2005 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Premier League Champions Rye House Rockets Knockout Cup King's Lynn Stars Premier Trophy Rye House Rockets Young Shield King's Lynn Stars Individual Sean Wilson Pairs Glasgow Tigers Fours Somerset Rebels Matej Žagar 2005 Elite League 2005 Conference League 2004 2006 The 2005 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 15 teams for the 2005 season. Two Hull Vikings home fixtures (versus Glasgow Tigers and King's Lynn Stars) were not ridden due to Hull being evicted from their track at Craven Park, Hull.http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Hull%20(Craven%20Park).htm Hull Speedway (New Craven Park) Defunct Speedway 25 June 2024 The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by the Rye House Rockets.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 League Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Rye House Rockets 28 20 1 7 1448 1133 41 12 532 Berwick Bandits 28 19 0 9 1371 1208 38 11 493 Sheffield Tigers 28 16 0 12 1361 1249 32 11 434 King's Lynn Stars 27 27 0 10 1305 1185 34 7 415 Edinburgh Monarchs 28 15 1 12 1323 1263 31 10 416 Isle of Wight Islanders 28 15 1 12 1363 1237 31 8 397 Workington Comets 28 14 2 12 1282 1287 30 7 378 Newcastle Diamonds 28 14 2 12 1251 1338 30 5 359 Exeter Falcons 28 13 0 15 1262.5 1342.5 26 6 3210 Reading Racers 28 12 0 16 1281 1310 24 4 2811 Somerset Rebels 28 11 0 17 1250 1317 22 6 2812 Glasgow Tigers 27 11 0 16 1243 1241 22 5 2713 Hull Vikings 26 11 0 15 1129.5 1257.5 22 5 2714 Stoke Potters 28 11 0 17 1230 1347 22 4 2615 Newport Wasps 28 5 1 22 1097 1482 11 2 13 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BER ED EX GLA HV IOW KL ND NW RR RYE SHE SOM STO WOR Berwick Bandits 54–41 57–37 54–40 61–32 50–40 49–41 55–40 61–32 60–32 57–35 55–37 58–36 51–39 56–38 Exeter Falcons 38–52 53–42 57–37 49–41 50–45 55–40 60–35 65–28 54–39 37–53 56–39 54–40 46–44 61–32 Edinburgh Monarchs 59–34 60–35 51–43 60–35 63–30 57–38 53–40 60–35 46–43 40–52 45–43 55–39 53–42 36–36 Glasgow Tigers 46–48 51–39 55–38 64–29 46–44 35–36 59–34 48–42 52–42 43–47 51–41 54–41 53–40 42–51 Hull Vikings 44–46 38–53 49.5–46.5 n/a 55–37 n/a 51–43 52–38 47–43 57–33 50–45 40–2 56–36 55–40 Isle of Wight Islanders 50–46 61–34 60–33 54–39 59–36 56–40 71–23 65–31 50–42 54–40 59–33 56–37 50–46 45–45 King's Lynn Stars 45–44 55–41 56–35 45–44 64–29 57–37 52–38 67–26 53–39 53–38 52–39 62–32 61–34 53–43 Newcastle Diamonds 47–43 49–47 54–40 47–43 48–42 56–36 58–38 55–36 50–42 45–45 49–41 60–36 48–41 58–36 Newport Wasps 49–41 47–46 44–46 51–44 42–48 40–50 35–58 45–45 42–53 34–58 38–53 41–49 46–48 48–42 Reading Racers 44–49 46–47 61–32 47–46 58–36 50–45 51–41 45–47 49–41 44–46 56–37 46–44 58–39 49–44 Rye House Rockets 65–25 58–37 66–26 55–40 50–44 59–37 61–34 54–41 64–28 57–36 61–32 60–31 63–27 57–36 Sheffield Tigers 48–41 57–36 56–37 51–44 56–39 50–45 56–40 63–29 53–41 60–35 64–30 65–30 56–40 59–36 Somerset Rebels 48–42 60–32 53–42 56–39 56–38 43–51 43–47 58–34 64–30 47–43 48–42 44–46 56–40 39–45 Stoke Potters 46–49 47–42 50–40 44–46 51–43 43–34 55–39 48–42 55–38 42–50 36–56 55–41 48–42 50–43 Workington Comets 59–33 42–48 54–40 57–39 47–43 50–42 55–38 58–36 43–49 56–38 47–43 55–40 47–46 45–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2005fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2005 