2001 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
ChampionsNewcastle Diamonds
Knockout CupHull Vikings
Young ShieldIsle of Wight Islanders
IndividualCarl Stonehewer
PairsWorkington Comets
FoursWorkington Comets
Highest averageSean Wilson
Division/s above2001 Elite League
Division/s below2001 Conference League

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]

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 and was won by Newcastle Diamonds.[2][3]

Final table

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

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.[4] [5]

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

First leg

Exeter Falcons
Seemond Stephens 15
Mark Simmonds 10
Michael Coles 8
Jason Prynne 6
Krister Marsh 5
Lawrence Hare 2
Bobby Eldridge R/R		46 – 44Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 12
Garry Stead 12
Paul Bentley 9
Ross Brady 6
Mike Smith 3
Jamie Smith 2
David Walsh R/R
[6][7]

Second leg

Hull Vikings
Paul Bentley 12
Jamie Smith 12
Paul Thorp 11
Garry Stead 11
Ross Brady 11
Mike Smith 4
David Walsh R/R		61 – 29Exeter Falcons
Seemond Stephens 15
Mark Simmonds 7
Michael Coles 6
Jason Prynne 1
Krister Marsh 0
Lee Dicken (guest) 0
Bobby Eldridge R/R
[6][7]

Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.

Riders' Championship

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 9 September at Brandon Stadium.[8][9]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1England Carl Stonehewer1 1 3 1 3923
2England Sean Wilson3 0 3 2 1932
3Denmark Bjarne Pedersen2 3 1 3 312-1
4England Simon Stead3 3 3 2 112-0
5Scotland James Grieves1 3 2 3 2111
6England Paul Fry3 2 1 3 2110
7England Paul Thorp3 2 38
8England Steve Masters1 3 0 0 37
9England Michael Coles0 1 0 3 37
10Sweden Robert Eriksson2 2 1 1 17
11Australia Brett Woodifield2 ex 2 0 26
12Czech Republic Adrian Rymel2 1 0 2 05
13England Ray Morton0 2 2 15
14England Leigh Lanham1 ex 0 2 03
15England Paul Pickering0 1 1 0 13
16Italy Armando Castagnaex 0 2 0 02
17England Andrew Moore (res)22
18England Ritchie Hawkins (res)11
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 14 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the third successive season.[10]

Group A

  • Reading (Gjedde & Castagna)
  • Sheffield (Wilson & Kessler)
  • Exeter (Coles & Simmonds)
  • Newport (Masters & Cunningham)
  • Swindon (Fry & Kristensen)

Group B

  • Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson)
  • Newcastle (Pedersen & Olsen)
  • Isle of Wight (Morton & Bird)
  • Arena Essex (White & Lanham)
  • Edinburgh (Carr & Eriksson)

Final

  • Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson) bt Newcastle (Olsen & Pedersen)

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 5 August 2001, at the East of England Arena.[11]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Workington22Stonehewer, Collins N
2Newcastle21Pedersen B
3Sheffield19Stead
4Isle of Wight10Swain

Leading averages

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

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

  • Michael Coles 9.19
  • Mark Simmonds 8.05
  • Lawrence Hare 7.74
  • Seemond Stephens 7.62
  • Bobby Eldridge 5.28
  • Krister Marsh 5.02
  • Matt Cambridge 4.13
  • Jason Prynne 3.37
  • David Osborn 0.47

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Sheffield

Stoke

Swindon

Trelawny

Workington


See also

References

  1. ↑ "2001 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  3. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "2001 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  5. ↑ "Exeter 2001 season". Speedway Years.
  6. 1 2 "2001 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  7. 1 2 "Hull 2001 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "PLRC: Stoney does the double!". Crash.net. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "2001 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Racers flop at fours". Get Reading. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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