1999 Premier League speedway season

Speedway season in the United Kingdom February 2024 February 2024 Premier League Champions Sheffield Tigers Knockout Cup Edinburgh Monarchs Young Shield Sheffield Tigers National Trophy Newport Wasps Individual Sean Wilson Pairs Workington Comets Fours Sheffield Tigers Sean Wilson 1999 Elite League 1999 Conference League 1998 2000 The 1999 Premier League speedway season was 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 League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 League Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Sheffield Tigers24182412299303812502 Newport Wasps 24 16 1 7 1152 1023 33 9 423 Edinburgh Monarchs 24 14 0 10 1151 1024 28 9 374 Swindon Robins 24 11 1 12 1110 1061 23 9 325 Newcastle Diamonds 24 11 1 12 1103 1066 23 8 316 Exeter Falcons 24 13 0 11 1071 1087 26 5 317 Berwick Bandits 24 13 1 10 1024 1140 27 4 318 Isle of Wight Islanders 24 11 1 12 1085 1078 23 7 309 Arena Essex Hammers 24 12 1 11 1081 1081 25 5 3010 Stoke Potters 24 10 0 14 1026 1138 20 4 2411 Workington Comets 24 8 1 15 1039 1132 17 3 2012 Glasgow Tigers 24 9 0 15 999 1160 18 1 1913 Reading Racers 24 5 1 18 1004 1154 11 2 13 Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BER ED EX GLA IOW ND NW RR SHE STO SWI WOR Arena Essex Hammers 59–32 45–48 58–32 46–45 46–44 46–43 47–43 48–42 45–45 54–35 51–39 55–35 Berwick Bandits 47–42 53–37 43–49 49–41 52–38 46–44 45–45 39–33 46–44 48–44 49–41 50–40 Exeter Falcons 42–48 52–38 53–37 62–27 50–40 50–40 46–44 55–35 50–40 52–38 45–44 59–31 Edinburgh Monarchs 56–34 58–32 59–31 48–41 63–27 46–50 56–33 49–40 58–32 65–25 62–28 53–37 Glasgow Tigers 46–44 46–43 49–43 46–44 46–43 46–44 42–48 42–48 44–46 48–43 46–44 46–42 Isle of Wight Islanders 54–36 55–35 59–31 44–46 48–42 41–49 48–42 51–38 43–48 53–36 46–43 55–35 Newcastle Diamonds 50–40 42–47 48–42 52–38 57–32 45–45 44–48 54–36 44–46 53–37 46–44 54–38 Newport Wasps 48–42 62–28 54–38 51–39 47–46 42–48 49–41 59–31 52–38 52–38 51–39 54–36 Reading Racers 43–47 43–47 51–39 50–40 53–38 43–47 49–44 42–48 40–49 46–47 45–47 43–47 Sheffield Tigers 62–38 68–22 60–30 57–32 62–28 54–36 56–33 54–36 55–35 56–34 61–29 49–41 Stoke Potters 46–44 59–33 39–52 58–31 50–39 48–45 48–43 43–47 47–37 43–47 47–43 48–42 Swindon Robins 53–37 53–37 49–41 52–38 53–37 58–32 52–38 43–50 56–36 45–45 57–34 54–39 Workington Comets 51–39 45–48 43–46 55–35 53–36 50–43 44–46 49–42 45–45 42–49 51–39 48–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1999fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 1999 fixtures & results 2 July 2024 Young Shield End of season competition for the top eight league teams First round Team one Team two ScoreSheffieldIsle of Wight 56–34, 48–42ExeterEdinburgh59–31, 36–53SwindonNewcastle 55–35, 46–44BerwickNewport 47–42, 28–62 Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreSheffieldSwindon 54–36, 39–51NewportExeter 50–40, 45–45 Final Team one Team two ScoreSheffieldNewport57–33, 41–49 Premier League Knockout Cup The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/premier-league-ko-cup-1999.html 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two17/05 Reading 53-37 Glasgow23/05 Glasgow 37-46 Reading21/05 Edinburgh 53-31 Newcastle23/05 Newcastle 42-27 Edinburgh23/05 Newport 47-43 Stoke22/05 Stoke 46-44 Newport20/05 Sheffield 52-38 Isle of Wight18/05 Isle of Wight 42-48 Sheffield24/05 Exeter 67-23 Workington12/06 Workington 48-42 Exeter Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two12/07 Reading 46-44 Sheffield15/07 Sheffield 55-35 Reading16/07 Edinburgh 57-33 Newport04/07 Newport 53-37 Edinburgh09/07 Arena Essex 55-35 Swindon29/07 Swindon 53-37 Arena Essex28/06 Exeter 63-37 Berwick26/06 Berwick 49-40 Exeter Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two20/08 Edinburgh 56-34 Sheffield26/08 Sheffield 55-35 Edinburgh20/08 Arena Essex 50-39 Exeter23/08 Exeter 46-44 Arena Essex Final Date