# 2005 Premier League speedway season

The 2005 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).

## Season summary

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2005 season.
Two Hull Vikings home fixtures (versus Glasgow Tigers and King's Lynn Stars) were not ridden due to Hull being evicted from their track at Craven Park, Hull.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by the Rye House Rockets.

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BER | ED | EX | GLA | HV | IOW | KL | ND | NW | RR | RYE | SHE | SOM | STO | WOR |
| Berwick Bandits | | 54–41 | 57–37 | 54–40 | 61–32 | 50–40 | 49–41 | 55–40 | 61–32 | 60–32 | 57–35 | 55–37 | 58–36 | 51–39 | 56–38 |
| Edinburgh Monarchs | 59–34 | | 60–35 | 51–43 | 60–35 | 63–30 | 57–38 | 53–40 | 60–35 | 46–43 | 40–52 | 45–43 | 55–39 | 53–42 | 36–36 |
| Exeter Falcons | 38–52 | 53–42 | | 57–37 | 49–41 | 50–45 | 55–40 | 60–35 | 65–28 | 54–39 | 37–53 | 56–39 | 54–40 | 46–44 | 61–32 |
| Glasgow Tigers | 46–48 | 51–39 | 55–38 | | 64–29 | 46–44 | 35–36 | 59–34 | 48–42 | 52–42 | 43–47 | 51–41 | 54–41 | 53–40 | 42–51 |
| Hull Vikings | 44–46 | 38–53 | 49.5–46.5 | n/a | | 55–37 | n/a | 51–43 | 52–38 | 47–43 | 57–33 | 50–45 | 40–2 | 56–36 | 55–40 |
| Isle of Wight Islanders | 50–46 | 61–34 | 60–33 | 54–39 | 59–36 | | 56–40 | 71–23 | 65–31 | 50–42 | 54–40 | 59–33 | 56–37 | 50–46 | 45–45 |
| King's Lynn Stars | 45–44 | 55–41 | 56–35 | 45–44 | 64–29 | 57–37 | | 52–38 | 67–26 | 53–39 | 53–38 | 52–39 | 62–32 | 61–34 | 53–43 |
| Newcastle Diamonds | 47–43 | 49–47 | 54–40 | 47–43 | 48–42 | 56–36 | 58–38 | | 55–36 | 50–42 | 45–45 | 49–41 | 60–36 | 48–41 | 58–36 |
| Newport Wasps | 49–41 | 47–46 | 44–46 | 51–44 | 42–48 | 40–50 | 35–58 | 45–45 | | 42–53 | 34–58 | 38–53 | 41–49 | 46–48 | 48–42 |
| Reading Racers | 44–49 | 46–47 | 61–32 | 47–46 | 58–36 | 50–45 | 51–41 | 45–47 | 49–41 | | 44–46 | 56–37 | 46–44 | 58–39 | 49–44 |
| Rye House Rockets | 65–25 | 58–37 | 66–26 | 55–40 | 50–44 | 59–37 | 61–34 | 54–41 | 64–28 | 57–36 | | 61–32 | 60–31 | 63–27 | 57–36 |
| Sheffield Tigers | 48–41 | 57–36 | 56–37 | 51–44 | 56–39 | 50–45 | 56–40 | 63–29 | 53–41 | 60–35 | 64–30 | | 65–30 | 56–40 | 59–36 |
| Somerset Rebels | 48–42 | 60–32 | 53–42 | 56–39 | 56–38 | 43–51 | 43–47 | 58–34 | 64–30 | 47–43 | 48–42 | 44–46 | | 56–40 | 39–45 |
| Stoke Potters | 46–49 | 47–42 | 50–40 | 44–46 | 51–43 | 43–34 | 55–39 | 48–42 | 55–38 | 42–50 | 36–56 | 55–41 | 48–42 | | 50–43 |
| Workington Comets | 59–33 | 42–48 | 54–40 | 57–39 | 47–43 | 50–42 | 55–38 | 58–36 | 43–49 | 56–38 | 47–43 | 55–40 | 47–46 | 45–44 | |

## Final table

| Pos | | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot |
| 1 | Rye House Rockets | 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 1448 | 1133 | 41 | 12 | 53 |
| 2 | Berwick Bandits | 28 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1371 | 1208 | 38 | 11 | 49 |
| 3 | Sheffield Tigers | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 1361 | 1249 | 32 | 11 | 43 |
| 4 | King's Lynn Stars | 27 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1305 | 1185 | 34 | 7 | 41 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1323 | 1263 | 31 | 10 | 41 |
| 6 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 28 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1363 | 1237 | 31 | 8 | 39 |
| 7 | Workington Comets | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1282 | 1287 | 30 | 7 | 37 |
| 8 | Newcastle Diamonds | 28 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1251 | 1338 | 30 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Exeter Falcons | 28 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 1262.5 | 1342.5 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
| 10 | Reading Racers | 28 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 1281 | 1310 | 24 | 4 | 28 |
| 11 | Somerset Rebels | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1250 | 1317 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 12 | Glasgow Tigers | 27 | 11 | 0 | 16 | 1243 | 1241 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 13 | Hull Vikings | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 1129.5 | 1257.5 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 14 | Stoke Potters | 28 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 1230 | 1347 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
| 15 | Newport Wasps | 28 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1097 | 1482 | 11 | 2 | 13 |

## Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2005 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 38th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 26/05 | Sheffield | 51-39 | Isle of Wight |
| 07/06 | Isle of Wight | 55-34 | Sheffield |
| 29/05 | Glasgow | 56-34 | Hull |
| 13/07 | Hull | 44-46 | Glasgow |
| 03/06 | Edinburgh | 47-43 | Rye House |
| 04/06 | Rye House | 57-33 | Edinburgh |
| 03/06 | Somerset | 44-46 | Workington |
| 04/06 | Workington | 47-43 | Somerset |
| 05/06 | Newcastle | 53-36 | Kings Lynn |
| 29/06 | Kings Lynn | 58-32 | Newcastle |
| 06/06 | Reading | 54-36 | Newport |
| 17/07 | Newport | 39-51 | Reading |
| 12/06 | Stoke | 42-48 | Berwick |
| 29/06 | Berwick | 56-34 | Stoke |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 16/07 | Berwick | 49-41 | Workington |
| 17/07 | Workington | 42-48 | Berwick |
| 16/07 | Rye House | 48-42 | Glasgow |
| 24/07 | Glasgow | 33-57 | Rye House |
| 18/07 | Exeter | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
| 20/07 | Kings Lynn | 63-27 | Exeter |
| 28/07 | Isle Of Wight | 46-44 | Reading |
| 08/08 | Reading | 51-33 | Isle Of Wight |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 03/09 | Berwick | 45-44 | Kings Lynn |
| 07/09 | Kings Lynn | 56-34 | Berwick |
| 05/09 | Reading | 43-47 | Rye House |
| 24/09 | Rye House | 65-25 | Reading |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 97–83.

## Riders' Championship

Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship for the third time. The final was held on 18 September at Owlerton Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
| 1 | Sean Wilson | 3 2 3 3 1 | 12 | - | 3 |
| 2 | Alan Mogridge | 2 3 3 3 2 | 13 | - | 2 |
| 3 | Tomáš Topinka | ef 3 2 3 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Mark Lemon | 1 2 3 2 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Shane Parker | 1 1 2 2 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | Stuart Robson | 3 2 1 2 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 7 | Andre Compton | f 3 3 ex 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Magnus Zetterström | 3 ef 0 3 2 | 8 |
| 9 | James Wright | 1 2 0 1 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Rusty Harrison | 3 1 2 1 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Craig Boyce | 2 1 2 2 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Matej Žagar | 2 ef 0 1 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Garry Stead | 2 3 - - - | 5 |
| 14 | Adrian Rymel | 1 ef 1 1 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Mads Korneliussen | 0 1 0 0 1 | 2 |
| 16 | James Grieves | 0 0 1 0 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Benji Compton (res) | 1 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Luke Priest (res) | 0 | 0 |
* f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

## Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 26 June. The event was won by Glasgow.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Rye House | 20 | Robson 16, Neath 4 |
| 2 | Exeter | 20 | Stephens 11, Lemon 9 |
| 3 | Edinburgh | 18 | Harrison 12, Brady 6 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 16 | Grieves 12, Franc 4 |
| 5 | Sheffield | 16 | Compton 11, Ashworth 5 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Somerset | 22 | Zetterstrom 15, Cunningham 7 |
| 2 | Glasgow | 21 | Parker 13, Stancl 8 |
| 3 | Hull | 18 | Thorp 14, Kramer 4 |
| 4 | King's Lynn | 15 | Topinka 12, Allen 3 |
| 5 | Workington | 14 | Stonehewer 10, Wright 4 |
Semi finals
* Glasgow bt Rye House 6–3
* Somerset bt Exeter 7–2
Final
* Glasgow bt Somerset 5–4

## Fours

Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 20 August 2005, at Derwent Park.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Somerset | 15 |
| 2 | Rye House | 14 |
| 3 | Berwick | 11 |
| 4 | Glasgow | 8 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Workington | 18 |
| 2 | Exeter | 11 |
| 3 | Sheffield | 10 |
| 4 | Edinburgh | 9 |
Final :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Somerset | 21 | Zetterstrom, Cunningham, Fry, Hawkins |
| 2 | Workington | 20 | |
| 3 | Exeter | 16 | |
| 4 | Rye House | 14 | |

## Final leading averages

| Rider | Team | Average |
| Matej Žagar | Reading | 10.43 |
| Tomáš Topinka | Kings Lynn | 9.93 |
| Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.89 |
| Craig Boyce | Isle of Wight | 9.81 |
| Shane Parker | Glasgow | 9.74 |
| Magnus Zetterström | Somerset | 9.38 |
| Sean Wilson | Sheffield | 9.21 |
| Andre Compton | Sheffield | 9.08 |
| Stuart Robson | Rye House | 9.03 |
| Oliver Allen | Kings Lynn | 9.03 |

