2006 Premier League speedway season
The 2006 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
League | Premier League |
---|---|
Champions | King's Lynn Stars |
Knockout Cup | King's Lynn Stars |
Premier Trophy | King's Lynn Stars |
Individual | Magnus Zetterström |
Pairs | Glasgow Tigers |
Fours | Workington Comets |
Highest average | Magnus Zetterström |
Division/s above | 2006 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2006 Conference League |
Season summary
The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2005 season after the Reading Racers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. The Mildenhall Fen Tigers elected to enter the Premier League along with the newly founded Redcar Bears.
King's Lynn Stars won the league title.[1]
Final table
Home | Away | Bonus | ||||||||||||
Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | L | Tot |
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1 | King's Lynn Stars | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1409 | 990 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 53 |
2 | Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1291 | 1101 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 44 |
3 | Glasgow Tigers | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1240 | 1173 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 42 |
4 | Rye House Rockets | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1250 | 1147 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 40 |
5 | Somerset Rebels | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1243 | 1156 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 36 |
6 | Redcar Bears | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1220 | 1194 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
7 | Workington Comets | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1210 | 1199 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
8 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1180 | 1210 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
9 | Newcastle Diamonds | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1129 | 1249 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
10 | Stoke Potters | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1127 | 1265 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
11 | Berwick Bandits | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1140 | 1274 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
12 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1138 | 1270 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
13 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1116 | 1264 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
14 | Newport Wasps | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1087 | 1288 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
Play-offs
Aggregate scores over two legs.
Quarter finals
Semi finals
Final
Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Somerset | 10.52 |
![]() | Redcar | 10.10 |
![]() | Sheffield | 9.94 |
![]() | Glasgow | 9.91 |
![]() | Kings Lynn | 9.80 |
![]() | Kings Lynn | 9.30 |
![]() | Mildenhall | 9.24 |
![]() | Glasgow | 9.10 |
![]() | Kings Lynn | 9.07 |
![]() | Stoke | 9.03 |
Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2006 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[2]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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31/05 | King's Lynn | 70-20 | Berwick |
20/05 | Berwick | 47-43 | King's Lynn |
27/05 | Workington | 54-40 | Newcastle |
28/05 | Newcastle | 55-40 | Workington |
20/05 | Rye House | 66-36 | Isle of Wight |
16/05 | Isle of Wight | 53-41 | Rye House |
19/05 | Somerset | 57-38 | Stoke |
20/05 | Stoke | 51-41 | Somerset |
27/06 | Newport | 55-31 | Edinburgh |
19/05 | Edinburgh | 56-40 | Newport |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
21/06 | King's Lynn | 54-41 | Rye House |
24/06 | Rye House | 49-44 | King's Lynn |
23/06 | Somerset | 52-44 | Mildenhall |
25/06 | Mildenhall | 40-53 | Somerset |
25/06 | Glasgow | 55-41 | Newcastle |
26/06 | Newcastle | 48-42 | Glasgow |
06/07 | Sheffield | 59-33 | Newport |
09/07 | Newport | 39-51 | Sheffield |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
10/09 | Glasgow | 45-45 | King's Lynn |
20/09 | King's Lynn | 67-27 | Glasgow |
15/09 | Somerset | 55-40 | Sheffield |
28/09 | Sheffield | 55-41 | Somerset |
Final
First leg
Somerset Rebels Magnus Zetterström 15 Emil Kramer 7 Simon Walker 7 Stephan Katt 6 Ben Barker 4 Glenn Cunningham 3 Glen Phillips 3 | 45 – 45 | King's Lynn Stars Troy Batchelor 11 Kevin Doolan 9 Chris Holder (guest) 9 Daniel Nermark 5 John Oliver 7 Chris Mills 4 Trevor Harding 1 |
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[3][4] |
Second leg
King's Lynn Stars Daniel Nermark 11 Kevin Doolan 11 John Oliver 10 Jason Lyons (guest) 9 Troy Batchelor 8 Chris Mills 8 Trevor Harding 5 | 62 – 32 | Somerset Rebels Emil Kramer 12 Magnus Zetterström 7 Glenn Cunningham 7 Simon Walker 4 Glen Phillips 1 Stephan Katt 1 Ben Barker 0 |
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[3][5] |
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 107–77.
References
- "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "2006 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- "2006 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "2006 KO cup final 1st leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "2006 KO cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.