2002 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Wolverhampton Wolves Knockout Cup Eastbourne Eagles Craven Shield Poole Pirates Riders Championship Tony Rickardsson Tony Rickardsson Premier LeagueConference League 2001 2003 The 2002 Elite League speedway season was the 68th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2002 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive It was the first time that playoffs were introduced to determine the champions.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 4 July 2021 Season summary In 2002, the league consisted of nine teams. The title was decided by a play-off between the top five teams. The team that finished top of the table were seeded directly to the final. The next four met in quarter and semi final rounds. The winner of these rounds qualified for the final.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2002.php 2002 league tables Speedway GB Eastbourne Eagles topped the regular season table but were defeated by Wolverhampton Wolves for the league title when losing the play off final. It was Wolves third title success in 11 years and the Swedish Karlsson brothers, Peter Karlsson and Mikael Karlsson were once again integral to the Wolves team throughout the season.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4965/wolverhampton Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 1 August 2021 Eastbourne's season was not a total loss because they beat Peterborough in the final of the Knockout Cup thanks to efforts from their English rider contingent of Mark Loram, Joe Screen and Dean Barker. Tony Rickardsson became World Champion for the fifth time during the season, topped the league averages, won the Elite League Riders' Championship and helped his club Poole win the Craven Shield.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/2468/tony-rickardsson Tony Rickardsson wwosbackup 1 August 2021 League Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Eastbourne Eagles 32 20 3 9 1562 1316 43 15 582 Wolverhampton Wolves 32 20 2 10 1549 1311 42 12 543 Coventry Bees 32 19 3 10 1492 1383 41 9 504 Poole Pirates 32 17 1 14 1455 1406 35 11 465 Peterborough Panthers 31 15 0 16 1394 1395 30 6 366 Oxford Cheetahs 31 14 2 15 1369 1407 30 5 357 Ipswich Witches 32 11 3 18 1375 1494 25 6 318 Belle Vue Aces 32 11 3 18 1379 1484 25 4 299 King's Lynn Silver Machine 32 7 1 24 1247 1626 15 3 18 Peterborough v Oxford not held. = Qualified for Play Off final = Qualified for Play Offs 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV EAS IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue Aces 44–46 42–48 53–37 45–45 48–42 53–37 48–42 45–45 Coventry Bees 49–40 43–47 42–48 60–30 48–42 54–35 51–39 47–43 Eastbourne Eagles 60–30 44–45 55–35 58–32 48–42 64–26 60–30 56–34 Ipswich Witches 37–52 52–38 45–44 49–35 40–51 46–44 45–45 41–49 King's Lynn Silver Machine 43–47 32–48 37–53 47–42 55–35 51–41 49–41 39–51 Oxford Cheetahs 47–43 44–46 43–47 48–42 47–43 38–52 46–44 46–44 Peterborough Panthers 46–43 46–44 44–46 59–31 64–26 45–44 47–43 49–41 Poole Pirates 52–38 50–40 47–44 51–39 49–41 50–40 55–35 48–42 Wolverhampton Wolves 55–35 53–37 47–43 58–31 59–31 43–47 51–39 48–24 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2002fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2002 fixtures & results 2 June 2024 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey BV COV EAS IPS KL OX PET PP WOL Belle Vue Aces 38–51 45–45 49–41 42–36 59–31 47–43 47–43 41–49 Coventry Bees 49–41 45–45 49–41 62–28 51–39 51–39 40–50 47–43 Eastbourne Eagles 50–40 45–45 44–46 58–32 51–38 54–36 49–41 51–39 Ipswich Witches 49–41 56–34 43–47 45–45 47–43 457–33 50–40 39–50 King's Lynn Silver Machine 59–31 37–52 44–46 50–40 49–41 42–48 40–50 42–47 Oxford Cheetahs 47–42 46–44 51–39 45–45 52–38 47–43 