2005 Elite League speedway season

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The 2005 Elite League speedway season was the 71st 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][3]

LeagueSky Sports Elite League
ChampionsCoventry Bees
Knockout CupBelle Vue Aces
Craven ShieldOxford Silver Machine
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2005 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
ChampionsCoventry Bees
Knockout CupBelle Vue Aces
Craven ShieldOxford Silver Machine
IndividualNicki Pedersen
PairsSwindon Robins
Highest averageNicki Pedersen
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League
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Season summary

In 2005, the league consisted of ten teams, with the title being decided by a play-off between the top four.[4]

Belle Vue Aces topped the regular season table and won the Knockout Cup. Their world champion rider Jason Crump was in superb form throughout the season. Fellow Australian Leigh Adams topped the league averages for Swindon for arguably the second consecutive season but it was Coventry Bees that experienced their first title success since the glory days of the late 1980s.[3]

Coventry had finished bottom of the table during the previous season and with the exception of finishing runner-up in 2003 had been starved of success. The club made a change that proved instrumental, they brought in Scott Nicholls from Ipswich and supported by Andreas Jonsson and Chris Harris the team defeated Belle Vue in the Elite League Play off final.[5]

League

Final table

Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Belle Vue Aces 36 24 0 12 1766 1520 48 13 61
2 Coventry Bees 36 23 0 13 1739 1605 46 13 59
3 Peterborough Panthers 36 21 2 23 1709 1598 44 12 56
4 Eastbourne Eagles 36 19 1 16 1658 1646 39 10 49
5 Poole Pirates 36 18 1 17 1666 1647 37 10 47
6 Ipswich Witches 36 16 3 17 1661 1672 35 9 44
7 Swindon Robins 36 17 2 17 1617 1675 36 7 43
8 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 14 2 20 1682 1647 30 10 40
9 Oxford Silver Machine 36 11 1 24 1550 1773 23 3 26
10 Arena Essex Hammers 36 11 0 25 1539 1804 22 3 25
= Qualified for Play Offs

'A' Fixtures

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Home \ Away AE BV COV EAS IPS OX PET PP SWI WOL
Arena Essex Hammers 43–47 42–51 43–47 57–39 41–49 48–42 61–30 53–42 52–41
Belle Vue Aces 63–30 49–41 49–41 50–43 63–28 58–38 55–37 40–32 53–42
Coventry Bees 53–40 38–53 52–41 47–49 51–43 44–51 47–43 54–40 55–39
Eastbourne Eagles 52–42 53–37 42–51 48–45 55–39 51–40 44–46 56–40 45–45
Ipswich Witches 53–41 48–41 51–42 41–50 56–38 45–45 44–49 55–40 51–44
Oxford Silver Machine 46–48 43–52 40–54 50–41 48–46 49–46 49–41 41–49 50–45
Peterborough Panthers 52–39 52–39 52–43 52–43 40–55 48–42 40–50 55–41 47–43
Poole Pirates 55–40 53–41 57–36 50–44 47–43 54–41 52–41 54–40 46–44
Swindon Robins 53–38 46–44 49–41 48–44 49–44 46–43 46–44 45–45 48–42
Wolverhampton Wolves 49–47 40–50 48–45 46–47 47–43 55–38 55–40 56–38 57–33
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Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

'B' Fixtures

More information Home \ Away, AE ...
Home \ Away AE BV COV EAS IPS OX PET PP SWI WOL
Arena Essex Hammers 41–51 42–51 43–47 49–41 47–46 39–54 51–44 52–42 36–60
Belle Vue Aces 47–48 51–44 59–35 64–29 52–43 36–39 53–42 52–41 58–38
Coventry Bees 54–42 49–42 58–37 44–46 54–39 53–43 49–44 51–45 48–41
Eastbourne Eagles 56–37 46–43 43–46 58–38 57–35 48–42 46–40 55–39 49–41
Ipswich Witches 64–30 43–47 40–54 55–38 54–40 46–46 51–45 42–42 50–42
Oxford Silver Machine 49–41 41–54 42–52 49–41 45–47 43–47 46–44 51–42 47–43
Peterborough Panthers 61–32 48–42 48–42 62–31 50–43 52–30 48–42 53–43 51–39
Poole Pirates 52–38 53–41 46–47 50–40 44–46 46–44 44–46 50–40 52–43
Swindon Robins 58–35 53–39 47–43 44–46 52–41 54–38 47–43 53–39 48–42
Wolverhampton Wolves 63–31 39–51 38–55 49–41 59–34 45–45 55–41 54–42 53–40
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Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.

Semi-finals

  • Belle Vue Aces 53-40 Eastbourne Eagles
  • Coventry Bees 55-41 Peterborough Panthers

Final

First leg

More information Coventry BeesSebastian Ułamek 11Scott Nicholls 10Morten Risager 9Billy Janniro 8Joonas Kylmäkorpi 8Chris Harris 5Martin Smolinski 3, 54 - 41 ...
Coventry Bees
Sebastian Ułamek 11
Scott Nicholls 10
Morten Risager 9
Billy Janniro 8
Joonas Kylmäkorpi 8
Chris Harris 5
Martin Smolinski 3		54 - 41Belle Vue Aces
Jason Crump 21
Joe Screen 9
Andy Smith 4
Simon Stead 4
Rusty Harrison 2
Jason Lyons 1
R/R
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Second leg

More information Belle Vue AcesJason Crump 10Joe Screen 9Andy Smith 9Simon Stead 7Jason Lyons 4Rusty Harrison 3R/R, 42 - 47 ...
Belle Vue Aces
Jason Crump 10
Joe Screen 9
Andy Smith 9
Simon Stead 7
Jason Lyons 4
Rusty Harrison 3
R/R		42 - 47Coventry Bees
Scott Nicholls 11
Chris Harris 9
Billy Janniro 8
Morten Risager 6
Sebastian Ułamek 5
Joonas Kylmäkorpi 4
Martin Smolinski 4
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The Coventry Bees were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 101-83.

