2002 Elite League speedway season

The Elite League is the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and in 2002 was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]

2002 Elite League speedway season
LeagueSky Sports Elite League
Season2002
ChampionsWolverhampton Wolves
Knockout CupEastbourne Eagles
Craven ShieldPoole Pirates
Riders Championship Tony Rickardsson
Division/s belowPremier League
Conference League

Season summary

In 2002, the league consisted of nine teams. 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. The next four met in quarter and semi final rounds. The winner of these rounds qualified for the final.[2]

Final table
M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
Eastbourne Eagles 32 20 3 9 1562 1316 43 15 58
Wolverhampton Wolves 32 20 2 10 1549 1311 42 12 54
Coventry Bees 32 19 3 10 1492 1383 41 9 50
Poole Pirates 32 17 1 14 1455 1406 35 11 46
Peterborough Panthers 31 15 0 16 1394 1395 30 6 36
Oxford Cheetahs 31 14 2 15 1369 1407 30 5 35
Ipswich Witches 32 11 3 18 1375 1494 25 6 31
Belle Vue Aces 32 11 3 18 1379 1484 25 4 29
King's Lynn Stars 32 7 1 24 1247 1626 15 3 18

Peterborough v Oxford 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

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Tony RickardssonPoole10.88
Jason CrumpBelle Vue10.44
Ryan SullivanPeterborough10.34
Leigh AdamsOxford10.10
Mikael MaxWolverhampton9.93
Scott NichollsIpswich9.76
Mark LoramEastbourne9.56
Andreas JonssonCoventry9.39
Peter KarlssonWolverhampton9.23
Lee RichardsonCoventry8.97

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2002 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 64th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Eastbourne Eagles were the winners of the competition.[3]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
08/04Wolverhampton57-33Poole
03/04Poole45-45Wolverhampton

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
27/05Reading47-43Arena Essex
29/04Wolverhampton61-29Oxford
27/04Coventry36-35Kings Lynn
26/04Oxford45-45Wolverhampton
24/04Kings Lynn42-48Coventry
22/04Belle Vue51-39Peterborough
20/04Eastbourne54-36Ipswich
19/04Peterborough59-31Belle Vue
18/04Ipswich39-51Eastbourne

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
01/07Wolverhampton40-49Eastbourne
29/06Coventry49-41Peterborough
29/06Eastbourne52-38Wolverhampton
28/06Peterborough50-40Coventry

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
09/10Peterborough51-39Eastbourne
21/09Eastbourne55-35Peterborough

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "2002 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. "2002 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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