Surf Wiki
Save to docs
sports

From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

2002 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

FieldValue
competitionPremier League
domesticcup1Champions
domesticcup1 winnersSheffield Tigers
domesticcup2Knockout Cup
domesticcup2 winnersSheffield Tigers
domesticcup3Premier Trophy
domesticcup3 winnersTrelawny Tigers
domesticcup4Young Shield
domesticcup4 winnersSheffield Tigers
domesticcup5Individual
domesticcup5 winnersAdam Shields
domesticcup6Pairs
domesticcup6 winnersIsle of Wight Islanders
domesticcup7Fours
domesticcup7 winnersBerwick Bandits
highest averageSean Wilson
league above2002 Elite League
leagues below2002 Conference League
prevseason2001
nextseason2003

The 2002 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 17 teams for the 2002 season with the addition of two teams, the Rye House Rockets and the Somerset Rebels from the Conference 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}}

On 14 April, Lawrence Hare was paralysed after crashing while riding for Exeter Falcons.

League

Final table

17Glasgow Tigers3290231335153318220

Fixtures and results

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2002 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 35th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Sheffield Tigers were the winners of the competition.

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
20/04Rye House53-37Somerset
10/05Somerset45-45Rye House

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
27/05Reading47-43Arena Essex
31/05Arena Essex48-42Reading
30/05Sheffield55-36Isle of Wight
28/05Isle of Wight46-44Sheffield
02/06Glasgow48-42Workington
01/06Workington41-49Glasgow
27/05Newcastle53-37Trelawny
28/05Trelawny46-43Newcastle
01/06Stoke49-41Exeter
27/05Exeter46-44Stoke
24/04Hull54-36Berwick
20/04Berwick52-38Hull
01/06Rye House46-44Swindon
30/05Swindon45-45Rye House
02/06Newport49-41Edinburgh
31/05Edinburgh49-41Newport
20/07
replayNewport54-36Edinburgh
05/07
replayEdinburgh49-41Newport

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/08Sheffield61-39Glasgow
12/08Glasgow44-46Sheffield
29/07Newcastle57-33Stoke
31/08Stoke49-41Newcastle
31/07Hull45-45Rye House
28/07Rye House44-46Hull
28/07Newport48-41Arena Essex
02/08Arena Essex45-45Newport

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
03/10Sheffield63-27Newcastle
30/09Newcastle53-37Sheffield
18/09Hull51-39Newport
29/09Newport50-40Hull

Final

First leg Lee Smethills 12 Robbie Kessler 10 Garry Stead 9 Paul Thorp 7 Jamie Smith 6 Emil Kramer 3 Craig Branney 2 Lee Complin 11 Simon Stead 9 Sean Wilson 7 Scott Smith 6 Ricky Ashworth 4 Andrew Moore 3 Jamie Birkinshaw 1 Second leg Sean Wilson 13 Simon Stead 12 Lee Complin 7 Ricky Ashworth 7 Scott Smith 6 Andrew Moore 6 Jamie Birkinshaw 5 Robbie Kessler 12 Lee Smethills 10 Garry Stead 6 Paul Thorp 5 Craig Branney 1 Jamie Smith 0 Emil Kramer 0 Sheffield were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

Premier Trophy

North Group

PosTeamPWDLPts
1Hull64119
2Sheffield64028
3Newcastle62044
4Stoke61143

** South Group**

PosTeamPWDLPts
1Reading64028
2Arena Essex63036
3Rye House63036
4Isle of Wight62044

Border Group

PosTeamPWDLPts
1Berwick64028
2Glasgow63127
3Edinburgh62135
4Workington62044

** West Group**

PosTeamPWDLPts
1Trelawny851211
2Newport850310
3Swindon850310
4Somerset83147
5Exeter81072

Semi-final

Team oneTeam twoScore
ReadingTrelawny44–46, 38–52
BerwickSheffield53–37, 33–57

Final

Team oneTeam twoScore
TrelawnySheffield63–27, 28–61

Young Shield

  • End of season competition for top 8 league teams

First Round

Team oneTeam twoScore
SwindonBerwick41–49, 38–52
ReadingIsle of Wight47–43, 33–39
SheffieldHull59–31, 36–54
StokeNewcastle58–32, 36–54

Semi-final

Team oneTeam twoScore
SheffieldStoke58–32, 46–44
BerwickIsle of Wight43–47, 37–53

Final

Team oneTeam twoScore
Isle of WightSheffield46–44, 35–54

Riders' Championship

Adam Shields won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Belle Vue Stadium.

