2012 Premier League speedway season

2012 edition of the second tier/division of British motorcycle speedway December 2023 December 2023 Champions Scunthorpe Scorpions Knockout Cup Newcastle Diamonds Individual Craig Cook Pairs Workington Comets Fours Berwick Bandits Jason Doyle 2012 Elite League 2012 National League 2011 2013 The 2012 Premier League season was the second tier/division of British speedway.http://www.speedwaygb.co/premierleaguetable12 Table Speedway GBhttps://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 Summary The season took place between March and October 2012. The Glasgow Tigers were the defending champions after winning in 2011. Scunthorpe Scorpions won the league after beating Somerset Rebels in the play-offs by one point in the Grand Final.http://www.speedwaygb.co/plpotable12.html Play off tables Speedway GBhttp://www.speedwaygb.co/playoffs12 Grand Final Speedway GB Fixtures & results main FBR grey BER ED GLA IPS LEI NEW PLY RED RYE SCU SHE SOM WOR Berwick Bandits 40–50 49–41 55–39 43–49 46–43 56–39 65–28 50–39 56–37 46–47 35–60 46–43 Edinburgh Monarchs 56–36 57–35 48–42 55–38 64–29 55–41 52–29 57–36 39–54 56–37 56–37 52–41 Glasgow Tigers 50–39 52–40 42–33 44–46 45–45 49–41 49–41 51–36 55–38 54–39 45–45 45–45 Ipswich Witches 59–31 48–41 64–29 48–42 47–43 53–40 46–44 44–46 42–52 54–40 51–39 39–51 Leicester Lions 49–45 45–44 53–39 47–43 46–44 53–43 50–43 51–39 49–43 51–39 50–43 54–42 Newcastle Diamonds 55–39 53–39 62–31 48–42 62–31 64–30 54–39 62–30 53–37 54–38 51–42 50–40 Plymouth Devils 53–35 57–36 49–41 47–43 51–39 44–46 42–48 52–41 47–43 55–38 43–47 45–45 Redcar Bears 63–26 54–41 49–40 43–47 59–35 48–42 59–36 45–45 46–46 48–42 43–47 44–49 Rye House Rockets 59–34 58–35 58–33 43–50 43–47 43–50 52–41 41–49 49–40 56–40 34–38 47–43 Scunthorpe Scorpions 48–42 55–37 54–37 61–31 51–42 48–42 54–39 55–38 58–34 51–42 50–40 49–40 Sheffield Tigers 42–51 43–47 47–48 50–42 58–37 54–38 50–43 47–43 51–39 43–47 48–45 51–42 Somerset Rebels 53–41 48–42 58–34 50–40 51–39 48–45 52–41 57–36 52–43 48–42 63–28 59–31 Workington Comets 54–39 58–34 44–42 48–41 56–36 48–44 65–29 53–39 56–40 52–38 51–38 45–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2012fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2012 fixtures & results 17 June 2024 Final league table Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts 1 Newcastle Diamonds 24 11 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 2 1179 1019 51 2 Scunthorpe Scorpions24 10 2 0 0 2 1 1 3 5 1151 1043 50 3 Somerset Rebels 24 9 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 5 1170 1027 484 Workington Comets 24 9 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 6 1142 1045 465 Edinburgh Monarchs 24 10 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 8 1133 1066 416 Leicester Lions 24 7 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 8 1079 1128 417 Ipswich Witches 24 6 3 0 3 1 1 0 4 6 1088 1080 35 8 Glasgow Tigers 2480310101101031113231 9 Redcar Bears 24 5 2 2 3 1 1 0 2 8 1078 1107 3010 Berwick Bandits 24 6 2 0 4 1 0 0 2 9 1045 1156 2811 Rye House Rockets 24 6 2 0 4 0 1 1 0 10 1065 1133 2712 Sheffield Tigers 24 6 2 0 4 0 1 0 1 10 1052 1161 2613 Plymouth Devils 24 6 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 