2008 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Premier League Champions Edinburgh Monarchs Knockout Cup Somerset Rebels Premier Trophy Edinburgh Monarchs Young Shield Workington Comets Individual Tai Woffinden Pairs Workington Comets Fours Workington Comets Daniel Nermark 2008 Elite League 2008 Conference 2007 2009 The 2008 Premier League speedway season was the second division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom and the 14th season since its creation in 1995. The league was governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). Summary The League consisted of 16 teams for the 2008 season with the addition of the 2007 Conference League champions the Scunthorpe Scorpions. New rules introduced for 2008 include three points for an away win compared to two points in 2007, and the removal of bonus points, in which a team was awarded an additional point for an aggregate win over a home and away match against another team. 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 Elite League relegation play-off final losers over two legs. British Speedway 2008 British Speedway Promoters' Association 2007 http://www.british-speedway.co.uk/news.php?extend.1093.2 2008-11-23 Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield. Newport Wasps withdrew from the league following the death of their promoter Tim Stone.https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/rise-fall-newports-speedway-team-18290981 The rise se and fall of Newport's speedway team which used to draw crowds of thousands Wales Online 9 February 2023 The Edinburgh Monarchs 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 Somerset Rebels finished second, King's Lynn Stars third and the Rye House Rockets fourth. All four teams took part in the promotion play-off with Edinburgh and King's Lynn reaching the final. Edinburgh won 93–90 on aggregate and faced Elite League team Wolverhampton Wolves, but lost the two-legged promotion/relegation final 106–76. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12268_4427506,00.html Wolves seal EL place Sky Sports 2008 2008-11-23 League Final league table Key: Promotion Play-Offs Pos Club M Home Away F A Pts W D L W D L1 Edinburgh Monarchs30150072615621161532 Somerset Rebels30150060915171223483 Kings Lynn Stars30141044716241111454 Rye House Rockets301500401115001232425 Workington Comets30122150101435.51300.5416 Berwick Bandits301320301214281316377 Redcar Bears301203411013691374378 Sheffield Tigers301212311113811345359 Reading Racers3012123012135014053410 Scunthorpe Scorpions3012033012130914343311 Isle of Wight Islanders3014011014135913903112 Birmingham Brummies3090640111317.51401.53013 Stoke Potters309152013130714412514 Newcastle Diamonds308072013122015012215 Glasgow Tigers308071014129714691916 Mildenhall Fen Tigers300015001593218040 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BER BIR ED GLA IOW KL MT NEW RR RED RYE SCU SHE SOM STO WOR Berwick Bandits 58–34 45–45 54–39 46–44 45–45 72–18 62-31 61–32 46–44 60–33 48–42 52–41 58–35 52–41 48–41 Birmingham Brummies 42–48 40–51 52–40 52–38 38–54 61–32 46–44 40–49 46–45 42–48 53–37 46–44 48–44 46–47 47.5–42.5 