Pos.width=180pxRiderwidth=100pxPtswidth=50pxTotalwidth=50pxSFwidth=50pxFinal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 19 July. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders.

Group APosTeamPtsRiders12345
Newport23Smart 13, Watson 10
Edinburgh19Carr P 11, Schott 8
Workington17Stonehewer 13, Karlsson 4
Reading16Mullett 9, Morris 7
Sheffield15Wilson 10, Stead 5
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders12345
Isle of Wight24Shields 13, Bird 11
Hull20Stead 12, Kessler 8
Berwick17Bentley 14, Kristensen 3
Somerset15Jirout 8, Cunningham 7
Glasgow14Stancl 9, Grieves 5

Semi-finals

  • Isle of Wight bt Edinburgh
  • Newport bt Hull

Final

  • Isle of Wight bt Newport

Fours

Berwick Bandits won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at the Brandon Stadium.

Group APosTeamPtsRiders
1Hull15Stead G 5, Kessler 5, Thorp 3, Smith J 2
2Newport14Smart 4, Smith S 4, Watson 3, Dicken 3
3Glasgow10Stancl 4, Grieves 3, Powell 2, Olsson 1
4Sheffield9Wilson 5, Complin 2, Stead S 1, Smith S 1
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders
1Berwick15Kristensen 4, Rymel 4, Bentley 4, Makovsky 3
2Arena Essex12White 4, Tacey 3, Lanham 3, Tatum 2
3Reading11Henriksson 6, Morris 2, Mullett 2, Schramm 1
4Isle of Wight10Bager 4, Bird 3, Shields 2, Read 1, Simmons 0
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders
1Berwick22Bentley 8, Rymel 6, Makovsky 5. Kristensen 3
2Arena Essex21White 8, Tatum 6, Tacey 4, Lanham 3
3Newport16Smart 5, Smith S 4, Dicken 4, Watson 3
4Hull13Kessler 6, Thorp 3, Smith J 2, Smethills 2, Stead G 0

Final leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
ENG Sean WilsonSheffield10.17
ENG Carl StonehewerWorkington10.08
AUS Adam ShieldsIsle of Wight9.85
ENG Ray MortonIsle of Wight9.53
ENG Paul FrySwindon9.46
CZE Marián JiroutSomerset9.31
ENG Paul BentleyBerwick9.24
ENG Leigh LanhamArena Essex9.19
ENG Peter CarrEdinburgh9.17
ENG Chris HarrisTrewlany9.13

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

  • Leigh Lanham 9.19
  • Kelvin Tatum 8.48
  • Shaun Tacey 7.30
  • Colin White 7.24
  • Lee Herne 4.78
  • Andy Galvin 3.79
  • Carl Baldwin 3.37
  • Scott Courtney 2.67

Berwick

  • Paul Bentley 9.24
  • Claus Kristensen 7.79
  • Michal Makovský 7.50
  • Adrian Rymel 6.99
  • Simon Cartwright 6.65
  • Kevin Doolan 6.29
  • Steffen Mell 5.06

Edinburgh

  • Peter Carr 9.17
  • Frede Schott 8.20
  • Daniel Andersson 7.36
  • Magnus Karlsson 7.00
  • Theo Pijper 5.85
  • Aidan Collins 5.72
  • Rory Schlein 5.52
  • Christian Henry 4.92
  • David Meldrum 4.27
  • Ben Shields 3.41

Exeter

  • Seemond Stephens 8.46
  • Michael Coles 8.34
  • Mark Simmonds 7.78
  • Roger Lobb 7.52
  • Lawrence Hare 6.92
  • Krister Marsh 6.58
  • Bobby Eldridge 5.52
  • Jason Prynne 3.81
  • Matt Cambridge 3.34
  • Corey Blackman 2.53

Glasgow

  • George Štancl 9.04
  • James Grieves 8.08
  • Mick Powell 7.75
  • Kenny Olsson 5.13
  • Martin Dixon 4.70
  • David McAllan 4.40
  • Grant MacDonald 3.17

Hull

  • Garry Stead 8.68
  • Robbie Kessler 8.33
  • Paul Thorp 8.08
  • Ross Brady 7.75
  • Jamie Smith 6.17
  • Emil Kramer 5.97
  • Lee Smethills 5.55
  • Craig Branney 1.91

