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1999 Premier League speedway season

Speedway season in the United Kingdom

Field	Value
competition	Premier League
domesticcup1	Champions
domesticcup1 winners	Sheffield Tigers
domesticcup2	Knockout Cup
domesticcup2 winners	Edinburgh Monarchs
domesticcup3	Young Shield
domesticcup3 winners	Sheffield Tigers
domesticcup4	National Trophy
domesticcup4 winners	Newport Wasps
domesticcup5	Individual
domesticcup5 winners	Sean Wilson
domesticcup6	Pairs
domesticcup6 winners	Workington Comets
domesticcup7	Fours
domesticcup7 winners	Sheffield Tigers
highest average	Sean Wilson
league above	1999 Elite League
leagues below	1999 Conference League
prevseason	1998
nextseason	2000

The 1999 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).

Season summary

The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present|title= BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)|website=Official British Speedway website|access-date=11 September 2021}}

League

Final table

13	Reading Racers	24	5	1	18	1004	1154	11	2	13

Fixtures and results

Young Shield

End of season competition for the top eight league teams First round

Team one	Team two	Score
Sheffield	Isle of Wight	56–34, 48–42
Exeter	Edinburgh	59–31, 36–53
Swindon	Newcastle	55–35, 46–44
Berwick	Newport	47–42, 28–62

Semi-final

Team one	Team two	Score
Sheffield	Swindon	54–36, 39–51
Newport	Exeter	50–40, 45–45

Final

Team one	Team two	Score
Sheffield	Newport	57–33, 41–49

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.

First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
17/05	Reading	53-37	Glasgow
23/05	Glasgow	37-46	Reading
21/05	Edinburgh	53-31	Newcastle
23/05	Newcastle	42-27	Edinburgh
23/05	Newport	47-43	Stoke
22/05	Stoke	46-44	Newport
20/05	Sheffield	52-38	Isle of Wight
18/05	Isle of Wight	42-48	Sheffield
24/05	Exeter	67-23	Workington
12/06	Workington	48-42	Exeter

Quarter-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
12/07	Reading	46-44	Sheffield
15/07	Sheffield	55-35	Reading
16/07	Edinburgh	57-33	Newport
04/07	Newport	53-37	Edinburgh
09/07	Arena Essex	55-35	Swindon
29/07	Swindon	53-37	Arena Essex
28/06	Exeter	63-37	Berwick
26/06	Berwick	49-40	Exeter

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
20/08	Edinburgh	56-34	Sheffield
26/08	Sheffield	55-35	Edinburgh
20/08	Arena Essex	50-39	Exeter
23/08	Exeter	46-44	Arena Essex

Final

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
25/09	Edinburgh	54-36	Arena Essex
16/10	Arena Essex	49-41	Edinburgh

First leg Peter Carr 14 Blair Scott 13 James Grieves 12 Ross Brady 8 Kevin Little 7 Justin Elkins 0 Brian Turner 0 Leigh Lanham 10 Gary Corbett 9 Colin White 8 John Wainwright 4 Troy Pratt 3 Roger Lobb 1 Matt Read 1 Second leg Leigh Lanham 12 Troy Pratt 12 Colin White 10 Gary Corbett 5 Roger Lobb 5 Matt Read 4 John Wainwright 1 James Grieves 11 Ross Brady 9 Peter Carr 8 Kevin Little 8 Phil Ambrose 4 Blair Scott 2 Justin Elkins R/R Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–85.

National Trophy

North Group

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Newcastle	6	6	0	12
2	Edinburgh	6	4	2	8
3	Glasgow	6	2	4	4
4	Berwick	6	0	6	0

** South Group**

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Newport	8	5	3	10
2	Arena Essex	8	4	4	8
3	Exeter	8	4	4	8
4	Reading	8	4	4	8
5	Isle of Wight	8	3	5	6

Central Group

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Swindon	6	5	1	10
2	Sheffield	6	3	3	6
3	Workington	6	3	3	6
4	Stoke	6	1	45	2

Semi-final

Team one	Team two	Score
Swindon	Newport	43–47, 30–59
Edinburgh	Newcastle	47–42, 43–47

Final

Team one	Team two	Score
Edinburgh	Newport	52–38, 35–55

Riders' Championship

Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 September at Owlerton Stadium.

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Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Hayley Stadium on 25 July. The event was won by Workington Comets.

Pos	Team	Pts
Workington	38	Stonehewer 20, Werner 18
Arena Essex	31	Lanham 18, White 13
Newport	28	Smart 18, Watson 10
Edinburgh	24	Grieves 20, Little 4
Sheffield	?	Wilson, Compton
Glasgow	?	Collins, Sanchez
Newcastle	?	Olsen, Eriksson

Fours

Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 29 August 1999, at the East of England Arena.

