2003 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Premier League Champions Edinburgh Monarchs Knockout Cup Isle of Wight Islanders Individual Sean Wilson Pairs Workington Comets Fours Swindon Robins Frede Schött 2003 Elite League 2003 Conference League 2002 2004 The 2003 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).http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2003.php 2003 tables Speedway GB thumb|right|250px|The 2003 Berwick Bandits team Season summary The League consisted of 18 teams for the 2003 season with the addition of the King's Lynn Stars who dropped down from the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.http://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 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 Edinburgh Monarchs 34 26 0 8 1653 1393 52 14 662 Sheffield Tigers 34 22 0 12 1655 1397 44 13 573 Isle of Wight Islanders 34 22 0 12 1603 1463 44 12 564 Swindon Robins 34 20 1 13 1598.5 1451.5 41 12 535 Berwick Bandits 34 20 1 13 1563 1465 41 12 536 King's Lynn Stars 34 19 1 14 1598 1448 39 13 527 Arena Essex Hammers 34 19 0 15 1609 1421 38 12 508 Trelawny Tigers 34 19 0 15 1599.5 1470.5 38 12 509 Workington Comets 34 19 2 13 1551 1489 40 9 4910 Newport Wasps 34 17 2 15 1504 1546 36 8 4411 Newcastle Diamonds 34 17 0 17 1525 1518 34 9 4312 Glasgow Tigers 34 17 2 15 1479 1529 36 7 4313 Exeter Falcons 34 13 0 21 1435 1592 26 5 3114 Rye House Rockets 34 12 1 21 1441 1612 25 5 3015 Stoke Potters 34 10 1 23 1443 1597 21 3 2416 Reading Racers 34 9 2 23 1404 1653 20 2 2217 Somerset Rebels 34 9 2 23 1357 1705 20 2 2218 Hull Vikings 34 8 1 25 1395 1663 17 2 19 Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BER ED EX GLA HV IOW KL ND NW RR RYE SHE SOM STO SWI TT WOR Arena Essex Hammers 46–44 45–48 63–27 49–23 53–36 49–42 55–35 52–38 65–24 56–34 53–37 53–36 56–34 60–30 51–42 54–36 52–38 Berwick Bandits 53–37 49–41 51–17 55–35 53–37 52–39 46–44 63–27 48–41 53–37 67–23 37–53 58–32 58–32 47–43 48–42 51–39 Exeter Falcons 46–44 44–46 55–35 44–46 58–32 48–42 59–31 53–37 48–42 57–33 62–27 44–46 55–35 44–46 49–41 53–37 59–30 Edinburgh Monarchs 40–32 60–30 63–27 56–34 57–33 53–36 52–38 48–42 49–40 60–30 55–34 62–28 55–35 55–35 48–42 49–44 48–42 Glasgow Tigers 48–42 47–42 37–55 60–30 51–39 47–43 43–35 61–28 52–38 59–31 47–43 47–42 55–35 50–40 46–44 46–44 34–38 Hull Vikings 50–40 40–50 42–48 50–39 45–45 44–46 50–40 42–48 41–48 56–34 49–41 47–43 44–46 49–41 48–42 40–50 44–46 Isle of Wight Islanders 44–47 47–43 48–42 54–35 54–36 59–30 52–40 51–39 45–44 50–40 61–29 49–42 54–36 54–35 50–40 53–40 55–35 King's Lynn Stars 48–42 60–30 52–37 65–25 59–31 58–32 58–32 49–41 57–32 49–41 48–42 46–44 59–31 52–37 44–46 54–38 58–32 Newcastle Diamonds 52–38 48–42 43–47 57–33 53–37 53–37 54–36 43–47 57–33 46–44 50–40 48–41 52–38 43–29 53–37 52–38 44–46 Newport Wasps 47–42 44–46 50–40 61–29 45–44 48–42 43–47 52–38 50–40 49–41 51–39 50–40 50–39 48–41 40–50 48–42 49–41 Reading Racers 46–44 41–49 40–50 49–41 45–45 50–40 44–46 44–44 40–49 40–50 48–42 47–42 54–36 47–43 42–48 42–48 47–43 Rye House Rockets 48–42 62–27 43–47 55–35 49–39 47–43 50–40 49–41 49–41 45–45 48–42 44–46 57–33 35–54 44.5–45.5 52–38 50–40 Sheffield Tigers 49–41 55–36 58–32 