1999 Elite League speedway season
League | Sky Sports Elite League |
---|---|
Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
Knockout Cup | Peterborough Panthers |
Craven Shield | Peterborough Panthers |
Riders Championship | Jason Crump |
Highest average | Jason Crump |
Division/s below | Premier League Conference League |
The 1999 Elite League speedway season was the 65th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the third known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]
Season summary
In 2000, the league increased to ten teams with the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers moving up from the Premier League, and the Swindon Robins dropping down. The league operated on a standard format without play-offs.[2]
Despite coming up a division Peterbrough completely rebuilt their team for the season. They brought in three Australians Jason Crump from Oxford Cheetahs, Ryan Sullivan from Poole Pirates and Craig Watson from Newport Wasps, in addition to recalling Zdeněk Tesař.[3] Poole ran Peterborough close, only losing the league by one point and losing in the cup final to them.
Final table
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Peterborough Panthers | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 889 | 734 | 26 | 8 | 34 |
2 | Poole Pirates | 18 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 899 | 724 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
3 | King's Lynn Knights | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 823 | 804 | 23 | 6 | 29 |
4 | Coventry Bees | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 821 | 804 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
5 | Ipswich Witches | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 815 | 710 | 22 | 4 | 26 |
6 | Belle Vue Aces | 18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 848 | 773 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
7 | Hull Vikings | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 785 | 834 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
8 | Oxford Cheetahs | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 754 | 869 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
9 | Eastbourne Eagles | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 745 | 879 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
10 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 736 | 884 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Jason Crump | Peterborough | 10.67 |
Mark Loram | Poole | 9.80 |
Tony Rickardsson | Kings Lynn | 9.64 |
Leigh Adams | Kings Lynn | 9.47 |
Greg Hancock | Coventry | 9.31 |
Tomasz Gollob | Ipswich | 9.24 |
Ryan Sullivan | Peterborough | 9.05 |
Chris Louis | Ipswich | 8.96 |
Billy Hamill | Coventry | 8.91 |
Joe Screen | Hull | 8.76 |
Elite League Knockout Cup
The 1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup was the 61st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Peterborough Panthers were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
26/06 | Eastbourne | 47-43 | Ipswich |
17/06 | Ipswich | 51-39 | Eastbourne |
28/05 | Belle Vue | 53-37 | Kings Lynn |
26/05 | Kings Lynn | 55-35 | Belle Vue |
Second Round
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
08/10 | Peterborough | 56-34 | Ipswich |
03/09 | Poole | 59-31 | Kings Lynn |
02/09 | Ipswich | 44-46 | Peterborough |
13/08 | Kings Lynn | 46-44 | Poole |
12/07 | Reading | 46-44 | Sheffield |
30/06 | Hull | 49-41 | Wolverhampton |
28/06 | Wolverhampton | 48-42 | Hull |
19/06 | Coventry | 51-39 | Oxford |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
15/10 | Peterborough | 50-40 | Hull |
13/10 | Hull | 47-42 | Peterborough |
13/10 | Poole | 49-41 | Coventry |
09/10 | Coventry | 40-49 | Poole |
Final
The second leg of the final was due to be completed on 22 October but was abandoned after just two heats due to heavy rain.[5]
First leg
Second leg
Peterborough Panthers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 92-88.
Teams
Belle Vue Aces
- Jon Armstrong
- Tony Atkin
- Richard Bowkett
- Mark Burrows
- Barry Camnpbell
- Ronnie Correy
- Kevin Doolan
- Jason Hawkes
- Elvis Jones
- Jarno Kosonen
- Kai Laukkanen
- Jason Lyons
- Rene Madsen
- Chris Manchester
- Jimmy Nilsen
- Andy Smith
- Phil Morris
- Marc Norris
- Frank Smart
- Lee Smethills
- Simon Stead
Coventry Bees
- Brian Andersen
- Gary Corbett
- Charlie Gjedde
- Billy Hamill
- Greg Hancock
- Leigh Lanham
- Grant MacDonald
- Andreas Jonsson
- Rene Madsen
- Scott Robson
- Stuart Robson
- Shaun Tacey
Eastbourne Eagles
- Dean Barker
- Mark Burrows
- Brent Collyer
- Andre Compton
- Stefan Dannö
- Martin Dugard
- Antonín Kasper Jr.
- Peter Nahlin
- David Norris
- Josh Larsen
- Mark Lemon
- Tommy Palmer
- Roman Povazhny
- Petri Kokko
- Jamie Smith
- Seemond Stephens
- Kelvin Tatum
- Craig Watson
- Brent Werner
Hull Vikings
- Lee Dicken
- Sam Ermolenko
- Ben Howe
- Paul Lee
- Mark Lemon
- Ray Morton
- Mick Powell
- Shane Parker
- Joe Screen5
- Paul Smith
- Garry Stead
- Simon Stead
- Paul Thorp
- Craig Watson
- Brent Werner
Ipswich Witches
- Oliver Allen
- Tony Atkin
- Phillipe Bergé
- Danny Bird
- Jason Bunyan
- Savalas Clouting
- Gary Corbett
- Tomasz Gollob
- Ben Howe
- Paul Lee
- Roger Lobb
- Chris Louis
- Tom P. Madsen
- Phil Morris
- David Osborn
- Antonín Šváb Jr.
- Tomáš Topinka
- Craig Watson
- Brett Woodifield
King's Lynn Knights
- Leigh Adams
- Stefan Andersson
- Bohumil Brhel
- Paul Clews
- Gary Corbett
- Martin Dixon
- Darren Grayling
- Darren Groves
- Chris Harris
- Robbie Kessler
- Paul Lee
- Tom P. Madsen
- Travis McGowan
- David Meldrum
- Tony Rickardsson
- Adam Pryer
- Tomáš Topinka
Oxford Cheetahs
Peterborough Panthers
- Jan Andersen
- Andre Compton
- Jason Crump
- David Howe
- Marián Jirout
- Jesper Olsen
- Ryan Sullivan
- Nigel Sadler
- Frank Smart
- Darren Smith
- Scott Swain
- Zdeněk Tesař
- Craig Watson
- Colin White
Poole Pirates
- Oliver Allen
- Danny Bird
- Paul Clews
- Justin Elkins
- Matej Ferjan
- Gary Havelock
- Leigh Lanham
- Paul Lee
- Roger Lobb
- Mark Loram
- Scott Nicholls
- Jesper Olsen
- Tommy Palmer
- Mick Powell
- Matt Read
- Lee Richardson
- Craig Watson
- Martin Willis
- Magnus Zetterström
Wolverhampton Wolves
- Andre Compton
- Dean Felton
- Charlie Gjedde
- Chris Harris
- Jesper B. Jensen
- John Jørgensen
- Richard Juul
- Mikael Karlsson
- Peter Karlsson
- Derrol Keats
- Chris Neath
- Nicki Pedersen
- Matt Read
- George Štancl
- Seemond Stephens
- Craig Taylor
- John Wainwright
- Craig Watson
- Brent Werner
See also
- Speedway in the United Kingdom
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
External links
- british-speedway.co.uk - Official league tables
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "1999 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "HISTORY ARCHIVE". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "1999 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "1999 Speedway Star Knockout Cup final". Speedway Star. Retrieved 25 June 2021.