The 2006 Elite League speedway season was the 72nd season of the top 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][2]
League | Sky Sports Elite League |
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Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
Knockout Cup | Coventry Bees |
Craven Shield | Poole Pirates |
Elite Shield | Coventry Bees |
Individual | Jason Crump |
Pairs | Belle Vue Aces |
Highest average | Jason Crump |
Division/s below | Premier League Conference League |
Season summary
editIn 2006, the league consisted of eleven teams, after the newly named Reading Bulldogs, moved up from the Premier League. The Championship was won by the Peterborough Panthers by a single race point in the play-off final.[3]
Peterborough and Reading battled each other throughout the season finishing level on points in the regular season table before Peterborough edged Reading in the Play off final. Peterborough had a strong all round squad and included Danish trio of Hans Andersen, Jesper Jensen and Niels Kristian Iversen, in addition to Australian Ryan Sullivan.[4] Reading who had come up from the division below had recruited Greg Hancock as their main heat leader who finished 7th in the league averages which were headed once again by Australian stars Jason Crump and Leigh Adams.
Final table
editHome | Away | Bonus | ||||||||||||
Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | L | Tot |
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1 | Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1942 | 1731 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 64 |
2 | Reading Bulldogs | 40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1934 | 1756 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 64 |
3 | Swindon Robins | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1893 | 1786 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 61 |
4 | Coventry Bees | 40 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1856 | 1835 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 58 |
5 | Belle Vue Aces | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1880 | 1761 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 57 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1827 | 1840 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 52 |
7 | Poole Pirates | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1880 | 1806 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 51 |
8 | Ipswich Witches | 40 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1847 | 1837 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 46 |
9 | Eastbourne Eagles | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1791 | 1860 | 41 | 5 | 15 | 46 |
10 | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1696 | 1989 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
11 | Arena Essex Hammers | 40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1658 | 2003 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
= Qualified for Play Off finals |
'A' Fixtures
edit'B' Fixtures
editPlay-offs
editSemi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Reading Bulldogs Charlie Gjedde 13 Greg Hancock 12 Janusz Kołodziej 8 Travis McGowan 6 Zdeněk Simota 6 Mark Lemon 4 R/R | 49 - 47 | Peterborough Panthers Ryan Sullivan 15 Hans N. Andersen 14 Piotr Świderski 8 Richard Hall 6 Ulrich Østergaard 3 Jesper B. Jensen 1 Niels Kristian Iversen R/R |
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Second leg
Peterborough Panthers Hans N. Andersen 14 Ryan Sullivan 12 Richard Hall 10 Niels Kristian Iversen 5 Piotr Świderski 4 Jesper B. Jensen 2 Ulrich Østergaard 1 | 48 - 45 | Reading Bulldogs Mark Lemon 12 Greg Hancock 11 Janusz Kołodziej 9 Travis McGowan 7 Charlie Gjedde 4 Zdeněk Simota 2 R/R |
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The Peterborough Panthers were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 95-94.
Elite League Knockout Cup
editThe 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 68th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.[7]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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13/04 | Swindon | 40-50 | Reading |
10/04 | Reading | 47-43 | Swindon |
06/04 | Peterborough | 57-37 | Arena Essex |
03/04 | Wolverhampton | 54-40 | Oxford |
31/03 | Arena Essex | 59-35 | Peterborough |
29/03 | Oxford | 43-47 | Wolverhampton |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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10/07 | Belle Vue | 56-38 | Arena Essex |
07/07 | Arena Essex | 44-46 | Belle Vue |
07/07 | Coventry | 56-40 | Ipswich |
07/07 | Reading | 51-42 | Poole |
05/07 | Poole | 58-34 | Reading |
03/07 | Wolverhampton | 41-51 | Eastbourne |
01/07 | Eastbourne | 55-38 | Wolverhampton |
01/06 | Ipswich | 48-42 | Coventry |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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29/09 | Coventry | 61-31 | Eastbourne |
28/09 | Poole | 43-34 | Belle Vue |
16/09 | Eastbourne | 46-44 | Coventry |
11/09 | Belle Vue | 53-41 | Poole |
Final
editFirst leg
Belle Vue Aces Jason Crump 14 Kenneth Bjerre 9 Simon Stead 9 Phil Morris 7 Tom P. Madsen 3 James Wright 3 R/R | 45 - 45 | Coventry Bees Scott Nicholls 13 Martin Smolinski 8 Rory Schlein 8 Chris Harris7 Emil Kramer 3 Billy Janniro 2 Oliver Allen 2 |
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Second leg
Coventry Bees Chris Harris 12 Scott Nicholls 9 Martin Smolinski 9 Rory Schlein 8 Troy Batchelor 8 Billy Janniro]5 Oliver Allen 5 | 56 - 40 | Belle Vue Aces Jason Crump 15 Simon Stead 12 Davey Watt 5 James Wright 4 Phil Morris 1 Joel Parsons 1 R/R |
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The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101-85.
