2006 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
ChampionsKing's Lynn Stars
Knockout CupKing's Lynn Stars
Premier TrophyKing's Lynn Stars
IndividualMagnus Zetterström
PairsGlasgow Tigers
FoursWorkington Comets
Highest averageMagnus Zetterström
Division/s above2006 Elite League
Division/s below2006 Conference League

The 2006 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 14 teams for the 2005 season after the Reading Racers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. The Mildenhall Fen Tigers elected to enter the Premier League along with the newly founded Redcar Bears.

King's Lynn Stars won the league title.[1]

Final table

Home Away Bonus
Pos Team M W D L W D L F A Pts W L Tot
1King's Lynn Stars26130062514099904013053
2Sheffield Tigers261111508129111013311244
3Glasgow Tigers26130031912401173339442
4Rye House Rockets26120140912501147328540
5Somerset Rebels261102211012431156279436
6Redcar Bears261102211012201194276733
7Workington Comets261003301012101199267633
8Isle of Wight Islanders261201101211801210267633
9Newcastle Diamonds261210001311291249255830
10Stoke Potters261003201111271265244928
11Berwick Bandits26814201111401274215826
12Edinburgh Monarchs268230013113812701821120
13Mildenhall Fen Tigers266162011111612641721119
14Newport Wasps266071111108712881531018

Play-offs

Aggregate scores over two legs.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2006 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.[2]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
31/05King's Lynn70-20Berwick
20/05Berwick47-43King's Lynn
27/05Workington54-40Newcastle
28/05Newcastle55-40Workington
20/05Rye House66-36Isle of Wight
16/05Isle of Wight53-41Rye House
19/05Somerset57-38Stoke
20/05Stoke51-41Somerset
27/06Newport55-31Edinburgh
19/05Edinburgh56-40Newport

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
21/06King's Lynn54-41Rye House
24/06Rye House49-44King's Lynn
23/06Somerset52-44Mildenhall
25/06Mildenhall40-53Somerset
25/06Glasgow55-41Newcastle
26/06Newcastle48-42Glasgow
06/07Sheffield59-33Newport
09/07Newport39-51Sheffield

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
10/09Glasgow45-45King's Lynn
20/09King's Lynn67-27Glasgow
15/09Somerset55-40Sheffield
28/09Sheffield55-41Somerset

Final

First leg

Somerset Rebels
Magnus Zetterström 15
Emil Kramer 7
Simon Walker 7
Stephan Katt 6
Ben Barker 4
Glenn Cunningham 3
Glen Phillips 3		45 – 45King's Lynn Stars
Troy Batchelor 11
Kevin Doolan 9
Chris Holder (guest) 9
Daniel Nermark 5
John Oliver 7
Chris Mills 4
Trevor Harding 1
[3][4]

Second leg

King's Lynn Stars
Daniel Nermark 11
Kevin Doolan 11
John Oliver 10
Jason Lyons (guest) 9
Troy Batchelor 8
Chris Mills 8
Trevor Harding 5		62 – 32Somerset Rebels
Emil Kramer 12
Magnus Zetterström 7
Glenn Cunningham 7
Simon Walker 4
Glen Phillips 1
Stephan Katt 1
Ben Barker 0
[3][5]

King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 107–77.

Final leading averages

Rider Team Average
Sweden Magnus ZetterströmSomerset10.52
England Gary HavelockRedcar10.10
England Andre ComptonSheffield9.94
Australia Shane ParkerGlasgow9.91
Czech Republic Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.80
Australia Kevin DoolanKings Lynn9.30
Australia Jason LyonsMildenhall9.24
England Danny BirdGlasgow9.10
Sweden Daniel NermarkKings Lynn9.07
Australia Mark LemonStoke9.03

Riders' Championship

Magnus Zetterström won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Owlerton Stadium.[6]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1Sweden Magnus Zetterström3 3 2 3 314-3
2Australia Jason Lyons3 2 2 3 313-2
3England Gary Havelock2 2 3 2 31221
4Czech Republic Tomáš Topinka0 3 3 2 31130
5Australia Chris Holder2 3 1 3 1101
6England Danny Bird1 2 3 3 090
7England Andre Compton1 3 3 - -7
8Czech Republic Josef Franc3 1 2 0 17
9England James Wright2 0 1 2 27
10Australia Mark Lemon0 0 2 2 26
11England Chris Neath2 2 0 0 26
12Australia Shane Parker3 1 0 1 16
13Czech Republic Michal Makovský1 1 1 1 15
14Australia Kevin Doolan1 0 0 1 24
15Scotland William Lawson0 1 1 0 r2
16England Carl Wilkinsonex 0 0 0 00
17England Tai Woffinden (res)11
18England David Speight (res)0 00
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 8 October (originally abandoned on 18 June). The event was won by Glasgow for the second consecutive season.[7][8]

Semi finals

  • Glasgow bt Newcastle 5-4
  • Sheffield bt Somerset 6-3

Final

  • Glasgow bt Sheffield 6-3

Fours

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the third time. The event was held at Derwent Park on 7 October, after originally being postponed from 19 August.[9]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Workington22Wright 7, Stead 5, Piszcz 4, Harrison 4
2Somerset21Zetterstrom 9, Kramer 5, Cunningham 4, Katt 3
3Sheffield16Compton 5, Legault 4, Wilson 4, Ashworth 3
4King's Lynn12Doolan 6, Nermark 4, Milsl 2, Harding 0

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Isle of Wight

King's Lynn

Mildenhall

Newcastle

Newport

Redcar

Rye House

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Workington

See also

References

  1. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "2006 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  3. 1 2 "2006 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "2006 KO cup final 1st leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "2006 KO cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Zorro makes his mark". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "2006 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  8. ↑ Bamford, Robert (2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 215–217. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1.
  9. ↑ "2006 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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