12 1048 1164 23 Play Offs Group 1 Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts 1 Scunthorpe Scorpions 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 202 160 72 Workington Comets 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 124 145 53 Edinburgh Monarchs 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 126 147 3 Group 2 Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts 1 Somerset Rebels 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 193 172 8 2 Newcastle Diamonds 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 179 186 53 Leicester Lions 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 176 190 5 Scoring Home draw = 1 point Home win by any number of points = 3 Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4 Play Off final First leg 26 October 2012 Somerset RebelsClaus Vissing 10Jesper B Monberg 9James Wright 8Alex Davies 7XCraig Cook (guest) 7Kyle Newman 7Lewis Kerr (guest) 1 49 – 44 https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/11783/ipswich-newcastle-koc-final-sat 2012 play off final 1st Leg Speedway Updates 3 October 2021 Scunthorpe ScorpionsNick Morris 10Michael Palm Toft 9Josh Auty 9Ashley Birks 7Anders Mellgren (guest) 5Gary Irving 4Thomas Jorgensen R/R Oaktree Arena Second leg 29 October 2012 Scunthorpe ScorpionsNick Morris 12Michael Palm Toft 12Josh Auty 10Gary Irving 7Ashley Birks 5Jason Bunyan (guest) 2David Howe R/R 48 – 42 https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/11795/scunthorpe-somerset-plpof-29-30pm 2012 play off final 2nd Leg Speedway Updates 3 October 2021 Somerset RebelsJesper B Monberg 10Alex Davies 8Claus Vissing 7James Wright 7Richard Hall (guest) 6Kyle Newman 5Lewis Kerr (guest) 0 Eddie Wright Raceway Scunthorpe were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 92–91. Premier League Knockout Cup The 2012 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 45th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Newcastle Diamonds were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/08/premier-league-ko-cup-2012.html 2012 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two25/05 Edinburgh 59-31 Rye House27/05 Glasgow 54-36 Plymouth24/05 Ipswich 48-42 Somerset28/05 Newcastle 58-32 Redcar18/05 Plymouth 52-38 Glasgow24/05 Redcar 49-41 Newcastle26/05 Rye House 49-41 Edinburgh18/05 Scunthorpe 44-46 Workington01/06 Somerset 47-43 Ipswich19/05 Workington 48-42 Scunthorpe Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two19/08 Leicester 54-42 Workington22/07 Workington 54-36 Leicester06/07 Edinburgh 52-38 Glasgow01/07 Newcastle 62-28 Sheffield01/07 Glasgow 44-46 Edinburgh30/06 Berwick 34-56 Ipswich28/06 Sheffield 58-32 Newcastle28/06 Ipswich 48-42 Berwick Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two20/10 Workington 51-39 Newcastle14/10 Newcastle 54-36 Workington12/10 Edinburgh 52-37 Ipswich04/10 Ipswich 55-35 Edinburgh Final First leg 27 October 2012 Ipswich WitchesLeigh Lanham 10Dakota North 9Mat Tresarrieu 9Morten Risager 5Rohan Tungate 5Taylor Poole 3Stefan Nielsen (guest) 1 42 – 48 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2012fixtures.pdf 2012 results Speedway Researcher 3 October 