Team one Score Team two25/09 Edinburgh 54-36 Arena Essex16/10 Arena Essex 49-41 Edinburgh First leg 25 September 1999 Edinburgh MonarchsPeter Carr 14Blair Scott 13James Grieves 12Ross Brady 8Kevin Little 7Justin Elkins 0Brian Turner 0 54 – 36 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1999fixtures.pdf 1999 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/edinburgh1999.pdf Edinburgh fixtures Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021 Arena Essex HammersLeigh Lanham 10Gary Corbett 9Colin White 8John Wainwright 4Troy Pratt 3Roger Lobb 1Matt Read 1 Armadale Stadium Second leg 16 October 1999 Arena Essex HammersLeigh Lanham 12Troy Pratt 12Colin White 10Gary Corbett 5Roger Lobb 5Matt Read 4John Wainwright 1 49 – 41 Edinburgh MonarchsJames Grieves 11Ross Brady 9Peter Carr 8Kevin Little 8Phil Ambrose 4Blair Scott 2Justin Elkins R/R Arena Essex Raceway Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–85. National Trophy North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Newcastle 6 6 0 0 122Edinburgh 6 4 0 2 83 Glasgow 6 2 0 4 44 Berwick 6 0 0 6 0 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Newport 8 5 0 3 102 Arena Essex 8 4 0 4 83 Exeter 8 4 0 4 84 Reading 8 4 0 4 85 Isle of Wight 8 3 0 5 6 main FBR grey BER ED GLA NEW Berwick 43–50 42–48 43–50 Edinburgh 61–29 56–34 43–47 Glasgow 59–31 44–46 41–50 Newcastle 66–24 48–44 51–39 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1999.html Speedway Researcher 1999 fixtures & results 22 October 2025 main FBR grey AE EX IOW NWP REA Arena Essex 55–35 53–37 46–44 50–39 Exeter 51–39 41–31 48.5–41.5 57–33 Isle of Wight 52–38 50–40 43–47 47–43 Newport 50–40 58–32 50–39 57–32 Reading 50–40 49–41 51–39 52–38 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990.html Speedway Researcher 1990 fixtures & results 22 October 2025 Central Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Swindon 6 5 0 1 102 Sheffield 6 3 0 3 63 Workington 6 3 0 3 64 Stoke 6 1 0 45 2 main FBR grey SHE STO SWI WOR Sheffield 53–39 54–39 58–35 Stoke 47–46 40–49 44–46 Swindon 48–43 51–40 49–40 Workington 47–46 51–41 44–46 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1999.html Speedway Researcher 1999 fixtures & results 22 October 2025 Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreSwindonNewport 43–47, 30–59EdinburghNewcastle 47–42, 43–47 Final Team one Team two ScoreEdinburghNewport52–38, 35–55 Riders' Championship Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 September at Owlerton Stadium.Wilson on top Huddersfield Daily Examiner 13 September 1999 25 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/19990913/017/0017 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Sean Wilson 3 1 3 3 3 13-32 DEN Jesper Olsen 2 3 3 3 2 13323 AUS Craig Watson 3 2 2 0 3 10214 ENG Carl Stonehewer 3 3 3 1 3 13-05 ENG Michael Coles 3 1 1 3 3 11 16 ENG Paul Pickering 2 3 3 2 1 1107 ENG Glenn Cunningham 2 2 2 1 2 9 8 ENG Peter Carr ex 3 2 2 2 9 9ENG Les Collins 1 ex 2 2 2 7 10 SWE Anders Henriksson 1 0 1 3 1 6 11 WAL Phil Morris 1 1 1 2 0 512 ENG Paul Bentley 1 2 0 1 1 513 ENG Leigh Lanham ex 2 0 1 1 414 SCO James Grieves 2 0 0 0 0 2 15 ENG Neville Tatum 0 1 1 0 0 216 ENG David Meldrum 0 0 0 0 0 0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Hayley Stadium on 25 July. The event was won by Workington Comets.