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).
Season | 2006 Season |
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Champions | King's Lynn Stars |
Knockout Cup | King's Lynn Stars |
Premier Trophy | King's Lynn Stars |
Premier League Pairs | Glasgow Tigers |
Premier League Fours | Workington Comets |
PLRC | ![]() |
Competing teams |
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Division/s above | 2006 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2006 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 |
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King's Lynn Stars | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1409 | 990 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 53 |
Sheffield Tigers | 26 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1291 | 1101 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 44 |
Glasgow Tigers | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1240 | 1173 | 33 | 9 | 4 | 42 |
Rye House Rockets | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1250 | 1147 | 32 | 8 | 5 | 40 |
Somerset Rebels | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1243 | 1156 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 36 |
Redcar Bears | 26 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1220 | 1194 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
Workington Comets | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1210 | 1199 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
Isle of Wight Islanders | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1180 | 1210 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
Newcastle Diamonds | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1129 | 1249 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 30 |
Stoke Potters | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1127 | 1265 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 28 |
Berwick Bandits | 26 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1140 | 1274 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1138 | 1270 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 20 |
Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 26 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1116 | 1264 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 19 |
Newport Wasps | 26 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1087 | 1288 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 18 |
Play-offs
Aggregate scores over two legs.
Quarter finals
- King's Lynn Stars 110-75 Redcar Bears
- Sheffield Tigers 97-86 Workington Comets
- Isle of Wight Islanders 97-91 Glasgow Tigers
- Rye House Rockets 94-88 Somerset Rebels
Semi finals
- Sheffield Tigers 103-85 Isle of Wight Islanders
- King's Lynn Stars 102-83 Rye House Rockets
Final
Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Somerset | 10.52 |
![]() | Redcar | 10.10 |
![]() | Sheffield | 9.94 |
![]() | Glasgow | 9.91 |
![]() | Kings Lynn | 9.80 |
![]() | Kings Lynn | 9.30 |
![]() | Mildenhall | 9.24 |
![]() | Glasgow | 9.10 |
![]() | Kings Lynn | 9.07 |
![]() | Stoke | 9.03 |
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 |
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31/05 | King's Lynn | 70-20 | Berwick |
20/05 | Berwick | 47-43 | King's Lynn |
27/05 | Workington | 54-40 | Newcastle |
28/05 | Newcastle | 55-40 | Workington |
20/05 | Rye House | 66-36 | Isle of Wight |
16/05 | Isle of Wight | 53-41 | Rye House |
19/05 | Somerset | 57-38 | Stoke |
20/05 | Stoke | 51-41 | Somerset |
27/06 | Newport | 55-31 | Edinburgh |
19/05 | Edinburgh | 56-40 | Newport |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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21/06 | King's Lynn | 54-41 | Rye House |
24/06 | Rye House | 49-44 | King's Lynn |
23/06 | Somerset | 52-44 | Mildenhall |
25/06 | Mildenhall | 40-53 | Somerset |
25/06 | Glasgow | 55-41 | Newcastle |
26/06 | Newcastle | 48-42 | Glasgow |
06/07 | Sheffield | 59-33 | Newport |
09/07 | Newport | 39-51 | Sheffield |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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10/09 | Glasgow | 45-45 | King's Lynn |
20/09 | King's Lynn | 67-27 | Glasgow |
15/09 | Somerset | 55-40 | Sheffield |
28/09 | Sheffield | 55-41 | Somerset |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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06/10 | Somerset | 45-45 | King's Lynn |
11/10 | King's Lynn | 62-32 | Somerset |
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
External links
References
- "2006 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.