## Riders & final averages

Berwick
* Adrian Rymel 8.36
* Michal Makovský 7.83
* Adam Pietraszko 7.35
* Scott Smith 7.07
* Tom P. Madsen 7.02
* Carl Wilkinson 7.01
* Piotr Dym 6.64
* Chris Schramm 5.98
* Joachim Kugelmann 5.42
* Simon Cartwright 4.83
Edinburgh
* Russell Harrison 8.33
* Theo Pijper 8.11
* Ross Brady 8.09
* Daniel Nermark 8.06
* Matthew Wethers 7.29
* David McAllan 6.32
* Cameron Woodward 6.28
* William Lawson 5.45
* Kristian Lund 4.12
* Robert Ksiezak 3.27
Exeter
* Mark Lemon 8.73
* Ray Morton 8.17
* Seemond Stephens 7.20
* Sebastien Trésarrieu 7.09
* Antonín Šváb Jr. 7.08
* Lee Smethills 6.18
* Pavel Ondrašík 5.77
* Ben Barker 3.89
* Nick Simmons 3.24
Glasgow
* Shane Parker 9.74
* George Štancl 8.66
* Stefan Ekberg 8.29
* Claus Kristensen 5.91
* Trent Leverington 5.83
* Paul Bentley 5.67
* James Birkinshaw 4.95
* James Cockle 4.76
* Matthew Wethers 4.63
* Adam Roynon 2.94
Hull
* Garry Stead 8.05
* Paul Thorp 8.00
* Emiliano Sanchez 7.89
* Emil Kramer 7.35
* Craig Branney 5.05
* Lee Dicken 4.88
* Daniel Giffard 4.83
* Simone Terenzani 4.64
* Joel Parsons 4.45
Isle of Wight
* Craig Boyce 9.81
* Ulrich Østergaard 8.19
* Krzysztof Stojanowski 7.45
* Krister Marsh 6.44
* Steen Jensen 6.29
* Jason Doyle 5.83
* Glen Phillips 5.24
* Tomáš Suchánek 4.78
* Manuel Hauzinger 3.41
King's Lynn
* Tomáš Topinka 9.93
* Oliver Allen 9.03
* Kevin Doolan 7.78
* Troy Batchelor 7.49
* Adam Allott 7.04
* Paul Lee 6.43
* Ashley Jones 5.25
* Jan Jaroš 4.91
* James Brundle 4.75
* Tommy Stange 3.85
* Darren Mallett 3.56
Newcastle
* James Grieves 8.78
* Josef Franc 7.95
* Phil Morris 6.69
* Richard Juul 5.84
* Claus Kristensen 5.28
* Christian Henry 5.09
* Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.91
* Jamie Robertson 4.89
* James Birkinshaw 4.26
* Kristian Lund 4.20
Newport
* Craig Watson 8.37
* Mads Korneliussen 7.75
* Neil Collins 7.45
* Tony Atkin 6.19
* Michael Coles 5.93
* Kristian Lund 4.77
* Henrik Vedel 4.00
* Lee Dicken 3.64
* Karlis Ezergailis 2.15
Reading
* Matej Žagar 10.43
* Danny Bird 9.38
* Andrew Appleton 7.32
* Zdeněk Simota 6.41
* Mathieu Trésarrieu 5.60
* Richard Wolff 5.52
* Chris Mills 5.29
* Steve Masters 3.39
* Chris Johnson 2.96
Rye House
* Stuart Robson 9.03
* Chris Neath 8.80
* Brent Werner 8.24
* Edward Kennett 8.02
* Danny King 7.57
* Tommy Allen 6.32
* Steve Boxall 4.80
* Luke Bowen 3.82
Sheffield
* Sean Wilson 9.21
* Andre Compton 9.08
* Ricky Ashworth 7.98
* Richard Hall 6.29
* Ben Wilson 6.03
* Kyle Legault 5.53
* Trevor Harding 4.84
* Paul Cooper 4.60
Somerset
* Magnus Zetterström 9.38
* Glenn Cunningham 7.96
* Paul Fry 7.68
* Ritchie Hawkins 6.83
* Jason King 5.04
* Jamie Smith 5.03
* Chris Mills 4.48
* Simon Walker 2.44
* Lee Smart 2.23
Stoke
* Alan Mogridge 8.06
* Robbie Kessler 7.86
* Peter Carr 5.86
* Paul Clews 5.40
* Adam Allott 5.22
* Barrie Evans 4.55
* Luke Priest 3.67
* Rob Grant Jr. 3.04
* Jack Hargreaves 2.81
Workington
* Carl Stonehewer 9.89
* James Wright 7.51
* Kauko Nieminen 7.33
* Tomasz Piszcz 7.10
* Shaun Tacey 7.04
* Scott Robson 6.13
* Kevin Little 5.90
* Jamie Courtney 4.54
* Aidan Collins .4.19
* Scott James 2.2