# 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).

## 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.

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BER | BIR | ED | GLA | IOW | KL | MT | ND | NW | RED | RYE | SHE | SOM | STO | WOR |
| Berwick Bandits | | 40–52 | 35–55 | 43–48 | 44–46 | 44–46 | 45–45 | 48–44 | 32–61 | 50–43 | 51–41 | 43–46 | 41–49 | 42–48 | 45–48 |
| Birmingham Brummies | 59–33 | | 63–29 | 53–39 | 48–42 | 43–46 | 58–34 | 57–36 | 62–27 | 53–42 | 39–53 | 47–42 | 49–41 | 53–40 | 46–44 |
| Edinburgh Monarchs | 60–32 | 48–44 | | 41–49 | 52–42 | 43–47 | 53–40 | 43–46 | 59–33 | 40–50 | 50–45 | 53–40 | 48–41 | 58–36 | 44–49 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 62–28 | 43–46 | 55–38 | | 52–40 | 51–42 | 57–35 | 55–38 | 49–42 | 48–47 | 49–40 | 50–43 | 40–49 | 43–41 | 49–42 |
| Isle of Wight Islanders | 62–31 | 60–33 | 67–24 | 59–32 | | 42–47 | 60–33 | 57–35 | 69–21 | 50–40 | 50–40 | 59–32 | 59–34 | 48–42 | 56–39 |
| King's Lynn Stars | 64–28 | 49–44 | 60–33 | 52–40 | 61–26 | | 48–45 | 55–38 | 56–36 | 61–32 | 49–43 | 64–29 | 56–36 | 64–26 | 52–41 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 54–39 | 42–48 | 51–41 | 43–47 | 51–43 | 50–42 | | 53–40 | 54–39 | 47–45 | 44–49 | 43–46 | 45–48 | 49–44 | 47–44 |
| Newcastle Diamonds | 57–36 | 43–47 | 46–44 | 50–44 | 49–45 | 45–45 | 48–42 | | 50–40 | 38–55 | 47–43 | 48–43 | 48–41 | 50–43 | 49–41 |
| Newport Wasps | 38–35 | 42–48 | 42–47 | 54–38 | 39–50 | 48–44 | 48–42 | 52–40 | | 55–38 | 43–50 | 43–46 | 48–42 | 49–44 | 51–42 |
| Redcar Bears | 49–41 | 42–53 | 52–41 | 51–41 | 35–55 | 44–49 | 51–42 | 53–40 | 48–42 | | 47–43 | 45–43 | 47–46 | 45–45 | 48–42 |
| Rye House Rockets | 63–27 | 53–39 | 68–22 | 57–35 | 69–21 | 50–40 | 65–25 | 65–26 | 68–23 | 49–42 | | 55–37 | 56–37 | 66–26 | 58–37 |
| Sheffield Tigers | 62–31 | 57–36 | 59–31 | 56–38 | 53–40 | 55–37 | 52–38 | 57–36 | 54–38 | 52–41 | 56–37 | | 55–37 | 51–39 | 61–32 |
| Somerset Rebels | 59–35 | 58–32 | 57–35 | 56–36 | 46–44 | 44–46 | 50–39 | 55–38 | 61–29 | 53–40 | 51–42 | 41–53 | | 52–38 | 52–41 |
| Stoke Potters | 60–31 | 45–48 | 51–42 | 43–51 | 52–40 | 53–37 | 40–50 | 55–38 | 46–43 | 45–44 | 47–43 | 55–35 | 42–48 | | 34–56 |
| Workington Comets | 53–37 | 45–45 | 50–40 | 47–43 | 42–53 | 53–40 | 57–35 | 51–39 | 55–37 | 56–36 | 53–37 | 49–41 | 51–44 | 40–32 | |

## Final table

* Key:
* Premier League 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.

## 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 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
Second leg
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.
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
| 1 | James Wright | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | - | 3 |
| 2 | 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.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Isle of Wight | 24 | Holder 16, Bunyan 8 |
| 2 | Glasgow | 22 | Parker 12, Watson 10 |
| 3 | Somerset | 21 | Zetterstrom 13, Kramer 8 |
| 4 | Rye House | 15 | Neath 10, Allen 5 |
| 5 | Sheffield | 8 | Ashworth 6, Compton 2 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Workington | 24 | Nieminen 15, Wright 9 |
| 2 | Newcastle | 21 | Franc 13, Henry 8 |
| 3 | King's Lynn | 17 | Nermark 9, Topinka 8 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 16 | Ostergaard 12, Sanchez 4 |
| 5 | Redcar | 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 A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | King's Lynn | 16 | Nermark 5, Topinka 4, Mills 4, Lee 3 |
| 2 | Somerset | 15 | Zetterstrom 4, Kramer 4, Hawkins 4, Frampton 3 |
| 3 | Glasgow | 11 | Watson 5, Parker 3, McAllan 3, Dicken 0, Ksiezak 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield | 6 | Wilson 4, Compton 1, Parsons 1, Cooper 0, Ashworth 0 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Isle Of Wight | 16 | Bunyan 6, Holder 5, Stojanowski 4, Phillips 1 |
| 2 | Rye House | 13 | Boxall 5, Woffinden 3, Neath 3, Roynon 2, Allen 0 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 11 | Lyons 5, Ostergaard 5, Sanchez 1, Armstrong 0, Powell 0 |
| 4 | Workington | 8 | Wright J 3, Branney 3, Stonehewer 2, Wright C 0 |
Final :
| 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