2004 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Sky Sports Elite League Champions Poole Pirates Knockout Cup Poole Pirates Individual Bjarne Pedersen Pairs Swindon Robins Tony Rickardsson Premier LeagueConference League 2003 2005 The 2004 Elite League speedway season was the 70th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttp://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2004.php 2004 league tables Speedway GB Poole Pirates completed the double (league and cup winners) for the second year running. They were the first team to achieve this since Oxford Cheetahs in 1986.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 4 July 2021 Season summary In 2004, the league increased to ten teams, with the Arena Essex Hammers and the Swindon Robins moving up from the Premier League. 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 and the next four met in quarter and semi final rounds. The winner of these rounds qualified for the final. Bamford Robert Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2005 NPI Media Group 2005 0-7524-3396-2 Poole Pirates dominated the season again and completed the 'double double' meaning winning the league and cup for two consecutive seasons. This had not been achieved since Oxford Cheetahs during the 1985 and 1986 seasons. Poole retained the majority of their 2003 squad, five time World Champion Tony Rickardsson, Magnus Zetterström, Antonio Lindbäck and Bjarne Pedersen but Ryan Sullivan was brought in from Peterborough to replace Leigh Adams who moved to Swindon.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4943/poole Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 1 August 2021 Rickardsson topped the league averages but only raced part of the season returning to Sweden to spend more time with his family.https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/rickardsson-says-farewell-to-poole-as-he-puts-family-first-nmfjccqft3f Rickardsson says farewell to Poole as he puts family first Sunday Times 1 August 2021 Final table Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot1 Poole Pirates 36 23 2 11 1721 1603 48 13 612 Wolverhampton Wolves 36 21 0 15 1729 1586 42 16 583 Ipswich Witches 36 21 0 15 1701 1626 42 11 534 Eastbourne Eagles 36 18 3 15 1699 1632 39 11 505 Oxford Silver Machine 36 19 0 17 1679 1672 38 10 486 Swindon Robins 36 18 3 15 1657 1667 39 6 457 Belle Vue Aces 35 17 0 18 1630 1597 34 9 438 Arena Essex Hammers 36 16 0 20 1651 1679 32 8 409 Peterborough Panthers 35 12 2 21 1514 1722 23 3 2610 Coventry Bees 36 9 0 27 1565 1762 18 3 21 * Belle Vue v Peterborough not held = Qualified for Play Off final = Qualified for Play Offs 'A' Fixtures main FBR grey AE BV COV EAS IPS OX PET PP SWI WOL Arena Essex Hammers 51–42 62–34 47–46 48–42 53–41 47–46 43–47 45–48 51–44 Belle Vue Aces 49–41 48–45 48–45 41–49 44–46 63–32 68–25 60–30 47–46 Coventry Bees 44–51 44–46 45–50 45–49 42–48 61–31 40–55 52–38 44–45 Eastbourne Eagles 53–40 57–38 55–39 50–40 47–43 50–40 51–44 60–32 45–46 Ipswich Witches 57–38 52–41 54–41 47–46 44–46 54–40 50–43 56–40 51–39 Oxford Silver Machine 52–43 52–43 71–21 53–43 44–45 54–38 65–29 53–41 40–54 Peterborough Panthers 47–46 42–48 51–42 50–46 53–44 47–43 46–46 47–46 54–41 Poole Pirates 47–43 49–42 47–45 52–44 58–34 58–37 48–45 56–38 53–43 Swindon Robins 47–42 46–47 47–46 48–42 56–37 52–44 63–31 53–39 49–47 Wolverhampton Wolves 62–30 51–42 49–41 44–45 49–44 58–35 53–39 50–40 52–44 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2004fixtures.pdf Speedway Researcher 2004 fixtures & results 3 June 2024 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey AE BV COV EAS IPS OX PET PP SWI WOL Arena Essex Hammers 57–40 53–41 47–43 42–48 57–38 59–36 53–40 49–43 48–42 Belle Vue Aces 57–40 50–45 44–45 50–41 57–38 n/a 47–43 48–42 50–42 Coventry Bees 52–41 45–44 49–41 45–44 58–36 53–42 46–44 43–47 41–52 Eastbourne Eagles 50–43 51–39 62–29 52–45 47–46 47–43 40–50 45–45 43–49 Ipswich Witches 49–41 55–39 54–41 