2009 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season March 2024 March 2024 Premier League Champions King's Lynn Stars Knockout Cup King's Lynn Stars Premier Trophy King's Lynn Stars Young Shield Workington Comets Pairs Birmingham Brummies Fours Workington Comets Individual Ricky Ashworth Darcy Ward 2009 Elite League 2009 National League 2008 2010 The 2009 Premier League season was the second division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom and the 15th season since its creation in 1995. The league is governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Summary The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2009 season with the re-admission of the Newport Wasps and the loss of Mildenhall Fen Tigers, Isle of Wight Islanders (Both dropped to National League) and the Reading Racers (Loss of Stadium). New rules introduced for 2009 with a complete revamp of the points scoring system. The team finishing at the top of the league table at the end of the season after accumulating the most points were declared the Premier League champions. The four highest placed teams were entered into promotion play-offs, whereby the Premier League play-off winner faced the bottom Elite League team over two legs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield. The Kings Lynn Stars were crowned the Premier League champions after ending the season as the highest placed team.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 1 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210901122208/https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present dead The Edinburgh Monarchs finished second, Newcastle Diamonds third and the Birmingham Brummies fourth. All four teams took part in the promotion play-off with Edinburgh and King's Lynn reaching the final. Edinburgh won 97–83 on aggregate and faced Elite League team Belle Vue Aces, but lost the two-legged promotion/relegation final. New points scoring system A new points scoring systems was devised for the 2009 season in an effort to make teams more competitive even when losing. If a Home team were to win by 7 or more points they would receive 3 points for the win. However, if the away team restricted the win from 1-6 points, the home team would receive only 2 points for the win, and the away team would be awarded 1 point for losing by less than 7 away from home. If the match was a draw, the home team would be awarded 1 point and the away team awarded 2. If the away team won the match by between 1-6 points, they would be awarded 3 points with the home team collecting 0. And finally if the away team won by 7 or more points, they would collect 4 points with the home team again collecting 0. League League table Pos Club M Home Away F A Pts 3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L1 Kings Lynn Stars26130004203413781013642 Edinburgh Monarchs26112002111813781122513 Newcastle Diamonds26121001112812411139494 Birmingham Brummies2692021305412321139495 Redcar Bears26101110205611741197446 Somerset Rebels2694000104811991177427 Workington Comets2674111112811701215418 Sheffield Tigers26100121004811921179399 Rye House Rockets26930100049121111743710 Scunthorpe Scorpions268401010210119511993711 Stoke Potters267501001111109612753212 Berwick Bandits266313020011112812573113 Glasgow Tigers263406010210112212382214 Newport Wasps2623170011111074130316 Key: Premier League 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: October 20, 2010 Source: BSPA Fixtures and results main FBR grey BER BIR ED GLA KL ND NW