2006 Premier League speedway season

2006 Premier League speedway season

Season	2006 Season
Premier League	Kings Lynn Stars
PL Play-Offs	-
Premier League KOC	Kings Lynn Stars
Premier Trophy	Kings Lynn Stars
Young Shield	-
Premier League Pairs	Glasgow Tigers
Premier League Fours	Workington Comets
PLRC	Magnus Zetterstrom
Highest average	Magnus Zetterstrom (10.46)
Biggest home win	-
Biggest away win	-
Competing teams	Berwick Bandits Birmingham Brummies Edinburgh Monarchs Glasgow Tigers Isle of Wight Islanders Kings Lynn Stars Mildenhall Fen Tigers Newcastle Diamonds Newport Wasps Redcar Bears Rye House Rockets Sheffield Tigers Somerset Rebels Stoke Potters Workington Comets

The Premier League is 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.

Final table

		Home			Away						Bonus
Team	M	W	D	L	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	W	L	Tot
King's Lynn Stars	26	13	0	0	6	2	5	1409	990	40	13	0	53
Sheffield Tigers	26	11	1	1	5	0	8	1291	1101	33	11	2	44
Glasgow Tigers	26	13	0	0	3	1	9	1240	1173	33	9	4	42
Rye House Rockets	26	12	0	1	4	0	9	1250	1147	32	8	5	40
Somerset Rebels	26	11	0	2	2	1	10	1243	1156	27	9	4	36
Redcar Bears	26	11	0	2	2	1	10	1220	1194	27	6	7	33
Workington Comets	26	10	0	3	3	0	10	1210	1199	26	7	6	33
Isle of Wight Islanders	26	12	0	1	1	0	12	1180	1210	26	7	6	33
Newcastle Diamonds	26	12	1	0	0	0	13	1129	1249	25	5	8	30
Stoke Potters	26	10	0	3	2	0	11	1127	1265	24	4	9	28
Berwick Bandits	26	8	1	4	2	0	11	1140	1274	21	5	8	26
Edinburgh Monarchs	26	8	2	3	0	0	13	1138	1270	18	2	11	20
Mildenhall Fen Tigers	26	6	1	6	2	0	11	1116	1264	17	2	11	19
Newport Wasps	26	6	0	7	1	1	11	1087	1288	15	3	10	18

Play-offs

Aggregate scores over two legs.

Quarter finals

• King's Lynn Stars 110-75 Redcar Bears
• Sheffield Tigers 97-86 Workington Comets
• Isle of Wight Islanders 97-91 Glasgow Tigers
• Rye House Rockets 94-88 Somerset Rebels

Semi finals

• Sheffield Tigers 103-85 Isle of Wight Islanders
• King's Lynn Stars 102-83 Rye House Rockets

Final

• King's Lynn Stars 100-82 Sheffield Tigers

External links

• British Speedway Promoters Association (BSPA) website