2007 Premier League speedway season explained

Competition:Premier League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Rye House Rockets
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:King's Lynn Stars
Domesticcup3:Premier Trophy
Domesticcup3 Winners:King's Lynn Stars
Domesticcup4:Young Shield
Domesticcup4 Winners:Redcar Bears
Domesticcup5:Individual
Domesticcup5 Winners:James Wright
Domesticcup6:Pairs
Domesticcup6 Winners:Isle of Wight Islanders
Domesticcup7:Fours
Domesticcup7 Winners:Isle of Wight Islanders
Highest Average:Magnus Zetterström
League Above:2007 Elite League
Leagues Below:2007 Conference League
Prevseason:2006
Nextseason:2008

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

width=30 rowspan=2Pos Club M Home Away F width=30 rowspan=2A width=30 rowspan=2BP width=30 rowspan=2Pts
width=30W width=30D width=30L width=30W width=30D width=30L
1Kings Lynn Stars281400617139911621152
2Birmingham Brummies28120271613451215948
3Rye House Rockets2814003011144811131347
4Sheffield Tigers2814004010135612061147
5Isle of Wight Islanders2813014010138511761145
6Somerset Rebels2812024010132812331042
7Workington Comets281211301113001251839
8Glasgow Tigers281202401012841276638
9Redcar Bears281013201212521320530
10Newcastle Diamonds281112101312021365227
11Stoke Potters28905111212121316526
12Mildenhall Fen Tigers28905111212181347526
13Edinburgh Monarchs28905201212141350426
14Newport Wasps28905101311631369525
15Berwick Bandits28311000141067147407

Play-offs

Aggregate scores over two legs.

Semi-finals

Final

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

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
30/04Rye House50-41Mildenhall
03/06Mildenhall40-49 Rye House
22/04Newcastle50-40 Kings Lynn
25/04Kings Lynn64-29 Newcastle
25/04Birmingham49-41 Newport
29/04Newport 51-39 Birmingham
03/05Sheffield57-36 Edinburgh
04/05Edinburgh60-33 Sheffield
04/05Somerset52-38 Glasgow
06/05Glasgow48-45 Somerset
05/05Berwick 51-42 Stoke
06/05Stoke 57-35 Berwick
19/05Workington50-42 Isle of Wight
22/05Isle of Wight52-43 Workington
Quarter-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
25/05Edinburgh48-41 Somerset
11/07Somerset58-32 Edinburgh
31/05Redcar45-45 Kings Lynn
06/06Kings Lynn59-33 Redcar
02/06Stoke 49-41 Newport
03/06Newcastle50-40 Stoke
26/06Isle of Wight52-40 Rye House
11/08Rye House50-43Isle of Wight
Semi-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
24/08Kings Lynn49-44 Isle of Wight
18/09Isle of Wight45-45 Kings Lynn
07/10Newport50-42 Somerset
12/10Somerset61-32 Newport

Final

First legSecond legKing'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]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxPts width=50pxTotal width=50pxSF width=50pxFinal
1 3 3 2 3 3 14-3
2 3 3 2 2 3 13-2
3 0 1 3 2 3 921
4 2 2 3 3 3 13 30
5 1 3 2 3 1 101
6 2 3 3 1 2 110
7 1 1 3 1 1 7
8 3 2 ef 2 ex 7
92 1 1 1 2 7
10 1 0 ex 3 2 6
11 Chris Schramm (res) 3 0 2 1 0 6
12 1 2 ex 0 25
13 0 0 1 2 1 4
14 2 2 0 0 04
15 0 1 0 0 1 2
16 Trent Leverington 0 0 1 0 01

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
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Isle of Wight 24 Holder 16, Bunyan 8
2Glasgow 22 Parker 12, Watson 10
3Somerset 21Zetterstrom 13, Kramer 8
4Rye House 15 Neath 10, Allen 5
5Sheffield 8 Ashworth 6, Compton 2
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Workington 24 Nieminen 15, Wright 9
2Newcastle 21 Franc 13, Henry 8
3King's Lynn 17Nermark 9, Topinka 8
4Birmingham16 Ostergaard 12, Sanchez 4
5Redcar 12 Havelock 10, Grieves 2

Semi finals

Final

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
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 King's Lynn 16Nermark 5, Topinka 4, Mills 4, Lee 3
2 Somerset 15Zetterstrom 4, Kramer 4, Hawkins 4, Frampton 3
3 Glasgow11Watson 5, Parker 3, McAllan 3, Dicken 0, Ksiezak 0
4 Sheffield6Wilson 4, Compton 1, Parsons 1, Cooper 0, Ashworth 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Isle Of Wight 16 Bunyan 6, Holder 5, Stojanowski 4, Phillips 1
2 Rye House 13Boxall 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
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=450Riders
1 Isle of Wight 38Holder 12, Bunyan 9, Phillips 7, Gathercole 7, Stojanowski 3
2 Somerset 22Zetterstrom 8, Kramer 6, Hawkins 5, Frampton 3
3 King's Lynn 21Nermark 9, Topinka 5, Lee 5, Mills 2, Harding 0
4 Rye House 15Woffinden 5, Boxall 4, Roynon 3, Neath 2, Allen 1

Final leading averages

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Somerset10.79
Chris HolderIsle of Wight10.69
Andre ComptonSheffield10.43
Shane ParkerGlasgow10.03
Kings Lynn10.00
Gary HavelockRedcar9.84
Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.78
Jason LyonsBirmingham9.68
James WrightWorkington9.53
Carl StonehewerWorkington9.32

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Birmingham

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: 2007 Premier League Knockout Cup. Speedway archive.
  3. Web site: Wright hits top form to become Riders' No 1 . Manchester Evening News . 27 June 2023.
  4. Web site: 2007 fixtures . Speedway Researcher . 29 May 2023.
  5. Web site: ISLANDERS TAKE PAIRS TITLE . Sheffield Speedway . 29 May 2023.
  6. Web site: 2007 season fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 8 July 2023.

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