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2005 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

FieldValue
competitionPremier League
domesticcup1Champions
domesticcup1 winnersRye House Rockets
domesticcup2Knockout Cup
domesticcup2 winnersKing's Lynn Stars
domesticcup3Premier Trophy
domesticcup3 winnersRye House Rockets
domesticcup4Young Shield
domesticcup4 winnersKing's Lynn Stars
domesticcup5Individual
domesticcup5 winnersSean Wilson
domesticcup6Pairs
domesticcup6 winnersGlasgow Tigers
domesticcup7Fours
domesticcup7 winnersSomerset Rebels
highest averageMatej Žagar
league above2005 Elite League
leagues below2005 Conference League
prevseason2004
nextseason2006

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).

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.

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

League

Final table

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Fixtures and results

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.

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam 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

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
03/09Berwick45-44Kings Lynn
07/09Kings Lynn56-34Berwick
05/09Reading43-47Rye House
24/09Rye House65-25Reading

Final

First leg Tomáš Topinka 15 Oliver Allen 12 Troy Batchelor 10 Kevin Doolan 10 Ashley Jones 8 Jan Jaros 5 Simon Lambert 3 Brent Werner 9 Thomas Allen 7 Edward Kennett 4 Chris Neath 4 Daniel King 2 Steve Boxall 1 Stuart Robson R/R Second leg Brent Werner 14 Chris Neath 11 Thomas Allen 9 Daniel King 9 Edward Kennett 8 Steve Boxall 5 Stuart Robson R/R Oliver Allen 11 Troy Batchelor 7 Tomáš Topinka 6 Jan Jaros 4 Kevin Doolan 3 Ashley Jones 3 Benji Compton 0 King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

Premier Trophy

North Group

PosTeamPWDLPts
1Workington1490523
2Sheffield1470720
3Edinburgh1471620
4Hull1480619
5Stoke1461716
6Berwick1470715
7Newcastle1460814
8Glasgow1434713

** South Group**

PosTeamPWDLPts
1Rye House12100226
2Exeter1260616
3King's Lynn1270516
4Isle of Wight1260614
5Newport1250713
6Somerset1240810
7Reading1240810

Semi-final

Team oneTeam twoScore
WorkingtonExeter60–31, 40–56
Rye HouseSheffield66–26, 39–50

Final

Team oneTeam twoScore
WorkingtonRye House44–46, 32–61

Young Shield

End of season competition for the highest eight league teams

First Round

Team oneTeam twoScore
WorkingtonKing's Lynn50–42, 42–52
SheffieldEdinburgh57–37, 38–54
Rye HouseIsle of Wight62–30, 441–54
BerwickNewcastle60–35, 42–48

Semi-final

Team oneTeam twoScore
BerwickKing's Lynn49–48, 35–57
SheffieldRye House59–36, 30–62

Final

Team oneTeam twoScore
King's LynnRye House59–34, 42–51

Riders' Championship

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

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Pairs

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

Group APosTeamPtsRiders12345
Rye House20Robson 16, Neath 4
Exeter20Stephens 11, Lemon 9
Edinburgh18Harrison 12, Brady 6
Newcastle16Grieves 12, Franc 4
Sheffield16Compton 11, Ashworth 5
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders12345
Somerset22Zetterstrom 15, Cunningham 7
Glasgow21Parker 13, Stancl 8
Hull18Thorp 14, Kramer 4
King's Lynn15Topinka 12, Allen 3
Workington14Stonehewer 10, Wright 4

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.

Group APosTeamPtsRiders
1Somerset15
2Rye House14
3Berwick11
4Glasgow8
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders
1Workington18
2Exeter11
3Sheffield10
4Edinburgh9
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders
1Somerset21Zetterstrom, Cunningham, Fry, Hawkins
2Workington20
3Exeter16
4Rye House14

Final leading averages

RiderTeamAverage
SVN Matej ŽagarReading10.43
CZE Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.93
ENG Carl StonehewerWorkington9.89
AUS Craig BoyceIsle of Wight9.81
AUS Shane ParkerGlasgow9.74
SWE Magnus ZetterströmSomerset9.38
ENG Sean WilsonSheffield9.21
ENG Andre ComptonSheffield9.08
ENG Stuart RobsonRye House9.03
ENG Oliver AllenKings Lynn9.03

Riders & final averages

Berwick

  • Adrian Rymel 8.36
  • Michal Makovský 7.83
  • Adam Pietraszko 7.35
  • Scott Smith 7.07
  • Tom P. Madsen 7.02
  • Carl Wilkinson 7.01
  • Piotr Dym 6.64
  • Chris Schramm 5.98
  • Joachim Kugelmann 5.42
  • Simon Cartwright 4.83

Edinburgh

  • Russell Harrison 8.33
  • Theo Pijper 8.11
  • Ross Brady 8.09
  • Daniel Nermark 8.06
  • Matthew Wethers 7.29
  • David McAllan 6.32
  • Cameron Woodward 6.28
  • William Lawson 5.45
  • Kristian Lund 4.12
  • Robert Ksiezak 3.27

