2005 Premier League speedway season

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The 2005 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).

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2005 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
ChampionsRye House Rockets
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Premier TrophyRye House Rockets
Young ShieldKing's Lynn Stars
IndividualSean Wilson
PairsGlasgow Tigers
FoursSomerset Rebels
Highest averageMatej Žagar
Division/s above2005 Elite League
Division/s below2005 Conference League
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Season summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2005 season.

Two Hull Vikings home fixtures (versus Glasgow Tigers and King's Lynn Stars) were not ridden due to Hull being evicted from their track at Craven Park, Hull.[1]

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by the Rye House Rockets.[2]

League

Final table

Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Rye House Rockets 28 20 1 7 1448 1133 41 12 53
2 Berwick Bandits 28 19 0 9 1371 1208 38 11 49
3 Sheffield Tigers 28 16 0 12 1361 1249 32 11 43
4 King's Lynn Stars 27 27 0 10 1305 1185 34 7 41
5 Edinburgh Monarchs 28 15 1 12 1323 1263 31 10 41
6 Isle of Wight Islanders 28 15 1 12 1363 1237 31 8 39
7 Workington Comets 28 14 2 12 1282 1287 30 7 37
8 Newcastle Diamonds 28 14 2 12 1251 1338 30 5 35
9 Exeter Falcons 28 13 0 15 1262.5 1342.5 26 6 32
10 Reading Racers 28 12 0 16 1281 1310 24 4 28
11 Somerset Rebels 28 11 0 17 1250 1317 22 6 28
12 Glasgow Tigers 27 11 0 16 1243 1241 22 5 27
13 Hull Vikings 26 11 0 15 1129.5 1257.5 22 5 27
14 Stoke Potters 28 11 0 17 1230 1347 22 4 26
15 Newport Wasps 28 5 1 22 1097 1482 11 2 13

Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away BER ED EX GLA HV IOW KL ND NW RR RYE SHE SOM STO WOR
Berwick Bandits 54–41 57–37 54–40 61–32 50–40 49–41 55–40 61–32 60–32 57–35 55–37 58–36 51–39 56–38
Edinburgh Monarchs 59–34 60–35 51–43 60–35 63–30 57–38 53–40 60–35 46–43 40–52 45–43 55–39 53–42 36–36
Exeter Falcons 38–52 53–42 57–37 49–41 50–45 55–40 60–35 65–28 54–39 37–53 56–39 54–40 46–44 61–32
Glasgow Tigers 46–48 51–39 55–38 64–29 46–44 35–36 59–34 48–42 52–42 43–47 51–41 54–41 53–40 42–51
Hull Vikings 44–46 38–53 49.5–46.5 n/a 55–37 n/a 51–43 52–38 47–43 57–33 50–45 40–2 56–36 55–40
Isle of Wight Islanders 50–46 61–34 60–33 54–39 59–36 56–40 71–23 65–31 50–42 54–40 59–33 56–37 50–46 45–45
King's Lynn Stars 45–44 55–41 56–35 45–44 64–29 57–37 52–38 67–26 53–39 53–38 52–39 62–32 61–34 53–43
Newcastle Diamonds 47–43 49–47 54–40 47–43 48–42 56–36 58–38 55–36 50–42 45–45 49–41 60–36 48–41 58–36
Newport Wasps 49–41 47–46 44–46 51–44 42–48 40–50 35–58 45–45 42–53 34–58 38–53 41–49 46–48 48–42
Reading Racers 44–49 46–47 61–32 47–46 58–36 50–45 51–41 45–47 49–41 44–46 56–37 46–44 58–39 49–44
Rye House Rockets 65–25 58–37 66–26 55–40 50–44 59–37 61–34 54–41 64–28 57–36 61–32 60–31 63–27 57–36
Sheffield Tigers 48–41 57–36 56–37 51–44 56–39 50–45 56–40 63–29 53–41 60–35 64–30 65–30 56–40 59–36
Somerset Rebels 48–42 60–32 53–42 56–39 56–38 43–51 43–47 58–34 64–30 47–43 48–42 44–46 56–40 39–45
Stoke Potters 46–49 47–42 50–40 44–46 51–43 43–34 55–39 48–42 55–38 42–50 36–56 55–41 48–42 50–43
Workington Comets 59–33 42–48 54–40 57–39 47–43 50–42 55–38 58–36 43–49 56–38 47–43 55–40 47–46 45–44
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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[4]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
26/05Sheffield51-39Isle of Wight
07/06Isle of Wight55-34Sheffield
29/05Glasgow56-34Hull
13/07Hull44-46Glasgow
03/06Edinburgh47-43Rye House
04/06Rye House57-33Edinburgh
03/06Somerset44-46Workington
04/06Workington47-43Somerset
05/06Newcastle53-36Kings Lynn
29/06Kings Lynn58-32Newcastle
06/06Reading54-36Newport
17/07Newport39-51Reading
12/06Stoke42-48Berwick
29/06Berwick56-34Stoke
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Quarter-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
16/07Berwick49-41Workington
17/07Workington42-48Berwick
16/07Rye House48-42Glasgow
24/07Glasgow33-57Rye House
18/07Exeter45-45Kings Lynn
20/07Kings Lynn63-27Exeter
28/07Isle Of Wight46-44Reading
08/08Reading51-33Isle Of Wight
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Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
03/09Berwick45-44Kings Lynn
07/09Kings Lynn56-34Berwick
05/09Reading43-47Rye House
24/09Rye House65-25Reading
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Final

