 Lawson 9, Sneddon 3
5Glasgow B 11 McAllan 6, Ksiezak 5
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Somerset 26 Zetterstrom 13, Kramer 13
2Glasgow 20 Bird 12, Parker 8
3Workington 17Wright 12, Piszcz 5
4Stoke 15 Lemon 8, Thorp 7
5Mildenhall 12 Lyons 12, Armstrong 0

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the third time. The event was held at Derwent Park on 7 October, after originally being postponed from 19 August.[6]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Sheffield 20Legault 6, Ashworth 6, Wilson 5, Compton 3
2 King's Lynn 11Hardin 4, Doolan 3, Nermark 2, Mills 2
3 Rye House9Robson 3, Kennett 3, Allen 2, Boxall 1
4 Newcastle8Henry 3, Franc 3, Stancl 2, Robertson 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Workington 19 Stead 5, Wright 5, Piszcz 5, Harrison 1
2 Somerset 12Zetterstrom 6, Kramer 4, Cunningham 1, Katt 1
3 Glasgow 10 Bird 4, Partker 3, McAllan 2, Dicken 1
4 Mildenhall 7 Werner 5, King 2, Lyons 1, Armstrong 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Workington 22Wright 7, Stead 5, Piszcz 4, Harrison 4
2 Somerset 21Zetterstrom 9, Kramer 5, Cunningham 4, Katt 3
3 Sheffield 16Compton 5, Legault 4, Wilson 4, Ashworth 3
4 King's Lynn 12Doolan 6, Nermark 4, Milsl 2, Harding 0

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Isle of Wight

King's Lynn

Mildenhall

Newcastle

Newport

Redcar

Rye House

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: 2006 Premier League Knockout Cup. Speedway archive.
  3. Web site: Zorro makes his mark . The Northern Echo . 26 June 2023.
  4. Web site: 2006 fixtures . Speedway Researcher . 29 May 2023.
  5. Book: Bamford, Robert . Tempus Speedway Yearbook . 2007 . 215-217 . Tempus Publishing Ltd . 978-07524-4250-1.
  6. Web site: 2006 season fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 8 July 2023.

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