1999 Premier League speedway season

The 1999 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).

1999 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
Season1999
ChampionsSheffield Tigers
Knockout CupEdinburgh Monarchs
Division/s above1999 Elite League
Division/s below1999 Conference League

Season summary

The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.

Final table
M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
Sheffield Tigers 24 18 2 4 1229 930 38 12 50
Newport Wasps 24 16 1 7 1152 1023 33 9 42
Edinburgh Monarchs 24 14 0 10 1151 1024 28 9 37
Swindon Robins 24 11 1 12 1110 1061 23 9 32
Newcastle Diamonds 24 11 1 12 1103 1066 23 8 31
Exeter Falcons 24 13 0 11 1071 1087 26 5 31
Berwick Bandits 24 13 1 10 1024 1140 27 4 31
Isle of Wight Islanders 24 11 1 12 1085 1078 23 7 30
Arena Essex Hammers 24 12 1 11 1081 1081 25 5 30
Stoke Potters 24 10 0 14 1026 1138 20 4 24
Workington Comets 24 8 1 15 1039 1132 17 3 20
Glasgow Tigers 24 9 0 15 999 1160 18 1 19
Reading Racers 24 5 1 18 1004 1154 11 2 13

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Sean WilsonSheffield10.56
Carl StonehewerWorkington9.92
Paul BentleyGlasgow9.76
Jesper OlsenNewcastle9.68
Peter CarrEdinburgh9.59
Craig WatsonNewport9.59
Petri KokkoReading9.42
Michael ColesExeter9.36
Les CollinsGlasgow9.23
Leigh LanhamArena Essex9.10

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.[1]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
17/05Reading53-37Glasgow
23/05Glasgow37-46Reading
21/05Edinburgh53-31Newcastle
23/05Newcastle42-27Edinburgh
23/05Newport47-43Stoke
22/05Stoke46-44Newport
20/05Sheffield52-38Isle of Wight
18/05Isle of Wight42-48Sheffield
24/05Exeter67-23Workington
12/06Workington48-42Exeter

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
12/07Reading46-44Sheffield
15/07Sheffield55-35Reading
16/07Edinburgh57-33Newport
04/07Newport53-37Edinburgh
09/07Arena Essex55-35Swindon
29/07Swindon53-37Arena Essex
28/06Exeter63-37Berwick
26/06Berwick49-40Exeter

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
20/08Edinburgh56-34Sheffield
26/08Sheffield55-35Edinburgh
20/08Arena Essex50-39Exeter
23/08Exeter46-44Arena Essex

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
25/09Edinburgh54-36Arena Essex
16/10Arena Essex49-41Edinburgh
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See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "1999 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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