54–36 50–40 Peterborough Panthers 52–38 58–32 50–40 48–42 65–25 n/a 41–49 55–35 Poole Pirates 52–38 43–47 52–38 50–39 60–29 53–37 46–44 44–46 Wolverhampton Wolves 56–34 45–45 47–43 55–35 67–23 52–38 60–30 54–36 complete Play-offs Quarter-final and Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs. Quarter-finals Wolverhampton Wolves 50-39 Peterborough Panthers Coventry Bees 59-31 Poole Pirates Semi-finals Wolverhampton Wolves 51-39 Coventry Bees Final First leg 25 September 2002 Wolverhampton WolvesMikael Karlsson 13Peter Karlsson 12Paul Hurry 9Jesper B. Jensen 5David Howe 5Chris Neath 3Adam Skórnicki 2 49 - 41 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005576/20020926/01151/0078 Speedway Wolverhampton Express and Star 26 September 2002 British Newspaper Archive subscription 6 October 2024 Eastbourne EaglesMark Loram 10Stefan Andersson 10Joe Screen 9David Norris 8Dean Barker 2Savalas Clouting 2Adam Shields 0 Monmore Green Stadium Second leg 2 October 2002 Eastbourne EaglesMark Loram 12Billy Janniro 12Dean Barker 6Stefan Andersson 5Joe Screen 5David Norris 4Edward Kennett 2 46 - 44 Wolverhampton WolvesMikael Karlsson 14Peter Karlsson 10David Howe 8Adam Skórnicki 6Jesper B. Jensen 3Chris Neath 3Paul Hurry 0 Arlington Stadium The Wolverhampton Wolves were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 93-87. Elite League Knockout Cup The 2002 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 64th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/07/elite-league-ko-cup-2002.html 2002 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two08/04 Wolverhampton 57-33 Poole03/04 Poole 45-45 Wolverhampton Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two27/05 Reading 47-43 Arena Essex29/04 Wolverhampton 61-29 Oxford27/04 Coventry 36-35 Kings Lynn26/04 Oxford 45-45 Wolverhampton24/04 Kings Lynn 42-48 Coventry22/04 Belle Vue 51-39 Peterborough20/04 Eastbourne 54-36 Ipswich19/04 Peterborough 59-31 Belle Vue18/04 Ipswich 39-51 Eastbourne Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two01/07 Wolverhampton 40-49 Eastbourne29/06 Coventry 49-41 Peterborough29/06 Eastbourne 52-38 Wolverhampton28/06 Peterborough 50-40 Coventry Final First leg 21 September 2002 Eastbourne EaglesDavid Norris 14Mark Loram 14Dean Barker 8Adam Shields 7Stefan Andersson 6Joe Screen 5Savalas Clouting 1 55 - 35 Peterborough PanthersLee Richardson (guest) 13Mark Lemon (guest) 9Zdeněk Tesař 9Shane Parker 3Chris Harris 1Jason King 0R/R Arlington Stadium Second leg 9 October 2002 Peterborough PanthersRyan Sullivan 15Shane Parker 10Magnus Zetterström 8Chris Harris 6Piotr Protasiewicz 6Simon Stead 5Zdeněk Tesař 1 51 - 39 Eastbourne EaglesMark Loram 9Joe Screen 9Dean Barker 9Steve Johnston 7Adam Shields 3Stefan Andersson 2Paul Lee 0 East of England Showground The Eastbourne Eagles were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 94-86. Craven Shield Anglia Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Ipswich430162 Peterbrorough420243 King's Lynn41032 Midland Pos Team M W D L Pts1Coventry430162 Belle Vue210123 Wolverhampton 20020 South PosTeam M W D L Pts1 Poole420242 Eastbourne420243 Oxford42024 main FBR grey IPS KL PET Ipswich 46–44 47–43 King's Lynn 44–46 47–43 Peterborough 51–39 57–33 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2002fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2002 fixtures & results 5 November 2025 main FBR grey BV COV WOL Belle Vue 49–40 n–h Coventry 51–39 51–39 Wolverhampton n–h 41–51 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2002fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2002 fixtures & results 4 November 2025 main FBR grey EAS OX PP Eastbourne 52–38 49–41 Oxford 46–44 46–44 Poole 49–41 54–36 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2002fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2002 