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2002 Premier League speedway season

The 2002 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 17 teams for the 2002 season with the addition of two teams, the Rye House Rockets and the Somerset Rebels from the Conference League.

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

On 14 April, Lawrence Hare was paralysed after crashing while riding for Exeter Falcons.

League

Final table

Fixtures and results

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2002 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 35th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Sheffield Tigers were the winners of the competition.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Sheffield were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

Premier Trophy

North Group

South Group

Border Group

West Group

Semi-final

Final

Young Shield

  • End of season competition for top 8 league teams

First Round

Semi-final

Final

Riders' Championship

Adam Shields won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Belle Vue Stadium.

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Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 19 July. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders.

Semi-finals

  • Isle of Wight bt Edinburgh
  • Newport bt Hull

Final

  • Isle of Wight bt Newport

Fours

Berwick Bandits won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at the Brandon Stadium.

Final leading averages

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

  • Seemond Stephens 8.46
  • Michael Coles 8.34
  • Mark Simmonds 7.78
  • Roger Lobb 7.52
  • Lawrence Hare 6.92
  • Krister Marsh 6.58
  • Bobby Eldridge 5.52
  • Jason Prynne 3.81
  • Matt Cambridge 3.34
  • Corey Blackman 2.53

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Rye House

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Swindon

Trelawny

Workington

See also

References