RED RYE SCU SHE SOM STO WOR Berwick Bandits 42–48 51–41 47–46 46–49 51–39 45–45 50–40 51–42 47–43 63–29 48–42 54–42 42–48 Birmingham Brummies 54–39 41–49 44–46 55–36 50–39 52–43 47–43 58–36 57–38 49–43 50–43 58–34 53–39 Edinburgh Monarchs 60–30 38–34 50–39 46–45 55–40 51–41 60–33 50–42 51–40 51–39 42–33 60–31 55–39 Glasgow Tigers 42–48 49–41 55–38 41–49 43–47 66–26 45–48 48–42 49–43 40–50 48–45 48–42 41–49 King's Lynn Stars 65–25 55–38 54–38 64–29 64–28 59–33 57–38 66–27 56–37 59–35 59–33 69–23 60–34 Newcastle Diamonds 55–39 48–45 54–38 53–27 51–42 66–27 64–26 55–38 52–43 47–37 55–37 52–40 62–28 Newport Wasps 44–45 41–51 43–47 50–40 44–46 38–52 49–43 48–42 44–46 51–41 44–48 44–44 47–43 Redcar Bears 53–40 49–43 47–39 49–41 38–54 47–47 52–39 52–41 50–40 59–37 52–41 53–42 51–41 Rye House Rockets 59–33 43–46 56–36 56–37 46–43 61–32 45–44 49–44 53–39 52–38 57–35 65–30 58–35 Scunthorpe Scorpions 51–42 45–48 49–44 50–40 57–35 51–45 56–39 49–44 49–41 57–38 47–43 59–31 51–39 Sheffield Tigers 51–39 55–41 42–51 51–39 50–40 58–37 60–34 36–42 62–33 52–38 59–32 54–39 46–46 Somerset Rebels 61–35 48–42 50–40 58–36 46–44 54–39 59–34 53–40 46–44 53–40 48–42 54–40 52–41 Stoke Potters 49–41 47–43 49–40 50–42 33–57 51–38 51–39 47–43 48–42 56–37 45–44 49–40 48–42 Workington Comets 59–35 51–44 45–45 48–45 42–51 49–44 53–43 46–38 49–41 50–40 47–43 50–45 57–35 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2009fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2009 fixtures & results 18 June 2024 Play-offs Semi-finals Leg 1 4 October 2009 Newcastle Diamonds 50 – 41 Edinburgh Monarchs Mark Lemon 11+1 Kevin Wölbert 16 Newcastle Stadium 7 October 2009 Birmingham Brummies 43 – 47 Kings Lynn Stars Richard Sweetman 10+2 Darcy Ward 15 Perry Barr Stadium Leg 2 9 October 2009 Edinburgh Monarchs 52 (93) – (93) 43 8 - 4 Sudden Death Newcastle Diamonds Ryan Fisher 13 Rene Bach 13 Armadale Stadium 14 October 2009 King's Lynn Stars 55 (102) - (78) 35 Birmingham Brummies Chris Schramm 14+1 Richard Sweetman 9+1 Norfolk Arena Grand final First leg 16 October 2009 19.45 Edinburgh Monarchs 56 - 36 King's Lynn Stars Kevin Wölbert 14 William Lawson 11+1 Armadale Stadium 1 Ryan Fisher 3, 2', 2, 1', 1 9+2 2 Michał Rajkowski 0, 3, 3, 0 6 3 Andrew Tully 3, 0, 3, 3 9 4 Matthew Wethers 2', 3, 2', 2' 9+3 5Kevin Wölbert 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 14 6Aaron Summers 3, 0, 2', 0 5+17Kalle Katajisto 0, X, 1, 3 4Manager: Alan Bridgett 1 William Lawson (guest) 1', 2, 2, 1^, 3, 2 11+1 2 Tomáš Topinka , , R/R 3 Chris Schramm 2, X, 2, 3, 4^, X 11 4 Emiliano Sanchez 1, 1', 1', 1, 1 5+2 5Josh Auty (guest) 2, 1, 1, 0, X 4 6Linus Eklöf 2, 0, 0, 1', 0 3+17Jan Graversen 1', 1', 0, N 2+2Manager: Rob Lyon Second leg 20 October 2009 19.30 King's Lynn Stars 47 (83) - 41 (97) Edinburgh Monarchs Chris Schramm 11+1 Kevin Wölbert 12 Norfolk Arena 1 Ulrich Ostergaard (guest) 1', 2, 3, 2, 1' 9+2 2 Kozza Smith , , R/R 3 Emiliano Sanchez 3, 1', X, 1', 1' 6+3 4 Chris Schramm 2', 2, 2, 3, 2 11+1 5Ty Proctor (guest) 0, 3, 3, X 6 6Linus Eklöf 1', 1', 1, 0, 2, 2' 7+37Jan Graversen 2, 2, 2, 2, 0 8Manager: Rob Lyon 1 Ryan Fisher 3, 3, 2, X 8 2 Michał Rajkowski 0, 0, F 0 3 Andrew Tully 1, 0, 2, 3, 0 6 4 Matthew Wethers 0, 2, 1', 0 3+1 5Kevin Wölbert 3, 3, 0, 3, 3 12 6aron Summers 0, 0, 3, 0 37Kalle Katajisto 3, 1, 3, 1', 1 9+1Manager: Alan Bridgett Premier League Knockout Cup The 2009 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 42nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/premier-league-ko-cup-2009.html 2009 