2007 Elite League speedway season

The 2007 Elite League speedway season was the 73rd season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

2007 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
ChampionsCoventry Bees
Knockout CupCoventry Bees
Craven ShieldCoventry Bees
Elite ShieldPeterborough Panthers
IndividualNicki Pedersen
PairsPoole Pirates
Highest averageLeigh Adams
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League

Season summary

In 2007, the league consisted of eleven teams for the start of the season. However on 31 May, the Oxford Cheetahs issued a statement explaining their resignation[2] from the league. Their results were expunged from the table and the season was completed with ten teams. It was the last time that Oxford Cheetahs would compete in the league following the refusal of the landlords to allow speedway at Oxford and the subsequent closure of Oxford Stadium in 2012.[3]

Coventry bounced back to winning ways completing the league and cup double. English duo Scott Nicholls and Chris Harris were once again the main cataylsts to the team's success. The United States pair of Rory Schlein and Billy Janniro also added valuable contributions to the Coventry team.[4]

Once again the Australian pair of Leigh Adams and Jason Crump were the best riders during the season and finished first and second in the league averages.

Final table
M W D L W D L F A Pts BP Tot
1 Coventry Bees 36 16 1 1 12 0 6 1819 1463 57 16 73
2 Swindon Robins 36 18 0 0 8 1 9 1853.5 1451.5 53 14 67
3 Peterborough Panthers 36 18 0 0 7 1 10 1757 1501 51 12 63
4 Poole Pirates 36 16 1 1 6 0 12 1761 1514 45 13 58
5 Lakeside Hammers 36 13 1 4 3 1 14 1605 1690 34 8 42
6 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 13 1 4 3 0 15 1602 1685 33 8 41
7 Eastbourne Eagles 36 12 1 5 0 1 17 1624.5 1676.5 26 7 33
8 Reading Racers 36 10 0 8 1 1 16 1497 1779 23 3 26
9 Ipswich Witches 36 9 1 8 0 1 17 1464 1809 20 5 25
10 Belle Vue Aces 36 8 0 10 1 0 17 1439 1853 18 4 22
= Qualified for Play Offs

Play-offs

Semi-Final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.

Semi finals

First leg
Swindon Robins
Leigh Adams 12
Damian Baliński 9
Tomasz Chrzanowski 8
Charlie Gjedde 8
Lee Richardson 7
Sebastian Ułamek 3
Andrew Moore 2		49 - 43Coventry Bees
Chris Harris 14
Scott Nicholls 8
Rory Schlein 9
Martin Smolinski 5
Steve Johnston 4
Billy Janniro 3

Second leg
Coventry Bees
Rory Schlein 16
Martin Smolinski 10
Scott Nicholls 9
Steve Johnston 9
Chris Harris 8
Billy Janniro 7		59 - 34Swindon Robins
Leigh Adams 15
Damian Baliński 5
Tomasz Chrzanowski 5
Charlie Gjedde 3
Sebastian Ułamek 3
Andrew Moore 2
Lee Richardson 1

The Coventry Bees were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 102-83.

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Leigh AdamsSwindon10.77
Jason CrumpPoole10.71
Nicki PedersenEastbourne10.55
Hans AndersenPeterborough10.38
Bjarne PedersenPoole9.96
Scott NichollsCoventry9.60
Greg HancockReading9.54
Peter KarlssonWolverhampton9.22
Chris HarrisCoventry8.90
Davey WattEastbourne8.52

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2007 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 69th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.[5]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
04/05Lakeside50-40Belle Vue
30/04Belle Vue47-46Lakeside
16/04Wolverhampton51-42Reading
13/04Oxford45-45Ipswich
13/04Reading56-34Wolverhampton
12/04Ipswich52-38Oxford

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
15/09Eastbourne41-49Lakeside
14/09Lakeside59-33Eastbourne
13/09Swindon55-37Reading
16/08Ipswich49-44Reading
13/07Reading Racers53-40Ipswich
09/07Coventry53-40Poole
14/06Swindon63-27Peterborough

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
15/10Reading Racers38-54Swindon
06/10Lakeside45-45Coventry
05/10Coventry52-41Lakeside
19/09Poole31-44Coventry

First leg
Coventry Bees
Billy Janniro 15
Scott Nicholls 11
Chris Harris 9
Rory Schlein 9
Steve Johnston 7
Martin Smolinski 2		53 - 40Swindon Robins
Leigh Adams 12
Sebastian Ułamek 11
Damian Baliński 7
Tomasz Chrzanowski 4
Andrew Moore 4
Charlie Gjedde 2

Second leg
Swindon Robins
Leigh Adams 16
Sebastian Ułamek 9
Tomasz Chrzanowski 9
Charlie Gjedde 7
Damian Baliński 3
Andrew Moore 0		45 - 45Coventry Bees
Chris Harris 11
Steve Johnston 9
Rory Schlein 9
Billy Janniro 7
Scott Nicholls 7
Martin Smolinski 2

The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98-85.

Team Lineups

Belle Vue Aces

Coventry Bees

Eastbourne Eagles

Ipswich Witches

Lakeside Hammers

Peterborough Panthers

Poole Pirates

Reading Racers

Swindon Robins

Wolverhampton Wolves

Oxford Cheetahs

Withdrew and results expunged

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "Oxford Speedway Resignation". BSPA. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  3. "2007 league tables". Speedway GB.
  4. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "2007 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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