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2005 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 67th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Belle Vue Aces were the winners of the competition.[7]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
21/04Swindon60-36Poole
20/04Poole51-41Swindon
07/04Ipswich55-40Wolverhampton
04/04Wolverhampton37-53Ipswich
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Quarter-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
15/06Arena Essex51-40Ipswich
12/06Swindon55-39Coventry
26/05Ipswich52-42Arena Essex
21/05Eastbourne59-36Peterborough
20/05Coventry51-41Swindon
19/05Oxford49-41Belle Vue
16/05Belle Vue59-35Oxford
13/05Peterborough56-37Eastbourne
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Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
21/09Arena Essex52-41Eastbourne
18/08Swindon37-35Belle Vue
27/07Belle Vue61-32Swindon
23/07Eastbourne55-40Arena Essex
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Final

First leg

More information Eastbourne EaglesNicki Pedersen 17Adam Shields 10Davey Watt 9Dean Barker 5Andrew Moore 5Daniel Giffard 0R/R, 46 - 44 ...
Eastbourne Eagles
Nicki Pedersen 17
Adam Shields 10
Davey Watt 9
Dean Barker 5
Andrew Moore 5
Daniel Giffard 0
R/R		46 - 44Belle Vue Aces
Jason Crump 16
Jason Lyons 9
Joe Screen 8
Andy Smith 7
Simon Stead 3
Rusty Harrison 1
R/R
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Second leg

More information Belle Vue AcesJason Crump 16Joe Screen 12Jason Lyons 11Simon Stead 5Andy Smith 5Rusty Harrison 4R/R, 53 - 37 ...
Belle Vue Aces
Jason Crump 16
Joe Screen 12
Jason Lyons 11
Simon Stead 5
Andy Smith 5
Rusty Harrison 4
R/R		53 - 37Eastbourne Eagles
Nicki Pedersen 11
Adam Shields 7
Davey Watt 6
Travis McGowan 5
Oliver Allen4
Andrew Moore 4
R/R
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The Belle Vue Aces were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97-83.

Craven Shield

  • End of season competition

First Round Group A

More information Team one, Team two ...
Team one Team two Score
Arena EssexIpswich53–40, 41–49
PooleIpswich58–33, 50–47
Arena EssexPoole52–41, n–h
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First Round Group B

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Team one Team two Score
WolverhamptonSwindon58–36, 40–54
OxfordSwindon41–34, 46–44
OxfordWolverhampton48–42, 45–51
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Semi-final 1

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Team one Team two Team three Score
PeterboroughCoventryPoole38–36–34
PooleCoventryPeterborough38–34–35
CoventryPeterboroughPoole34–34–40
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Semi-final 2

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Team one Team two Team three Score
EastbourneBelle VueOxford37–26–27
OxfordBelle VueEastbourne42–32–34
Belle VueEastbourneOxford34–36–38
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Final

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Team one Team two Team three Score
EastbourneOxfordPoole41–40–27
PooleEastbourneOxford35–34–39
OxfordEastbournePoole36–39–33
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Riders' Championship

Nicki Pedersen won the Riders' Championship. The final was held in Swindon on 28 August.[8]

More information Pos., Rider ...
Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1Denmark Nicki Pedersen1 3 3 2 312x3
2England Scott Nicholls0 3 3 2 21022
3Sweden Peter Karlsson3 1 3 1 21031
4Denmark Bjarne Pedersen3 1 2 3 312x0
5Denmark Charlie Gjedde3 1 1 3 3111
6England Lee Richardson2 0 3 2 3100
7United States Greg Hancock2 3 2 0 29
8Australia Jason Crump2 2 0 2 28
9Poland Krzysztof Kasprzak0 3 1 3 18
10United States Billy Hamill3 2 0 - -5
11England Mark Loram2 2 0 1 05
12Czech Republic Aleš Dryml Jr.0 1 0 3 04
13England David Howe1 2 0 0 14
14Australia Davey Watt1 0 2 1 04
15Sweden Freddie Lindgren0 0 2 1 14
16England Simon Stead1 0 1 0 13
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Pairs

The Elite League Pairs Championship was held at the East of England Arena on 27 March and was won by Swindon Robins for the second consecutive year.[9]

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Semi finals

  • Belle Vue 5 Arena Essex 4 - Rickardsson, Screen, Crump, Havelock
  • Swindon 7 Wolves 2 - Adams, Richardson, Max Howe

Final

  • Swindon 6 Belle Vue 3 - Adams, Crump, Richardson, Screen

Leading final averages

More information Rider, Team ...
Rider Team Average
Australia Leigh AdamsSwindon10.42
Australia Jason CrumpBelle Vue10.35
Denmark Nicki PedersenEastbourne10.30
England Scott NichollsCoventry9.45
Sweden Peter KarlssonPeterborough9.48
Denmark Hans AndersenIpswich9.44
Sweden Mikael MaxWolverhampton9.39
United States Greg HancockOxford9.32
Denmark Bjarne PedersenPoole9.27
England Lee RichardsonSwindon8.85
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Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Belle Vue

Coventry

Eastbourne

Ipswich

Oxford

Peterborough

Poole

Swindon

Wolverhampton

See also

References

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