The 2007 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 2007 season with the addition of the Birmingham Brummies from the 2006 season.
The top four teams at the time of the fixture cut-off date to compete for the championship in the play-offs. Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield.
Rye House Rockets won the title.
League Final table Key: Premier League Play-Offs
Pos Club M Home Away F A BP Pts W D L W D L1 Kings Lynn Stars2814006171399116211522 Birmingham Brummies*281202716134512159483 Rye House Rockets28140030111448111313474 Sheffield Tigers28140040101356120611475 Isle of Wight Islanders28130140101385117611456 Somerset Rebels28120240101328123310427 Workington Comets2812113011130012518398 Glasgow Tigers2812024010128412766389 Redcar Bears28101320121252132053010 Newcastle Diamonds28111210131202136522711 Stoke Potters2890511121212131652612 Mildenhall Fen Tigers2890511121218134752613 Edinburgh Monarchs2890520121214135042614 Newport Wasps2890510131163136952515 Berwick Bandits28311000141067147407
Fixtures and results
*Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs.
Play-offs Aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi-finals Rye House Rockets 105-75 Isle of Wight Islanders Sheffield Tigers 99-86 King's Lynn Stars
Final Rye House Rockets 111-74 Sheffield Tigers
Premier League Knockout Cup The 2007 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 40th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the third successive year.
First round Date Team one Score Team two30/04 Rye House 50-41 Mildenhall03/06 Mildenhall 40-49 Rye House22/04 Newcastle 50-40 Kings Lynn25/04 Kings Lynn 64-29 Newcastle25/04 Birmingham 49-41 Newport29/04 Newport 51-39 Birmingham03/05 Sheffield 57-36 Edinburgh04/05 Edinburgh 60-33 Sheffield04/05 Somerset 52-38 Glasgow06/05 Glasgow 48-45 Somerset05/05 Berwick 51-42 Stoke06/05 Stoke 57-35 Berwick19/05 Workington 50-42 Isle of Wight22/05 Isle of Wight 52-43 Workington Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two25/05 Edinburgh 48-41 Somerset11/07 Somerset 58-32 Edinburgh31/05 Redcar 45-45 Kings Lynn06/06 Kings Lynn 59-33 Redcar02/06 Stoke 49-41 Newport03/06 Newcastle 50-40 Stoke26/06 Isle of Wight 52-40 Rye House11/08 Rye House 50-43 Isle of Wight Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two24/08 Kings Lynn 49-44 Isle of Wight18/09 Isle of Wight 45-45 Kings Lynn07/10 Newport 50-42 Somerset12/10 Somerset 61-32 Newport
Final First leg
Second leg
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–78.
Premier Trophy
North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Glasgow 8 6 0 2 122 Redcar 8 5 0 3 103 Newcastle 8 4 0 4 84 Edinburgh 8 3 0 5 65 Berwick 8 2 0 6 4
South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Rye House 8 6 0 2 122Isle of Wight8503103 Mildenhall840484 Somerset830565 Newport 8 2 0 6 4
Midlands Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1King's Lynn 8 5 2 1 122Birmingham 8 5 1 2 113 Sheffield 8 4 1 3 94 Workington 8 4 0 4 85 Stoke 8 0 0 8 0
Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreKing's LynnGlasgow 55–39, 44–49Rye House Birmingham 52–38, 35–58
Final Team one Team two ScoreBirmingham King's Lynn 39–51, 35–58
Young Shield End of season competition
First Round Team one Team two Score Mildenhall Birmingham 43–47, 46–44 Redcar Glasgow 49–41, 47–43Somerset Stoke 58–34, 33–59Workington Newcastle 58–35, 45–46
Semi-final Team one Team two Score Birmingham Stoke 54–37, 43–46 Redcar Workington 50–40, 43–47
Final Team one Team two ScoreRedcar Birmingham 49–41, 46–43
Riders' Championship James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 September at Abbey Stadium.
Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 James Wright 3 3 2 3 3 14-32 Jason Lyons 3 3 2 2 3 13-23 Jacek Rempała 0 1 3 2 3 9214 Daniel Nermark 2 2 3 3 3 13 305 Tomáš Topinka 1 3 2 3 1 1016 Chris Holder 2 3 3 1 2 1107 Tai Woffinden 1 1 3 1 1 7 8 Kaj Laukkanen 3 2 ef 2 ex 79 Josef Franc 2 1 1 1 2 710 Chris Kerr 1 0 ex 3 2 6 11 Chris Schramm (res) 3 0 2 1 0 612 Lee Complin 1 2 ex 0 2513 Andre Compton 0 0 1 2 1 4 14 Michał Rajkowski 2 2 0 0 0 415 Emil Kramer 0 1 0 0 1 216 Trent Leverington 0 0 1 0 0 1 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 29 June. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders.
Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Isle of Wight 24 Holder 16, Bunyan 82Glasgow 22 Parker 12, Watson 103Somerset 21 Zetterstrom 13, Kramer 84Rye House 15 Neath 10, Allen 55Sheffield 8 Ashworth 6, Compton 2
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Workington 24 Nieminen 15, Wright 92Newcastle 21 Franc 13, Henry 83King's Lynn 17 Nermark 9, Topinka 84Birmingham 16 Ostergaard 12, Sanchez 45Redcar 12 Havelock 10, Grieves 2
Semi finals Isle of Wight bt Newcastle 5–4 Glasgow bt Workington 5–4
Final Isle of Wight bt Glasgow 6–3
Fours Isle of Wight Islanders won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 8 July 2007, at the East of England Arena.
Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 King's Lynn 16Nermark 5, Topinka 4, Mills 4, Lee 32 Somerset 15Zetterstrom 4, Kramer 4, Hawkins 4, Frampton 33 Glasgow11 Watson 5, Parker 3, McAllan 3, Dicken 0, Ksiezak 04 Sheffield 6 Wilson 4, Compton 1, Parsons 1, Cooper 0, Ashworth 0
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Isle Of Wight 16 Bunyan 6, Holder 5, Stojanowski 4, Phillips 12 Rye House 13 Boxall 5, Woffinden 3, Neath 3, Roynon 2, Allen 03 Birmingham 11 Lyons 5, Ostergaard 5, Sanchez 1, Armstrong 0, Powell 04 Workington 8 Wright J 3, Branney 3, Stonehewer 2, Wright C 0
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Isle of Wight 38Holder 12, Bunyan 9, Phillips 7, Gathercole 7, Stojanowski 32 Somerset 22Zetterstrom 8, Kramer 6, Hawkins 5, Frampton 33 King's Lynn 21 Nermark 9, Topinka 5, Lee 5, Mills 2, Harding 04 Rye House 15 Woffinden 5, Boxall 4, Roynon 3, Neath 2, Allen 1
Final leading averages Rider Team Average Magnus Zetterström Somerset10.79 Chris HolderIsle of Wight10.69 Andre ComptonSheffield10.43 Shane ParkerGlasgow10.03 Daniel Nermark Kings Lynn10.00 Gary HavelockRedcar9.84 Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.78 Jason LyonsBirmingham9.68 James WrightWorkington9.53 Carl StonehewerWorkington9.32
Riders and final averages Berwick
