1998 Elite League speedway season

1998 Elite League speedway season
League Sky Sports Elite League
Season 1998
Champions Ipswich Witches
Knockout Cup Ipswich Witches
Craven Shield Ipswich Witches
Riders Championship Sweden Tony Rickardsson
Division/s below Premier League
Conference League

The 1998 Elite League season was the second year of this top division of speedway in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB) in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

Summary

In 1998, the league decreased to nine teams with the closure of the Bradford Dukes at the end of their championship winning season in 1997. The Peterborough Panthers dropped down to the Premier League but were replaced by the Oxford Cheetahs. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.[2]

Final table

M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
Ipswich Witches 32 26 1 5 1653 1211 53 16 69
Belle Vue Aces 32 20 0 12 1524 1353 40 12 52
Coventry Bees 32 18 1 13 1474 1401 37 11 48
Swindon Robins 30 15 1 16 1429 1450 31 7 38
Eastbourne Eagles 30 15 0 17 1430 1449 30 7 37
Wolverhampton Wolves 32 14 1 17 1421 1444 29 8 37
Oxford Cheetahs 32 13 2 17 1388 1490 28 5 33
Poole Pirates 32 11 1 14 1348 1529 23 5 28
King's Lynn Stars 32 8 1 23 1270 1610 17 1 18

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
Sweden Tony RickardssonIpswich10.35
United States Billy HamillCoventry10.07
United States Greg HancockCoventry9.58
Australia Jason CrumpOxford9.54
Poland Tomasz GollobIpswich9.38
England Chris LouisIpswich9.35
United States Ronnie CorreyBelle Vue9.02
England Joe ScreenBelle Vue8.99
England Martin DugardEastbourne8.70
Australia Leigh AdamsSwindon8.53
Sweden Mikael MaxWolverhampton8.53

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 1998 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 60th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams and the second under its new name. Ipswich Witches were the winners of the competition.[3]

First Round

Group A

Date Team One Score Team Two
27/03Belle Vue50-40Coventry
28/03Coventry51-39Belle Vue
29/03Swindon41-49Wolverhampton
30/03Wolverhampton47-42Oxford
03/04Oxford45-45Coventry
06/04Wolverhampton50-40Swindon
10/04Swindon46-44Oxford
11/04Coventry47-43Swindon
12/04Belle Vue43-47Wolverhampton
13/04Wolverhampton45-45Belle Vue
17/04Belle Vue46-43Oxford
18/04Coventry48-42Oxford
20/04Wolverhampton45-45Coventry
24/04Belle Vue41-48Swindon
24/04Oxford39-51Wolverhampton
25/04Coventry54-36Wolverhampton
30/04Swindon40-50Belle Vue
03/05Oxford48-42Belle Vue
08/05Oxford58-32Swindon
11/05Swindon41-49Coventry
Pos Team P W D L
1Wolverhampton8521
2Coventry8521
3Belle Vue8314
4Oxford8215
5Swindon8206

Group B

Date Team One Score Team Two
19/03Ipswich60-30Kings Lynn
22/03Eastbourne65-25Kings Lynn
26/03Ipswich56-33Poole
29/03Eastbourne52-38Poole
01/04Kings Lynn41-31Eastbourne
02/04Ipswich49-41Eastbourne
11/04Eastbourne44-46Ipswich
22/04Kings Lynn34-55Ipswich
22/04Poole47-43Eastbourne
24/04Kings Lynn47-43Poole
26/04Poole48-42Kings Lynn
06/05Poole39-51Ipswich
Pos Team P W D L
1Ipswich6600
2Eastbourne6204
3King's Lynn6204
4Poole6204

Semi Finals

Date Team One Score Team Two
22/08Coventry54-36Wolverhampton
29/06Wolverhampton49-41Coventry
16/07Ipswich57-33Eastbourne
04/07Eastbourne42-48Ipswich

Final

Date Team One Score Team Two
15/10Ipswich48-42Coventry
10/10Coventry43-47Ipswich

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1998 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. ↑ "1998 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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