Edinburgh Monarchs 59–33 52–29 54–39 67–23 54–39 69–21 64–29 49–43 55–37 47–46 68–22 56–33 66–24 54–39 59–30 Glasgow Tigers 50–43 40–53 45–47 51–42 46–47 55–37 44–46 60–32 42–48 52–41 46–44 44–46 51–39 56–36 41–49 Isle of Wight Islanders 53–40 51–41 60–32 51–42 49–41 65–28 68–22 58–34 53–40 51–42 60–32 54–39 41–49 56–37 49–44 King's Lynn Stars 61–29 66–24 45–45 61–32 68–23 72–18 65–27 59–31 66–27 62–31 63–28 59–35 68–25 67–25 61–32 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 29–61 36–55 30–60 35–56 41–52 23–67 39–53 42–51 35–58 27–65 40–53 27–65 37–55 34–56 31–53 Newcastle Diamonds 47–42 44–46 40–49 53–42 48–42 50–42 68–22 45–44 42–48 33–41 46–47 48–41 47-48 48–42 42–48 Reading Racers 47–46 48–42 41–48 51–43 46–44 45–45 60–33 60–32 57–35 47–46 49–44 60–33 39–53 54–41 54–39 Redcar Bears 51–41 46–44 49–41 55–38 52–41 43–47 53–40 59–33 42–48 50–43 50–40 54–39 39–54 51–40 47–43 Rye House Rockets 57–33 53–40 48–42 65–27 66–24 49–41 66–23 59–34 54–39 65–26 54-38 61–32 65–25 55–37 52–40 Scunthorpe Scorpions 52–41 49–44 39–53 54–39 53–40 46–43 48–42 56–36 53–40 52–41 40–53 43–47 51–39 46–44 47–43 Sheffield Tigers 48–42 40–44 55–36 63–29 59–33 48–40 65–27 55–38 51–42 45–45 54–36 52–38 50–40 52–38 40–50 Somerset Rebels 58–34 48–45 48–44 63–29 67–22 53–40 72–18 65–25 62–31 48–42 66–27 63–29 60–30 68–22 57–36 Stoke Potters 55–37 56–36 36–57 49–43 53–40 45–45 54–39 54–38 51–40 41–48 54–35 43–47 58–34 43–45 36–59 Workington Comets 42–51 51–41 53–39 59–36 58–32 45–45 64–28 61–31 54–36 49–44 46–44 54–39 45–45 46–44 59–34 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2008 fixtures & results 19 June 2024 Premier League Knockout Cup The 2008 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 41st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/premier-league-ko-cup-2008.html 2008 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two11/04 Scunthorpe 44-48 Sheffield10/04 Sheffield 55-36 Scunthorpe Second round Date Team one Score Team two23/04 Birmingham 43-47 Glasgow20/04 Glasgow 40-52 Birmingham24/04 Redcar 53-40 Mildenhall27/04 Mildenhall 40-50 Redcar13/05 Isle of Wight 54-38 Sheffield24/04 Sheffield 52-38 Isle of Wight25/04 Edinburgh 54-38 Berwick26/04 Berwick 42-51 Edinburgh25/04 Somerset 64-28 Newcastle27/04 Newcastle 39-39 Somerset26/04 Rye House 60-30 Newport07/05 Kings Lynn 55-38 Reading28/04 Reading 59-34 King's Lynn27/04 Stoke 42-50 Workington26/05 Workington 54-36 Stoke ns match not staged Rye House into next round Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two25/06 Birmingham 42-51 Rye House31/05 Rye House 62-30 Birmingham17/06 Isle of Wight 51-43 Workington07/06 Workington 53-38 Isle of Wight30/05 Edinburgh 55-38 Redcar29/05 Redcar 39-53 Edinburgh30/05 Somerset 53-39 Reading29/06 Reading51-44 Somerset Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two27/09 Workington 53-39 Edinburgh26/09 Edinburgh 49-41 Workington25/08 Rye House 50-43 Somerset22/08 Somerset 53-38 Rye House Final First leg 11 October 2008 Workington CometsJason Lyons (guest) 17Joe Haines 9Carl Stonehewer 8John Branney 5Charles Wright 3Tony Reima 1Kauko Nieminen R/R Derwent Park 43 – 46 