2001 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Premier League Champions Newcastle Diamonds Knockout Cup Hull Vikings Young Shield Isle of Wight Islanders Premier Trophy Sheffield Tigers Individual Carl Stonehewer Pairs Workington Comets Fours Workington Comets Sean Wilson 2001 Elite League 2001 Conference League 2000 2002 The 2001 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2001.php 2001 tables Speedway GB Season summary The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2001 season with the addition of a new teams, the Trelawny Tigers. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Newcastle Diamonds.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Final tables Speedway archivehttps://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 Newcastle Diamonds 28 20 1 7 1327 1166 41 12 532 Hull Vikings 2817 3 8 1377 1124 37 13 503 Sheffield Tigers 28 18 0 10 1378 1125 36 11 474 Isle of Wight Islanders 28 18 0 10 1374 1145 36 11 475 Swindon Robins 28 16 3 9 1331 1170 35 10 456 Workington Comets 28 16 2 10 1263 1256 34 8 427 Exeter Falcons 28 13 2 13 1290 1239 28 8 368 Edinburgh Monarchs 28 13 1 14 1257 1242 27 8 359 Reading Racers 28 12 3 13 1272 1250 27 6 3310 Arena Essex Hammers 28 12 2 14 1230 1269 25 5 3011 Stoke Potters 28 13 1 14 1196 1316 27 3 3012 Berwick Bandits 28 10 1 17 1204 1317 21 4 2513 Glasgow Tigers 28 10 0 18 1131 1369 20 3 2314 Trelawny Tigers 28 6 1 21 1075 1447 13 2 1515 Newport Wasps 28 6 1 21 1115 1385 13 1 14 Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BER ED EX GLA HV IOW ND NW RR SHE STO SWI TT WOR Arena Essex Hammers 57–32 51–39 51–39 48–39 43–47 52–38 43–47 61–29 45–45 47–43 56–33 47–43 57–33 43–47 Berwick Bandits 42–48 51–39 51–39 55–35 49–41 43–47 41.5–48.5 52–38 55–35 49–41 57–33 40–50 49–41 58–32 Exeter Falcons 56–34 55–39 50–42 56–34 45–45 50–40 51–39 67–23 52–38 44–46 55–35 45–45 60–32 67–24 Edinburgh Monarchs 56–34 53–37 51–39 52–38 46–44 51–39 53–36 55–34 54–36 40–49 59–31 47–43 65–25 45–45 Glasgow Tigers 42–48 49–41 51–39 47–46 33–57 43–47 46–44 52–38 44–46 42–49 50–40 37–53 49–41 40–50 Hull Vikings 53–37 57–33 42–30 64–26 61–29 53–37 44–46 58–32 47–43 58–32 56–34 52–38 62–27 50–40 Isle of Wight Islanders 59–31 59–31 58–32 60–30 66–24 46–44 57–33 59–31 52–38 56–34 49–41 51–39 64–26 57–33 Newcastle Diamonds 52–38 55–33 54–36 57–33 42–30 48–41 52–37 56–34 49–41 54–36 51–35 57–33 59–31 48–42 Newport Wasps 55–37 45–45 49–40 48–42 42–47 42–48 47–43 44–46 36–54 41–49 49–41 34–55 64–26 44–46 Reading Racers 48–42 49–41 50–40 43–47 55–35 45–45 46–44 42–48 51–39 53–37 51–39 45–45 63–37 38–52 Sheffield Tigers 58–32 55–35 61–28 59–31 67–22 57–34 51–39 61–29 51–21 52–30 58–34 57–33 63–26 53–37 Stoke Potters 49–41 64–27 52–38 51–38 45–44 45–45 53–36 45–44 55–35 48–42 53–36 46–44 54–36 47–42 Swindon Robins 43–29 53–36 55–35 49–41 55–35 50–40 59–31 49–41 52–38 46–44 53–37 65–25 51–39 45–45 Trelawny Tigers 47–43 52–38 41–49 37–53 43–47 44–46 34–58 45–45 47–43 42–48 48–42 62–28 50–40 44–46 Workington Comets 55–35 48–42 47–43 55–35 43–47 47–43 44–45 43–47 50–40 47–43 46–44 50–40 46–44 61–29 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2001 fixtures & results 1 July 2024 Premier League Knockout Cup The 