Group A	Pos	Team	Pts
1	isle of Wight	17	Swain 6, Berge 5, Tatum 4, Carter 2
2	Newport	13	Henriksson 5, Appleton 4, Watson 3, Smart 1
3	Swindon	12	Bishop 5, Collins N 3, Masters 2, Cunningham 2
4	Edinburgh	6	Little 4, Grieves 1, Carr P 1, Brady 0

Group B	Pos	Team	Pts
1	Sheffield	16	Compton 5, Wilson 4, Stead 4, Smith 3
2	Arena Essex	14	Lanham 6, White 4, Lobb 2, Pratt 2
3	Newcastle	11	Olsen 6, Walsh 3, Eriksson 2, Swales 0
4	Glasgow	7	Collins L 4, Bentley 3, Beveridge 0, Felton 0

Final	Pos	Team	Pts
1	Sheffield	28	Smith 8, Compton 7, Stead 6, Wilson 5, Lee 2
2	Newport	24	Watson 9, Smart 8, Henriksson 5, Appleton 2
3	Isle of Wight	10	Lanham 3, White 3, Lobb 3, Pratt 1
4	Arena Essex	10	Tatum 4, Carter 2, Berge 2, Swain 2

Final leading averages

Rider	Team	Average
ENG Sean Wilson	Sheffield	10.56
ENG Carl Stonehewer	Workington	9.92
ENG Paul Bentley	Glasgow	9.76
DEN Jesper Olsen	Newcastle	9.68
ENG Peter Carr	Edinburgh	9.59
AUS Craig Watson	Newport	9.59
FIN Petri Kokko	Reading	9.42
ENG Michael Coles	Exeter	9.36
ENG Les Collins	Glasgow	9.23
ENG Leigh Lanham	Arena Essex	9.10

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Leigh Lanham 9.10
Colin White 8.76
Troy Pratt 7.19
Gary Corbett 5.99
Matt Read 5.37
Roger Lobb 5.33
John Wainwright 3.59

Berwick

Scott Lamb 8.65
Mick Powell 8.63
Alan Mogridge 7.05
Claus Kristensen 6.20
David Meldrum 6.09
Tom P. Madsen 6.04
Wesley Waite 4.33
Dean Felton 4.04
Freddie Stephenson 3.35
Phil Pickering 2.27

Edinburgh

Peter Carr 9.59
James Grieves 9.02
Kevn Little 7.84
Ross Brady 6.99
Blair Scott 5.67
Stewart McDonald 5.32
David McAllan 4.06
Jonathan Swales 2.88
James Birkinshaw 2.52
Justin Elkins 1.91

Exeter

Michael Coles 9.36
Mark Simmonds 8.03
Graeme Gordon 7.75
Lee Dicken 6.46
Wayne Barrett 5.39
Chris Harris 4.86
Gary Lobb 4.03
Chris Courage 2.24

Glasgow

Paul Bentley 9.76
Les Collins 9.23
Mick Powell 8.16
Emiliano Sanchez 7.14
Will Beveridge 6.28
Sean Courtney 4.48
Brian Turner 3.59
Stuart Coleman 2.25
Jitendra Duffill 1.36
Scott Courtney 1.14

Isle of Wight

Neville Tatum 8.54
Scott Swain 8.02
Philippe Bergé 7.46
Danny Bird 6.39
Wayne Carter 5.74
Tommy Palmer 5.70
Nick Simmons 4.45
Jeremy Barraud 2.67
Glen Phillips 1.47

Newcastle

Jesper Olsen 9.68
Robert Eriksson 8.93
David Walsh 8.82
Stuart Swales 7.67
Derrol Keats 5.75
Paul Gould 5.60
Jonathan Swales 3.89
Anthony Barlow 3.55
Steven Jones 3.51

Newport

Craig Watson 9.59
Anders Henriksson 9.02
Emil Lindqvist 8.86
Frank Smart 8.51
Scott Pegler 6.61
Bjorn Gustafsson 5.58
Chris Neath 5.50
Andrew Appleton 5.47
Bobby Eldridge 3.75

Reading

Petri Kokko 9.42
Dave Mullett 9.04
Per Wester 9.00
Phil Morris 7.49
Paul Clews 5.70
Justin Elkins 5.59
Jarno Kosonen 4.51
Marc Norris 3.83
Shane Colvin 2.35
Peter Collyer 1.81

Sheffield

Sean Wilson 10.56
Andre Compton 9.00
Scott Smith 8.05
Simon Stead 7.76
Paul Lee 5.96
Simon Cartwright 5.54
Peter Boast 3.69
Adam Allott 3.00

Stoke

Paul Pickering 9.03
Mark Burrows 6.55
Paul Fry 6.47
Tony Atkin 6.21
Jon Armstrong 5.92
Joachim Kugelmann 5.44
Rene Aas 5.01
Rob Clarence 3.51
Wayne Broadhurst 3.41

Swindon

Glenn Cunningham 8.81
Neil Collins 8.13
Steve Masters 7.96
Oliver Allen 5.67
Seemond Stephens 5.45
Steve Bishop 5.16
Krister Marsh 4.92
David Mason 4.00

Workington

Carl Stonehewer 9.92
Brent Werner 7.70
Peter Ingvar Karlsson 6.36
Grant MacDonald 6.00
Barry Campbell 5.12
Peter Scully 5.00
Geoff Powell 4.44
Darren Groves 4.34
Wayne Broadhurst 3.07
James Birkinshaw 2.74
Mark Blackwell 2.21

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