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008fixtures.pdf 2008 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 2 October 2021https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/3869/workington-somerset-koc-final-1st 2008 KO cup final 1st leg Speedway Updates 2 October 2021 Somerset RebelsEmil Kramer 10Jason Doyle 10Stephan Katt 9Jordan Frampton 9Matthias Kröger 6Brent Werner 2Simon Walker R/R Second leg 17 October 2008 Somerset RebelsJason Doyle 14Emil Kramer 11Brent Werner 10Matthias Kröger 9Jordan Frampton 7Stephan Katt 1Simon Walker R/R 52 – 41 https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/4026/somerset-workington-koc-final-30pm 2008 KO cup final 2nd leg Speedway Updates 2 October 2021 Workington CometsJason Lyons (guest) 17Joe Haines 8Tony Reima 8Charles Wright 4Carl Stonehewer 3John Branney 1Kauko Nieminen R/R Oaktree Arena Somerset were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–84. Premier Trophy Group 1 Pos Team P W D L Pts1Edinburgh 6 5 0 1 102 Workington 6 4 0 2 83 Glasgow 6 2 0 4 24 Berwick 6 1 0 5 2 Group 2 Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Sheffield 8 6 0 2 122Redcar832383 Scunthorpe831474 Newcastle831475 Stoke 8 3 0 5 5 Group 3 Pos Team P W D L Pts1Birmingham 6 4 0 2 82 Rye House 6 4 0 2 63 King's Lynn 6 3 0 3 64 Mildenhall 6 1 0 5 2 Group 4 Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Reading 6 4 0 2 82Somerset640283 Isle of Wight630364 Newport61052 main FBR grey BER ED GLA WOR Berwick 42–48 52–44 44–46 Edinburgh 56–34 57–36 56–37 Glasgow 47–43 34–58 47–43 Workington 53–40 48–45 60–32 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008.html Speedway Researcher 2008 fixtures and results 10 December 2025 main FBR grey NEW RED SCU SHE STO Newcastle 52–38 43–47 63–27 51–42 Redcar 45–45 55–35 47–43 52–38 Scunthorpe 55–38 45–45 41–48 47–43 Sheffield 59–33 53–39 57–36 51–41 Stoke 54–39 49–41 51–39 45–48 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008.html Speedway Researcher 2008 fixtures and results 10 December 2025 main FBR grey BIR KL MIL RYE Birmingham 43–47 60–33 50–36 King's Lynn 39–55 66–24 61–31 Mildenhall 32–42 46–44 35–56 Rye House 54–36 55–35 59–33 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008.html Speedway Researcher 2008 fixtures and results 10 December 2025 main FBR grey IOW NWP REA SOM Isle of Wight 46–43 50–42 58–34 Newport 47–42 34–56 43–50 Reading 52–40 59–33 44–49 Somerset 54–39 67–26 42–47 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008.html Speedway Researcher 2008 fixtures and results 10 December 2025 Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreBirminghamSheffield 57–37, 37–53Edinburgh Reading 56–34, 44–46 Final Team one Team two ScoreEdinburgh Birmingham 65–24, 52–41 Young Shield End of season competition for the league teams positioned 5 to 12. First Round Team one Team two ScoreBirmingham Berwick 50–42, 40–50 RedcarReading 52–40, 60–33Isle of Wight Sheffield 57–36, 41–52Scunthorpe Workington 51–39, 35–58 Semi-final Team one Team two Score Isle of Wight Berwick 53–42, 37–58 Redcar Workington 50–43, 42–51 Final Team one Team two ScoreWorkington Berwick 58–34, 38–55 Riders' Championship Tai Woffinden won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 21 September at Owlerton Stadium.