51–39 52–38 58–32 47–42 57–33 61–29 57–33 58–32 56–34 64–26 55–35 54–36 55–34 49–40 Somerset Rebels 42–48 45–45 44–46 48–42 46–44 52–38 37–53 38–52 47–43 44–46 46–45 50–40 37–53 58–32 42–48 46–44 46–46 Stoke Potters 44–48 53–37 44–46 55–35 44–46 60–32 43–47 46–44 43–47 46–44 44–46 57–32 42–48 55–35 46–44 42–49 45–45 Swindon Robins 49–41 57–26 51–39 48–36 49–41 56–34 43–47 52–37 50–42 45–45 51–39 49–41 50–40 60–30 55–35 48–42 52–37 Trelawny Tigers 55–35 53–37 44–46 62–28 59–31 53–37 48–42 44–46 47–46 47–43 51–39 60.5–29.5 57–33 52–38 55–34 48–42 52–38 Workington Comets 56–34 46–44 46–44 50–39 56–34 50–40 50–43 53–37 49–40 59–31 56–34 54–36 45–44 60–30 54–35 47–43 44–46 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2003fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2003 fixtures & results 26 June 2024 Premier League Knockout Cup The 2003 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 36th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Isle of Wight Islanders were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/premier-league-ko-cup-2003.html 2003 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two11/04 Somerset 43-49 Newport06/04 Newport 61-35 Somerset09/04 King's Lynn 52-43 Workington22/03 Workington 46-43 King's Lynn Second round Date Team one Score Team two05/05 Reading 51-45 Trelawny13/05 Trelawny 65-30 Reading13/05 Isle of Wight 54-38 Swindon15/05 Swindon 49-51 Isle of Wight12/05 Exeter 50-43 Newport11/05 Newport 47-43 Exeter10/05 Berwick 52-36 Glasgow11/05 Glasgow 42-42 Berwick15/05 Sheffield 56-43 Hull14/05 Hull 48-41 Sheffield28/05 King's Lynn 62-34 Edinburgh16/05 Edinburgh 59-37 King's Lynn18/04 Arena Essex 44-46 Rye House19/04 Rye House 44-46 Arena Essex11/05 Newcastle 50-40 Stoke10/05 Stoke 51-44 Newcastle23/05replay Arena Essex 55-40 Rye House26/05replay Rye House 44-46 Arena Essex Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two24/06 Isle of Wight 61 34 Exeter23/06 Exeter 53 42 Isle of Wight24/06 Trelawny 61 34 Berwick21/06 Berwick 55 42 Trelawny26/06 Sheffield 50 48 King's Lynn02/07 King's Lynn 48 49 Sheffield27/06 Arena Essex 55 41 Newcastle22/06 Newcastle 49 41 Arena Essex Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two26/08 Isle of Wight 63-27 Trelawny12/08 Trelawny 53-37 Isle of Wight04/09 Sheffield 51-39 Arena Essex29/08 Arena Essex 50-40 Sheffield Final First leg 7 October 2003 Isle of Wight IslandersAdam Shields 12Paul Pickering (guest) 9Sebastian Trésarrieu 8Danny Bird 7Glen Phillips 5Gary Phelps 5Tony Dart 0 49 – 44 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2003fixtures.pdf 2003 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 1 October 2021https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/20031008/211/0022 Speedway, Sheffield keep cup in their sights Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 22 8 October 2003 11 November 2025 Sheffield TigersBrent Werner 12Sean Wilson 10Andrew Moore 8James Birkinshaw 5Ricky Ashworth 5Richard Hall 4 Ross Brady R/R Smallbrook Stadium Second leg 16 October 2003 Sheffield TigersJames Birkinshaw 11Andrew Moore 9Richard Hall 8Ricky Ashworth 8Sean Wilson 7 Brent Werner 4Ross Brady R/R 47 – 46 http://www.sheffield-tigers.co.uk/rep03.html Sheffield Match reports Sheffield Speedway 1 October 2021 Isle of Wight IslandersAdam Shields 17Paul Pickering (guest) 12Danny Bird 6Sebastian Trésarrieu 5Glen Phillips 4Stephane Trésarrieu 2Gary Phelps 0 Owlerton Stadium Isle of Wight were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–91. British League Cup The British League Cup (BL Cup for short) was the supplementary competition for both the Elite League and Premier League for the 2003 season.