2011 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Premier League Champions Glasgow Tigers Knockout Cup Newport Wasps Premier Shield Newcastle Diamonds Individual Sam Masters Pairs Glasgow Tigers Fours Ipswich Witches Ben Barker 2011 Elite League 2011 National League 2010 2012 The 2011 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway. Glasgow Tigers won the league after winning both matches of a double-header on 9 October.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 Preseason New entries The Leicester Lions were hoping to gain entry to the 2010 season. However, the track was not ready in time for them to compete.Leicester Delay http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.5752.3 BSPA 2009-12-12 2010-11-15 They therefore decided to return in 2011. With the stadium getting approval, the Lions were then confirmed as entrants for the 2011 season.Leicester: Lions Get Connected http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.7991.8 BSPA 2010-07-15 2010-11-15 On 15 November 2011, Plymouth Devils boss Mike Bowden confirmed that the Devils hope to join the 2011 Premier League after spending 5 years in the National League.Devils Hoping for Premier http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9563 BSPA 2010-11-15 2010-11-15 On 19 November, it was confirmed that the Stoke Potters were to withdraw from the 2011 Premier League season due to financial climate and making substantial losses over the last three season. However, it was confirmed that they would race in the 2011 National League.Potters Going National http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9583 BSPA 2010-11-20 2010-11-20 It was also decided at the Yearly AGM meeting that the Birmingham Brummies and the Ipswich Witches would exchange league memberships, meaning the Brummies would move up to the Elite League and the Witches would move down to the Premier League.British Speedway AGM - Key Points http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9586 BSPA 2010-11-21 2010-11-21 On 27 November, the BSPA announced that the Coventry Bees and the Peterborough Panthers failed to declare their intention to race in the forthcoming Elite League season and are therefore seeking a league to compete in.British Speedway Statement http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9620.2 BSPA 2010-11-27 2010-11-29 Because of this, the Kings Lynn Stars elected to compete in the 2011 Elite League and therefore withdrew from the Premier League.Kings Lynn Join The Elite http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9628 BSPA 2010-11-29 2010-11-29 Later that day, the Plymouth Devils announced that they were set to be accepted into the 2011 Premier League seasonPlymouth Make Premier Move http://www.speedwaygb.com/news.php?extend.9631 BSPA 2010-11-29 2010-11-29 Season format At the annual AGM meeting, it was decided that the Premier League would be expanded to 19 home and 19 away fixtures throughout the season. The 14 teams will initially race each other in Round 1 with a total of 26 meetings (13 home and 13 away). In Round 2 the league then split into two groups of seven teams, with everyone then racing each other in their group for a further 12 meetings (6 home and 6 away). The format and cut-off point for the split is made as each team reaches 10 home and 10 away matches. Group 1 will be teams placed 1st, 4th, 5th, 8th, 9th, 12th and 14th - Group 2 is 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th and 13th. Those additional 12 matches are then added onto the points gained from the 26 meetings in Round 1. The league table above at the end of the season will then show a total of 38 meetings (19 home and 19 away). The team that finishes top after these 38 meetings is declared Premier League Champions.http://www.speedwaygb.co/pltable11.html British Speedway Official Website