Speedway season in the United Kingdom
The 1999 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 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.[1]
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Final table
Premier League Knockout Cup
The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.[3]
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–85.
Riders' Championship
Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 September at Owlerton Stadium.[6]
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Pairs
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Hayley Stadium on 25 July. The event was won by Workington Comets.[7][8]
Fours
Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 29 August 1999, at the East of England Arena.[9]
Final leading averages
Arena Essex
- Leigh Lanham 9.10
- Colin White 8.76
- Troy Pratt 7.19
- Gary Corbett 5.99
- Matt Read 5.37
- Roger Lobb 5.33
- John Wainwright 3.59
Berwick
Edinburgh
Exeter
- Michael Coles 9.36
- Mark Simmonds 8.03
- Graeme Gordon 7.75
- Lee Dicken 6.46
- Wayne Barrett 5.39
- Chris Harris 4.86
- Gary Lobb 4.03
- Chris Courage 2.24
Glasgow
Isle of Wight
Newcastle
Newport
Reading
Sheffield
Stoke
Swindon
Workington
See also
References
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "1999 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "1999 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1999 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Edinburgh fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Wilson on top". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 13 September 1999. Retrieved 25 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1999 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Speedway". Reading Evening Post. 26 July 1999. Retrieved 27 May 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wasps speed wat to Premier Fours runners-up spot". South Wales Echo. 30 August 1999. Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
