2006 Premier League speedway season

The 2006 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).

2006 Premier League speedway season
Season2006 Season
ChampionsKing's Lynn Stars
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Premier TrophyKing's Lynn Stars
Premier League PairsGlasgow Tigers
Premier League FoursWorkington Comets
PLRC Magnus Zetterstrom
Competing teams
Division/s above2006 Elite League
Division/s below2006 Conference League

Season summary

The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2005 season after the Reading Racers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. The Mildenhall Fen Tigers elected to enter the Premier League along with the newly founded Redcar Bears.

Final table
Home Away Bonus
Team M W D L W D L F A Pts W L Tot
King's Lynn Stars26130062514099904013053
Sheffield Tigers261111508129111013311244
Glasgow Tigers26130031912401173339442
Rye House Rockets26120140912501147328540
Somerset Rebels261102211012431156279436
Redcar Bears261102211012201194276733
Workington Comets261003301012101199267633
Isle of Wight Islanders261201101211801210267633
Newcastle Diamonds261210001311291249255830
Stoke Potters261003201111271265244928
Berwick Bandits26814201111401274215826
Edinburgh Monarchs268230013113812701821120
Mildenhall Fen Tigers266162011111612641721119
Newport Wasps266071111108712881531018

Play-offs

Aggregate scores over two legs.

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Magnus ZetterströmSomerset10.52
Gary HavelockRedcar10.10
Andre ComptonSheffield9.94
Shane ParkerGlasgow9.91
Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.80
Kevin DoolanKings Lynn9.30
Jason LyonsMildenhall9.24
Danny BirdGlasgow9.10
Daniel NermarkKings Lynn9.07
Mark LemonStoke9.03

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2006 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[1]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
31/05King's Lynn70-20Berwick
20/05Berwick47-43King's Lynn
27/05Workington54-40Newcastle
28/05Newcastle55-40Workington
20/05Rye House66-36Isle of Wight
16/05Isle of Wight53-41Rye House
19/05Somerset57-38Stoke
20/05Stoke51-41Somerset
27/06Newport55-31Edinburgh
19/05Edinburgh56-40Newport

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
21/06King's Lynn54-41Rye House
24/06Rye House49-44King's Lynn
23/06Somerset52-44Mildenhall
25/06Mildenhall40-53Somerset
25/06Glasgow55-41Newcastle
26/06Newcastle48-42Glasgow
06/07Sheffield59-33Newport
09/07Newport39-51Sheffield

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/09Glasgow45-45King's Lynn
20/09King's Lynn67-27Glasgow
15/09Somerset55-40Sheffield
28/09Sheffield55-41Somerset

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
06/10Somerset45-45King's Lynn
11/10King's Lynn62-32Somerset

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "2006 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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