2021https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/11783/ipswich-newcastle-koc-final-sat 2012 KO cup final 1st Leg Speedway Updates 3 October 2021 Newcastle DiamondsClaes Nedermark 10Christian Henry 9Matthew Wethers (guest) 8Mark Lemon 7Ludvig Lindgren 6Stuart Robson 5Paul Starke (guest) 3 Foxhall Stadium Second leg 28 October 2012 Newcastle DiamondsStuart Robson 12Ludvig Lindgren 12Claes Nedermark 10Mark Lemon 9Matthew Wethers (guest) 8Christian Henry 5Paul Starke (guest) 2 58 – 32 https://speedwayupdates.proboards.com/thread/11783/ipswich-newcastle-koc-final-sat 2012 KO cup final 2nd Leg Speedway Updates 3 October 2021 Ipswich WitchesLeigh Lanham 9Dakota North 9Stefan Nielsen (guest) 6Morten Risager 5Mat Tresarrieu 2Rohan Tungate 1Taylor Poole 0 Newcastle Stadium Newcastle were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106–74. Riders' Championship Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 14 October at Owlerton Stadium.https://www.scotsman.com/sport/speedway-edinburgh-ace-craig-is-rider-champ-1603642 Speedway: Edinburgh ace Craig is Rider Champ The Scotsman 27 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Craig Cook 3 3 2 2 2 12 -32 SWE Anders Mellgren 3 1 1 3 19 323 AUS Jason Doyle 1 2 3 2 311214 DEN René Bach 2 3 2 1 3 11-05 ENG Leigh Lanham 2 3 1 2 3 11 16 ENG Josh Auty 2 1 2 3 311 07 AUS Nick Morris 0 0 3 3 2 88 ENG Richard Lawson 3 2 0 1 2 8 9ENG Stuart Robson 3 1 3 0 ef 710 SWE Sebastian Aldén 0 0 3 3 1 7 11 ENG Richard Hall 2 3 0 ef 2 7 12 FIN Kauko Nieminen 1 2 1 2 0613 DEN Ulrich Østergaard r 2 0 1 1414 USA Ryan Fisher 1 0 2 1 0 415 NED Theo Pijper 1 0 1 0 1316 SCO James Grieves 0 1 0 0 01 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 August. The event was won by Workington Comets.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2012fixtures.pdf 2012 fixtures Speedway Researcher 30 May 2023http://www.cradleyspeedway.co.uk/riders/ad_roynon.htm Adam Roynon profile Cradley Speedway 30 May 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Workington 23 Roynon 14, Bach 92Leicester 22 Nieminen 13, Bjerre 93Newcastle 18 Lindgren 13, Lemon 54Plymouth 14 Fisher 10, Gathercole 45Redcar 13 Summers 11, Johnson (G) 2 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Scunthorpe 25 Auty 13, Jorgensen 122Somerset 20 Doyle 13, Wright 73Edinburgh 19 Tully 13, Pijper 64Glasgow 14 Grajczonek 9, Screen 55Sheffield12 Wells 10, Hall 2 Semi finals Sheffield bt Edinburgh 5–4 Workington bt Somerset 6–3 Final Workington bt Scunthorpe 7–2 Fours Berwick Bandits won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the second time. The final was held on 15 July 2012, at the East of England Arena.http://www.peterborough-speedway.com/news.php?extend.1672.2 BERWICK WIN PL FOURS Peterborough Speedway 8 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Berwick 16 Ashworth 5, Alden 4, Complin 4, Bellego 32 Plymouth 14 Barker 6, Gathercole 5, Fisher 2, Kurtz 13 Newcastle12 Henry 6, Robson 3, Lindgren 2, Nedermark 14 Redcar 6 Summers 4, Kus 2, Ostergaard 0, Sedgmen 0, Wilkinson 0 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington15 Bach 5, Roynon 5, Lawson 4, Ingalls 1, Howarth 02 Leicester 12Nieminen 6, Karlsson 6, Graversen 4, Bjerre 43 Somerset 12Vissing 4, Doyle 4, Wright 2, Masters 24 