Riders' Championship
editJason Crump won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held at Wimborne Road on 1 October.[8]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | Jason Crump | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 | x | 3 |
2 | Nicki Pedersen | 3 2 3 3 2 | 13 | x | 2 |
3 | Greg Hancock | 2 2 3 2 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
4 | Scott Nicholls | 2 3 1 2 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Hans Andersen | 1 1 3 1 3 | 9 | 1 | |
6 | Todd Wiltshire | 3 0 2 2 2 | 9 | 0 | |
7 | Leigh Adams | 0 3 2 3 0 | 8 | ||
8 | Billy Hamill | 1 2 1 1 3 | 8 | ||
9 | Rory Schlein | 2 2 1 1 1 | 7 | ||
10 | Adam Shields | 1 1 2 2 1 | 7 | ||
11 | Craig Boyce | 0 0 0 3 2 | 5 | ||
12 | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 0 3 1 - - | 4 | ||
13 | Simon Stead | 3 0 0 0 1 | 4 | ||
14 | Jesper B. Monberg | 0 1 2 1 0 | 4 | ||
15 | Mark Loram | 2 1 - - - | 3 | ||
16 | Mikael Max | 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 | ||
17 | Matt Bates (res) | 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Pairs
editThe Elite League Pairs Championship was held at the Abbey Stadium on 4 June and was won by Belle Vue Aces.[9]
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Final
- Swindon 5 Belle Vue 4 - Adams, Crump, Stead, Ulamek
Leading averages
editRider | Team | Average |
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Jason Crump | Belle Vue | 11.21 |
Leigh Adams | Swindon | 10.47 |
Hans Andersen | Peterborough | 10.40 |
Peter Karlsson | Wolverhampton | 9.94 |
Nicki Pedersen | Eastbourne | 9.92 |
Bjarne Pedersen | Poole | 9.39 |
Greg Hancock | Reading | 9.28 |
Scott Nicholls | Coventry | 9.05 |
Mark Loram | Ipswich | 8.92 |
Jesper B Jensen | Peterborough | 8.76 |
Riders & final averages
editArena Essex
- Joonas Kylmäkorpi 8.08
- Andreas Jonsson 7.78
- Mikael Max 6.87
- Leigh Lanham 6.70
- Steve Johnston 6.53
- Paul Hurry 6.48
- Henning Bager 6.41
- Brent Werner 3.77
- Mariusz Puszakowski 3.68
- Andreas Messing 2.88
- Łukasz Romanek 1.40
Belle Vue
- Jason Crump 11.21
- Simon Stead 8.08
- Joe Screen 7.75
- Kenneth Bjerre 7.51
- James Wright 4.89
- Phil Morris 4.26
- Tom P. Madsen 3.61
- Joel Parsons 1.90
Coventry
- Scott Nicholls 9.05
- Rory Schlein 7.93
- Chris Harris 7.84
- Jacek Rempala 7.13
- Billy Janniro 6.59
- Martin Smolinski 6.16
- Oliver Allen 5.83
- Troy Batchelor 5.54
- Morten Risager 4.54
- Paweł Hlib 4.00
Eastbourne
- Nicki Pedersen 9.92
- Adam Shields 7.79
- David Norris 7.66
- Dean Barker 7.14
- Edward Kennett 5.29
- Kevin Doolan 5.04
- Lewis Bridger 4.88
- Andrew Moore 4.06
- Andrew Appleton 4.00
- Cameron Woodward 3.42
Ipswich
- Mark Loram 8.92
- Piotr Protasiewicz 8.10
- Chris Louis 8.02
- Kim Jansson 6.50
- Robert Miśkowiak 6.47
- Danny King 5.58
- Carl Wilkinson 4.09
- Tobias Kroner 3.62
- Jan Jaroš 2.99
Oxford
- Tony Rickardsson 9.76 (7 matches only)
- Todd Wiltshire 7.98
- Davey Watt 6.97
- Adam Skórnicki 6.61
- David Howe 6.27
- Eric Andersson 5.10
- Stanisław Burza 4.15
- Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.12
- Freddie Eriksson 3.84
- Adam Pietraszko 2.29
Peterborough
- Hans N. Andersen 10.40
- Jesper B. Jensen 8.76
- Ryan Sullivan 8.23
- Niels Kristian Iversen 7.82
- Karol Ząbik 5.55
- Piotr Świderski 5.28
- Richard Hall 4.72
- Ulrich Østergaard 4.67
Poole
- Bjarne Pedersen 9.39
- Antonio Lindbäck 8.38
- Krzysztof Kasprzak 7.65
- Grzegorz Walasek 7.22
- Craig Boyce 6.09
- Jonas Davidsson 5.47
- Daniel Davidsson 4.09
- Matthew Wethers 3.63
- Shaun Tacey 2.77
Reading
- Greg Hancock 9.28
- Matej Žagar 8.13
- Janusz Kołodziej 7.60
- Charlie Gjedde 7.52
- Travis McGowan 7.01
- Mark Lemon 6.39
- Andy Smith 5.52
- Zdeněk Simota 5.43
Swindon
- Leigh Adams 10.47
- Tomasz Chrzanowski 7.72
- Sebastian Ułamek 7.65
- Lee Richardson 7.16
- Adrian Miedziński 5.98
- Renat Gafurov 5.48
- Mads Korneliussen 4.91
- Sebastian Aldén 4.47
- Ritchie Hawkins 3.40
Wolverhampton
- Peter Karlsson 9.94
- Billy Hamill 8.37
- Freddie Lindgren 8.12
- Ronnie Correy 5.56
- Christian Hefenbrock 5.19
- Magnus Karlsson 4.71
- William Lawson 4.37
- Ben Wilson 1.76
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "2006 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "2006 fixtures & results". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "2006 fixtures & results". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "2006 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "2006 Elite League Pairs". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 20 May 2023.