2001 Elite League speedway season
League | Sky Sports Elite League |
---|---|
Season | 2001 |
Champions | Oxford Cheetahs |
Knockout Cup | Peterborough Panthers |
Craven Shield | Poole Pirates |
Riders Championship |
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Division/s below |
Premier League Conference League |
The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2001 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]
Season summary
In 2001, the league consisted of nine teams with no play-offs.[2]
Final table
M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
Oxford Cheetahs | 32 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1495 | 1367 | 45 | 13 | 58 |
Poole Pirates | 32 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 1538 | 1325 | 44 | 13 | 57 |
Coventry Bees | 32 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 1518 | 1356 | 44 | 11 | 55 |
Ipswich Witches | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 1444 | 1429 | 36 | 7 | 43 |
Peterborough Panthers | 30 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 1356 | 1329 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
King's Lynn Stars | 31 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 1381 | 1467 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
Eastbourne Eagles | 32 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 1373 | 1463 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
Wolverhampton Wolves | 32 | 12 | 0 | 20 | 1397 | 1478 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
Belle Vue Aces | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1196 | 1484 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
Peterborough v Belle Vue and Belle Vue v Peterborough not held.
Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Kings Lynn | 10.39 | |
Ipswich | 10.11 | |
Oxford | 10.08 | |
Poole | 9.66 | |
Peterborough | 9.52 | |
Coventry | 9.26 | |
Coventry | 9.05 | |
Kings Lynn | 9.01 | |
Wolverhampton | 9.00 | |
Kings Lynn | 8.75 |
Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2001 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 63rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[3]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
04/04 | Poole | 50-40 | Ipswich |
17/05 | Ipswich | 56-34 | Poole |
Second Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
09/07 | Reading | 50-40 | Exeter |
08/07 | Stoke | 41-48 | Hull |
12/05 | Coventry | 39-50 | Peterborough |
12/05 | Eastbourne | 50-40 | Oxford |
11/05 | Oxford | 53-37 | Eastbourne |
11/05 | Peterborough | 50-40 | Coventry |
09/05 | Kings Lynn | 56-34 | Belle Vue |
07/05 | Belle Vue | 39-47 | Kings Lynn |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
09/10 | Ipswich | 46-44 | Oxford |
14/09 | Oxford | 45-45 | Ipswich |
14/09 | Peterborough | 49-41 | Kings Lynn |
12/09 | Kings Lynn | 38-33 | Peterborough |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
27/10 | Ipswich | 48-42 | Peterborough |
25/10 | Peterborough | 51-39 | Ipswich |
See also
External links
- british-speedway.co.uk - Official league tables
References
- ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ↑ "2001 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ↑ "2001 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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