Exeter

  • Mark Lemon 8.73
  • Ray Morton 8.17
  • Seemond Stephens 7.20
  • Sebastien Trésarrieu 7.09
  • Antonín Šváb Jr. 7.08
  • Lee Smethills 6.18
  • Pavel Ondrašík 5.77
  • Ben Barker 3.89
  • Nick Simmons 3.24

Glasgow

  • Shane Parker 9.74
  • George Štancl 8.66
  • Stefan Ekberg 8.29
  • Claus Kristensen 5.91
  • Trent Leverington 5.83
  • Paul Bentley 5.67
  • James Birkinshaw 4.95
  • James Cockle 4.76
  • Matthew Wethers 4.63
  • Adam Roynon 2.94

Hull

  • Garry Stead 8.05
  • Paul Thorp 8.00
  • Emiliano Sanchez 7.89
  • Emil Kramer 7.35
  • Craig Branney 5.05
  • Lee Dicken 4.88
  • Daniel Giffard 4.83
  • Simone Terenzani 4.64
  • Joel Parsons 4.45

Isle of Wight

  • Craig Boyce 9.81
  • Ulrich Østergaard 8.19
  • Krzysztof Stojanowski 7.45
  • Krister Marsh 6.44
  • Steen Jensen 6.29
  • Jason Doyle 5.83
  • Glen Phillips 5.24
  • Tomáš Suchánek 4.78
  • Manuel Hauzinger 3.41

King's Lynn

  • Tomáš Topinka 9.93
  • Oliver Allen 9.03
  • Kevin Doolan 7.78
  • Troy Batchelor 7.49
  • Adam Allott 7.04
  • Paul Lee 6.43
  • Ashley Jones 5.25
  • Jan Jaroš 4.91
  • James Brundle 4.75
  • Tommy Stange 3.85
  • Darren Mallett 3.56

Newcastle

  • James Grieves 8.78
  • Josef Franc 7.95
  • Phil Morris 6.69
  • Richard Juul 5.84
  • Claus Kristensen 5.28
  • Christian Henry 5.09
  • Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.91
  • Jamie Robertson 4.89
  • James Birkinshaw 4.26
  • Kristian Lund 4.20

Newport

  • Craig Watson 8.37
  • Mads Korneliussen 7.75
  • Neil Collins 7.45
  • Tony Atkin 6.19
  • Michael Coles 5.93
  • Kristian Lund 4.77
  • Henrik Vedel 4.00
  • Lee Dicken 3.64
  • Karlis Ezergailis 2.15

Reading

  • Matej Žagar 10.43
  • Danny Bird 9.38
  • Andrew Appleton 7.32
  • Zdeněk Simota 6.41
  • Mathieu Trésarrieu 5.60
  • Richard Wolff 5.52
  • Chris Mills 5.29
  • Steve Masters 3.39
  • Chris Johnson 2.96

Rye House

  • Stuart Robson 9.03
  • Chris Neath 8.80
  • Brent Werner 8.24
  • Edward Kennett 8.02
  • Danny King 7.57
  • Tommy Allen 6.32
  • Steve Boxall 4.80
  • Luke Bowen 3.82

Sheffield

  • Sean Wilson 9.21
  • Andre Compton 9.08
  • Ricky Ashworth 7.98
  • Richard Hall 6.29
  • Ben Wilson 6.03
  • Kyle Legault 5.53
  • Trevor Harding 4.84
  • Paul Cooper 4.60

Somerset

  • Magnus Zetterström 9.38
  • Glenn Cunningham 7.96
  • Paul Fry 7.68
  • Ritchie Hawkins 6.83
  • Jason King 5.04
  • Jamie Smith 5.03
  • Chris Mills 4.48
  • Simon Walker 2.44
  • Lee Smart 2.23

Stoke

  • Alan Mogridge 8.06
  • Robbie Kessler 7.86
  • Peter Carr 5.86
  • Paul Clews 5.40
  • Adam Allott 5.22
  • Barrie Evans 4.55
  • Luke Priest 3.67
  • Rob Grant Jr. 3.04
  • Jack Hargreaves 2.81

Workington

  • Carl Stonehewer 9.89
  • James Wright 7.51
  • Kauko Nieminen 7.33
  • Tomasz Piszcz 7.10
  • Shaun Tacey 7.04
  • Scott Robson 6.13
  • Kevin Little 5.90
  • Jamie Courtney 4.54
  • Aidan Collins .4.19
  • Scott James 2.2

References

References

  1. "Hull Speedway (New Craven Park)".
  2. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)".
  3. "2005 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
  4. "2005 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. "2005 KO cup final".
  6. "Rye House results".
  7. "2005 fixtures and results". Speedway Researcher.
  8. "2005 fixtures and results". Speedway Researcher.
  9. "A Year in Summary : 2005".
  10. "2005 fixtures".
  11. "SPEEDWAY: PARKER EYES A PAIR OF GONGS".
  12. "2005 season fixtures and results".
  13. "Somerset Rebels 2005 season review".
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