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/speedway/25258337 Tai Woffinden: Wolves hope to re-sign World speedway champion BBC Sport 27 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Tai Woffinden 2 1 3 3 312-3 2 AUS Jason Doyle 1 3 2 2 3112 23 CZE Adrian Rymel 2 2 3 3 212 -14 FIN Kauko Nieminen 3 3 3 2 fex113 05 ENG Ben Barker 3 3 2 0 3111 6 ENG Jason Bunyan 3 3 2 2 21207 AUS Shane Parker 1 2 3 3 110 8 DEN Ulrich Østergaard 2 0 2 1 279ENG Jason King 1 1 1 2 1610 AUS Kevin Doolan 0 2 1 3 0611 SWE Magnus Karlsson 2 1 0 1 1512 ENG Andre Compton 3 1 fex 1 ef 5 13 AUS Jason Lyons tex 2 0 1 2514 ENG Gary Havelock 1 ef 1 0 1315 SCO William Lawson 0 0 0 ef 3316 ENG Scott Richardson (res) 1 1 0217 ENG Ben Taylor (res) 0 0018 GER Henning Loof ef ns ns ns ns0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 27 June. The event was won by Workington Comets.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008fixtures.pdf 2008 fixtures Speedway Researcher 29 May 2023http://www.birmingham-speedway.com/news.php?extend.464.1 PREMIER LEAGUE PAIRS RESULT Birmingham Speedway 29 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Sheffield 25 Compton 13, Ashworth 102Reading 21 Ostergaard 16, Lemon 53Rye House 20 Neath 11, Allen 94Edinburgh 15 Wethers 10, Lawson 55Birmingham9 Watson 9, Birkinshaw 0 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Somerset 26 Kramer 13, Doyle 132Workington 23 Nermark 12, Nieminen 113Redcar 15 Proctor 12, Havelock 34Isle of Wight 14 Bunyan 12, Phillips 25Newcastle10 Henry 8, Franc 2 Semi finals Workington bt Sheffield 7–2 Somerset bt Reading 5–4 Final Workington bt Somerset 6–3 Fours Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the fourth time, it was held on 26 July 2006, at Derwent Park.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2008fixtures.pdf 2008 season fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 8 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington 14Nieminen 5, Wright C 3, Stonehewer 3, Haines 32 Somerset 13Doyle 6, Frampton 5, Werner 2, Katt 03 Sheffield11 Ashworth 4, Compton 3, Wilson 2, Parsons 24 Edinburgh 10 Fisher 4, Wethers 3, Jonasson 2, Tully 1 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 King's Lynn 16Topinka 6, Dolan 5, Tacey 4, Lambert 12 Scunthorpe 16 Bergstrom 5, Wilkinson 4, Hall 4, Karlsson 33 Newcastle 10 Stancl 4, King 3, Juul 2, Stoddart 14 Reading 6 Lemon 3, Suchanek 2, Mills 1, Madsen 0 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington 20+3Nieminen 6+3, Stonehewer 6, Wright C 5, Haines 32 King's Lynn 20+2Topinka 9+2, Dolan 7, Tacey 2, Lambert 23 Somerset 19 Doyle 7, Katt 5, Frampton 4, Werner 3 4 Scunthorpe 13 Wilkinson 5, Hall 5, Bergstrom 3, Karlsson 0 Final leading averages Rider Team Average SWE Daniel NermarkWorkington10.53 AUS Kevin DoolanKings Lynn10.47 DEN Ulrich ØstergaardReading10.29 AUS Jason DoyleSomerset10.28 ENG Tai WoffindenRye House10.15 CZE Adrian RymelBerwick10.07 CZE Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.98 AUS Jason LyonsBirmingham9.97 FIN Kauko NieminenWorkington9.50 