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 34th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/premier-league-ko-cup-2001.html 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archivehttp://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speedwayyears/2001.html Exeter 2001 season Speedway Years First round Date Team one Score Team two18/05 Arena Essex 45-45 Reading21/05 Reading 48-42 Arena Essex16/05 Hull 54-36 Trelawny22/05 Trelawny 43-47 Hull19/05 Stoke 56-34 Isle of Wight29/05 Isle of Wight 47-42 Stoke21/05 Newcastle 55-35 Edinburgh18/05 Edinburgh 51-39 Newcastle09/07 Sheffield 58-32 Berwick19/05 Berwick 47-43 Sheffield21/05 Exeter 64-26 Newport24/06 Newport 47-43 Exeter10/05 Swindon 70-20 Glasgow20/05 Glasgow 45-42 Swindon Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two09/07 Reading 50-40 Exeter12/07 Exeter 51-39 Reading04/07 Hull 57-33 Stoke08/07 Stoke 41-48 Hull09/07 Newcastle 56-34 Sheffield12/07 Sheffield 47-43 Newcastle05/07 Swindon 50-40 Workington30/06 Workington 47-43 Swindon Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two18/07 Hull 40-38 Newcastle23/07 Newcastle 43-47 Hull13/08 Exeter 52-38 Swindon12/08 Swindon 51-39 Exeter Final First leg 24 September 2001 Exeter FalconsSeemond Stephens 15Mark Simmonds 10Michael Coles 8Jason Prynne 6Krister Marsh 5Lawrence Hare 2Bobby Eldridge R/R 46 – 44 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf 2001 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/hull2001.pdf Hull 2001 results Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021 Hull VikingsPaul Thorp 12Garry Stead 12Paul Bentley 9Ross Brady 6Mike Smith 3Jamie Smith 2David Walsh R/R County Ground Stadium Second leg 26 September 2001 Hull VikingsPaul Bentley 12Jamie Smith 12Paul Thorp 11Garry Stead 11Ross Brady 11Mike Smith 4David Walsh R/R 61 – 29 Exeter FalconsSeemond Stephens 15Mark Simmonds 7Michael Coles 6Jason Prynne 1Krister Marsh 0Lee Dicken (guest) 0Bobby Eldridge R/R Craven Park, Hull Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75. Premier Trophy North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Sheffield 14 11 0 3 222Workington 14 10 0 4 203 Newcastle 14 8 1 5 174 Edinburgh 14 8 0 6 165 Glasgow 14 6 0 8 126 Hull 14 5 1 8 117 Stoke 14 4 0 10 88 Berwick 14 2 2 10 6 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Swindon 12 8 0 4 162 Isle of Wight 12 7 1 4 153 Reading12705144 Arena Essex12606125 Exeter 12 5 1 6 116 Newport1240887 Trelawny124088 main FBR grey BER ED GLA HUL NEW SHE STO WOR Berwick 44–45 54–39 45–45 45–45 42–48 48–42 38–52 Edinburgh 62–28 46–43 46–44 43–47 53–36 59–30 46–44 Glasgow 54–36 45–44 52–37 53–37 46–44 59–31 43–47 Hull 56–34 48–42 47–43 57–33 38–52 48–30 43–47 Newcastle 48–41 44–27 51–39 50–40 46–44 42–48 49–41 Sheffield 61–29 52–39 67–22 51–42 48–42 53–37 52–38 Stoke 50–43 43–47 47–43 46–44 35–55 44–45 35–37 Workington 59–31 48–42 48–42 52–38 48–42 37–53 55–35 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001.html Speedway Researcher 2001 fixtures & results 4 November 2025 main FBR grey AE EX IOW NWP REA SWI TRE Arena Essex 41–37 54–35 51–39 47–42 42–46 51–39 Exeter 54–36 45–45 57–32 50–40 49–40 53–37 Isle of Wight 50–39 57–33 56–34 47–43 48–42 55–35 Newport 52–41 52–38 47–37 