2004 Elite League speedway season

The Elite League is the top 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][2]

2004 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
Season2004
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Knockout CupPoole Pirates
Pairs ChampionshipSwindon Robins
Craven ShieldHull Vikings
Elite League Riders Championship Bjarne Pedersen
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League

Season summary

In 2004, the league increased to ten teams, with the Arena Essex Hammers and the Swindon Robins moving up from the Premier League. The title was decided by a play-off between the top five teams. The team that finished top of the table were seeded directly to the final and the next four met in quarter and semi final rounds. The winner of these rounds qualified for the final.[3]

Final table
M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
Poole Pirates 36 23 2 11 1721 1603 48 13 61
Wolverhampton Wolves 36 21 0 15 1729 1586 42 16 58
Ipswich Witches 36 21 0 15 1701 1626 42 11 53
Eastbourne Eagles 36 18 3 15 1699 1632 39 11 50
Oxford Silver Machine 36 19 0 17 1679 1672 38 10 48
Swindon Robins 36 18 3 15 1657 1667 39 6 45
Belle Vue Aces 35 17 0 18 1630 1597 34 9 43
Arena Essex Hammers 36 16 0 20 1651 1679 32 8 40
Peterborough Panthers 35 12 2 21 1514 1722 23 3 26
Coventry Bees 36 9 0 27 1565 1762 18 3 21

* Belle Vue v Peterborough not held

Play-offs

Quarter-Final and Semi-Final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg:

Second leg:

Poole won the championship with an aggregate score of 112-71.

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Tony RickardssonPoole10.89
Leigh AdamsSwindon10.83
Jason CrumpBelle Vue10.67
David NorrisEastbourne9.95
Mark LoramArena Essex9.87
Greg HancockOxford9.83
Nicki PedersenEastbourne9.48
Mikael MaxWolverhampton9.39
Scott NichollsIpswich9.33
Andreas JonssonCoventry9.07

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2004 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 66th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.[4]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
01/04Coventry42-54Belle Vue
06/05Swindon56-38Wolverhampton
22/03Wolverhampton50-43Swindon

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/09Swindon48-42Belle Vue
11/09Eastbourne46-48Ipswich
12/05Kings Lynn56-39Isle Of Wight
06/05Swindon56-38Wolverhampton
07/04Arena Essex48-46Oxford
02/04Peterborough44-46Poole
01/04Coventry42-54Belle Vue
26/03Oxford47-46Arena Essex
25/03Ipswich51-42Eastbourne
24/03Poole58-37Peterborough

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
07/10Ipswich51-42Arena Essex
07/10Swindon53-40Poole
06/10Arena Essex43-46Ipswich
06/10Poole61-30Swindon

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
31/10Poole57-39Ipswich
21/10Ipswich48-42Poole

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "2004 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. Bamford, Robert (2005). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2005. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-3396-2.
  4. "2004 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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