2010 Elite League speedway season

The 2010 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of the top division of UK speedway and the 14th since its establishment in 1997.[1]

2010 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
ChampionsCoventry Bees
Knockout CupPoole Pirates
Elite ShieldWolverhampton Wolves
IndividualFreddie Lindgren
PairsCoventry Bees
Highest averageFreddie Lindgren
Division/s below2010 Premier League
2010 National League

Summary

The first fixtures of the season took place on 29 March and the season ended on 27 October. The Wolverhampton Wolves were the defending champions from 2009.[2]

The negative side of play offs was experienced during the 2010 season when Coventry Bees claimed the title. Coventry had finished in the fourth and final play off spot, 26 points behind regular season table winners Poole Pirates, who in turn had finished 20 points ahead of their nearest rivals racking up 78 points in total. Coventry went on to win their semi final and then defeat Poole in the final. Although Poole won the Knockout Cup there was a distinct feeling of an injustice. Poole's Australian contingent of Chris Holder, Darcy Ward, Davey Watt and Jason Doyle had been consistent all season except during the play off final and Coventry's Polish duo of Krzysztof Kasprzak and Przemysław Pawlicki both hit great form on the night.[3]

League table
PosClubMHomeAwayFA+/-Pts
3W2WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Poole Pirates 32 16 0 0 0 5 2 0 4 5 1667 1278 78
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 31 14 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 9 1472 1392 58
3 Peterborough Panthers 32 12 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 11 1495 1464 53
4 Coventry Bees 32 9 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 10 1469 1475 52
5 Lakeside Hammers 32 11 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 12 1447 1503 48
6 Swindon Robins 31 8 2 0 6 1 2 2 2 8 1436 1438 44
7 Eastbourne Eagles 32 9 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 12 1406 1533 41
8 Belle Vue Aces 32 10 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 13 1413 1539 40
9 Ipswich Witches 32 4 5 0 7 0 0 1 2 13 1386 1569 26
Key:
Championship play-offs
Relegation play-offs

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Championship play-offs

Leg 1
Wolverhampton Wolves44.5 – 44.5Poole Pirates
Freddie Lindgren 14.5 report Bjarne Pedersen 10
Referee: Craig Ackroyd
Coventry Bees52 – 38Peterborough Panthers
Krzysztof Kasprzak 10+1 report Rory Schlein 10

Leg 2
Poole Pirates53 – 41Wolverhampton Wolves
Bjarne Pedersen 13 Freddie Lindgren 14+1
Referee: Mick Bates
Peterborough Panthers44 - 49Coventry Bees
Krzysztof Buczkowski 14+1 Chris Harris 13
Referee: Jim Lawrence

First leg
Coventry Bees51 - 39Poole Pirates
Krzysztof Kasprzak 11 Bjarne Pedersen 15
Referee: Daniel Holt
1 Krzysztof Kasprzak3, 2, 3, X, 311
2 Richard Sweetman1, 1', 13+1
3 Ben Barker0, 3, 0, X3
4 Edward Kennett2, 2', 2, 1'7+2
5 Chris Harris2', 1', 1', 3, X7+3
6 Lewis Bridger3, 2, 1, 2, 210
7 Przemysław Pawlicki2', 3, 3, 210+1
Manager: Alun Rossiter
1 Chris Holder2, 0, 3, 2, X7
2 Darcy WardX, 1, F, 01
3 Artur Mroczka1, 0, 01
4 Bjarne Pedersen3, 3, 4^, 3, 215
5 Davey Watt0, 3, 3, X6
6 Leon Madsen0, 0, 1, 34
7 Jason Doyle1, 1, 2, 1, F5
Manager: Neil Middleditch

Second leg
Poole Pirates40 (79) - 50 (101)Coventry Bees
Davey Watt 8+1 Przemysław Pawlicki 16+1
Referee: Peter Clarke
1 Chris Holder1, 2, 1, 1, 05
2 Darcy Ward3, 1', 2, 06+1
3 Artur Mroczka2', 0, 02+1
4 Bjarne Pedersen3, 2, 2, 0, 18
5 Davey Watt3, 2', 3, 08+1
6 Leon Madsen2, 3, 0, 1, 17
7 Jason Doyle0, 1, 0, 34
Manager: Neil Middleditch
1 Krzysztof Kasprzak2, 3, 2, 3, 313
2 Richard Sweetman0, 1, 1, 1'3+1
3 Ben Barker1, 0, 0, 2'3+1
4 Edward Kennett R/R
5 Chris HarrisFx, 3, 3, 3, 2', 2'13+2
6 Lewis Bridger1, 0, 0, 12
7 Przemysław Pawlicki3, 2, 1, 3, 2', 2, 316+1
8 Aaron SummersDid not ride-
Manager: Alun Rossiter

Coventry were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 101-79.

Leading averages

[4]

Rider Team Average
Freddie LindgrenWolverhampton10.36
Leigh AdamsSwindon10.28
Kenneth BjerrePeterborough9.95
Scott NichollsIpswich9.20
Lee RichardsonLakeside9.10
Krzysztof KasprzakCoventry8.97
Hans AndersenBelle Vue8.81
Chris HolderPoole8.81
Chris HarrisCoventry8.68
Matej ŽagarEastbourne8.44

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2010 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 72nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.[5]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
12/04Wolverhampton56-39Ipswich
08/04Ipswich43-46Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/06Swindon49-41Peterborough
17/09Peterborough58-37Swindon
05/07Belle Vue50-40Poole
21/07Poole57-35Belle Vue
19/07Coventry48-42Wolverhampton
30/09Wolverhampton51-43Coventry
23/09Eastbourne53-41Lakeside
24/09Lakeside45-45Eastbourne

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
13/10Poole58-36Peterborough
11/10Peterborough43-50Poole
11/10Wolverhampton44-46Eastbourne
10/10Eastbourne63-29Wolverhampton

First leg
Eastbourne Eagles
Matej Žagar 11
Joonas Kylmakorpi 10
Cameron Woodward 9
Lewis Bridger 9
Simon Gustafsson 7
Ricky Kling 3		49 - 41Poole Pirates
Chris Holder 10
Davey Watt 9
Darcy Ward 6
Leon Madsen 6
Jason Doyle 5
Bjarne Pedersen 4
Artur Mroczka 1
[6]

Second leg
Poole Pirates
Bjarne Pedersen 12
Chris Holder 11
Leon Madsen 11
Darcy Ward 9
Davey Watt 7
Jason Doyle 4		54 - 41Eastbourne Eagles
Joonas Kylmakorpi 14
Lewis Bridger 9
Cameron Woodward 7
Matej Žagar 6
Simon Gustafsson 5
Ricky Kling 0
[7]

The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95-90.

Team Lineups

Belle Vue Aces

Coventry Bees

Eastbourne Eagles

Ipswich Witches

Lakeside Hammers

Peterborough Panthers

Poole Pirates

Swindon Robins

Wolverhampton Wolves

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "2010 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.
  5. "2010 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  6. "EASTBOURNE: EAGLES 49 POOLE 41 (KOC FINAL.1)". Speedway GB. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  7. "EASTBOURNE: POOLE 54 EAGLES 41 (KOC FINAL.2)". Speedway GB. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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