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1999fixtures.pdf 1999 fixtures Speedway Researcher 27 May 2023Speedway Reading Evening Post 26 July 1999 27 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002472/19990726/337/0034 British Newspaper Archive subscription PosTeamPtsRiders1Workington 38 Stonehewer 20, Werner 182Arena Essex 31 Lanham 18, White 133Newport 28Smart 18, Watson 105Edinburgh 24 Grieves 20, Little 4uSheffield ? Wilson, ComptonuGlasgow ?Collins, SanchezuNewcastle ?Olsen, Eriksson Fours Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 29 August 1999, at the East of England Arena.Wasps speed wat to Premier Fours runners-up spot South Wales Echo 30 August 1999 24 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004733/19990830/052/0052 British Newspaper Archive subscription Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 isle of Wight 17Swain 6, Berge 5, Tatum 4, Carter 22 Newport 13Henriksson 5, Appleton 4, Watson 3, Smart 13 Swindon 12 Bishop 5, Collins N 3, Masters 2, Cunningham 24 Edinburgh 6 Little 4, Grieves 1, Carr P 1, Brady 0 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Sheffield 16 Compton 5, Wilson 4, Stead 4, Smith 32 Arena Essex 14 Lanham 6, White 4, Lobb 2, Pratt 23 Newcastle 11 Olsen 6, Walsh 3, Eriksson 2, Swales 04 Glasgow 7Collins L 4, Bentley 3, Beveridge 0, Felton 0 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Sheffield 28Smith 8, Compton 7, Stead 6, Wilson 5, Lee 22 Newport 24Watson 9, Smart 8, Henriksson 5, Appleton 23 Isle of Wight 10Lanham 3, White 3, Lobb 3, Pratt 14 Arena Essex 10 Tatum 4, Carter 2, Berge 2, Swain 2 Final leading averages Rider Team Average ENG Sean WilsonSheffield10.56 ENG Carl StonehewerWorkington9.92 ENG Paul BentleyGlasgow9.76 DEN Jesper OlsenNewcastle9.68 ENG Peter CarrEdinburgh9.59 AUS Craig WatsonNewport9.59 FIN Petri KokkoReading9.42 ENG Michael ColesExeter9.36 ENG Les CollinsGlasgow9.23 ENG Leigh LanhamArena Essex9.10 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em Leigh Lanham 9.10 Colin White 8.76 Troy Pratt 7.19 Gary Corbett 5.99 Matt Read 5.37 Roger Lobb 5.33 John Wainwright 3.59 Berwick 22em Scott Lamb 8.65 Mick Powell 8.63 Alan Mogridge 7.05 Claus Kristensen 6.20 David Meldrum 6.09 Tom P. Madsen 6.04 Wesley Waite 4.33 Dean Felton 4.04 Freddie Stephenson 3.35 Phil Pickering 2.27 Edinburgh 22em Peter Carr 9.59 James Grieves 9.02 Kevn Little 7.84 Ross Brady 6.99 Blair Scott 5.67 Stewart McDonald 5.32 David McAllan 4.06 Jonathan Swales 2.88 James Birkinshaw 2.52 Justin Elkins 1.91 Exeter 22em Michael Coles 9.36 Mark Simmonds 8.03 Graeme Gordon 7.75 Lee Dicken 6.46 Wayne Barrett 5.39 Chris Harris 4.86 Gary Lobb 4.03 Chris Courage 2.24 Glasgow 22em Paul Bentley 9.76 Les Collins 9.23 Mick Powell 8.16 Emiliano Sanchez 7.14 Will Beveridge 6.28 Sean Courtney 4.48 Brian Turner 3.59 Stuart Coleman 2.25 Jitendra Duffill 1.36 Scott Courtney 1.14 Isle of Wight 22em Neville Tatum 8.54 Scott Swain 8.02 Philippe Bergé 7.46 Danny Bird 6.39 Wayne Carter 5.74 Tommy Palmer 5.70 Nick Simmons 4.45 Jeremy Barraud 2.67 Glen Phillips 1.47 Newcastle 22em Jesper Olsen 9.68 Robert Eriksson 8.93 David Walsh 8.82 Stuart Swales 7.67 Derrol Keats 5.75 Paul Gould 5.60 Jonathan Swales 3.89 Anthony Barlow 3.55 Steven Jones 3.51 Newport 22em Craig Watson 9.59 Anders Henriksson 9.02 Emil Lindqvist 8.86 Frank Smart 8.51 Scott Pegler 6.61 Bjorn Gustafsson 5.58 Chris Neath 5.50 Andrew Appleton 5.47 Bobby Eldridge 3.75 Reading 22em Petri Kokko 9.42 Dave Mullett 9.04 Per Wester 9.00 Phil Morris 7.49 Paul Clews 5.70 Justin Elkins 5.59 Jarno Kosonen 4.51 Marc Norris 3.83 Shane Colvin 2.35 Peter Collyer 1.81 Sheffield 22em Sean Wilson 10.56 Andre Compton 9.00 Scott Smith 8.05 Simon Stead 7.76 Paul Lee 5.96 Simon Cartwright 5.54 Peter Boast 3.69 Adam Allott 3.00 Stoke 22em Paul Pickering 9.03 Mark Burrows 6.55 Paul Fry 6.47 Tony Atkin 6.21 Jon Armstrong 5.92 Joachim Kugelmann 5.44 Rene Aas 5.01 Rob Clarence 3.51 Wayne Broadhurst 3.41 Swindon 22em Glenn Cunningham 8.81 Neil Collins 8.13 Steve Masters 7.96 Oliver Allen 5.67 Seemond Stephens 5.45 Steve Bishop 5.16 Krister Marsh 4.92 David Mason 4.00 Workington 22em Carl Stonehewer 9.92 Brent Werner 7.70 Peter Ingvar Karlsson 6.36 Grant MacDonald 6.00 Barry Campbell 5.12 Peter Scully 5.00 Geoff Powell 4.44 Darren Groves 4.34 Wayne Broadhurst 3.07 James Birkinshaw 2.74 Mark Blackwell 2.21 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League Category:1999 in speedway Category:1999 in British motorsport