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005569/20030114/727/0046 Sudden Sam is back at Wolves Shropshire Star 46 14 January 2003 11 November 2025 See 2003 Elite League speedway season for the results and tables. Riders' Championship Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 28 September at Owlerton Stadium.https://www.crash.net/speedway/news/100073/1/wilson-walks-off-with-plrc Wilson walks off with PLRC Crash.net 26 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Sean Wilson 3 2 3 3 1 12332 AUS Adam Shields 3 3 3 2 3 14 -23 ENG Carl Stonehewer 3 3 3 3 3 15-14 AUS Craig Watson 2 3 2 2 211 205 ENG Garry Stead 2 0 2 3 2 9 16 ENG Chris Harris ex 2 3 1 3 9 07 AUS Shane Parker 3 0 0 3 288 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 1 3 0 2 1 7 9DEN Frede Schött 2 2 1 1 1 710 FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 1 1 1 0 3 6 11 CZE Michal Makovský 1 2 2 0 16 12 ENG Paul Fry ex 1 1 1 2 5 13 ENG Andrew Appleton 1 1 2 1 0 5 14 AUS Mark Lemon 2 1 0 ex 0 3 15 DEN Jan Staechmann 0 ex 1 2 0 3 16 SCO James Grieves 0 0 0 0 0 0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 19 July. The event was won by Workington (Carl Stonehewer and Simon Stead) who beat Newport (Frank Smart and Niels Kristian Iversen) in the final.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2003fixtures.pdf 2003 fixtures Speedway Researcher 29 May 2023 Fours Swindon Robins won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 27 July 2003, at the Abbey Stadium.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2003fixtures.pdf 2003 season fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 7 July 2023https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/other-sport/speedway-diamonds-hit-little-problem-1688974 Speedway: Diamonds hit by Little problem ahead of clash Chronicle Live 7 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Swindon 152 Glasgow 123 Edinburgh10 4 isle of Wight 10 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Newport 15 2 Trelawny 13 3 King's Lynn11 4 Arena Essex 9 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Swindon 25Gjedde 9, Allen, Fry, Neath 2 Trelawny 22Harris 8, Zagar 83 Newport 21 Smart 6, Iversen 6, Watson, Atkin4 Glasgow 4 Stancl 2, Doolan 2 Leading averages Rider Team Average DEN Frede SchöttEdinburgh10.11 AUS Adam ShieldsIsle of Wight9.99 DEN Kenneth BjerreNewcastle9.80 FIN Joonas KylmäkorpiArena Essex9.69 ENG Carl StonehewerWorkington9.68 ENG Leigh LanhamArena Essex9.67 DEN Charlie GjeddeSwindon9.60 AUS Shane ParkerKings Lynn9.59 ENG Sean WilsonSheffield9.48 ENG Simon SteadWorkington9.47 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em Joonas Kylmäkorpi 9.69 Leigh Lanham 9.67 Kelvin Tatum 8.39 David Ruud 7.76 