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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).[1]

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.[2][3]

On 14 April, Lawrence Hare was paralysed after crashing while riding for Exeter Falcons.[4][5]

Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Final table

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.[7]

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Craven Park, Hull

Second leg

Owlerton Stadium

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

Riders' Championship

Adam Shields won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Belle Vue Stadium.[10]

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 19 July. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders.[11][12]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Berwick Bandits won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 July 2002, at the Brandon Stadium.[13][14]

Final leading averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hull

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

Rye House

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Swindon

Trelawny

Workington

See also

References

  1. ^ "2002 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  4. ^ "Boycott call after rider's death". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Ipswich: Former Ipswich Witches star Lol Hare on hope to walk thanks to spinal surgery breakthrough". East Anglian Times. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  6. ^ "2003 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ^ "2002 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  8. ^ a b "2002 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Hull 2002 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  10. ^ "HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010". Speedway History. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  11. ^ "2002 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  12. ^ "2002 Premier League Pairs at Workington". YouTube. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ "2002 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  14. ^ "2002 Premier League Four-Team Championship". You Tube. Retrieved 7 July 2023.