AUS Shane ParkerGlasgow9.38 Riders & final averages Berwick 22em Adrian Rymel 10.07 Michal Makovský 8.27 Paul Clews 6.92 Norbert Magosi 6.47 Tero Aarnio 6.36 Scott Smith 5.87 Guglielmo Franchetti 4.91 Tony Atkin 4.67 Adam McKinna 3.03 Birmingham 22em Jason Lyons 9.97 Adam Roynon 8.65 Tomasz Piszcz 7.88 Craig Watson 7.68 Kyle Legault 7.37 James Birkinshaw 5.56 Lee Smart 5.21 Jack Roberts 4.38 Ben Taylor 3.79 James Cockle 3.67 Jack Hargreaves 3.59 Jay Herne 2.94 Edinburgh 22em Ryan Fisher 8.80 Matthew Wethers 8.28 William Lawson 8.00 Thomas H. Jonasson 7.78 Andrew Tully 7.73 Derek Sneddon 7.11 Aaron Summers 6.15 Glasgow 22em Shane Parker 9.38 Robert Ksiezak 6.97 Trent Leverington 6.80 Josh Grajczonek 6.22 Ross Brady 5.79 Lee Dicken 5.55 Anders Andersen 4.58 Mitchell Davey 2.94 Isle of Wight 22em Jason Bunyan 8.07 Krzysztof Stojanowski 7.35 Cory Gathercole 7.32 Paul Fry 7.10 Glen Phillips 7.00 James Holder 6.10 Richard Sweetman 5.82 Andrew Bargh 3.96 King's Lynn 22em Kevin Doolan 10.47 Tomáš Topinka 9.98 Shaun Tacey 7.28 Russell Harrison 7.12 Simon Lambert 6.61 John Oliver 6.35 Kozza Smith 6.23 Mildenhall 22em Kaj Laukkanen 8.17 Robbie Kessler 7.44 Theo Pijper 4.98 Michał Rajkowski 4.66 Sebastian Truminski 4.57 Jan Graversen 4.51 Marek Mroz 4.35 Mark Baseby 3.46 Henning Loof 3.05 Casper Wortmann 3.05 Luke Priest 2.67 Jari Makinen 2.31 Matthew Wright 2.29 Newcastle 22em Josef Franc 7.89 Jason King 7.82 Kenni Larsen 7.79 Christian Henry 7.28 George Štancl 7.20 Ben Powell 5.43 Richard Juul 4.31 Sean Stoddart 4.18 Jamie Robertson 3.79 Jerran Hart 3.59 Newport (withdrew from league) 22em Craig Watson 6.60 Tony Atkin 6.44 Sebastian Truminski 6.27 Nick Simmons 5.91 Paul Clews 5.49 Marek Mroz 4.63 Jerran Hart 2.40 Reading 22em Ulrich Østergaard 10.29 Mark Lemon 8.04 Tom P. Madsen 6.66 Chris Mills 5.76 Tomáš Suchánek 5.34 Jamie Smith 5.07 Nicki Glanz 4.59 Danny Warwick 4.56 Redcar 22em Gary Havelock 9.27 James Grieves 9.10 Ty Proctor 8.24 Chris Kerr 7.54 Josh Auty 5.45 Daniel Giffard 4.16 Benji Compton 4.00 Arlo Bugeja 3.63 Joni Keskinen 1.28 Rye House 22em Tai Woffinden 10.15 Stefan Ekberg 8.11 Chris Neath 8.10 Tommy Allen 7.79 Robert Mear 7.15 Luke Bowen 6.20 Danny Betson 5.03 Daniel Halsey 3.78 Scunthorpe 22em Magnus Karlsson 7.90 Richard Hall 7.17 Andrew Moore 7.16 Carl Wilkinson 6.93 Viktor Bergström 6.58 Emiliano Sanchez 6.42 Ben Powell 5.49 Byron Bekker 4.62 Benji Compton 3.52 Sheffield 22em Andre Compton 9.09 Ricky Ashworth 8.25 Joel Parsons 7.29 Ben Wilson 7.26 Paul Cooper 6.38 Lee Smethills 5.92 Sam Martin 2.56 Kyle Hughes 2.30 Somerset 22em Jason Doyle 10.28 Emil Kramer 8.14 Simon Walker 8.05 Jordan Frampton 7.31 Stephan Katt 6.66 Brent Werner 6.34 Matthias Kröger 6.29 Stoke 22em Ben Barker 8.23 Lee Complin 7.95 Andrew Moore 6.87 Emiliano Sanchez 6.39 Mark Burrows 5.64 Jesper Kristiansen 5.63 Klaus Jakobsen 5.48 Barrie Evans 5.04 Krister Jacobsen 4.64 Workington 22em Daniel Nermark 10.53 Kauko Nieminen .9.50 Carl Stonehewer 7.93 Joe Haines 6.22 Charles Wright 5.12 Tomi Reima 5.03 John Branney 4.79 Scott Smith 3.28 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League Premier League Speedway Premier League