43–47 41–48 52–38 Reading 59–31 64–26 44–46 46–44 48–42 68–22 Swindon 58–32 48–41 60–29 52–38 49–40 68–22 Trelawny 44–46 50–39 46–43 43–37 39–51 46–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001.html Speedway Researcher 2001 fixtures & results 4 November 2025 Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreWorkington Swindon45–45, 36–54Isle of WightSheffield 50–40, 40–5048–42, 37–53 Final Team one Team two ScoreSwindonSheffield37–53, 25–65 Young Shield End of season competition for the top eight league teams First round Team one Team two Score Hull Workington 48–42, 40–53Exeter Isle of Wight 44–46, 27–63SwindonSheffield 49–41, 32–58Edinburgh Newcastle 47–43, 44–46 Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreIsle of Wight Sheffield 64–26, 37–52Edinburgh Workington 60–30, 48–43 Final Team one Team two ScoreEdinburgh Isle of Wight 48–42, 29–61 Riders' Championship Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 9 September at Brandon Stadium.https://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/wbindmligii.php HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010 Speedway History 25 June 2023https://www.crash.net/speedway/race-report/96922/1/plrc-stoney-does-the-double PLRC: Stoney does the double! Crash.net 25 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Carl Stonehewer 1 1 3 1 39232 ENG Sean Wilson 3 0 3 2 1 9 323 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 2 3 1 3 312-14 ENG Simon Stead 3 3 3 2 112-05 SCO James Grieves 1 3 2 3 21116 ENG Paul Fry 3 2 1 3 21107 ENG Paul Thorp 3 2 388 ENG Steve Masters 1 3 0 0 379ENG Michael Coles 0 1 0 3 3710 SWE Robert Eriksson 2 2 1 1 1711 AUS Brett Woodifield 2 ex 2 0 2612 CZE Adrian Rymel 2 1 0 2 0513 ENG Ray Morton 0 2 2 1 5 14 ENG Leigh Lanham 1 ex 0 2 0315 ENG Paul Pickering 0 1 1 0 1316 ITA Armando Castagna ex 0 2 0 02 17 ENG Andrew Moore (res) 2218 ENG Ritchie Hawkins (res) 11 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 14 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the third successive season.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf 2001 fixtures Speedway Researcher 27 May 2023 Group A Reading (Gjedde & Castagna) Sheffield (Wilson & Kessler) Exeter (Coles & Simmonds) Newport (Masters & Cunningham) Swindon (Fry & Kristensen) Group B Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson) Newcastle (Pedersen & Olsen) Isle of Wight (Morton & Bird) Arena Essex (White & Lanham) Edinburgh (Carr & Eriksson) Final Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson) bt Newcastle (Olsen & Pedersen) Fours Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 5 August 2001, at the East of England Arena.https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/other-sport/racers-flop-at-fours-4277936 Racers flop at fours Get Reading 6 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Sheffield 192 Newcastle 133 Hull 11 4 Reading 5 Gjedde 2, Mullett 2, Castagna 1, Morris 0 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Isle of Wight 16 2 Workington 12 3 Edinburgh 12 4 Newport 7 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington 22Stonehewer, Collins N2 Newcastle 21Pedersen B3 Sheffield19Stead4 Isle of Wight 10 Swain Leading averages