2010 Speedway Elite League

Sky Sports Elite League
Season 2010
Champions Coventry Bees
Elite League Knockout Cup Poole Pirates
Elite Shield Wolverhampton Wolves
Elite League Riders Championship Freddie Lindgren
Elite League Pairs Championship Coventry Bees
Highest average Freddie Lindgren
(10.36)
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The 2010 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 14th since its establishment in 1997. 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.

Contents

League table

Pos Club M Home Away F A +/- Pts
3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Poole Pirates (Runners Up) 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 (Champions) 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

Last updated: September 27, 2010

Source: BSPA

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1

13 September 2010
 Wolverhampton Wolves 44.5 – 44.5 Poole Pirates Monmore Green, Wolverhampton
Referee: Craig Ackroyd
Freddie Lindgren 14.5 report Bjarne Pedersen 10
13 September 2010
 Coventry Bees 52 – 38 Peterborough Panthers Brandon stadium, Brandon
Rory Schlein 10 report Krzysztof Kasprzak 10+1

Leg 2

20 September 2010
 Poole Pirates 53 – 41 Wolverhampton Wolves
Referee: Mick Bates
Bjarne Pedersen 13 Freddie Lindgren 14+1
20 September 2010
 Peterborough Panthers 44 - 49 Coventry Bees
Referee: Jim Lawrence
Krzysztof Buczkowski 14+1 Chris Harris 13

Grand final

First leg

27 September 2010
19.30
 Coventry Bees 51 - 39 Poole Pirates
Referee: Daniel Holt
Krzysztof Kasprzak 11 Bjarne Pedersen 15
1 Krzysztof Kasprzak 3, 2, 3, X, 3 11
2 Richard Sweetman 1, 1', 1 3+1
3 Ben Barker 0, 3, 0, X 3
4 Edward Kennett 2, 2', 2, 1' 7+2
5 Chris Harris 2', 1', 1', 3, X 7+3
6 Lewis Bridger 3, 2, 1, 2, 2 10
7 Przemyslaw Pawlicki 2', 3, 3, 2 10+1
Manager: Alun Rossiter
1 Chris Holder 2, 0, 3, 2, X 7
2 Darcy Ward X, 1, F, 0 1
3 Artur Mroczka 1, 0, 0 1
4 Bjarne Pedersen 3, 3, 4^, 3, 2 15
5 Davey Watt 0, 3, 3, X 6
6 Leon Madsen 0, 0, 1, 3 4
7 Jason Doyle 1, 1, 2, 1, F 5
Manager: Neil Middleditch

Second leg

4 October 2010
19.30
 Poole Pirates 40 (79) - 50 (101) Coventry Bees
Referee: Peter Clarke
Davey Watt 8+1 Przemyslaw Pawlicki 16+1
1 Chris Holder 1, 2, 1, 1, 0 5
2 Darcy Ward 3, 1', 2, 0 6+1
3 Artur Mroczka 2', 0, 0 2+1
4 Bjarne Pedersen 3, 2, 2, 0, 1 8
5 Davey Watt 3, 2', 3, 0 8+1
6 Leon Madsen 2, 3, 0, 1, 1 7
7 Jason Doyle 0, 1, 0, 3 4
Manager: Neil Middleditch
1 Krzysztof Kasprzak 2, 3, 2, 3, 3 13
2 Richard Sweetman 0, 1, 1, 1' 3+1
3 Ben Barker 1, 0, 0, 2' 3+1
4 Edward Kennett R/R
5 Chris Harris Fx, 3, 3, 3, 2', 2' 13+2
6 Lewis Bridger 1, 0, 0, 1 2
7 Przemyslaw Pawlicki 3, 2, 1, 3, 2', 2, 3 16+1
8 Aaron Summers Did not ride -
Manager: Alun Rossiter

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

See also

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