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).
| League | Premier League |
|---|---|
| Champions | Rye House Rockets |
| Knockout Cup | King's Lynn Stars |
| Premier Trophy | King's Lynn Stars |
| Young Shield | Redcar Bears |
| Individual | James Wright |
| Pairs | Isle of Wight Islanders |
| Fours | Isle of Wight Islanders |
| Highest average | Magnus Zetterström |
| Division/s above | 2007 Elite League |
| Division/s below | 2007 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.
Rye House Rockets won the title.[1]
Final table
| Key: | |
|---|---|
| Premier League Play-Offs | |
| Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | BP | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | D | L | W | D | L | |||||||
| 1 | Kings Lynn Stars | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1399 | 1162 | 11 | 52 |
| 2 | Birmingham Brummies* | 28 | 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
- 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.[2]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04 | Rye House | 50-41 | Mildenhall |
| 03/06 | Mildenhall | 40-49 | Rye House |
| 22/04 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Kings Lynn |
| 25/04 | Kings Lynn | 64-29 | Newcastle |
| 25/04 | Birmingham | 49-41 | Newport |
| 29/04 | Newport | 51-39 | Birmingham |
| 03/05 | Sheffield | 57-36 | Edinburgh |
| 04/05 | Edinburgh | 60-33 | Sheffield |
| 04/05 | Somerset | 52-38 | Glasgow |
| 06/05 | Glasgow | 48-45 | Somerset |
| 05/05 | Berwick | 51-42 | Stoke |
| 06/05 | Stoke | 57-35 | Berwick |
| 19/05 | Workington | 50-42 | Isle of Wight |
| 22/05 | Isle of Wight | 52-43 | Workington |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/05 | Edinburgh | 48-41 | Somerset |
| 11/07 | Somerset | 58-32 | Edinburgh |
| 31/05 | Redcar | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
| 06/06 | Kings Lynn | 59-33 | Redcar |
| 02/06 | Stoke | 49-41 | Newport |
| 03/06 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Stoke |
| 26/06 | Isle of Wight | 52-40 | Rye House |
| 11/08 | Rye House | 50-43 | Isle of Wight |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/08 | Kings Lynn | 49-44 | Isle of Wight |
| 18/09 | Isle of Wight | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
| 07/10 | Newport | 50-42 | Somerset |
| 12/10 | Somerset | 61-32 | Newport |
Final
First leg
| Somerset Rebels Chris Holder (guest) 9 Stephan Katt 9 Emil Kramer 8 Simon Walker 6 Danny Warwick 6 Richie Hawkins 4 Jordan Frampton 2 | 44 – 46 | King's Lynn Stars Daniel Nermark 14 Tomáš Topinka 12 Chris Mills 7 Trevor Harding 5 Paul Lee 5 Simon Lambert 2 Adam Allott 1 |
|---|---|---|
| [3][4] |
Second leg
| King's Lynn Stars Tomáš Topinka 15 Simon Lambert 11 Daniel Nermark 10 Trevor Harding 10 Adam Allott 7 Paul Lee 6 Chris Mills 0 | 59 – 34 | Somerset Rebels Ricky Ashworth 11 Stephan Katt 9 Richie Hawkins 5 Emil Kramer 5 Danny Warwick 3 Jordan Frampton 1 Magnus Zetterström R/R |
|---|---|---|
| [3][5] |
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–78.
Riders' Championship
James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 September at Abbey Stadium.[6]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  James Wright | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | - | 3 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jason Lyons | 3 3 2 2 3 | 13 | - | 2 |
| 3 |  Jacek Rempała | 0 1 3 2 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 |  Daniel Nermark | 2 2 3 3 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 |  Tomáš Topinka | 1 3 2 3 1 | 10 | 1 | |
| 6 | Chris Holder | 2 3 3 1 2 | 11 | 0 | |
| 7 | Tai Woffinden | 1 1 3 1 1 | 7 | ||
| 8 |  Kaj Laukkanen | 3 2 ef 2 ex | 7 | ||
| 9 | Josef Franc | 2 1 1 1 2 | 7 | ||
| 10 |  Chris Kerr | 1 0 ex 3 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | Chris Schramm (res) | 3 0 2 1 0 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Lee Complin | 1 2 ex 0 2 | 5 | ||
| 13 | Andre Compton | 0 0 1 2 1 | 4 | ||
| 14 | Michał Rajkowski | 2 2 0 0 0 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Emil Kramer | 0 1 0 0 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 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.[7][8]
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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.[9]
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| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Isle of Wight | 38 | Holder 12, Bunyan 9, Phillips 7, Gathercole 7, Stojanowski 3 |
| 2 | Somerset | 22 | Zetterstrom 8, Kramer 6, Hawkins 5, Frampton 3 |
| 3 | King's Lynn | 21 | Nermark 9, Topinka 5, Lee 5, Mills 2, Harding 0 |
| 4 | Rye House | 15 | Woffinden 5, Boxall 4, Roynon 3, Neath 2, Allen 1 |
Final leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Magnus Zetterström | Somerset | 10.79 |
| Chris Holder | Isle of Wight | 10.69 |
| Andre Compton | Sheffield | 10.43 |
| Shane Parker | Glasgow | 10.03 |
| Daniel Nermark | Kings Lynn | 10.00 |
| Gary Havelock | Redcar | 9.84 |
| Tomáš Topinka | Kings Lynn | 9.78 |
| Jason Lyons | Birmingham | 9.68 |
| James Wright | Workington | 9.53 |
| Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.32 |
Riders & 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
References
- "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "2007 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- "2007 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "2007 KO cup final 1st leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "2007 KO cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Wright hits top form to become Riders' No 1". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- "2007 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- "ISLANDERS TAKE PAIRS TITLE". Sheffield Speedway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- "2007 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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