2001 Premier League speedway season

The 2001 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

2001 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
Season2001
ChampionsNewcastle Diamonds
Knockout CupHull Vikings
Division/s above2001 Elite League
Division/s below2001 Conference League

Season summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2001 season with the addition of a new teams, the Trelawny Tigers. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.[2]

Final table
M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
Newcastle Diamonds 28 20 1 7 1327 1166 41 12 53
Hull Vikings 28 17 3 8 1377 1124 37 13 50
Sheffield Tigers 28 18 0 10 1378 1125 36 11 47
Isle of Wight Islanders 28 18 0 10 1374 1145 36 11 47
Swindon Robins 28 16 3 9 1331 1170 35 10 45
Workington Comets 28 16 2 10 1263 1256 34 8 42
Exeter Falcons 28 13 2 13 1290 1239 28 8 36
Edinburgh Monarchs 28 13 1 14 1257 1242 27 8 35
Reading Racers 28 12 3 13 1272 1250 27 6 33
Arena Essex Hammers 28 12 2 14 1230 1269 25 5 30
Stoke Potters 28 13 1 14 1196 1316 27 3 30
Berwick Bandits 28 10 1 17 1204 1317 21 4 25
Glasgow Tigers 28 10 0 18 1131 1369 20 3 23
Trelawny Tigers 28 6 1 21 1075 1447 13 2 15
Newport Wasps 28 6 1 21 1115 1385 13 1 14

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Sean WilsonSheffield10.39
Carl StonehewerWorkington10.29
Bjarne PedersenNewcastle10.16
Peter CarrEdinburgh10.01
Simon SteadSheffield9.98
Ray MortonIsle of Wight9.42
Michael ColesExeter9.19
Armando CastagnaReading9.05
Paul ThorpHull9.03
Peter Ingmar KarlssonWorkington9.03

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 34th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.[3] [4]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
18/05Arena Essex45-45Reading
21/05Reading48-42Arena Essex
16/05Hull54-36Trelawny
22/05Trelawny43-47Hull
19/05Stoke56-34Isle of Wight
29/05Isle of Wight47-42Stoke
21/05Newcastle55-35Edinburgh
18/05Edinburgh51-39Newcastle
09/07Sheffield58-32Berwick
19/05Berwick47-43Sheffield
21/05Exeter64-26Newport
24/06Newport47-43Exeter
10/05Swindon70-20Glasgow
20/05Glasgow45-42Swindon

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
09/07Reading50-40Exeter
12/07Exeter51-39Reading
04/07Hull57-33Stoke
08/07Stoke41-48Hull
09/07Newcastle56-34Sheffield
12/07Sheffield47-43Newcastle
05/07Swindon50-40Workington
30/06Workington47-43Swindon

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
18/07Hull40-38Newcastle
23/07Newcastle43-47Hull
13/08Exeter52-38Swindon
12/08Swindon51-39Exeter

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/09Hull61-29Exeter
24/09Exeter46-44Hull

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "2001 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  3. "2001 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  4. "Exeter 2001 season". Speedway Years.
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