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2000 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

Field	Value
competition	Premier League
domesticcup1	Champions
domesticcup1 winners	Exeter Falcons
domesticcup2	Knockout Cup
domesticcup2 winners	Swindon Robins
domesticcup3	Young Shield
domesticcup3 winners	Swindon Robins
domesticcup4	Premier Trophy
domesticcup4 winners	Hull Vikings
domesticcup5	Individual
domesticcup5 winners	Carl Stonehewer
domesticcup6	Pairs
domesticcup6 winners	Workington Comets
domesticcup7	Fours
domesticcup7 winners	Sheffield Tigers
highest average	Peter Carr
league above	2000 Elite League
leagues below	2000 Conference League
prevseason	1999
nextseason	2001

The 2000 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 14 teams for the 2000 season with the addition of the Hull Vikings who dropped down from the Elite League.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Exeter Falcons.{{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

14	Reading Racers	26	7	1	18	1075	1262	15	2	17

Fixtures and results

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Swindon Robins were the winners of the competition.

First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
05/06	Reading	43-47	Swindon
08/06	Swindon	46-44	Reading
05/06	Exeter	50-40	Isle of Wight
06/06	Isle of Wight	42-47	Exeter
07/06	Hull	48-42	Sheffield
08/06	Sheffield	45-45	Hull
10/06	Stoke	48-42	Newcastle
11/06	Newcastle	43-47	Stoke
10/06	Workington	40-31	Newport
11/06	Newport	48-42	Workington
10/06	Edinburgh	43-29	Arena Essex
09/06	Arena Essex	48-42	Edinburgh

Second round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
13/07	Swindon	49-41	Berwick
15/07	Berwick	48-42	Swindon
10/07	Exeter	64-26	Glasgow
09/07	Glasgow	50-40	Exeter
12/07	Hull	42-48	Stoke
15/07	Stoke	41-48	Hull
15/07	Workington	50-40	Edinburgh
14/07	Edinburgh	44-46	Workington

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
01/10	Swindon	48-23	Exeter
07/08	Exeter	46-44	Swindon
25/08	Hull	49-41	Workington
05/08	Workington	48-42	Hull

Final

First leg Alan Mogridge (guest) 14 Paul Fry 12 Claus Kristensen 9 Oliver Allen 8 Martin Dixon 6 Neil Collins 5 Mark Steel 5 Paul Thorp 9 Lee Dicken 8 Garry Stead 5 Rene Aas 4 Paul Smith 4 Jamie Smith 1 Mike Smith 0 Second leg Paul Thorp 14 Garry Stead 10 Mike Smith 9 Lee Dicken 7 Jamie Smith 4 Rene Aas 2 Paul Smith 2 David Walsh (guest) 12 Oliver Allen 11 Martin Dixon 6 Paul Fry 5 Neil Collins 3 Mark Steel 3 Claus Kristensen 2 Swindon were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–79.

Young Shield

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

Team one	Team two	Score
Sheffield+	Hull	55–35, 35–55
Stoke	Exeter	48–41, 40–50
Swindon+	Edinburgh	49–41, 41–49
Newcastle	Workington	49–41, 40–50

+Swindon and Sheffield won ride off

Semi-final

Team one	Team two	Score
Sheffield	Swindon	47–43, 40–49
Workington	Exeter	46–44, 42–48

Final

Team one	Team two	Score
Swindon	Exeter	65–25, 47–42

Premier Trophy

North Group

Pos	Team	P	W	L	Pts
1	Workington	12	9	3	18
2	Hull	12	9	3	19
3	Sheffield	12	7	5	14
4	Edinburgh	12	6	6	12
5	Berwick	12	5	7	10
6	Glasgow	12	4	8	8
7	Newcastle	12	2	10	4

** South Group**

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Swindon	12	7	2	3	16
2	Exeter	12	6	0	6	12
3	Stoke	12	6	0	6	12
4	Newport	12	6	0	6	12
5	Isle of Wight	12	5	1	6	11
6	Arena Essex	12	5	1	6	11
7	Reading	12	5	0	7	10

Semi-final

Team one	Team two	Score
Hull	Swindon	47–43, 45–45
Workington	Exeter	54–36, 30–60

Final

Team one	Team two	Score
Exeter	Hull	44–46, 40–50

Riders' Championship

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 10 September at Owlerton Stadium.

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Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 8 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the second successive season. The meeting was subject to heavy rain, which forced a shortened version of the event.

Group A	Pos	Team
Workington	14	Stonehewer 8, Powell 6
Isle of Wight	8	Morton 8, Bird 0
Swindon	8	Smart 6, Fry 2
Newcastle	8	Pedersen 6, Compton 2
Newport	7	Neath 5, Howe 2

Group B	Pos	Team
Edinburgh	12	Carr P 6, Eriksson 6
Sheffield	11	Wilson 7, Kessler 4
Hull	9	Stead 7, Thorp 2
Berwick	8	Bentley 6, Mogridge 2
Exeter	5	Coles 3, Simmons 2

Semi finals

Workington 4: Sheffield 3
Isle of Wight 4: Edinburgh 3

Final

Workington 7: Isle of Wight 2

Fours

Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 6 August 2000, at the East of England Arena.