Rider Team Average ENG Sean WilsonSheffield10.39 ENG Carl StonehewerWorkington10.29 DEN Bjarne PedersenNewcastle10.16 SWE Peter CarrEdinburgh10.01 ENG Simon SteadSheffield9.98 ENG Ray MortonIsle of Wight9.42 ENG Michael ColesExeter9.19 ITA Armando CastagnaReading9.05 ENG Paul ThorpHull9.03 SWE Peter Ingvar KarlssonWorkington9.03 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em Leigh Lanham 8.84 Colin White 8.08 Troy Pratt 7.67 Shaun Tacey 7.20 Lee Dicken 5.47 Luke Clifton 4.00 Andy Galvin 3.40 Brent Collyer 3.24 Lee Herne 2.91 Barrie Evans 2.63 Berwick 22em Adrian Rymel 7.05 Scott Lamb 6.96 Scott Robson 6.84 Michal Makovský 6.73 David Meldrum 6.58 Wayne Carter 5.49 Bevan Compton .27 Josef Franc 5.25 Will Beveridge 4.76 David McAllan 2.88 Edinburgh 22em Peter Carr 10.01 Jan Andersen 8.03 Robert Eriksson 7.83 Daniel Andersson 7.01 Christian Henry 5.15 Blair Scott 5.08 Ben Shields 4.73 Derek Sneddon 3.77 Rory Schlein 1.29 Exeter 22em Michael Coles 9.19 Mark Simmonds 8.05 Lawrence Hare 7.74 Seemond Stephens 7.62 Bobby Eldridge 5.28 Krister Marsh 5.02 Matt Cambridge 4.13 Jason Prynne 3.37 David Osborn 0.47 Glasgow 22em James Grieves 8.47 Les Collins 8.07 Emiliano Sanchez 7.25 Mark Courtney 6.53 Stuart Swales 5.33 Henning Bager 4.92 Simon Cartwright 4.33 Aidan Collins 4.00 Derek Sneddon 3.66 Scott Courtney 1.71 Hull 22em Paul Thorp 9.03 Paul Bentley 8.49 David Walsh 8.06 Garry Stead 8.00 Ross Brady 6.98 Lee Dicken 6.58 Jamie Smith 5.27 Mike Smith 4.83 Justin Elkins 3.05 Isle of Wight 22em Ray Morton 9.42 Danny Bird 8.79 Adam Shields 8.61 Davey Watt 6.47 Sebastien Trésarrieu 6.46 Scott Swain 6.16 Glen Phillips 4.42 Newcastle 22em Bjarne Pedersen 10.16 Andre Compton 8.13 Jesper Olsen 8.11 Kevin Little 7.58 Richard Juul 5.26 Rob Grant Jr 5.02 James Birkinshaw 4.25 Grant MacDonald 3.11 Newport 22em Anders Henriksson 8.95 Glenn Cunningham 7.55 Steve Masters 7.47 Emil Lindqvist 6.92 Scott Smith 6.32 Chris Neath 6.30 Krister Marsh 4.57 Carl Wilkinson 4.50 Tommy Palmer 4.48 Nick Simmons 3.48 Rob Finlow 1.88 Reading 22em Armando Castagna 9.05 Charlie Gjedde 8.94 Phil Morris 8.42 Dave Mullett 7.77 Paul Clews 7.39 Shane Colvin 5.38 Tommy Palmer 3.51 Chris Schramm 2.82 Brendon McKay 0.94 Sheffield 22em Sean Wilson 10.39 Simon Stead 9.98 Robbie Kessler 8.83 Scott Smith 7.18 Lee Complin 5.50 Adam Allott 4.86 Andrew Moore 4.81 Lee Redmond 4.64 Lee Hodgson 3.19 Stoke 22em Jan Staechmann 8.85 Paul Pickering 8.21 Tony Atkin 7.26 Mark Burrows 6.11 Jon Armstrong 4.79 Wayne Broadhurst 4.47 Dean Felton 3.91 Will Beveridge 3.41 Grant MacDonald 3.06 Neil Painter 1.37 Swindon 22em Paul Fry 8.27 Claus Kristensen 7.77 Oliver Allen 7.73 Alan Mogridge 7.63 Martin Dixon 7.11 Alun Rossiter 7.10 Mark Steel 6.20 Ritchie Hawkins 4.52 Trelawny 22em Chris Harris 7.82 Pavel Ondrašík 6.64 Brett Woodifield 6.59 Mark Courtney 6.21 Graeme Gordon 5.55 Kenny Olsson 5.00 Richard Wolff 5.00 Steffen Mell 4.20 Gary Phelps 4.00 Simon Phillips 3.55 Lee Herne 3.28 Workington 22em Carl Stonehewer 10.29 Peter Ingvar Karlsson 9.03 Neil Collins 7.67 Mick Powell 7.51 Rusty Harrison 7.25 Lee Smethills 4.39 James Mann 3.03 David McAllan 2.66 Craig Branney 1.55 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League England Speedway