63–31 55–38 52–42 50–43 49–46 41–51 Oxford Silver Machine 53–42 48–45 53–41 51–43 450–45 49–41 46–47 49–44 52–43 Peterborough Panthers 48–45 49–41 47–43 48–48 55–40 44–46 42–51 30–46 48–45 Poole Pirates 52–40 54–40 55–39 46–49 48–33 54–37 53–40 57–38 54–40 Swindon Robins 51–43 47–42 50–44 45–45 52–40 54–42 52–44 45–45 48–45 Wolverhampton Wolves 43–33 55–36 50–39 54–42 42–48 53–40 57–36 41–49 51–44 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 61-33 Oxford Silver Machine Ipswich Witches 55-39 Eastbourne Eagles Semi-finals Wolverhampton Wolves 45-45 Ipswich Witches (Mikael Max beat Hans Andersen in run-off) Final First leg 4 October 2004 Wolverhampton WolvesMikael Max 13Freddie Lindgren 9David Howe 7Sam Ermolenko 6Adam Skórnicki 5Chris Neath 1Daniel Nermark R/R 41 - 49 Poole PiratesAntonio Lindbäck 12Leigh Adams (guest) 11Bjarne Pedersen 9Matej Ferjan 6Magnus Zetterström 6Krzysztof Kasprzak 4Daniel Davidsson 1 Monmore Green Stadium Second leg 11 October 2004 Poole PiratesBjarne Pedersen 12Antonio Lindbäck 11Ryan Sullivan 11Matej Ferjan 8Daniel Davidsson 8Magnus Zetterström 7Krzysztof Kasprzak 6 63 - 30 Wolverhampton WolvesFreddie Lindgren 12Mikael Max 7Sam Ermolenko 7Adam Skórnicki 2David Howe 2Magnus Karlsson 0Daniel Nermark R/R Poole Stadium The Poole Pirates were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 112-71. Elite League Knockout Cup The 2004 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 66th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition. Poole had started the final second leg under protest because of the Ipswich team changes that included a late replacement rider Davey Watt, who Poole considered was ineligible.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/07/elite-league-ko-cup-2004.html 2004 Elite League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two01/04 Coventry 42-54 Belle Vue06/05 Swindon 56-38 Wolverhampton22/03 Wolverhampton 50-43 Swindon Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two23/09 Swindon 48-42 Belle Vue11/09 Eastbourne 46-48 Ipswich12/05 King's Lynn 56-39 Isle of Wight06/05 Swindon 56-38 Wolverhampton07/04 Arena Essex 48-46 Oxford02/04 Peterborough 44-46 Poole01/04 Coventry 42-54 Belle Vue26/03 Oxford 47-46 Arena Essex25/03Ipswich 51-42 Eastbourne24/03 Poole 58-37 Peterborough Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two06/10 Arena Essex 43-46 Ipswich06/10 Poole 61-30 Swindon07/10 Ipswich 51-42 Arena Essexhttps://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/21979894.andersen-leads-final-push/ Andersen leads final push Ipswich Star 6 October 202407/10 Swindon 53-40 Poole Final First leg 21 October 2004 Ipswich WitchesHans Andersen 11Scott Nicholls 9Chris Louis 8Jesper B. Jensen 7Danny Bird 6Kim Jansson 4Danny King 3 48 - 42 https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/sport/21980336.hans-witches-good-not-win/ Hans: Witches too good not to win Ipswich Star 6 October 2024 Poole PiratesAntonio Lindbäck 8Ryan Sullivan 8Matej Ferjan 8Krzysztof Kasprzak 8Bjarne Pedersen 5Magnus Zetterström 4Daniel Davidsson 1 Foxhall Stadium Second leg 31 October 2004 Poole PiratesAntonio Lindbäck 13Ryan Sullivan 11Matej Ferjan 10Krzysztof Kasprzak 7Magnus Zetterström 7Bjarne Pedersen 6Daniel Davidsson 3 57 - 39 Ipswich WitchesHans Andersen 14Scott Nicholls 11Kim Jansson 7Chris Louis 6Jesper B. Jensen 1Davey Watt 0Danny King 0 Wimborne Road The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99-87. Riders' Championship Bjarne Pedersen won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 17 October.http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/wbindmligii.php Elite League Riders' Championship Speedway History 9 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 3 2 2 2 2 11232 AUS Ryan Sullivan 3 3 3 3 2 14x23 DEN Hans Andersen 1 3 2 3 3 12314 AUS Rory Schlein 3 3 2 1 3 12x05 SVN Matej Ferjan 2 3 3 3 0 1116 SWE Mikael Max 2 2 2 3 3 1207 AUS Leigh Adams 2 2 3 1 1 9 8 ENG Scott Nicholls 3 1 