Michal Makovský 7.56 Stanisław Burza 7.27 Jacek Rempala 7.07 Andreas Bergstrom 6.41 Sebastian Truminski 6.31 Michael Coles 4.59 David Meldrum 4.56 Benji Compton 3.30 Jamie Robertson 3.29 Sam Martin 2.60
Birmingham
Jason Lyons 9.68 Ulrich Ostergaard 8.80 Henning Bager 7.85 Phil Morris 7.26 Emiliano Sanchez 7.03 Manuel Hauzinger 6.86 Henrik Moller 6.54 Ben Powell 5.75 Lee Smart 5.13 Brent Werner 4.70 Aidan Collins 4.59 Jon Armstrong 4.36
Edinburgh
Kaj Laukkanen 8.50 Ronnie Correy 8.17 George Štancl 7.63 Matthew Wethers 7.50 William Lawson 7.41 Henrik Møller 7.10 Theo Pijper 6.47 Derek Sneddon 6.39 Daniele Tessari 5.60 Andrew Tully 5.46 Kalle Katajisto 1.60
Glasgow
Shane Parker 10.03 Craig Watson 8.43 George Štancl 8.09 Trent Leverington 6.81 Robert Ksiezak 6.27 David McAllan 5.94 Lee Dicken 5.33 Lee Smethills 4.30 Michael Coles 3.88
Isle of Wight
Chris Holder 10.69 Jason Bunyan 8.60 Krzysztof Stojanowski 7.57 Glen Phillips 7.04 Cory Gathercole 6.36 Chris Johnson 5.28 Andrew Bargh 3.97
King's Lynn
Daniel Nermark 10.00 Tomáš Topinka 9.78 Paul Lee 7.41 Trevor Harding 7.22 Chris Mills 7.13 James Brundle 5.97 Simon Lambert 5.31 Adam Allott 4.85 Benji Compton 3.50
Mildenhall
Kyle Legault 8.53 Marián Jirout 7.09 Tom P. Madsen 7.01 Paul Fry 6.43 Tomáš Suchánek 6.37 Shaun Tacey 6.29 Jason King 6.24 Mark Baseby 3.77 Mark Thompson 2.68
Newcastle
Josef Franc 8.42 Christian Henry 8.36 Carl Wilkinson 7.04 Jonas Raun 6.11 Ross Brady 5.96 Sean Stoddart 4.84 Paul Clews 4.80 Ashley Johnson 1.71 Sam Dore 1.33
Newport
Phil Morris 6.85 Tony Atkin 6.82 Chris Schramm 6.80 Michał Rajkowski 6.68 Sebastian Truminski 6.25 Tom Hedley 5.93 Nick Simmons 4.79 Barry Burchatt 4.71 Karl Mason 2.06
Redcar
Gary Havelock 9.84 James Grieves 9.09 Robbie Kessler 8.36 Josh Auty 7.28 Mathieu Trésarrieu 7.15 Chris Kerr 6.58 Daniel Giffard 4.46 Jamie Courtney 3.39 Jack Hargreaves 3.04 Rusty Hodgson 2.14 Arlo Bugeja 1.60
Rye House
Tai Woffinden 9.01 Stefan Ekberg 8.98 Stuart Robson 8.68 Chris Neath 8.62 Steve Boxall 8.38 Tommy Allen 7.67 Adam Roynon 7.24 Robbie Kessler 6.49 Luke Bowen 4.98
Sheffield
Andre Compton 10.43 Ricky Ashworth 8.50 Ben Wilson 7.48 Joel Parsons 6.32 Paul Cooper 6.30 James Birkinshaw 5.92 James Cockle 4.27
Somerset
Magnus Zetterström 10.79 Emil Kramer 8.60 Ritchie Hawkins 6.36 Simon Walker 5.92 Jordan Frampton 5.62 Stephan Katt 5.20 Danny Warwick 5.12 Tomáš Suchánek 3.90
Stoke
Glenn Cunningham 7.60 Lee Complin 7.47 Rusty Harrison 7.11 Claus Vissing 6.87 Garry Stead 6.75 Ben Barker 6.69 Barrie Evans 5.26 Jack Hargreaves 4.37
Workington
James Wright 9.53 Carl Stonehewer 9.32 Ulrich Østergaard 8.83 Kauko Nieminen 8.72 Craig Branney 6.16 Jamie Robertson 4.28 Charles Wright 4.18 Mattia Carpanese 4.15 John Branney 3.97
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
References