Speedway Premier League
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| Speedway Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Speedway |
| Founded | 1997 |
| No. of competitors | 15 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Current champion | King's Lynn Stars |
| Official website | british-speedway.co.uk |
The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom, the Elite League is the highest attainable.
The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2007 season.
The League has grown from the 2006 season with the addition of the new Birmingham Brummies team who will be racing at Perry Barr Greyhound Racing stadium.
[edit] Teams
- Berwick Bandits
- Birmingham Brummies
- Edinburgh Monarchs
- Glasgow Tigers
- Isle of Wight Islanders
- King's Lynn Stars
- Mildenhall Fen Tigers
- Newcastle Diamonds
- Newport Wasps
- Redcar Bears
- Rye House Rockets
- Sheffield Tigers
- Somerset Rebels
- Stoke Potters
- Workington Comets
[edit] 2006 season
| Home | Away | Bonus | |||||||||||
| Team | M | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | L | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Lynn | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1409 | 990 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 53 |
| Sheffield | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1291 | 1101 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 44 |
| Glasgow | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1240 | 1173 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 42 |
| Rye House | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1250 | 1147 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| Somerset | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1243 | 1156 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 36 |
| Redcar | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1220 | 1194 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
| Workington | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1210 | 1199 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Isle of Wight | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1180 | 1210 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| Newcastle | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1129 | 1249 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
| Stoke | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1127 | 1265 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
| Berwick | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1140 | 1274 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
| Edinburgh | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1138 | 1270 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
| Mildenhall | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1116 | 1264 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| Newport | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1087 | 1288 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
[edit] External links
- british-speedway.co.uk - Official league tables
- [1] - Speedway Turbo Sliders - Virtual Speedway game
| Speedway Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Teams: Berwick Bandits | Birmingham Brummies | Edinburgh Monarchs | Glasgow Tigers | Isle of Wight Islanders | King's Lynn Stars | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | Newcastle Diamonds | Newport Wasps | Redcar Bears | Rye House Rockets | Sheffield Tigers | Somerset Rebels | Stoke Potters | Workington Comets | |
| Leagues: Elite League | Premier League | Conference League | |
| Related articles: Speedway | Speedway Grand Prix | Speedway World Cup | Speedway in the United Kingdom | |