fixtures & results 25 June 2024 Premier League Knockout Cup The 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/04/premier-league-ko-cup-2005.html 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two26/05 Sheffield 51-39 Isle of Wight07/06 Isle of Wight 55-34 Sheffield29/05 Glasgow 56-34 Hull13/07 Hull 44-46 Glasgow03/06 Edinburgh 47-43 Rye House04/06 Rye House 57-33 Edinburgh03/06 Somerset 44-46 Workington04/06 Workington 47-43 Somerset05/06 Newcastle 53-36 Kings Lynn29/06 Kings Lynn 58-32 Newcastle06/06 Reading 54-36 Newport17/07 Newport 39-51 Reading12/06 Stoke 42-48 Berwick29/06 Berwick 56-34 Stoke Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two16/07 Berwick 49-41 Workington17/07 Workington 42-48 Berwick16/07 Rye House 48-42 Glasgow24/07 Glasgow 33-57 Rye House18/07 Exeter 45-45 Kings Lynn20/07 Kings Lynn 63-27 Exeter28/07 Isle Of Wight 46-44 Reading08/08 Reading 51-33 Isle Of Wight Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two03/09 Berwick 45-44 Kings Lynn07/09 Kings Lynn 56-34 Berwick05/09 Reading 43-47 Rye House24/09 Rye House 65-25 Reading Final First leg 21 October 2005 King's Lynn StarsTomáš Topinka 15Oliver Allen 12Troy Batchelor 10Kevin Doolan 10Ashley Jones 8Jan Jaros 5Simon Lambert 3 63 – 27 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/page289.html 2005 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 1 October 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/ryehouse2005.pdf Rye House results Speedway Researcher 1 October 2021 Rye House RocketsBrent Werner 9Thomas Allen 7Edward Kennett 4Chris Neath 4Daniel King 2Steve Boxall 1Stuart Robson R/R King's Lynn Stadium Second leg 22 October 2005 Rye House RocketsBrent Werner 14Chris Neath 11Thomas Allen 9Daniel King 9Edward Kennett 8Steve Boxall 5Stuart Robson R/R 56 – 34 King's Lynn StarsOliver Allen 11Troy Batchelor 7Tomáš Topinka 6Jan Jaros 4Kevin Doolan 3Ashley Jones 3Benji Compton 0 Rye House Stadium King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83. Premier Trophy North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Workington 14 9 0 5 232 Sheffield 14 7 0 7 203 Edinburgh 14 7 1 6 204Hull 14 8 0 6 195 Stoke 14 6 1 7 166 Berwick 14 7 0 7 157 Newcastle 14 6 0 8 148 Glasgow 14 3 4 7 13 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Rye House 12 10 0 2 262Exeter12606163 King's Lynn12705164 Isle of Wight12606145 Newport 12 5 0 7 136 Somerset 12 4 0 8 107 Reading 12 4 0 8 10 main FBR grey BER ED GLA HUL NEW SHE STO WOR Berwick 53–43 45–45 57–47 55–39 55–40 52–41 53–39 Edinburgh 62–29 53–40 42–49 53–43 60–34 53–43 49–41 Glasgow 45–45 46–46 52–40 54–40 52–43 44–46 44–46 Hull 54–42 53–42 52–41 59–36 47–45 53–42 51–39 Newcastle 58–35 48–41 48–42 51–42 48–41 51–39 42–48 Sheffield 59–35 50–40 61–36 64–28 58–38 60–35 53–39 Stoke 53–40 44–46 45–45 52–44 45–44 55–37 52–42 Workington 54–40 60–34 47–43 56–36 64–30 55–42 50–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2005.html Speedway Researcher 2005 fixtures and results 19 November 2025 main FBR grey EX IOW KL NWP REA RYE SOM Exeter 53–39 64–29 43–47 55–40 54–41 51–43 Isle of Wight 48–42 54–39 52–42 51–39 44–46 50–40 King's Lynn 56–37 57–36 53–39 49–44 52–41 51–44 Newport 41–49 50–40 46–47 49–44 38–52 55–36 Reading 46–44 46–47 52–39 48–44 40–48 48–42 Rye House 59–33 61–32 59–34 