First leg

More information King's Lynn StarsTomáš Topinka 15Oliver Allen 12Troy Batchelor 10Kevin Doolan 10Ashley Jones 8Jan Jaros 5Simon Lambert 3, 63 – 27 ...
King's Lynn Stars
Tomáš Topinka 15
Oliver Allen 12
Troy Batchelor 10
Kevin Doolan 10
Ashley Jones 8
Jan Jaros 5
Simon Lambert 3
63 – 27Rye House Rockets
Brent Werner 9
Thomas Allen 7
Edward Kennett 4
Chris Neath 4
Daniel King 2
Steve Boxall 1
Stuart Robson R/R
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Second leg

More information Rye House RocketsBrent Werner 14Chris Neath 11Thomas Allen 9Daniel King 9Edward Kennett 8Steve Boxall 5Stuart Robson R/R, 56 – 34 ...
Rye House Rockets
Brent Werner 14
Chris Neath 11
Thomas Allen 9
Daniel King 9
Edward Kennett 8
Steve Boxall 5
Stuart Robson R/R
56 – 34King's Lynn Stars
Oliver Allen 11
Troy Batchelor 7
Tomáš Topinka 6
Jan Jaros 4
Kevin Doolan 3
Ashley Jones 3
Benji Compton 0
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King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

Premier Trophy

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Semi-final

More information Team one, Team two ...
Team one Team two Score
WorkingtonExeter60–31, 40–56
Rye HouseSheffield66–26, 39–50
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Final

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Team one Team two Score
WorkingtonRye House44–46, 32–61
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Young Shield

End of season competition for the highest eight league teams

First Round

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Team one Team two Score
WorkingtonKing's Lynn50–42, 42–52
SheffieldEdinburgh57–37, 38–54
Rye HouseIsle of Wight62–30, 441–54
BerwickNewcastle60–35, 42–48
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Semi-final

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Team one Team two Score
BerwickKing's Lynn49–48, 35–57
SheffieldRye House59–36, 30–62
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Final

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Team one Team two Score
King's LynnRye House59–34, 42–51
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Riders' Championship

Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held on 18 September at Owlerton Stadium.[9]

More information Pos., Rider ...
Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1England Sean Wilson3 2 3 3 112-3
2England Alan Mogridge2 3 3 3 213-2
3Czech Republic Tomáš Topinkaef 3 2 3 31121
4Australia Mark Lemon1 2 3 2 21030
5Australia Shane Parker1 1 2 2 391
6England Stuart Robson3 2 1 2 190
7England Andre Comptonf 3 3 ex 28
8Sweden Magnus Zetterström3 ef 0 3 28
9England James Wright1 2 0 1 37
10Australia Rusty Harrison3 1 2 1 07
11Australia Craig Boyce2 1 2 2 07
12Slovenia Matej Žagar2 ef 0 1 36
13England Garry Stead2 3 - - -5
14Czech Republic Adrian Rymel1 ef 1 1 14
15Denmark Mads Korneliussen0 1 0 0 12
16Scotland James Grieves0 0 1 0 01
17England Benji Compton (res)1 01
18England Luke Priest (res)00
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  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 26 June. The event was won by Glasgow.[10][11]

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Semi finals

  • Glasgow bt Rye House 6–3
  • Somerset bt Exeter 7–2

Final

  • Glasgow bt Somerset 5–4

Fours

Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 20 August 2005, at Derwent Park.[12][13]

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Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Somerset21Zetterstrom, Cunningham, Fry, Hawkins
2Workington20
3Exeter16
4Rye House14
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Final leading averages

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Rider Team Average
Slovenia Matej ŽagarReading10.43
Czech Republic Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.93
England Carl StonehewerWorkington9.89
Australia Craig BoyceIsle of Wight9.81
Australia Shane ParkerGlasgow9.74
Sweden Magnus ZetterströmSomerset9.38
England Sean WilsonSheffield9.21
England Andre ComptonSheffield9.08
England Stuart RobsonRye House9.03
England Oliver AllenKings Lynn9.03
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Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

King's Lynn

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Rye House

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Workington

See also

References

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