1 0 3 8 9 AUS Adam Shields 2 1 1 2 1 7 10 ENG David Howe 0 0 3 1 2 6 11 AUS Davey Watt 1 1 1 2 0 5 12 ENG Gary Havelock 0 2 0 0 2 4 13 POL Rafał Dobrucki 1 0 0 2 0 3 14 ENG Chris Harris 1 1 0 0 1 3 15 USA Josh Larsen 0 0 1 1 1 3 16 FRA Sebastien Trésarrieu 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pairs The Elite League Pairs Championship, sponsored by Suzuki, was held in Swindon on 11 April and was won by Swindon Robins.https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6566865.speedway-home-sweet-home-robins/ Speedway: It's home sweet home for Robins Oxford Mail 1 July 2023 Group A Pos TeamPts Riders1 Swindon Adams & Gjedde2 Belle Vue Crump & Screen3 Oxford 15 Ulamek 11, McGowan 4 4 Coventry Jonsson & Janniro5 Poole Rickardsson & Lyons Group B Pos TeamPts Riders1 Peterborough Richardson & Dryml2 Eastbourne Pedersen & Shields? Wolves Max & Howe? Ipswich Nicholls & Andersen? Arena Essex Loram & Barker Semi finals Swindon beat Eastbourne Belle Vue beat Peterborough 7–2 Final Swindon beat Belle Vue 5–4 Leading final averages Rider Team Average SWE Tony RickardssonPoole10.89 AUS Leigh AdamsSwindon10.83 AUS Jason CrumpBelle Vue10.67 ENG David NorrisEastbourne9.95 ENG Mark LoramArena Essex9.87 USA Greg HancockOxford9.83 DEN Nicki PedersenEastbourne9.48 SWE Mikael MaxWolverhampton9.39 ENG Scott NichollsIpswich9.33 SWE Andreas JonssonCoventry9.07 Rider & final averages Arena Essex 22em ENG Mark Loram 9.87 ENG Dean Barker 6.67 POL Roman Povazhny 6.57 ENG Kelvin Tatum 6.18 USA Josh Larsen 6.06 ENG Paul Hurry 6.02 ENG Leigh Lanham 5.82 POL Grzegorz Walasek 5.66 DEN Ronni Pedersen 4.44 Belle Vue 22em AUS Jason Crump 10.67 ENG Joe Screen 7.40 ENG Andre Compton 7.27 FIN Kai Laukkanen 7.25 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 7.13 AUS Rory Schlein 7.10 POL Tomasz Jędrzejak 6.13 USA Ronnie Correy 6.03 USA Brent Werner 4.91 ENG Scott Robson 4.73 CZE Antonín Šváb Jr. 4.51 ENG Neil Collins 3.68 ENG Jon Armstrong 2.12 CZE Jan Jaroš 1.57 SWE Tobias Johansson 0.47 Coventry 22em SWE Andreas Jonsson 9.07 USA Billy Janniro 7.11 RUS Sergei Darkin 6.68 ENG Stuart Robson 6.49 DEN John Jørgensen 6.00 DEN Morten Risager 5.85 ENG Chris Harris 5.67 NZL Jason Bunyan 4.76 POL Tomasz Piszcz 2.29 USA Bryan Yarrow 1.05 Eastbourne 22em ENG David Norris 9.95 DEN Nicki Pedersen 9.48 AUS Adam Shields 8.18 FIN Joonas Kylmäkorpi 7.02 SWE Peter Ljung 5.00 ENG Andrew Moore 4.52 ENG Edward Kennett 4.20 DEN Ulrich Østergaard 2.92 POL Adrian Miedziński 2.42 DEN Steen Jensen 2.07 Ipswich 22em ENG Scott Nicholls 9.33 DEN Hans N. Andersen 8.59 ENG Chris Louis 8.29 DEN Jesper B. Jensen 7.30 ENG Danny Bird 6.49 SWE Kim Jansson 5.96 ENG Danny King 3.30 AUS Trevor Harding 1.41 Oxford 22em USA Greg Hancock 9.83 POL Sebastian Ułamek 6.74 AUS Travis McGowan 6.60 USA Ryan Fisher 6.25 DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 6.25 POL Rafał Dobrucki 5.96 SWE Jonas Davidsson 5.20 DEN Tom P. Madsen 4.91 Peterborough 22em ENG Lee Richardson 8.62 ENG Gary Havelock 7.86 CZE Lukáš Dryml 6.86 CZE Aleš Dryml Jr. 6.55 DEN Henning Bager 5.40 ENG Ricky Ashworth 4.55 POL Tomasz Piszcz 4.00 HUN Norbert Magosi 2.21 POL Dariusz Śledź 2.00 Poole 22em SWE Tony Rickardsson 10.89 SWE Antonio Lindbäck 8.77 AUS Ryan Sullivan 8.66 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 8.63 SVN Matej Ferjan 7.65 POL Krzysztof Kasprzak 6.29 SWE Magnus Zetterström 5.86 AUS Jason Lyons 5.43 AUS Davey Watt 4.80 SWE Daniel Davidsson 4.72 Swindon 22em AUS Leigh Adams 10.83 DEN Charlie Gjedde 7.23 AUS Steve Johnston 6.98 SWE Peter Ljung 6.41 SWE David Ruud 6.05 ENG Andy Smith 5.79 ENG Oliver Allen 3.89 ENG Glenn Cunningham 2.74 Wolverhampton 22em SWE Mikael Max 9.39 USA Sam Ermolenko 7.48 ENG David Howe 7.37 SWE Daniel Nermark 6.86 POL Adam Skórnicki 6.52 SWE Freddie Lindgren 6.43 ENG Chris Neath 5.59 USA Eric Carrillo 2.12 See also Speedway in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:SGB Premiership Category:2004 in British motorsport