2010 Elite League speedway season

The 2010 Elite League (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) is the 14th since its establishment in 1997.[1]

2010 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
Season2010
ChampionsCoventry Bees
Knockout CupPoole Pirates
Pairs ChampionshipCoventry Bees
Elite ShieldWolverhampton Wolves
Riders Championship Freddie Lindgren
Highest average Freddie Lindgren
(10.36)
Division/s below2010 Premier League
2010 National League

Summary

The first fixtures of the season took place on 29 March and the season ended on 27 October. The Wolverhampton Wolves were the defending champions from 2009.[2]

League table
PosClubMHomeAwayFA+/-Pts
3W2WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Poole Pirates 32 16 0 0 0 5 2 0 4 5 1667 1278 78
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 31 14 1 0 0 0 3 1 3 9 1472 1392 58
3 Peterborough Panthers 32 12 2 0 2 2 1 0 2 11 1495 1464 53
4 Coventry Bees 32 9 2 1 4 2 4 0 0 10 1469 1475 52
5 Lakeside Hammers 32 11 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 12 1447 1503 48
6 Swindon Robins 31 8 2 0 6 1 2 2 2 8 1436 1438 44
7 Eastbourne Eagles 32 9 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 12 1406 1533 41
8 Belle Vue Aces 32 10 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 13 1413 1539 40
9 Ipswich Witches 32 4 5 0 7 0 0 1 2 13 1386 1569 26
Key:
Championship play-offs
Relegation play-offs

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals

Leg 1
Wolverhampton Wolves44.5 – 44.5Poole Pirates
Freddie Lindgren 14.5 report Bjarne Pedersen 10
Referee: Craig Ackroyd
Coventry Bees52 – 38Peterborough Panthers
Krzysztof Kasprzak 10+1 report Rory Schlein 10
Brandon stadium, Brandon

Leg 2
Poole Pirates53 – 41Wolverhampton Wolves
Bjarne Pedersen 13 Freddie Lindgren 14+1
Referee: Mick Bates
Peterborough Panthers44 - 49Coventry Bees
Krzysztof Buczkowski 14+1 Chris Harris 13
Referee: Jim Lawrence

Grand final

First leg
Coventry Bees51 - 39Poole Pirates
Krzysztof Kasprzak 11 Bjarne Pedersen 15
Referee: Daniel Holt
1 Krzysztof Kasprzak3, 2, 3, X, 311
2 Richard Sweetman1, 1', 13+1
3 Ben Barker0, 3, 0, X3
4 Edward Kennett2, 2', 2, 1'7+2
5 Chris Harris2', 1', 1', 3, X7+3
6 Lewis Bridger3, 2, 1, 2, 210
7 Przemyslaw Pawlicki2', 3, 3, 210+1
Manager: Alun Rossiter
1 Chris Holder2, 0, 3, 2, X7
2 Darcy WardX, 1, F, 01
3 Artur Mroczka1, 0, 01
4 Bjarne Pedersen3, 3, 4^, 3, 215
5 Davey Watt0, 3, 3, X6
6 Leon Madsen0, 0, 1, 34
7 Jason Doyle1, 1, 2, 1, F5
Manager: Neil Middleditch

Second leg
Poole Pirates40 (79) - 50 (101)Coventry Bees
Davey Watt 8+1 Przemyslaw Pawlicki 16+1
Referee: Peter Clarke
1 Chris Holder1, 2, 1, 1, 05
2 Darcy Ward3, 1', 2, 06+1
3 Artur Mroczka2', 0, 02+1
4 Bjarne Pedersen3, 2, 2, 0, 18
5 Davey Watt3, 2', 3, 08+1
6 Leon Madsen2, 3, 0, 1, 17
7 Jason Doyle0, 1, 0, 34
Manager: Neil Middleditch
1 Krzysztof Kasprzak2, 3, 2, 3, 313
2 Richard Sweetman0, 1, 1, 1'3+1
3 Ben Barker1, 0, 0, 2'3+1
4 Edward Kennett R/R
5 Chris HarrisFx, 3, 3, 3, 2', 2'13+2
6 Lewis Bridger1, 0, 0, 12
7 Przemyslaw Pawlicki3, 2, 1, 3, 2', 2, 316+1
8 Aaron SummersDid not ride-
Manager: Alun Rossiter

Coventry were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 101-79.

Leading averages

[3]

Rider Team Average
Freddie LindgrenWolverhampton10.36
Leigh AdamsSwindon10.28
Kenneth BjerrePeterborough9.95
Scott NichollsIpswich9.20
Lee RichardsonLakeside9.10
Krzysztof KasprzakCoventry8.97
Hans AndersenBelle Vue8.81
Chris HolderPoole8.81
Chris HarrisCoventry8.68
Matej ŽagarEastbourne8.44

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2010 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 72nd 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
12/04Wolverhampton56-39Ipswich
08/04Ipswich43-46Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
10/06Swindon49-41Peterborough
17/09Peterborough58-37Swindon
05/07Belle Vue50-40Poole
21/07Poole57-35Belle Vue
19/07Coventry48-42Wolverhampton
30/09Wolverhampton51-43Coventry
23/09Eastbourne53-41Lakeside
24/09Lakeside45-45Eastbourne

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
13/10Poole58-36Peterborough
11/10Peterborough43-50Poole
11/10Wolverhampton44-46Eastbourne
10/10Eastbourne63-29Wolverhampton

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/10Poole54-41Eastbourne
24/10Eastbourne49-41Poole

See also

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "2010 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.
  4. "2010 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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