Isle of Wight

  • Adam Shields 9.85
  • Ray Morton 9.53
  • Danny Bird 8.28
  • Henning Bager 6.25
  • Sebastien Trésarrieu 6.20
  • Matt Read 5.76
  • Gary Phelps 5.21
  • Nick Simmons 3.92
  • Daniel Giffard 2.10

Newcastle

  • Kenneth Bjerre 8.61
  • Andre Compton 8.33
  • Davey Watt 8.00
  • Kevin Little 6.98
  • Richard Juul 5.89
  • Derek Sneddon 5.69
  • Wayne Carter 4.95
  • Rob Grant Jr 3.74
  • Richard Hall 1.37

Newport

  • Craig Watson 8.94
  • Frank Smart 8.91
  • Scott Smith 6.85
  • Emil Lindqvist 6.75
  • Lee Dicken 6.04
  • Carl Wilkinson 4.31
  • Ashley Jones 3.13
  • Barrie Evans 2.74

Reading

  • Andrew Appleton 8.95
  • Phil Morris 8.68
  • Dave Mullett 8.56
  • Anders Henriksson 7.54
  • Jason Bunyan 6.82
  • Paul Clews 5.96
  • Chris Schramm 4.32
  • Glen Phillips 4.29
  • Gavin Hedge 2.97

Rye House

  • Brent Werner 8.47
  • Nigel Sadler 8.11
  • Scott Robson 7.51
  • Mark Courtney 6.60
  • David Mason 5.39
  • Scott Swain 5.19
  • Troy Pratt 4.41
  • Adam Pryer 3.09
  • Chris Courage 2.80
  • Daniel Giffard 1.40

Sheffield

  • Sean Wilson 10.17
  • Simon Stead 8.53
  • Lee Complin 7.67
  • Scott Smith 7.20
  • Andrew Moore 6.97
  • James Birkinshaw 6.12
  • Ricky Ashworth 4.94

Somerset

  • Marián Jirout 9.31
  • Glenn Cunningham 7.74
  • Neil Collins 6.89
  • Graeme Gordon 5.58
  • Steve Bishop 5.17
  • Adam Allott 4.37
  • David Meldrum 4.35
  • Malcolm Holloway 3.77
  • Gary Phelps 3.23
  • Stuart Williams 2.63
  • Shane McCabe 2.61

Stoke

  • Alan Mogridge 8.50
  • Jan Staechmann 8.48
  • Paul Pickering 7.90
  • Tony Atkin 6.14
  • Jon Armstrong 5.79
  • Mark Burrows 5.13
  • Will Beveridge 4.06
  • Rob Grant Jr. 4.00
  • Lee Hodgson 2.46

Swindon

  • Paul Fry 9.46
  • Charlie Gjedde 8.92
  • Oliver Allen 8.30
  • Chris Neath 6.47
  • Paul Lee 5.04
  • Adam Allott 5.02
  • Jason King 3.65
  • Ritchie Hawkins 3.34

Trelawny

  • Chris Harris 9.13
  • Alun Rossiter 7.27
  • Emiliano Sanchez 7.13
  • Steve Masters 6.98
  • Richard Wolff 6.95
  • Seemond Stephens 6.19
  • Pavel Ondrašík 5.88
  • Simon Phillips 4.39
  • Jason Prynne 2.51

Workington

  • Carl Stonehewer 10.08
  • Peter Ingvar Karlsson 8.10
  • Les Collins 8.08
  • Rusty Harrison 7.65
  • Kauko Nieminen 6.20
  • Chris Collins 2.89
  • James Mann 2.87
  • Scott James 2.67
  • Lee Hodgson 2.24
  • Tom Brown 2.10
  • Shane Colvin 1.82

References

References

  1. "2002 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  3. "Boycott call after rider's death".
  4. "Ipswich: Former Ipswich Witches star Lol Hare on hope to walk thanks to spinal surgery breakthrough".
  5. "2003 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  6. "2002 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  7. "2002 KO cup final".
  8. "Hull 2002 results".
  9. "2002 fixtures and results". Speedway Researcher.
  10. "2002 fixtures and results". Speedway Researcher.
  11. "2002 fixtures and results". Speedway Researcher.
  12. "2002 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  13. "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010".
  14. "2002 fixtures".
  15. "2002 Premier League Pairs at Workington".
  16. "2002 season fixtures and results".
  17. "2002 Premier League Four-Team Championship".
Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

speedway-premier-league 2002-in-speedway 2002-in-british-motorsport
Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 2002 Premier League speedway season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report