2000 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Premier League Champions Exeter Falcons Knockout Cup Swindon Robins Young Shield Swindon Robins Premier Trophy Hull Vikings Individual Carl Stonehewer Pairs Workington Comets Fours Sheffield Tigers Peter Carr 2000 Elite League 2000 Conference League 1999 2001 The 2000 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://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/11/conference-league-1998.html Final table Speedway archive Season summary The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2000 season with the addition of the Hull Vikings who dropped down from the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Exeter Falcons.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2000.php 2000 tables Speedway archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 League Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Exeter Falcons 26 15 1 10 1335 1003 31 13 442 Swindon Robins 26 18 0 8 1249 1094 36 8 443 Hull Vikings 26 16 2 8 1201 1142 33 9 424 Sheffield Tigers 26 16 4 9 1226 1102 32 10 425 Workington Comets 26 15 2 9 1261 1114 32 10 426 Edinburgh Monarchs 26 15 1 10 1213 1140 31 8 397 Stoke Potters 26 12 2 12 1166 1178 26 5 318 Newcastle Diamonds 26 11 1 14 1178 1157 23 7 309 Glasgow Tigers 26 10 2 14 1096 1232 22 5 2710 Newport Wasps 26 10 1 15 1089 1245 21 5 2611 Isle of Wight Islanders 26 8 2 16 1128 1208 18 6 2412 Berwick Bandits 26 10 0 16 1133 1210 20 3 2313 Arena Essex Hammers 26 11 0 15 1054 1272 22 1 2314 Reading Racers 26 7 1 18 1075 1262 15 2 17 Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BER ED EX GLA HV IOW ND NW RR SHE STO SWI WOR Arena Essex Hammers 49–41 43–47 51–38 51–39 48–42 46–43 44–46 53–24 49–41 61–29 48–42 50–41 45–44 Berwick Bandits 53–37 52–37 44–46 46–44 48–42 47–43 49–41 56–34 49–41 51–39 44–46 42–48 49–41 Exeter Falcons 70–21 52–38 59–31 74–16 62–28 62–28 51–39 72–18 67–22 60–30 53–37 57–33 60–31 Edinburgh Monarchs 60–30 52–37 57–32 57–34 46–44 54–36 48–44 55–35 53–40 53–39 52–38 46–43 48–39 Glasgow Tigers 59–31 46–44 47–46 45–45 39–51 50–40 54–39 44–46 49–41 33–33+ 51–39 44–46 47–43 Hull Vikings 55–34 51–41 43–47 46–44 48–42 54–37 45–42 50–40 48–41 45–44 48–42 51–39 45–44 Isle of Wight Islanders 50–39 53–37 45–45 50–40 54–36 44–46 46.5–43.5 54–36 51–39 42–48 48–42 44–46 44–46 Newcastle Diamonds 65–25 62–28 49–41 49–41 43–47 45–45 49–40 50–40 44–39 47–43 43–47 49–41 42–46 Newport Wasps 52–39 51–42 61–29 47–43 51–41 43–47 49–41 52–40 50–40 43–47 49–41 40–50 45–45 Reading Racers 57–33 50–40 49–44 46–44 43–47 39–53 48–41 43–47 46–44 45–45 47–43 32–58 39–50 Sheffield Tigers 62–29 59–31 54–39 59–31 60–30 50–43 57–33 48–44 54–36 51–39 48–44 56–34 48–42 Stoke Potters 56–34 49–41 47–46 43–47 49–43 45–45 45–45 54–36 45–44 49–41 50–40 48–42 52–37 Swindon Robins 57–33 46–44 54–36 48–42 66–24 50–42 50–40 49–41 60–30 62–28 49–41 52–38 46–44 Workington Comets 59–31 51–39 46–44 46–43 45–45 46–44 54–36 51–39 61–29 51–39 48–41 54–35 52–39 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2000 fixtures & results 2 July 2024+Tie awarded to Sheffield Premier League Knockout Cup The 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Swindon Robins were the winners of the competition.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/premier-league-ko-cup-2000.html 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two05/06 Reading 43-47 Swindon08/06 Swindon 46-44 Reading05/06 Exeter 50-40 Isle of Wight06/06 Isle of Wight 42-47 Exeter07/06 Hull 48-42 Sheffield08/06 Sheffield 45-45 Hull10/06 Stoke 48-42 Newcastle11/06 Newcastle 43-47 Stoke10/06 Workington 40-31 Newport11/06 Newport 48-42 Workington10/06 Edinburgh 43-29 Arena Essex09/06 Arena Essex 48-42 Edinburgh Second round Date Team one Score Team two13/07 Swindon 49-41 Berwick15/07 Berwick 48-42 Swindon10/07 Exeter 64-26 Glasgow09/07 Glasgow 50-40 Exeter12/07 Hull 42-48 Stoke15/07 Stoke 41-48 Hull15/07 Workington 50-40 Edinburgh14/07 Edinburgh 44-46 