The Premier League KOC has been retained for the 2011 season. A new competition, the Premier Shield has been introduced for the 2011 season. It is understood that it will work along the same lines as the Elite Shield, and contested by the previous seasons league winners and KOC champions. The 2011 Premier Shield will be contested between the Edinburgh Monarchs and the Newcastle Diamonds.http://www.speedwaygb.co/march11.html MARCH 2011 - British Speedway Official Websitehttp://www.speedwaygb.co/april11.html APRIL 2011 - British Speedway Official Website The Premier Trophy and the Young Shield do not continue into the 2011 season. It has yet to be confirmed if anything will replace these competitions. Fixtures & results Phase 1 Phase 1 of the 2011 Premier League consists of each team racing each other, both at their home track and the oppositions away track. This would consist of 26 meetings for each team.   Home\Away BER EDI GLA IPS LEI ND NW PLY RED RH SS SHE SOM WOR Berwick Bandits53-3944-4662-2846-4449-4348-4259-3448-4440-3854-3651-4248-4440-34 Edinburgh Monarchs49-4442-4853-4044-4553-3951-4264-2856-3755-3760-3249-4153-4148-41 Glasgow Tigers50-3958-3253-3760-3250-4353-3762-3161-3254-3650-4354-4056-3960-33 Ipswich Witches53-4251-4142-4858-3547-4449-4159-3549-4349-4769-2453-3842-5163-27 Leicester Lions45-4544-4928-6242-4252-4345-4544-4541-5256-3540-5245-4840-5045-45 Newcastle Diamonds48-4152-4341-4954-3950-4041-4952-4042-4750-4349-4549-4448-4554-39 Newport Wasps57-3842-4957-3742-5052-4048-4268-2255-3837-5343-4948-4443-5043-50 Plymouth Devils36-5750-4339-4543-4748-3647-4140-5347-4339-5151-3844-4545-4541-49 Redcar Bears46-4354-4144-4645-4553-3759-3450-4062-3045-4548-4548-4349-4146-44 Rye House Rockets54-3948-4247-4645-3454-3943-4441-4954-4153-3647-4346-4454-3951-41 Scunthorpe Scorpions56-3946-4454-3653-3953-4047-4252-4156-3752-4156-3846-4349-4144-46 Sheffield Tigers51-4156-4052-4456-3661-3352-3956-3562-3057-3764-2955-3943-4757-36 Somerset Rebels59-3157-3862-3159-3453-4153-4348-4448-4245-4546-4462-3240-5347-43 Workington Comets57-3655-3953-4251-3959-3151-4257-3848-2350-4060-3459-3755-3753-41 Last updated: August 2, 2011. Source: BSPA Colours: Green = home win; Red = away win; White = draw Home team listed in the left-hand column Phase 2   Home\Away BER IPS ND PLY RH SHE WOR Berwick Bandits40-5054-40 52-2043-4147-41 52-41 Ipswich Witches58-36 50-43 58-3555-3750-4056-37 Newcastle Diamonds47-4346-4756-3945-4451-3944-46 Plymouth Devils49-4148-4250-4546-4446-4447-42 Rye House Rockets49-4340-50 51-3856-3547-4454-39 Sheffield Tigers52-3852-3763-2958-3869-2146-44 Workington Comets47-4645-4553-4060-3555-3642-48   Home\Away EDI GLA LEI NW RED SS SOM Edinburgh Monarchs39-5451-4244-4561-3364-2546-46 Glasgow Tigers55-3953-4260-3362-3066-2762-28 Leicester Lions53-4043-4936-5746-4443-4749-41 Newport Wasps51-4252-4157-3454-4056-3956-37 Redcar Bears54-3948-4250-4542-5154-3948-46 Scunthorpe Scorpions50-4157-3843-5046-4465-2549-41 Somerset Rebels48-4151-4251-4343-4751-4250-43 Final League table Pos Club M Home Away F A Pts3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L1 Glasgow Tigers38190003602819251568892 Sheffield Tigers38171011308718801604743 Ipswich Witches381520232311017931670744 Workington Comets38161112215917871667725 Newport Wasps38112065213817941697686 Somerset Rebels381241231231017861712677 Scunthorpe Scorpions381340212031317091786608 Rye House Rockets381060320161016871750589 Berwick Bandits388902101512171217105310 Redcar Bears388722111313169017925211 Edinburgh Monarchs3813114110215176417375112 Newcastle Diamonds389505010612169317944613 Plymouth Devils384717010117149619293114 Leicester Lions38414101102151586188627 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: June 22, 2011 Source: BSPA Premier League Knockout Cup 2011 Premier League Knock-Out Cup Premier Shield First leg 25 March 2011 19.30 Edinburgh