Group A	Pos	Team
1	Swindon	14
2	Sheffield	13
3	Newcastle	12
4	Workington	9

Group B	Pos	Team
1	Berwick	17
2	Isle of Wight	14
3	Edinburgh	10
4	Exeter	7

Final	Pos	Team	Pts
1	Sheffield	30	Wilson, Kessler, Lee. Stead
2	Isle of Wight	16
3	Swindon	14
4	Berwick	12

Leading averages

Rider	Team	Average
ENG Peter Carr	Edinburgh	10.28
ENG Sean Wilson	Sheffield	10.27
ENG Ray Morton	Isle of Wight	10.09
ENG Carl Stonehewer	Workington	9.89
DEN Bjarne Pedersen	Newcastle	9.70
SWE Robert Eriksson	Edinburgh	9.31
ENG Michael Coles	Exeter	9.26
ENG Alan Mogridge	Berwick	9.07
ENG Paul Fry	Swindon	8.89
ITA Armando Castagna	Reading	8.88

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Colin White 8.12
Troy Pratt 7.72
Jan Pedersen 6.55
Savalas Clouting 6.44
Gary Corbett 5.85
Matt Read 5.60
Brent Collyer 5.43
Justin Elkins 5.10
David Mason 3.93
Luke Clifton 2.80
Barrie Evans .2.65
Jon Underwood 2.26

Berwick

Alan Mogridge 9.07
Paul Bentley 8.21
Scott Lamb 7.45
David Meldrum 7.17
Jörg Pingel 7.03
Scott Smith 6.91
Dean Felton 4.16
Freddie Stephenson 3.49
Steven McAllister 2.00
Wesley Waite 1.14

Edinburgh

Peter Carr 10.28
Robert Eriksson 9.31
Kevin Little 6.46
Ross Brady 5.48
Blair Scott 5.20
Christian Henry 4.30
Will Beveridge 3.74
Jonathan Swales 2.00

Exeter

Michael Coles 9.26
Mark Simmonds 7.79
Seemond Stephens 7.77
Chris Harris 7.05
Roger Lobb 7.05
Bobby Eldridge 6.76
Graeme Gordon 6.20
Wayne Barrett 3.00

Glasgow

Les Collins 8.55
James Grieves 7.97
Mark Courtney 7.14
Emiliano Sanchez 6.50
Richard Juul 6.32
Aidan Collins 4.58
Rusty Harrison 4.39
Sean Courtney 4.00
Scott Courtney 2.97

Hull

Paul Thorp 8.79
Garry Stead 8.25
Lee Dicken 7.15
Paul Smith 6.89
Rene Aas 6.10
Mike Smith 5.51
Jamie Smith 3.03
Wesley Waite 1.38

Isle of Wight

Ray Morton 10.09
Danny Bird 6.96
Scott Swain 6.93
Adam Shields 6.78
Richard Juul 5.59
Glen Phillips 4.28
Tommy Palmer 4.00
Adrian Newman 3.09

Newcastle

Bjarne Pedersen 9.70
Jesper Olsen 8.20
Stuart Swales 7.57
Andre Compton 7.43
Grant MacDonald 5.27
Will Beveridge 5.00
Paul Macklin 3.74
Rob Grant Jr 3.63
Krister Marsh 3.62
Darren Pearson 3.51
Jamie Smith 3.20

Newport

Anders Henriksson 8.68
Ben Howe 8.27
Andrew Appleton 7.21
Chris Neath 6.92
Jon Armstrong 4.74
Craig Taylor 4.68
Nathan Murray 4.17
Chris Courage 3.32
Lee Herne 2.51

Reading

Armando Castagna 8.88
Phil Morris 8.44
Per Wester 6.96
Paul Clews 6.25
Krister Marsh 5.61
Shane Colvin 3.93
Marc Norris 3.61
Lee Herne 2.67

Sheffield

Sean Wilson 10.27
Robbie Kessler 8.72
Simon Stead 8.31
Paul Lee 5.74
Adam Allott 4.85
Simon Cartwright 4.64
James Birkinshaw 3.65
Andrew Moore 3.19

Stoke

Paul Pickering 8.78
David Walsh 7.75
Mark Burrows 6.92
Tony Atkin 6.20
Wayne Broadhurst 4.53
Paul Macklin 2.56
Steven McAllister 2.29

Swindon

Paul Fry 8.89
Frank Smart 8.79
Neil Collins 7.32
Claus Kristensen 7.13
Martin Dixon 6.70
Oliver Allen 6.58
Mark Steel 5.21
Nathan Murray 4.32

Workington

Carl Stonehewer 9.89
Brent Werner 8.74
Peter Ingvar Karlsson 8.69
Mick Powell 8.62
Lee Smethills 5.22
Barry Campbell 4.80
Adrian Newman 3.36
Geoff Powell 3.19
James Mann 2.34
Jamie Swales 1.03

References

"Final table". Speedway archive.
"2000 tables". Speedway archive.
"2000 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"2000 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
"2000 KO cup final".
"Hull results".
"2000 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010".
"2000 fixtures".
"2000 season fixtures and results".

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