2007 Premier League speedway season

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).

2007 Premier League speedway season
Season2007 Season
Premier LeagueRye House Rockets
PL Play-OffsRye House Rockets
Premier League KOCKings Lynn Stars
Premier TrophyKings Lynn Stars
Young ShieldRedcar Bears
Premier League PairsIsle of Wight Islanders
Premier League FoursIsle of Wight Islanders
PLRC James Wright
Competing teams
Division/s above2007 Elite League
Division/s below2007 Conference League

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.

Final table
Key:
Premier League Play-Offs
PosClubMHomeAwayFABPPts
WDLWDL
1 Kings Lynn Stars 28 14 0 0 6 1 7 1399 1162 11 52
2 Birmingham Brummies* 30 12 0 2 7 1 6 1345 1215 9 48
3 Rye House Rockets 28 14 0 0 3 0 11 1448 1113 13 47
4 Sheffield Tigers 28 14 0 0 4 0 10 1356 1206 11 47
5 Isle of Wight Islanders 28 13 0 1 4 0 10 1385 1176 11 45
6 Somerset Rebels 28 12 0 2 4 0 10 1328 1233 10 42
7 Workington Comets 28 12 1 1 3 0 11 1300 1251 8 39
8 Glasgow Tigers 28 12 0 2 4 0 10 1284 1276 6 38
9 Redcar Bears 28 10 1 3 2 0 12 1252 1320 5 30
10 Newcastle Diamonds 28 11 1 2 1 0 13 1202 1365 2 27
11 Stoke Potters 28 9 0 5 1 1 12 1212 1316 5 26
12 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 28 9 0 5 1 1 12 1218 1347 5 26
13 Edinburgh Monarchs 28 9 0 5 2 0 12 1214 1350 4 26
14 Newport Wasps 28 9 0 5 1 0 13 1163 1369 5 25
15 Berwick Bandits 28 3 1 10 0 0 14 1067 1474 0 7

*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

Final

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Magnus ZetterströmSomerset10.79
Chris HolderIsle of Wight10.69
Andre ComptonSheffield10.43
Shane ParkerGlasgow10.03
Daniel NermarkKings Lynn10.00
Gary HavelockRedcar9.84
Tomáš TopinkaKings Lynn9.78
Jason LyonsBirmingham9.68
James WrightWorkington9.53
Carl StonehewerWorkington9.32

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.[1]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
30/04Rye House50-41Mildenhall
03/06Mildenhall40-49Rye House
22/04Newcastle50-40Kings Lynn
25/04Kings Lynn64-29Newcastle
25/04Birmingham49-41Newport
29/04Newport51-39Birmingham
03/05Sheffield57-36Edinburgh
04/05Edinburgh60-33Sheffield
04/05Somerset52-38Glasgow
06/05Glasgow48-45Somerset
05/05Berwick51-42Stoke
06/05Stoke57-35Berwick
19/05Workington50-42Isle of Wight
22/05Isle of Wight52-43Workington

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
25/05Edinburgh48-41Somerset
11/07Somerset58-32Edinburgh
31/05Redcar45-45Kings Lynn
06/06Kings Lynn59-33Redcar
02/06Stoke49-41Newport
03/06Newcastle50-40Stoke
26/06Isle of Wight52-40Rye House
11/08Rye House50-43Isle of Wight

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
24/08Kings Lynn49-44Isle of Wight
18/09Isle of Wight45-45Kings Lynn
07/10Newport50-42Somerset
12/10Somerset61-32Newport

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
19/10Somerset44-46Kings Lynn
24/10Kings Lynn59-34Somerset

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "2007 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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