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two09/05 Stoke Potters 48-42 Berwick Bandits06/05 Berwick Bandits 50-39 Stoke Potters10/05 Newcastle Diamonds 48-42 Scunthorpe Scorpions08/05 Scunthorpe Scorpions 65-25 Newcastle Diamonds29/04 Birmingham Brummies 43-47 Rye House Rockets09/05 Rye House Rockets 53-37 Birmingham Brummies14/05 Redcar Bears 52-38 Newport Wasps21/06 Newport Wasps 40-50 Redcar Bears08/05 Somerset Rebels 46-44 Glasgow Tigers24/05 Glasgow Tigers 45-44 Somerset Rebels28/05 Sheffield Tigers 56-34 Edinburgh Monarchs08/05 Edinburgh Monarchs 59-31 Sheffield Tigers Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two20/05 King's Lynn Stars 58-32 Berwick Bandits20/06 Berwick Bandits 26-57 King's Lynn Stars13/06 Rye House Rockets 56-34 Somerset Rebels12/06 Somerset Rebels 53-37 Rye House Rockets20/06 Workington Comets 47-43 Edinburgh Monarchs19/06 Edinburgh Monarchs 56-34 Workington Comets13/08 Redcar Bears 46-44 Scunthorpe Scorpions31/07 Scunthorpe Scorpions 50-39 Redcar Bears Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two09/10 Scunthorpe Scorpions 45-27 King's Lynn Stars06/10 King's Lynn Stars 70-20 Scunthorpe Scorpions19/09 Rye House Rockets 49-41 Edinburgh Monarchs11/09 Edinburgh Monarchs 63-27 Rye House Rockets Final First leg 23 October 2009 Edinburgh MonarchsKevin Wölbert 13Ryan Fisher 11Matthew Wethers 10 Andrew Tully 9Kalle Katajisto 3Aaron Summers 2Michał Rajkowski R/R Armadale Stadium 48 – 41 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2009fixtures.pdf 2009 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 2 October 2021https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/premier-league-ko-cup-2009.html 2009 KO cup final 1st leg Speedway Archive 2 October 2021 King's Lynn StarsJan Graversen 14Darcy Ward 11Emiliano Sanchez 6Ty Proctor (guest) 6Linus Eklöf 3Chris Schramm 1Kozza Smith R/R Second leg 28 October 2009 King's Lynn StarsChris Schramm 14Ty Proctor (guest) 13Emiliano Sanchez 11Linus Eklöf 10Jan Graversen 6Simon Lambert (guest) 3Darcy Ward R/R 57 – 33 https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/5948/kings-lynn-edinburgh-cup-final 2009 KO cup final 2nd leg Speedway Updates 2 October 2021 Edinburgh MonarchsRyan Fisher 14Kalle Katajisto 9Matthew Wethers 5Andrew Tully 4Aaron Summers 0Luke Bowen 0Kevin Wölbert R/R Norfolk Arena King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–81. Premier Trophy North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Edinburgh 12 8 1 3 282Workington 12 7 0 5 213 Glasgow 12 6 0 6 194Berwick 12 5 2 5 195 Sheffield 12 5 1 6 186 Sheffield 12 6 0 6 177 Newcastle 12 3 0 9 7 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 King's Lynn 12 9 0 3 332 Scunthorpe 12 6 0 6 213 Rye House12705204 Somerset12615205 Stoke 12 6 1 5 186 Newport 12 4 1 7 127 Birmingham 12 2 1 9 7 main FBR grey BER ED GLA NEW RED SHE WOR Berwick 46–46 56–39 57–36 53–40 45–45 52–38 Edinburgh 53–43 53–40 64–26 57–35 53–39 60–34 Glasgow 55–40 44–46 55–35 52–38 52–38 50–43 Newcastle 39–51 46–44 48–45 51–39 39–50 43–47 Redcar 47–43 41–47 54–41 53–37 53–40 48–42 Sheffield 62–33 50–39 47–48 53–42 40–55 53–42 Workington 53–39 48–42 54–41 51–42 51–38 56–37 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2009.html Speedway Researcher 2009 fixtures and results 15 December 2025 main FBR grey BIR KL NWP RYE SCU SOM STO Birmingham 39–53 43–47 50–40 41–48 47–41 45–45 King's Lynn 63–30 63–31 58–35 62–31 62–32 69–21 Newport 50–40 39–51 49–41 49–46 46–46 37–55 Rye House 57–39 49–44 52–40 67–25 55–37 63–30 