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2001 Premier League speedway season

The 2001 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 summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2001 season with the addition of a new teams, the Trelawny Tigers.

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

League

Final table

Fixtures and results

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 34th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.

Premier Trophy

North Group

South Group

Semi-final

Final

Young Shield

  • End of season competition for the top eight league teams

First round

Semi-final

Final

Riders' Championship

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 9 September at Brandon Stadium.

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Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 14 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the third successive season.

Group A

  • Reading (Gjedde & Castagna)
  • Sheffield (Wilson & Kessler)
  • Exeter (Coles & Simmonds)
  • Newport (Masters & Cunningham)
  • Swindon (Fry & Kristensen)

Group B

  • Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson)
  • Newcastle (Pedersen & Olsen)
  • Isle of Wight (Morton & Bird)
  • Arena Essex (White & Lanham)
  • Edinburgh (Carr & Eriksson)

Final

  • Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson) bt Newcastle (Olsen & Pedersen)

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 5 August 2001, at the East of England Arena.

Leading averages

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

  • Michael Coles 9.19
  • Mark Simmonds 8.05
  • Lawrence Hare 7.74
  • Seemond Stephens 7.62
  • Bobby Eldridge 5.28
  • Krister Marsh 5.02
  • Matt Cambridge 4.13
  • Jason Prynne 3.37
  • David Osborn 0.47

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Sheffield

Stoke

Swindon

Trelawny

Workington

See also

References