2006 Elite League speedway season
| League | Sky Sports Elite League |
|---|---|
| Season | 2006 |
| Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
| Knockout Cup | Coventry Bees |
| Pairs Championship | Belle Vue Aces |
| Craven Shield | Poole Pirates |
| Elite League Riders Championship |  Jason Crump |
| Highest average | Jason Crump (11.14) |
The Elite League is 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).
Season summary
In 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.[1]
Final table
| Home | Away | Bonus | |||||||||||
| Team | M | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | L | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1942 | 1731 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Reading Bulldogs | 40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1934 | 1756 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 64 |
| Swindon Robins | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1893 | 1786 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 61 |
| Coventry Bees | 40 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1856 | 1835 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 58 |
| Belle Vue Aces | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1880 | 1761 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 57 |
| Wolverhampton Wolves | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1827 | 1840 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 52 |
| Poole Pirates | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1880 | 1806 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 51 |
| Ipswich Witches | 40 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1847 | 1837 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 46 |
| Eastbourne Eagles | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1791 | 1860 | 41 | 5 | 15 | 46 |
| Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1696 | 1989 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
| Arena Essex Hammers | 40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1658 | 2003 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
Play-offs
Semi-Final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi finals
Final
References
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Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
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External links
- british-speedway.co.uk – Official league tables
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