Monarchs 44 - 46 report Newcastle Diamonds Matthew Wethers 11 Stuart Robson 13 Armadale Stadium, Armadale, West Lothian Jim McGregor 1 GER Kevin Wölbert 0, 1', 0, 0 1+1 2 AUS Matthew Wethers (c) 1, 2, 3, 3, 2 11 3 ENG Andrew Tully F, 0, 1, 3 4 4 ENG Craig Cook 3, 2, 3, 2, F 10 5 FIN Kalle Katajisto 3, 2, 3, 2 10 6 ENG Ashley Morris 2', 0, 0, 1' 3+2 7 ENG Jay Herne 3, 1, 0, 1 5Manager: John Campbell 1 DEN Rene Bach 2', 3, 1', 1 7+2 2 SCO Derek Sneddon (c) 3, 1, 2, 2 8 3 CZE Luboš Tomíček Jr. 1', 1, 1', 2 5+2 4 ENG Stuart Robson 2, 3, 2, 3, 3 13 5AUS Mark Lemon 2, 3, 2, 3, 1 11 6ENG Kyle Newman 1, 0, 1', F 2+17ENG Richie Worrall 0, 0, 0, F 0Manager: George English Second leg 3 April 2011 18.30 Newcastle Diamonds 48 (94) - 45 (89) report Edinburgh Monarchs Stuart Robson 14 Andrew Tully 10+2 Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle Michael Breckon 1 DEN Rene Bach 3, 3, 3, 1, 1' 11+1 2 SCO Derek Sneddon (c) 1, 1, 3, 1 6 3 CZE Luboš Tomíček Jr. 0, 0, 0, 2 2 4 ENG Stuart Robson 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 14 5AUS Mark Lemon 3, 3, 3, 0 9 6ENG Kyle Newman 2, 0, 1, 1 47ENG Richie Worrall 0, 2', 0, 0 2+1Manager: George English 1 GER Kevin Wölbert 0, 2, 2, 3, 0 7 2 AUS Matthew Wethers (c) 2, 1', 2, 0 5+1 3 ENG Andrew Tully 1', 1', 2, 6^ 10+2 4 ENG Craig Cook 2, 2, 0, 2 6 5 FIN Kalle Katajisto 0, 2, 2, 2', 3 9+1 6 ENG Ashley Morris 1, 0, 1', 1 3+1 7 AUS Robert Branford (G) 3, 1, 1', 0 5+1Manager: John Campbell Riders' Championship Sam Masters won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 25 September at Owlerton Stadium.https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/speedway/australian-sam-masters-new-title-holder-1404837 Australian Sam Masters is new title-holder Chronicle Live 27 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Sam Masters 2 2 3 3 3 13-32 ENG Ricky Ashworth 3 3 3 fx 3 12-23 FIN Kauko Nieminen 3 2 3 3 fx 11214 ENG Ben Barker 3 3 0 3 2 11305 SWE Sebastian Aldén 3 3 2 2 r 1016 AUS Jason Doyle 1 3 3 1 2 1007 AUS Rusty Harrison 1 2 2 1 398 AUS Shane Parker 2 2 2 2 089AUS Kevin Doolan 0 1 1 3 3810 GER Kevin Wölbert 2 0 2 1 27 11 AUS Mark Lemon 1 1 0 2 15 12 AUS Aaron Summers 0 0 1 2 1413 ENG Joe Screen t 1 1 r 24 14 ENG Ben Wilson 2 1 0 0 1415 ENG Jordan Frampton f 0 1 0 0 1 16 ENG Tom Woolley (res) 1117 ENG Luke Chessell (res) 0 0018 DEN Charlie Gjedde 0 00 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 24 June. The event was won by Glasgow Tigers.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2011fixtures.pdf 2011 fixtures Speedway Researcher 29 May 2023https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/grieves-enjoying-life-max-2569624 Grieves is enjoying life to the max Daily Record 30 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Glasgow 22Screen 14, Grieves 82Workington 19 Wright 12, Harrison 73Newcastle 17 Robson 14, Sneddon 34Leicester 16 Sweetman 9, Darkin 75Rye House16 Frampton 10, Neath 6 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Redcar 22 Summers 13, Lyons 92Sheffield 20 Parker 12, Ashworth 83Somerset 17 Gathercole 10, Masters 74Ipswich 17 Poole 9, Doolan 85Edinburgh 14 Cook 9, Tully 5 Semi finals Glasgow bt Sheffield 5–4 Workington bt Redcar 5–4 Final Glasgow bt Workington 7–2 Fours Ipswich Witches won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 October 2011, at Beaumont Park Stadium.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2011fixtures.pdf 2011 season fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 8 July 2023 The semi finals had been held on 7 August but the final was postponed due to rain. Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Leicester 21Nieminen 6, Karlsson 6, Graversen 5, Bondarenko 42 Somerset 11McGowan 4, Masters 3, Gathercole 2, Holder 23 Glasgow 10 Morris 4, Screen 2, Pjiper 2, Grieves 1, Rajkowski 14 Edinburgh 6 Wolbert 4, Tully 2, Cook 0, Katajisto 0 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Ipswich15 Bjerre 5, Doolan 5, Risager 3, Hart 22 Workington 14 Lawson 13, Wright 4, Harrison 3, Topinka 23 Redcar10 Juul 3, Lyons 3, Kus 3, Summers 1, Havelock 04 Sheffield 9Parker 5, Sanchez 2, Auty 1, Ashworth 1 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Ipswich 44Trésarrieu 12 Bjerre 12, Doolan 10, Risager 9, Poole 12 Leicester 33Nieminen 14, Karlsson 13, Graversen 6, Bondarenko 0, Garrity 03 Workington 30 Lawson 13, Harrison 8, Ingalls 7, Nielsen 2, Kerr 04 Somerset 21 Gathercole 10, Wright 5, Savies 3, Perry 2, Holder 1 Final leading averages Rider Team Average DEN Charlie Gjedde Newport 10.25 ENG Ben BarkerPlymouth 10.01 ENG Stuart Robson Newcastle 9.56 ENG Joe Screen Glasgow 9.54 AUS Shane Parker Sheffield 9.43 ENG Chris Neath Rey House 9.13 SWE Magnus Karlsson Leicester 8.93 AUS Mark Lemon Newcastle 8.88 GER Kevin Wölbert Edinburgh 8.82 AUS Josh Grajczonek Glasgow 8.74 Riders & final averages Berwick 22em Sebastian Aldén 8.41 Kozza Smith 8.40 Josef Franc 8.19 Lee Complin 7.61 Linus Eklöf 7.47 Charlie Gjedde 7.06 Ludvig Lindgren 6.29 Hynek Stichauer 5.93 Jade Mudgway 4.74 Alex Edberg 4.00 Mitchell Davey 3.71 Tamas Sike 2.60 Edinburgh 22em Kevin Wölbert 8.82 Andrew Tully 8.14 Craig Cook 8.09 Matthew Wethers 8.00 Kalle Katajisto 6.11 Kyle Howarth 5.07 Byron Bekker 3.10 Lee Dicken 2.70 Ashley Morris 2.24 Tim Webster 2.15 Glasgow 22em Joe Screen 9.54 Josh Grajczonek 8.74 James Grieves 8.12 Nick Morris 8.06 Theo Pijper 6.84 Christian Henry 6.26 Michał Rajkowski 6.10 Richard Sweetman 5.95 David Bellego 5.93 Ipswich 22em Lasse Bjerre 8.27 Kevin Doolan 8.06 Taylor Poole 7.66 Mathieu Trésarrieu 7.33 Morten Risager 7.01 Chris Schramm 6.97 Chris Mills 6.68 Jerran Hart 4.98 Leicester 22em Magnus Karlsson 8.93 Kauko Nieminen 7.86 Richard Hall 7.50 Sergei Darkin 6.92 Richard Sweetman 6.83 Henning Bager 6.32 Ilya Bondarenko 5.45 Jan Graversen 5.32 Viktor Bergström 4.71 Charles Wright 4.64 Jason Garrity 4.43 John Oliver 4.26 Jamie Courtney 2.64 Newcastle 22em Stuart Robson 9.56 Mark Lemon 8.88 René Bach 7.35 Claes Nedermark 6.55 Derek Sneddon 6.53 Kyle Newman 5.49 Richie Worrall 4.50 Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.00 Jason King 2.88 Joe Haines 2.81 Newport 22em Charlie Gjedde 10.25 Jason Doyle 8.73 Leigh Lanham 8.42 Kyle Legault 7.02 Kim Nilsson 6.75 Anders Mellgren 6.69 Robin Aspegren 6.61 Justin Sedgmen 6.32 Todd Kurtz 6.05 Mark Jones 4.22 Plymouth 22em Ben Barker 10.01 Ricky Wells 7.05 Jesper Kristiansen 6.24 Mark Simmonds 5.58 Jason Bunyan 5.33 Hynek Štichauer 4.70 Kyle Hughes 4.58 James Cockle 4.50 Guglielmo Franchetti 4.04 Lee Smart 3.52 Redcar 22em Jason Lyons 8.61 Aaron Summers 7.96 Matěj Kůs 7.52 Gary Havelock 7.08 Adam Roynon 6.08 Peter Juul 4.50 Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.18 Robert Branford 3.30 Rye House 22em Chris Neath 9.13 Jason Doyle 8.39 Jordan Frampton 8.04 Steve Boxall 6.34 Ritchie Hawkins 6.17 Luke Bowen 5.83 Tyson Nelson 5.78 James Brundle 4.26 Ben Morley 2.39 Scunthorpe 22em David Howe 8.53 Richard Hall 8.00 Tero Aarnio 7.17 Ben Wilson 6.57 Thomas Jorgensen 6.52 Viktor Bergström 6.19 Michael Palm Toft 6.08 Carl Wilkinson 5.43 Joe Haines 4.82 Steve Worrall 4.40 Sheffield 22em Shane Parker 9.43 Ricky Ashworth 8.89 Josh Auty 8.08 Emiliano Sanchez 6.67 Hugh Skidmore 6.61 Simon Lambert 6.51 Ashley Birks 4.49 Somerset 22em Sam Masters 8.33 Christian Hefenbrock 8.09 Dakota North 7.81 Cory Gathercole 7.37 James Wright 7.30 Travis McGowan 7.20 Alex Davies 6.49 Anders Mellgren 6.10 James Holder 5.06 Workington 22em Peter Kildemand 8.56 Richard Lawson 8.37 Rusty Harrison 8.22 James Wright 8.14 Tomáš Topinka 7.29 Kenny Ingalls 6.48 Charles Wright 4.85 Gary Irving 4.69 Simon Nielsen 4.39 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League Premier Speedway Premier League