Glasgow 9 Screen 5, Campton 2, Grajczonek 1, Grieves 1 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Berwick23Alden 9, Ashworth 8, Bellego 5, Complin 12 Leicester 20Nieminen 6, Karlsson 6, Graversen 4, Bjerre 43 Workington16 Lawson 6, Bach 5, Roynon 4, Ingalls 1, Howarth 04 Plymouth 13 Barker 7, Gathercole 3, Fisher 3, Kurtz 0, Holder 0 Final Leading averages Rider Team Average AUS Jason Doyle Somerset 10.15 ENG Ben BarkerPlymouth10.05 ENG Craig Cook Edinburgh 9.99 ENG Joe Screen Glasgow 9.48 DEN Charlie Gjedde Rye House 9.22 ENG Ricky Ashworth Berwick 9.20 ENG Josh Auty Scunthorpe 8.79 USA Ryan Fisher Plymouth 8.75 ENG Adam Roynon Edinburgh 8.83 ENG Richard Lawson Workington 8.69 Riders & final averages Berwick 22em Ricky Ashworth 9.20 Sebastian Aldén 8.12 Lee Complin 7.73 Robin Aspegren 7.59 Micky Dyer 6.72 David Bellego 5.95 Alex Edberg 5.77 Nicki Barrett 5.53 Luboš Tomíček Jr. 5.23 Jason King 3.70 Klaus Jakobsen 3.19 Edinburgh 22em Craig Cook 9.99 Theo Pijper 8.28 Andrew Tully7.40 Matthew Wethers 7.04 Derek Sneddon 6.37 József Tabaka 5.95 Charles Wright 4.36 Micky Dyer 4.12 Marcel Helfer 3.86 James Sarjeant 1.60 Glasgow 22em Joe Screen 9.48 Josh Grajczonek 7.78 James Grieves 7.61 Henning Bager 6.20 Mason Campton 5.52 Charles Wright 5.13 Robert Ksiezak 4.52 Filip Šitera 4.52 Jade Mudgway 3.58 Chris Mills 3.50 James McBain 2.62 Jayden O'Malley 2.19 Ipswich 22em Dakota North 7.80 Kevin Doolan 7.71 Leigh Lanham 7.67 Rohan Tungate 7.22 Morten Risager 7.19 Mathieu Trésarrieu 6.70 Cameron Heeps 5.92 Taylor Poole 4.90 Stefan Nielsen 4.32 Leicester 22em Kauko Nieminen 8.60 Lasse Bjerre 7.85 Magnus Karlsson 7.21 Linus Eklöf 6.83 Simon Nielsen 5.83 Jan Graversen 5.52 Jari Makinen 4.99 Simon Lambert 4.86 Lewis Blackbird 2.19 Newcastle 22em Richie Worrall 8.62 Stuart Robson 8.25 Mark Lemon 7.84 Ludvig Lindgren 7.62 Christian Henry 7.48 Claes Nedermark 7.33 Steve Worrall 5.41 Paul Starke 3.00 Plymouth 22em Ben Barker 10.05 Ryan Fisher 8.75 Cory Gathercole 6.88 Todd Kurtz 5.61 Nicki Glanz 4.49 Robert Ksiezak 4.31 James Holder 3.97 Guglielmo Franchetti 3.70 Jake Anderson 3.57 Ben Reade 2.08 Redcar 22em Kevin Doolan 8.41 Aaron Summers 8.08 Ulrich Østergaard 8.05 Matěj Kůs 7.57 Justin Sedgmen 6.06 Carl Wilkinson 5.78 Max Dilger 5.41 Mark Jones 4.00 Jade Mudgway 3.39 Rye House 22em Charlie Gjedde 8.44 Jordan Frampton 7.38 Anders Mellgren 7.08 Luke Bowen 6.92 Jason Bunyan 6.39 Jason Garrity 5.94 Kasper Lykke 5.60 Ritchie Hawkins 5.48 Simon Lambert 4.93 Ben Morley 4.11 Scunthorpe 22em Josh Auty 8.79 Nick Morris 8.51 Thomas Jørgensen 7.42 David Howe 6.81 Ashley Birks 6.73 Michael Palm Toft 6.32 Tero Aarnio 6.12 Gary Irving 5.48 Jerran Hart 3.86 Sheffield 22em Richard Hall 7.49 Josef Franc 7.38 Ricky Wells 7.20 Emiliano Sanchez 6.81 Hugh Skidmore 6.60 Jo Haines 6.13 Chris Schramm 4.59 Somerset 22em Jason Doyle 10.15 Jesper Monberg 8.49 Sam Masters 8.15 Claus Vissing 7.61 James Wright 6.83 Kyle Newman 6.35 Alex Davies 6.15 Tom Perry 4.27 Workington 22em Adam Roynon 8.83 Richard Lawson 8.69 Rene Bach 8.67 Rusty Harrison 7.19 Kyle Howarth 6.85 Kenny Ingalls 6.32 Tero Aarnio 6.02 Gary Irving 5.52 Ashley Morris 3.91 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Premier League Category:Speedway Premier League