50–40 55–40 50–43 Somerset 52–41 46–44 54–43 44–49 48–45 44–48 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2005.html Speedway Researcher 2005 fixtures and results 19 November 2025 Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreWorkington Exeter 60–31, 40–56Rye House Sheffield 66–26, 39–50 Final Team one Team two ScoreWorkington Rye House 44–46, 32–61 Young Shield End of season competition for the highest eight league teams First Round Team one Team two Score Workington King's Lynn 50–42, 42–52Sheffield Edinburgh 57–37, 38–54Rye House Isle of Wight 62–30, 441–54Berwick Newcastle 60–35, 42–48 Semi-final Team one Team two Score Berwick King's Lynn 49–48, 35–57 Sheffield Rye House 59–36, 30–62 Final Team one Team two ScoreKing's Lynn Rye House 59–34, 42–51 Riders' Championship Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held on 18 September at Owlerton Stadium.http://www.speedwayplus.com/2005.shtml A Year in Summary : 2005 Speedway Plus 26 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Sean Wilson 3 2 3 3 112-32 ENG Alan Mogridge 2 3 3 3 213-23 CZE Tomáš Topinka ef 3 2 3 311214 AUS Mark Lemon 1 2 3 2 210305 AUS Shane Parker 1 1 2 2 3916 ENG Stuart Robson 3 2 1 2 1907 ENG Andre Compton f 3 3 ex 28 8 SWE Magnus Zetterström 3 ef 0 3 289ENG James Wright 1 2 0 1 3 7 10 AUS Rusty Harrison 3 1 2 1 0711 AUS Craig Boyce 2 1 2 2 07 12 SVN Matej Žagar 2 ef 0 1 3 6 13 ENG Garry Stead 2 3 - - - 514 CZE Adrian Rymel 1 ef 1 1 1415 DEN Mads Korneliussen 0 1 0 0 1 216 SCO James Grieves 0 0 1 0 0117 ENG Benji Compton (res) 1 0 1 18 ENG Luke Priest (res) 0 0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 26 June. The event was won by Glasgow.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2005fixtures.pdf 2005 fixtures Speedway Researcher 29 May 2023https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/motor-sports/speedway-parker-eyes-a-pair-of-gongs-930903 SPEEDWAY: PARKER EYES A PAIR OF GONGS Daily Record 29 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Rye House 20 Robson 16, Neath 42Exeter20 Stephens 11, Lemon 93Edinburgh 18 Harrison 12, Brady 64Newcastle 16 Grieves 12, Franc 45Sheffield 16 Compton 11, Ashworth 5 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Somerset 22 Zetterstrom 15, Cunningham 72Glasgow 21 Parker 13, Stancl 83Hull 18 Thorp 14, Kramer 44King's Lynn 15 Topinka 12, Allen 35Workington 14 Stonehewer 10, Wright 4 Semi finals Glasgow bt Rye House 6–3 Somerset bt Exeter 7–2 Final Glasgow bt Somerset 5–4 Fours Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 20 August 2005, at Derwent Park.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2005fixtures.pdf 2005 season fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 8 July 2023https://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2005/11/13/somerset_rebels_2005_season_review_feature.shtml Somerset Rebels 2005 season review BBC 8 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Somerset 152 Rye House 143 Berwick 11 4 Glasgow 8 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington 18 2 Exeter 11 3 Sheffield 10 4 Edinburgh 9 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Somerset 21Zetterstrom, Cunningham, Fry, Hawkins2 Workington 203 Exeter 16 4 Rye House 14 Final leading averages Rider Team Average SVN Matej ŽagarReading10.43 