1997 Premier League speedway season
Season | 1997 |
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Champions | Reading Racers |
← Previous season 1996 | |
Next season → 1998 |
The Premier League is the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
Season summary
The Premier League was founded (as a second division competition) with 14 teams for the 1997 season, running on a standard format with no play-offs.
Final table
M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
Reading Racers | 26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1323 | 1011 | 44 | 13 | 57 |
Long Eaton Invaders | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1227 | 1107 | 37 | 11 | 48 |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1235 | 1102 | 38 | 8 | 43 |
Newcastle Diamonds | 26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1201 | 1134 | 30 | 8 | 38 |
Exeter Falcons | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1213 | 1125 | 28 | 6 | 34 |
Glasgow Tigers | 26 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1158 | 1179 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
Arena Essex Hammers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1157 | 1179 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
Isle of Wight Islanders* | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1149 | 1184 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
Hull Vikings | 26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1134 | 1195 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1116 | 1219 | 24 | 5 | 29 |
Oxford Cheetahs | 26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1116 | 1219 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
Stoke Potters | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1111 | 1122 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Berwick Bandits | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1105 | 1223 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
Newport Wasps | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1095 | 1241 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
- replaced Skegness Braves mid-season
External links
- british-speedway.co.uk - Official league tables
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