Scunthorpe 53–41 38–54 52–38 52–43 53–40 57–37 Somerset 52–43 46–44 56–36 49–41 56–38 48–35 Stoke 48–45 48–42 51–42 46–47 46–41 55–40 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2009.html Speedway Researcher 2009 fixtures and results 15 December 2025 Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreWorkingtonKing's Lynn 51–39, 35–58Scunthorpe Edinburgh 44–46, 41–52 Final Team one Team two ScoreEdinburgh King's Lynn 54–41, 38–58 Young Shield End of season competition for the league teams positioned 5 to 12. First Round Team one Team two ScoreBerwick Workington 37–57, 47–43 RedcarScunthorpe 49–43, 34–56Stoke Somerset 52–43, 43–49 Sheffield Rye House 51–38, 41–55 Semi-final Team one Team two Score Stoke Workington 39–39, 36–54 Scunthorpe Rye House 51–42, 40–50 Final Team one Team two ScoreRye House Workington 54–42, 38–55 Riders' Championship Ricky Ashworth won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Owlerton Stadium.https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/news.php?extend.5176 ASHWORTH DELIGHTED WITH RIDERS VICTORY BritishSpeedway 27 June 2023 x x 1 10 ENG Ricky Ashworth 3 2 2 3 3 1 x r 3 SHE 2 15 AUS Darcy Ward 3 1 3 3 1 2 x b 2 KL 3 12 AUS Ty Proctor 2 3 2 2 2 3 r 2 w 1 RED 4 11 ENG David Howe 1 2 3 3 1 6 y 3 y 0 SS 5 5 SCO William Lawson 3 2 1 2 2 4 w 1 x GLA 6 7 ENG Andre Compton 0 3 1 3 3 5 b 0 x WOR 7 1 DEN Kenni Larsen 3 3 1 0 2 x x ND 8 6 ENG Jordan Frampton 2 3 2 1 1 x x NW 9 4 USA Ryan Fisher 1 2 0 2 3 x x EDI 10 13 AUS Jason Lyons 0 1 3 0 3 x x BIR 11 2 AUS Steve Johnston 2 0 0 2 2 x x SOM 12 8 ENG Jason Bunyan 1 1 2 1 0 x x STO 13 14 CZE Tomáš Topinka 2 1 1 1 R x x KL 14 3 SWE Magnus Karlsson 0 0 3 0 0 x x SS 15 16 ENG Chris Neath 1 0 0 1 EF x x RH 16 9 CZE Michal Makovsky 0 0 0 0 1 x x BER 17 ENG Adam Wrathall x x 18 ENG Gary Irving x x Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 26 June. The event was won by Birmingham Brummies.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2009fixtures.pdf 2009 fixtures Speedway Researcher 29 May 2023https://www.express.co.uk/speedway/119530/Lyons-and-Piszcz-lead-Birmingham-win Lyons and Piszcz lead Birmingham win Daily Express 9 August 2009 29 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1King's Lynn 24Topinka 14, Ward 102Somerset 23 Johnston 12, Kramer 113Scunthorpe 20 Karlsson 11, Howe 94Berwick 13 Franc 7, Makovsky 65Rye House 10 Sundstrom 10, Neath 0 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Workington 27 Rymek 14, Doolan 132Birmingham 19 Lyons 12, Piszcz 73Edinburgh 17 Tully 9, Fisher 84Redcar 16 Havelock 10, Proctor 65Glasgow 11 Grieves 7, Brown 4 Semi finals Birmingham bt King's Lynn 6–3 Somerset bt Workington 7–2 Final Birmingham bt Somerset 6–3 Fours Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the fifth time, the Championship was held on 25 July 2009, at the Derwent Park.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2009fixtures.pdf 2009 season fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 8 July 2023https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-Orxgjx7Us 2009 Premier League Fours You Tube 8 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Berwick 14Makovsky 5, Franc 4, Clews 3, Aarnio 22 Somerset 12Johnston 4, Kramer 4, Gathercole 4, Walker 0, Sedgmen 03 King's Lynn11 Topinka 6, Schramm 4, Sanchez 1, Graversen 0, Smith 04 Redcar 11 Proctor 5, Stonehewer 3, Havelock 2, Wilson 1 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington 18 Compton 6, Rymel 5, Doolan 4, Lawson 32 Edinburgh 12 Wethers 5, Fisher 