CZE Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.93 ENG Carl StonehewerWorkington9.89 AUS Craig BoyceIsle of Wight9.81 AUS Shane ParkerGlasgow9.74 SWE Magnus ZetterströmSomerset9.38 ENG Sean WilsonSheffield9.21 ENG Andre ComptonSheffield9.08 ENG Stuart RobsonRye House9.03 ENG Oliver AllenKings Lynn9.03 Riders & final averages Berwick 22em Adrian Rymel 8.36 Michal Makovský 7.83 Adam Pietraszko 7.35 Scott Smith 7.07 Tom P. Madsen 7.02 Carl Wilkinson 7.01 Piotr Dym 6.64 Chris Schramm 5.98 Joachim Kugelmann 5.42 Simon Cartwright 4.83 Edinburgh 22em Russell Harrison 8.33 Theo Pijper 8.11 Ross Brady 8.09 Daniel Nermark 8.06 Matthew Wethers 7.29 David McAllan 6.32 Cameron Woodward 6.28 William Lawson 5.45 Kristian Lund 4.12 Robert Ksiezak 3.27 Exeter 22em Mark Lemon 8.73 Ray Morton 8.17 Seemond Stephens 7.20 Sebastien Trésarrieu 7.09 Antonín Šváb Jr. 7.08 Lee Smethills 6.18 Pavel Ondrašík 5.77 Ben Barker 3.89 Nick Simmons 3.24 Glasgow 22em Shane Parker 9.74 George Štancl 8.66 Stefan Ekberg 8.29 Claus Kristensen 5.91 Trent Leverington 5.83 Paul Bentley 5.67 James Birkinshaw 4.95 James Cockle 4.76 Matthew Wethers 4.63 Adam Roynon 2.94 Hull 22em Garry Stead 8.05 Paul Thorp 8.00 Emiliano Sanchez 7.89 Emil Kramer 7.35 Craig Branney 5.05 Lee Dicken 4.88 Daniel Giffard 4.83 Simone Terenzani 4.64 Joel Parsons 4.45 Isle of Wight 22em Craig Boyce 9.81 Ulrich Østergaard 8.19 Krzysztof Stojanowski 7.45 Krister Marsh 6.44 Steen Jensen 6.29 Jason Doyle 5.83 Glen Phillips 5.24 Tomáš Suchánek 4.78 Manuel Hauzinger 3.41 King's Lynn 22em Tomáš Topinka 9.93 Oliver Allen 9.03 Kevin Doolan 7.78 Troy Batchelor 7.49 Adam Allott 7.04 Paul Lee 6.43 Ashley Jones 5.25 Jan Jaroš 4.91 James Brundle 4.75 Tommy Stange 3.85 Darren Mallett 3.56 Newcastle 22em James Grieves 8.78 Josef Franc 7.95 Phil Morris 6.69 Richard Juul 5.84 Claus Kristensen 5.28 Christian Henry 5.09 Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.91 Jamie Robertson 4.89 James Birkinshaw 4.26 Kristian Lund 4.20 Newport 22em Craig Watson 8.37 Mads Korneliussen 7.75 Neil Collins 7.45 Tony Atkin 6.19 Michael Coles 5.93 Kristian Lund 4.77 Henrik Vedel 4.00 Lee Dicken 3.64 Karlis Ezergailis 2.15 Reading 22em Matej Žagar 10.43 Danny Bird 9.38 Andrew Appleton 7.32 Zdeněk Simota 6.41 Mathieu Trésarrieu 5.60 Richard Wolff 5.52 Chris Mills 5.29 Steve Masters 3.39 Chris Johnson 2.96 Rye House 22em Stuart Robson 9.03 Chris Neath 8.80 Brent Werner 8.24 Edward Kennett 8.02 Danny King 7.57 Tommy Allen 6.32 Steve Boxall 4.80 Luke Bowen 3.82 Sheffield 22em Sean Wilson 9.21 Andre Compton 9.08 Ricky Ashworth 7.98 Richard Hall 6.29 Ben Wilson 6.03 Kyle Legault 5.53 Trevor Harding 4.84 Paul Cooper 4.60 Somerset 22em Magnus Zetterström 9.38 Glenn Cunningham 7.96 Paul Fry 7.68 Ritchie Hawkins 6.83 Jason King 5.04 Jamie Smith 5.03 Chris Mills 4.48 Simon Walker 2.44 Lee Smart 2.23 Stoke 22em Alan Mogridge 8.06 Robbie Kessler 7.86 Peter Carr 5.86 Paul Clews 5.40 Adam Allott 5.22 Barrie Evans 4.55 Luke Priest 3.67 Rob Grant Jr. 3.04 Jack Hargreaves 2.81 Workington 22em Carl Stonehewer 9.89 James Wright 7.51 Kauko Nieminen 7.33 Tomasz Piszcz 7.10 Shaun Tacey 7.04 Scott Robson 6.13 Kevin Little 5.90 Jamie Courtney 4.54 Aidan Collins .4.19 Scott James 2.2 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League Category:2005 in speedway Category:2005 in British motorsport