Workington Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two01/10 Swindon 48-23 Exeter07/08 Exeter 46-44 Swindon25/08 Hull 49-41 Workington05/08 Workington 48-42 Hull Final First leg 12 October 2000 Swindon RobinsAlan Mogridge (guest) 14Paul Fry 12Claus Kristensen 9Oliver Allen 8Martin Dixon 6Neil Collins 5Mark Steel 5 59 – 31 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf 2000 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/hull2000.pdf Hull results Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021 Hull VikingsPaul Thorp 9Lee Dicken 8Garry Stead 5Rene Aas 4Paul Smith 4Jamie Smith 1Mike Smith 0 Abbey Stadium Second leg 18 October 2000 Hull VikingsPaul Thorp 14Garry Stead 10Mike Smith 9Lee Dicken 7Jamie Smith 4Rene Aas 2Paul Smith 2 48 – 42 Swindon RobinsDavid Walsh (guest) 12Oliver Allen 11Martin Dixon 6Paul Fry 5Neil Collins 3Mark Steel 3Claus Kristensen 2 Craven Park, Hull Swindon were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–79. Young Shield End of season competition for the top eight league teams First round Team one Team two ScoreSheffield+ Hull 55–35, 35–55Stoke Exeter 48–41, 40–50Swindon+Edinburgh 49–41, 41–49NewcastleWorkington 49–41, 40–50 +Swindon and Sheffield won ride off Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreSheffieldSwindon 47–43, 40–49WorkingtonExeter 46–44, 42–48 Final Team one Team two ScoreSwindonExeter65–25, 47–42 Premier Trophy North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Workington 12 9 0 3 182Hull 12 9 0 3 193 Sheffield 12 7 0 5 144 Edinburgh 12 6 0 6 125 Berwick 12 5 0 7 106 Glasgow 12 4 0 8 87 Newcastle 12 2 0 10 4 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Swindon 12 7 2 3 162 Exeter 12 6 0 6 123 Stoke12606124 Newport12606125 Isle of Wight 12 5 1 6 116 Arena Essex12516117 Reading1250710 main FBR grey BER ED GLA HUL NEW SHE WOR Berwick 49–40 60–30 57–33 53–36 47–43 42–48 Edinburgh 50–40 48–41 47–43 51–38 47–43 43–50 Glasgow 47–43 45–44 42–48 48–42 47–43 43–47 Hull 46–44 46–44 51–39 48–42 52–38 47–45 Newcastle 56–34 44–45 49–41 41–52 42–48 42–48 Sheffield 50–43 58–32 53–37 47–42 57–33 38–34 Workington 51–38 51–39 55–38 45–47 56–34 51–39 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000.html Speedway Researcher 2000 fixtures & results 3 November 2025 main FBR grey AE EX IOW NWP REA STO SWI Arena Essex 46–44 49–40 48–42 48–42 46–44 45–45 Exeter 75–15 54–36 53–37 66–24 57–33 64–26 Isle of Wight 52–38 48–42 43–47 44–46 47–43 53–37 Newport 51–39 50–40 45–45 47–42 48–44 45–45 Reading 57–33 52–38 43–47 46–43 43–47 43–47 Stoke 57–33 52–38 54–36 47–42 42–48 43–47 Swindon 61–29 61–29 55–35 47–43 52–39 43–47 complete Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreHullSwindon 47–43, 45–45WorkingtonExeter 54–36, 30–60 Final Team one Team two ScoreExeterHull44–46, 40–50 Riders' Championship Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 10 September at Owlerton Stadium.http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/wbindmligii.php HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010 Speedway History 25 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 ENG Carl Stonehewer 3 3 2 3 314-32 ENG Peter Carr 1 2 1 2 3 9223 ENG Paul Pickering 3 3 2 3 314-14 ENG Sean Wilson 3 3 3 1 313305 ENG Paul Thorp 0 3 2 3 1916 ENG Alan Mogridge 2 2 3 3 21207 ENG Andre Compton 2 1 3 0 288 GER Robbie Kessler 3 1 ex 2 2 8 9ENG Paul Fry 2 2 2 2 0810 ENG Les Collins 1 1 1 3 1711 ENG Michael Coles 1 2 1 0 1 5 12 SWE Anders Henriksson ex 0 1 1 2413 ENG Colin White 2 0 0 1 1414 WAL Phil Morris 0 1 2 ex 0315 SWE Robert Eriksson 1 ex ex116 ENG Ray Morton 0 ex0 17 ENG Adam Allott 0 1 0 01 ex=excluded Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 8 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the second successive season.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf 2000 fixtures Speedway Researcher 27 May 2023 The meeting was subject to heavy rain, which forced a shortened version of the event. Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Workington 14 Stonehewer 8, Powell 62Isle of Wight 8 Morton 8, Bird 03Swindon 8 Smart 6, Fry 24Newcastle 8 Pedersen 6, Compton 25Newport 7Neath 5, Howe 2 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Edinburgh 12 Carr P 6, Eriksson 62Sheffield 11 Wilson 7, Kessler 43Hull 9 Stead 7, Thorp 24Berwick 8 Bentley 6, Mogridge 2 5Exeter 5 Coles 3, Simmons 2 Semi finals Workington 4: Sheffield 3 Isle of Wight 4: Edinburgh 3 Final Workington 7: Isle of Wight 2 Fours Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 6 August 2000, at the East of England Arena.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf 2000 season fixtures and results Speedway Researcher 6 July 2023 Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Swindon 142 Sheffield 133 Newcastle12 4 Workington 9 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Berwick 17 2 Isle of Wight 14 3 Edinburgh 10 4 Exeter 7 FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Sheffield 30Wilson, Kessler, Lee. Stead2 Isle of Wight 163 Swindon 14 4 Berwick 12 Leading averages Rider Team Average ENG Peter CarrEdinburgh10.28 ENG Sean WilsonSheffield10.27 ENG Ray MortonIsle of Wight10.09 ENG Carl StonehewerWorkington9.89 DEN Bjarne PedersenNewcastle9.70 SWE Robert ErikssonEdinburgh9.31 ENG Michael ColesExeter9.26 ENG Alan MogridgeBerwick9.07 ENG Paul Fry Swindon8.89 ITA Armando CastagnaReading8.88 Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em Colin White 8.12 Troy Pratt 7.72 Jan Pedersen 6.55 Savalas Clouting 6.44 Gary Corbett 5.85 Matt Read 5.60 Brent Collyer 5.43 Justin Elkins 5.10 David Mason 3.93 Luke Clifton 2.80 Barrie Evans .2.65 Jon Underwood 2.26 Berwick 22em Alan Mogridge 9.07 Paul Bentley 8.21 Scott Lamb 7.45 David Meldrum 7.17 Jörg Pingel 7.03 Scott Smith 6.91 Dean Felton 4.16 Freddie Stephenson 3.49 Steven McAllister 2.00 Wesley Waite 1.14 Edinburgh 22em Peter Carr 10.28 Robert Eriksson 9.31 Kevin Little 6.46 Ross Brady 5.48 Blair Scott 5.20 Christian Henry 4.30 Will Beveridge 3.74 Jonathan Swales 2.00 Exeter 22em Michael Coles 9.26 Mark Simmonds 7.79 Seemond Stephens 7.77 Chris Harris 7.05 Roger Lobb 7.05 Bobby Eldridge 6.76 Graeme Gordon 6.20 Wayne Barrett 3.00 Glasgow 22em Les Collins 8.55 James Grieves 7.97 Mark Courtney 7.14 Emiliano Sanchez 6.50 Richard Juul 6.32 Aidan Collins 4.58 Rusty Harrison 4.39 Sean Courtney 4.00 Scott Courtney 2.97 Hull 22em Paul Thorp 8.79 Garry Stead 8.25 Lee Dicken 7.15 Paul Smith 6.89 Rene Aas 6.10 Mike Smith 5.51 Jamie Smith 3.03 Wesley Waite 1.38 Isle of Wight 22em Ray Morton 10.09 Danny Bird 6.96 Scott Swain 6.93 Adam Shields 6.78 Richard Juul 5.59 Glen Phillips 4.28 Tommy Palmer 4.00 Adrian Newman 3.09 Newcastle 22em Bjarne Pedersen 9.70 Jesper Olsen 8.20 Stuart Swales 7.57 Andre Compton 7.43 Grant MacDonald 5.27 Will Beveridge 5.00 Paul Macklin 3.74 Rob Grant Jr 3.63 Krister Marsh 3.62 Darren Pearson 3.51 Jamie Smith 3.20 Newport 22em Anders Henriksson 8.68 Ben Howe 8.27 Andrew Appleton 7.21 Chris Neath 6.92 Jon Armstrong 4.74 Craig Taylor 4.68 Nathan Murray 4.17 Chris Courage 3.32 Lee Herne 2.51 Reading 22em Armando Castagna 8.88 Phil Morris 8.44 Per Wester 6.96 Paul Clews 6.25 Krister Marsh 5.61 Shane Colvin 3.93 Marc Norris 3.61 Lee Herne 2.67 Sheffield 22em Sean Wilson 10.27 Robbie Kessler 8.72 Simon Stead 8.31 Paul Lee 5.74 Adam Allott 4.85 Simon Cartwright 4.64 James Birkinshaw 3.65 Andrew Moore 3.19 Stoke 22em Paul Pickering 8.78 David Walsh 7.75 Mark Burrows 6.92 Tony Atkin 6.20 Wayne Broadhurst 4.53 Paul Macklin 2.56 Steven McAllister 2.29 Swindon 22em Paul Fry 8.89 Frank Smart 8.79 Neil Collins 7.32 Claus Kristensen 7.13 Martin Dixon 6.70 Oliver Allen 6.58 Mark Steel 5.21 Nathan Murray 4.32 Workington 22em Carl Stonehewer 9.89 Brent Werner 8.74 Peter Ingvar Karlsson 8.69 Mick Powell 8.62 Lee Smethills 5.22 Barry Campbell 4.80 Adrian Newman 3.36 Geoff Powell 3.19 James Mann 2.34 Jamie Swales 1.03 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Premier League Category:2000 in speedway Category:2000 in British motorsport