3, Rajkowski 3, Summers 13 Rye House 12 Neath 3, Mear 3, Sundstrom 3, Bowen 34 Scunthorpe 6 Karlsson 3, Howe 3, Wilkinson 0, Lambert 0 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington 27Compton 9, Rymel 9, Doolan 7, Lawson 22 Somerset 18Johnston 8, Gathercole 6, Kramer 2, Sedgmen 2, Walker 03 Edinburgh 14 Fisher 5, Wethers 4, Summers 3, Rajkowski 24 Berwick 13 Clews 5, Makovsky 4, Franc 4, Aarnio 0 Final Leading averages http://www.speedwaygb.co/plgreensheets09 Greensheet Averages Speedway GB Rider Team Average AUS Darcy Ward Kings Lynn9.71 CZE Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.62 AUS Steve Johnston Somerset 9.46 AUS Kevin Doolan Workington 9.35 ENG David Howe Scunthorpe 9.18 AUS Mark Lemon Newcastle 9.17 SCO James GrievesGlasgow8.97 AUS Shane Parker Glasgow 8.93 USA Ryan FisherEdinburgh8.89 GER Kevin Wölbert Edinburgh 8.97 Riders & final averages Berwick 22em Michal Makovský 8.49 Josef Franc 8.28 Stanisław Burza 7.60 Paul Clews 7.39 William Lawson 6.02 Tero Aarnio 5.55 Guglielmo Franchetti 4.43 Danny Warwick 4.00 Tamas Sike 2.81 Frank Facher 2.59 Greg Blair 2.33 Birmingham 22em Tomasz Piszcz 8.64 Jason Lyons 8.42 Richard Sweetman 7.20 Russell Harrison 6.91 Ludvig Lindgren 6.73 Robert Ksiezak 6.12 Lee Smart 5.25 Manuel Hauzinger 5.10 Jay Herne 4.64 Marek Mroz 3.52 James Cockle 3.13 Ben Taylor 2.31 Edinburgh 22em Ryan Fisher 8.89 Kevin Wolbert 8.87 Andrew Tully 7.83 Matthew Wethers 7.74 Thomas H. Jonasson 7.44 Michał Rajkowski 7.06 Aaron Summers 6.26 Sean Stoddart 3.53 Byron Bekker 3.17 Max Dilger 2.54 Glasgow 22em James Grieves 8.97 Shane Parker 8.93 William Lawson 7.79 Josh Grajczonek 6.78 Russell Harrison 5.76 Anders Andersen 5.50 Lee Dicken 4.91 Mitchell Davey 4.51 Peter Juul 2.40 King's Lynn 22em Darcy Ward 9.71 Tomáš Topinka 9.62 Chris Schramm 8.49 Emiliano Sanchez 8.12 Kozza Smith 7.40 Christian Henry 6.93 Linus Eklöf 6.39 Jan Graversen 5.92 Darren Mallett 5.08 Newcastle 22em Mark Lemon 9.17 Kenni Larsen 8.19 René Bach 8.17 Jason King 7.83 Derek Sneddon 5.86 Steve Boxall 5.57 Trent Leverington 5.52 Craig Branney 4.78 Adam McKinna 4.10 Casper Wortmann 2.18 Newport 22em Mark Lemon 8.00 Leigh Lanham 7.64 Jordan Frampton 7.36 Paul Fry 6.40 Chris Kerr 6.19 Brent Werner 6.00 James Holder 5.20 Jonas Andersson 4.14 Kyle Newman 2.26 Redcar 22em Ty Proctor 8.55 Gary Havelock 8.23 Ben Wilson 7.90 Carl Stonehewer 6.97 Robbie Kessler 6.59 Stuart Swales 5.18 Benji Compton 3.85 Arlo Bugeja 3.52 Rye House 22em Chris Neath 7.82 Linus Sundström 7.46 Robert Mear 7.42 Joe Haines 7.39 Luke Bowen 6.97 Andrew Silver 6.20 Tommy Allen 5.11 Scunthorpe 22em David Howe 9.18 Magnus Karlsson 8.67 Carl Wilkinson 7.04 Simon Lambert 5.77 Viktor Bergström 5.67 Ritchie Hawkins 5.08 Jerran Hart 4.89 Byron Bekker 3.52 Sheffield 22em Ricky Ashworth 8.42 Richard Hall 7.88 Josh Auty 7.51 Joel Parsons 6.21 Chris Mills 5.88 Hugh Skidmore 5.87 Paul Cooper 5.71 Ritchie Hawkins 5.39 Scott Smith 4.53 Somerset 22em Steve Johnston 9.46 Emil Kramer 8.79 Cory Gathercole 8.23 Simon Walker 5.77 Justin Sedgmen 5.16 Nick Simmons 4.89 Jay Herne 4.57 Tom Brown 4.30 Jari Makinen 2.27 Stoke 22em Jason Bunyan 8.55 Lee Complin 7.63 Phil Morris 5.89 Klaus Jakobsen 5.82 Tom P. Madsen 5.76 Jesper Kristiansen 5.62 Robert Ksiezak 5.06 Craig Branney 4.00 Glen Phillips 3.38 Workington 22em Kevin Doolan 9.35 Adrian Rymel 8.74 Andre Compton 8.18 Richard Lawson 5.57 John Branney 5.37 Charles Wright 5.36 Craig Cook 3.93 Luke Priest 2.54 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League Premier League