2002 Premier League speedway season
League | Premier League |
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Champions | Sheffield Tigers |
Knockout Cup | Sheffield Tigers |
Young Shield | Sheffield Tigers |
Individual | Adam Shields |
Pairs | Isle of Wight Islanders |
Fours | Berwick Bandits |
Highest average | Sean Wilson |
Division/s above | 2002 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2002 Conference League |
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).[1]
Season summary
[edit]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.[2][3]
On 14 April, Lawrence Hare was paralysed after crashing while riding for Exeter Falcons.[4][5]
Fixtures & results
[edit]Final table
[edit]Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Sheffield Tigers | 32 | 20 | 1 | 11 | 1612 | 1267 | 41 | 15 | 56 |
2 | Newcastle Diamonds | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1501 | 1364 | 43 | 13 | 56 |
3 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 32 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 1541 | 1329 | 43 | 15 | 55 |
4 | Berwick Bandits | 32 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 1520 | 1360 | 37 | 12 | 49 |
5 | Hull Vikings | 32 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 1444 | 1419 | 38 | 11 | 49 |
6 | Swindon Robins | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 1473 | 1408 | 36 | 10 | 46 |
7 | Stoke Potters | 32 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1453 | 1423 | 35 | 8 | 43 |
8 | Reading Racers | 32 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 1427 | 1448 | 34 | 7 | 41 |
9 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 32 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 1425 | 1450 | 35 | 8 | 40 |
10 | Exeter Falcons | 32 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 1463 | 1415 | 28 | 10 | 38 |
11 | Arena Essex Hammers | 32 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 1417 | 1456 | 29 | 6 | 35 |
12 | Newport Wasps | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 1394 | 1472 | 28 | 6 | 34 |
13 | Rye House Rockets | 32 | 13 | 2 | 17 | 1373 | 1496 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
14 | Trelawny Tigers | 32 | 13 | 1 | 18 | 1343 | 1539 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
15 | Workington Comets | 32 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1368 | 1518 | 27 | 3 | 30 |
16 | Somerset Rebels | 32 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 1344 | 1536 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
17 | Glasgow Tigers | 32 | 9 | 0 | 23 | 1335 | 1533 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
Premier League Knockout Cup
[edit]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.[7]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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20/04 | Rye House | 53-37 | Somerset |
10/05 | Somerset | 45-45 | Rye House |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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27/05 | Reading | 47-43 | Arena Essex |
31/05 | Arena Essex | 48-42 | Reading |
30/05 | Sheffield | 55-36 | Isle of Wight |
28/05 | Isle of Wight | 46-44 | Sheffield |
02/06 | Glasgow | 48-42 | Workington |
01/06 | Workington | 41-49 | Glasgow |
27/05 | Newcastle | 53-37 | Trelawny |
28/05 | Trelawny | 46-43 | Newcastle |
01/06 | Stoke | 49-41 | Exeter |
27/05 | Exeter | 46-44 | Stoke |
24/04 | Hull | 54-36 | Berwick |
20/04 | Berwick | 52-38 | Hull |
01/06 | Rye House | 46-44 | Swindon |
30/05 | Swindon | 45-45 | Rye House |
02/06 | Newport | 49-41 | Edinburgh |
31/05 | Edinburgh | 49-41 | Newport |
20/07 replay |
Newport | 54-36 | Edinburgh |
05/07 replay |
Edinburgh | 49-41 | Newport |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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29/08 | Sheffield | 61-39 | Glasgow |
12/08 | Glasgow | 44-46 | Sheffield |
29/07 | Newcastle | 57-33 | Stoke |
31/08 | Stoke | 49-41 | Newcastle |
31/07 | Hull | 45-45 | Rye House |
28/07 | Rye House | 44-46 | Hull |
28/07 | Newport | 48-41 | Arena Essex |
02/08 | Arena Essex | 45-45 | Newport |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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03/10 | Sheffield | 63-27 | Newcastle |
30/09 | Newcastle | 53-37 | Sheffield |
18/09 | Hull | 51-39 | Newport |
29/09 | Newport | 50-40 | Hull |
Final
[edit]First leg
Hull Vikings Lee Smethills 12 Robbie Kessler 10 Garry Stead 9 Paul Thorp 7 Jamie Smith 6 Emil Kramer 3 Craig Branney 2 | 49 – 41 | Sheffield Tigers Lee Complin 11 Simon Stead 9 Sean Wilson 7 Scott Smith 6 Ricky Ashworth 4 Andrew Moore 3 Jamie Birkinshaw 1 |
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[8][9] |
Second leg
Sheffield Tigers Sean Wilson 13 Simon Stead 12 Lee Complin 7 Ricky Ashworth 7 Scott Smith 6 Andrew Moore 6 Jamie Birkinshaw 5 | 56 – 34 | Hull Vikings Robbie Kessler 12 Lee Smethills 10 Garry Stead 6 Paul Thorp 5 Craig Branney 1 Jamie Smith 0 Emil Kramer 0 |
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[8][9] |
Sheffield were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.