fixtures & results 5 November 2025 Final Leg Team one Team two Team three Score 1 Poole Coventry Ipswich 44–32–32 2 Ipswich Coventry Poole 45–33–30 3 Coventry Poole Ipswich 36–40–32 Riders' Championship Tony Rickardsson won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 21 August.https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/5386228.rickardsson-roars-to-create-poole-history/ Rickardsson roars to create Poole history Dorest Echo 8 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 SWE Tony Rickardsson 1 3 3 3 3 13x 32 DEN Nicki Pedersen 3 3 3 3 2 14x23 AUS Jason Crump 3 3 3 1 0 10214 AUS Craig Boyce 1 2 3 2 3 11305 SWE Mikael Karlsson 3 3 2 3 1 121 6 AUS Ryan Sullivan 3 2 1 3 3 12 0 7 SWE Peter Karlsson 2 2 2 2 2 10 8 ENG Joe Screen 2 2 1 2 0 7 9 ENG Scott Nicholls 2 1 0 1 3 7 10 POL Sebastian Ułamek 1 1 0 2 2 6 11 ENG Stuart Robson 1 0 1 1 2 5 12 ENG Mark Loram 2 0 2 0 1 5 13 ENG Gary Havelock 0 0 2 1 1 4 14 AUS Davey Watt 0 1 1 0 1 3 15 AUS Jason Lyons 0 1 0 1 16 ENG Alun Rossiter 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leading final averages Rider Team Average SWE Tony RickardssonPoole10.88 AUS Jason CrumpBelle Vue10.44 AUS Ryan SullivanPeterborough10.34 AUS Leigh AdamsOxford10.10 SWE Mikael KarlssonWolverhampton9.93 ENG Scott NichollsIpswich9.76 ENG Mark LoramEastbourne9.56 SWE Andreas JonssonCoventry9.39 SWE Peter KarlssonWolverhampton9.23 ENG Lee RichardsonCoventry8.97 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em AUS Jason Crump 10.44 AUS Jason Lyons 8.41 DEN Brian Karger 6.89 USA Sam Ermolenko 6.38 FIN Kai Laukkanen 5.67 ENG Scott Robson 4.71 SVN Matej Ferjan 4.57 POL Tomasz Jędrzejak 3.95 ENG Lee Complin 2.38 SCO Blair Scott 1.24 ENG Mark Burrows 1.10 Coventry 22em SWE Andreas Jonsson 9.39 ENG Lee Richardson 8.97 USA Billy Hamill 8.72 USA Billy Janniro 6.87 CZE Tomáš Topinka 5.82 ENG Stuart Robson 5.81 USA Ryan Fisher 5.28 ENG Wayne Carter 1.52 Eastbourne 22em ENG Mark Loram 9.56 ENG Joe Screen 8.46 ENG David Norris 7.81 CZE Antonín Šváb Jr. 7.21 ENG Dean Barker 7.17 SWE Stefan Andersson 6.54 AUS Adam Shields 5.88 ENG Savalas Clouting 4.14 Ipswich 22em ENG Scott Nicholls 9.76 POL Jarosław Hampel 7.91 AUS Craig Boyce 7.15 ENG Chris Louis 6.51 POL Krzysztof Słaboń 5.95 ENG Jeremy Doncaster 5.10 FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 4.95 ENG Danny Bird 4.76 SWE Kim Jansson 4.00 ENG Leigh Lanham 3.52 King's Lynn 22em DEN Nicki Pedersen 8.47 POL Sebastian Ułamek 7.26 SWE Freddie Eriksson 6.33 DEN Tom P. Madsen 5.53 AUS Travis McGowan 5.23 POL Artur Pietrzyk 4.27 POL Roman Povazhny 4.21 SVN Jernej Kolenko 3.58 SWE Emil Kramer 3.40 Oxford 22em AUS Leigh Adams 10.10 AUS Steve Johnston 6.83 CZE Lukáš Dryml 6.29 AUS Mark Lemon 5.56 DEN Brian Andersen 5.50 CZE Aleš Dryml Jr. 4.92 POL Krzysztof Jabłoński 4.00 ENG Andrew Appleton 2.90 GER Joachim Kugelmann 2.67 ENG Alun Rossiter 2.07 Peterborough 22em AUS Ryan Sullivan 10.34 SWE Magnus Zetterström 6.98 POL Piotr Protasiewicz 6.88 ENG Simon Stead 6.54 CZE Zdeněk Tesař 6.47 AUS Shane Parker 6.13 DEN Hans Clausen 5.87 ENG Chris Harris 5.00 DEN Henning Bager 3.75 ENG Oliver Allen 3.08 Poole 22em SWE Tony Rickardsson 10.88 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 6.82 ENG Gary Havelock 6.70 DEN Hans N. Andersen 6.56 POL Grzegorz Walasek 6.32 NOR Lars Gunnestad 6.20 SWE Henka Gustaffson 6.00 SWE Magnus Zetterström 5.41 POL Mariusz Staszewski 4.43 POL Tomasz Chrzanowski 4.34 ENG Andre Compton 3.88 Wolverhampton 22em SWE Mikael Karlsson 9.93 SWE Peter Karlsson 9.23 POL Adam Skórnicki 7.32 SWE Daniel Nermark 7.27 ENG Paul Hurry 6.80 ENG David Howe 6.67 DEN Jesper B. Jensen 5.81 ENG Chris Neath 4.08 DEN Lee Dicken 1.56 See also Speedway in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Category:2002 in British motorsport