Henning Bager 6.96 Joel Parsons 6.00 Lee Herne 5.94 Jason King 4.74 Danny King 3.82 Andy Galvin 3.65 Berwick 22em Michal Makovský 7.81 Paul Bentley 7.76 David Meldrum 7.28 Josef Franc 7.03 Adrian Rymel 6.88 Claus Kristensen 6.86 Carlos Villar 5.23 Rob Grant Jr. 4.22 Edinburgh 22em Frede Schott 10.11 Peter Carr 9.00 Magnus Karlsson 7.58 Rory Schlein 7.55 Theo Pijper 6.33 Wayne Carter 4.77 Matthew Wethers 3.84 Barry Campbell 2.78 Exeter 22em Michael Coles 8.48 Seemond Stephens 8.05 Mark Simmonds 6.92 Lee Smethills 6.71 Scott Smith 6.34 Krister Marsh 5.82 Roger Lobb 5.11 Corey Blackman 3.76 Glasgow 22em George Štancl 9.38 James Grieves 8.72 Kevin Doolan 6.37 Les Collins 6.21 Christian Henry 5.19 David McAllan 4.56 Trent Leverington 4.22 Ross Brady 2.40 Hull 22em Paul Thorp 7.98 Garry Stead 7.39 Bjorn Hansen 6.58 Shaun Tacey 6.28 Neil Collins 6.26 Lee Dicken 4.66 Simon Cartwright 4.61 Barrie Evans 3.87 Isle of Wight 22em Adam Shields 9.99 Danny Bird 8.95 Ray Morton 8.87 Sebastien Trésarrieu 6.34 Glen Phillips 4.67 Gary Phelps 4.18 Chris Mills 4.05 Mathieu Trésarrieu 3.38 Stéphane Trésarrieu 3.33 King's Lynn 22em Shane Parker 9.59 Tom P. Madsen 9.54 Davey Watt 9.44 Tomáš Topinka 9.40 Trevor Harding 5.49 Adam Allott 5.47 James Brundle 4.61 Darren Mallett 2.86 Mark Thompson 2.33 Newcastle 22em Bjarne Pedersen 10.17 Kenneth Bjerre 9.80 Stuart Robson 8.69 Kevin Little 7.73 Richard Juul 5.49 Lee Dicken 5.42 William Lawson 4.93 Kristian Lund 4.44 Jamie Robertson 4.27 Craig Branney 3.87 Steffen Mell 2.71 Newport 22em Craig Watson 9.17 Niels Kristian Iversen 9.13 Frank Smart 8.39 Tony Atkin 6.98 Carl Wilkinson 4.98 Chris Schramm 4.76 Joel Parsons 2.84 Karl Mason 1.56 Reading 22em Janusz Kołodziej 8.95 Andrew Appleton 7.67 Phil Morris 7.09 Jonas Davidsson 6.19 Scott Smith 5.80 Paul Clews 5.30 Danny King 4.32 Shane Colvin 4.25 Joel Parsons 3.79 Danny Norton 1.27 Rye House 22em Edward Kennett 7.82 Scott Robson 7.62 Brent Werner 7.07 Nigel Sadler 6.32 Brett Woodifield 6.14 David Mason 5.14 Mark Courtney 5.08 Sheffield 22em Sean Wilson 9.48 Andre Compton 8.54 Ricky Ashworth 7.57 Andrew Moore 7.54 Scott Smith 6.86 Ross Brady 5.79 James Birkinshaw 5.13 Richard Hall 4.93 Ben Wilson 3.81 Somerset 22em Mark Lemon 8.03 Glenn Cunningham 7.10 Marián Jirout 6.63 Matt Read 6.40 Steve Bishop 6.21 Graeme Gordon 5.89 Stephan Katt 5.33 Rob Finlow 3.77 James Mann 3.03 Simon Dyminski 2.84 Paul Candy 0.67 Stoke 22em Jan Staechmann 8.92 Robbie Kessler 8.00 Paul Pickering 8.00 Scott Smith 6.72 Alan Mogridge 6.43 Jon Armstrong 5.79 Rob Grant Jr. 4.84 Joe Cook 2.69 Nick Simmons 2.55 Swindon 22em Charlie Gjedde 9.60 Oliver Allen 8.92 Chris Neath 7.80 Paul Fry 7.38 Jamie Smith 5.84 Malcolm Holloway 4.60 Ritchie Hawkins 4.14 Tommy Allen 2.80 Trelawny 22em Chris Harris 9.33 Matej Žagar 9.12 Pavel Ondrašík 8.02 Steve Masters 7.48 Mirko Wolter 6.45 Emiliano Sanchez 6.33 Richard Wolff 4.77 Simon Phillips 4.10 Malcolm Holloway 4.10 Tom Brown 2.60 Workington 22em Carl Stonehewer 9.68 Simon Stead 9.47 Rusty Harrison 7.23 Kauko Nieminen 5.70 Blair Scott 4.85 Aidan Collins 4.75 Chris Collins 3.36 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League Category:2003 in speedway Category:2003 in British motorsport