Riders' Championship
[edit]Adam Shields won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Belle Vue Stadium.[10]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | Adam Shields | 3 3 ex 2 3 | 11 | - | 3 |
2 | Craig Watson | 3 2 3 3 1 | 12 | - | 2 |
3 | Phil Morris | 3 2 2 2 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
4 | Brent Werner | 0 1 3 3 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
5 | Andre Compton | 2 3 3 0 3 | 11 | 1 | |
6 | Peter Ingvar Karlsson | 2 ex 2 1 3 | 8 | 0 | |
7 | Garry Stead | 1 2 2 1 2 | 8 | ||
8 | Marián Jirout | 2 3 0 1 1 | 7 | ||
9 | Jan Staechmann | 3 1 1 1 1 | 7 | ||
10 | George Štancl | 2 1 ex 2 2 | 7 | ||
11 | Paul Bentley | 0 0 0 3 3 | 6 | ||
12 | Charlie Gjedde | 0 2 3 ex 0 | 5 | ||
13 | Michael Coles | 0 0 1 3 1 | 5 | ||
14 | Frede Schött | 1 3 1 0 0 | 5 | ||
15 | Leigh Lanham | 1 0 2 2 ex | 5 | ||
16 | Simon Stead | 1 1 1 0 0 | 3 | ||
17 | Steve Masters (res) | 0 | 0 |
- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs
[edit]The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 19 July. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders.[11][12]
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Semi finals
- Isle of Wight bt Edinburgh
- Newport bt Hull
Final
- Isle of Wight bt Newport
Fours
[edit]Berwick Bandits won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at the Brandon Stadium.[13][14]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Berwick | 22 | Bentley 8, Rymel 6, Makovsky 5. Kristensen 3 |
2 | Arena Essex | 21 | White 8, Tatum 6, Tacey 4, Lanham 3 |
3 | Newport | 16 | Smart 5, Smith S 4, Dicken 4, Watson 3 |
4 | Hull | 13 | Kessler 6, Thorp 3, Smith J 2, Smethills 2, Stead G 0 |
Final leading averages
[edit]Rider | Team | Average |
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Sean Wilson | Sheffield | 10.17 |
Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 10.08 |
Adam Shields | Isle of Wight | 9.85 |
Ray Morton | Isle of Wight | 9.53 |
Paul Fry | Swindon | 9.46 |
Marián Jirout | Somerset | 9.31 |
Paul Bentley | Berwick | 9.24 |
Leigh Lanham | Arena Essex | 9.19 |
Peter Carr | Edinburgh | 9.17 |
Chris Harris | Trewlany | 9.13 |
Riders & final averages
[edit]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
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2002 tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
- ^ "Boycott call after rider's death". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Ipswich: Former Ipswich Witches star Lol Hare on hope to walk thanks to spinal surgery breakthrough". East Anglian Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "2003 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "2002 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2002 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Hull 2002 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "2002 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "2002 Premier League Pairs at Workington". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "2002 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "2002 Premier League Four-Team Championship". You Tube. Retrieved 7 July 2023.