2005 Premier League speedway season

The 2005 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).

2005 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
Season2005
ChampionsRye House Rockets
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Division/s above2005 Elite League
Division/s below2005 Conference League

Season summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2005 season.

Two fixtures, Hull Vikings v Glasgow Tigers and Hull Vikings v King's Lynn Stars, were not ridden due to Hull being evicted from their track.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.

Final table
M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
Rye House Rockets 28 20 1 2 1448 1133 41 12 53
Berwick Bandits 28 19 0 9 1371 1208 38 11 49
Sheffield Tigers 28 16 0 12 1361 1249 32 11 43
King's Lynn Stars 27 27 0 10 1305 1185 34 7 41
Edinburgh Monarchs 28 15 1 12 1323 1263 31 10 41
Isle of Wight Islanders 28 15 1 12 1363 1237 31 8 39
Workington Comets 28 14 2 12 1282 1287 30 7 37
Newcastle Diamonds 28 14 2 12 1251 1338 30 5 35
Exeter Falcons 28 13 0 15 1262.5 1342.5 26 6 32
Reading Racers 28 12 0 16 1281 1310 24 4 28
Somerset Rebels 28 11 0 17 1250 1317 22 6 28
Glasgow Tigers 27 11 0 16 1243 1241 22 5 27
Hull Vikings 26 11 0 15 1129.5 1257.5 22 5 27
Stoke Potters 28 11 0 17 1230 1347 22 4 26
Newport Wasps 28 5 1 22 1097 1482 11 2 13

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Matej ŽagarReading10.43
Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.93
Carl StonehewerWorkington9.89
Craig BoyceIsle of Wight9.81
Shane ParkerGlasgow9.74
Magnus ZetterströmSomerset9.38
Sean WilsonSheffield9.21
Andre ComptonSheffield9.08
Stuart RobsonRye House9.03
Oliver AllenKings Lynn9.03

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[1]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
26/05Sheffield51-39Isle of Wight
07/06Isle of Wight55-34Sheffield
29/05Glasgow56-34Hull
13/07Hull44-46Glasgow
03/06Edinburgh47-43Rye House
04/06Rye House57-33Edinburgh
03/06Somerset44-46Workington
04/06Workington47-43Somerset
05/06Newcastle53-36Kings Lynn
29/06Kings Lynn58-32Newcastle
06/06Reading54-36Newport
17/07Newport39-51Reading
12/06Stoke42-48Berwick
29/06Berwick56-34Stoke

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
16/07Berwick49-41Workington
17/07Workington42-48Berwick
16/07Rye House48-42Glasgow
24/07Glasgow33-57Rye House
18/07Exeter45-45Kings Lynn
20/07Kings Lynn63-27Exeter
28/07Isle Of Wight46-44Reading
08/08Reading51-33Isle Of Wight

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
03/09Berwick45-44Kings Lynn
07/09Kings Lynn56-34Berwick
05/09Reading43-47Rye House
24/09Rye House65-25Reading

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
21/10Kings Lynn63-27Rye House
22/10Rye House56-34Kings Lynn

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "2005 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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