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2000 Premier League speedway season

The 2000 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).

Season summary

The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2000 season with the addition of the Hull Vikings who dropped down from the Elite League.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Exeter Falcons.

League

Final table

Fixtures and results

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Swindon Robins were the winners of the competition.

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Swindon were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–79.

Young Shield

  • End of season competition for the top eight league teams

First round

+Swindon and Sheffield won ride off

Semi-final

Final

Premier Trophy

North Group

South Group

Semi-final

Final

Riders' Championship

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 10 September at Owlerton Stadium.

  • ex=excluded

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 8 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the second successive season. The meeting was subject to heavy rain, which forced a shortened version of the event.

Semi finals

  • Workington 4: Sheffield 3
  • Isle of Wight 4: Edinburgh 3

Final

  • Workington 7: Isle of Wight 2

Fours

Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 6 August 2000, at the East of England Arena.

Leading averages

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

  • Michael Coles 9.26
  • Mark Simmonds 7.79
  • Seemond Stephens 7.77
  • Chris Harris 7.05
  • Roger Lobb 7.05
  • Bobby Eldridge 6.76
  • Graeme Gordon 6.20
  • Wayne Barrett 3.00

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

  • Bjarne Pedersen 9.70
  • Jesper Olsen 8.20
  • Stuart Swales 7.57
  • Andre Compton 7.43
  • Grant MacDonald 5.27
  • Will Beveridge 5.00
  • Paul Macklin 3.74
  • Rob Grant Jr 3.63
  • Krister Marsh 3.62
  • Darren Pearson 3.51
  • Jamie Smith 3.20

Newport

Reading

Sheffield

Stoke

  • Paul Pickering 8.78
  • David Walsh 7.75
  • Mark Burrows 6.92
  • Tony Atkin 6.20
  • Wayne Broadhurst 4.53
  • Paul Macklin 2.56
  • Steven McAllister 2.29

Swindon

Workington

See also

References