2007 Elite League speedway season
| League | Sky Sports Elite League |
|---|---|
| Season | 2007 |
| Champions | Coventry Bees |
| Knockout Cup | Coventry Bees |
| Pairs Championship | Poole Pirates |
| Craven Shield | Coventry Bees |
| Riders Championship |  Nicki Pedersen |
| Division/s below | Premier League Conference League |
The Elite League is the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1]
Season summary
In 2007, the league consisted of eleven teams for the start of the season. However on 31 May, the Oxford Cheetahs issued a statement explaining their resignation[2] from the league. Their results were expunged from the table and the season was completed with ten teams.[3]
Final table
| M | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | BP | Tot | ||
| 1 | Coventry Bees | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1819 | 1463 | 57 | 16 | 73 |
| 2 | Swindon Robins | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1853.5 | 1451.5 | 53 | 14 | 67 |
| 3 | Peterborough Panthers | 36 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 1757 | 1501 | 51 | 12 | 63 |
| 4 | Poole Pirates | 36 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1761 | 1514 | 45 | 13 | 58 |
| 5 | Lakeside Hammers | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1605 | 1690 | 34 | 8 | 42 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 36 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 1602 | 1685 | 33 | 8 | 41 |
| 7 | Eastbourne Eagles | 36 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1624.5 | 1676.5 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
| 8 | Reading Racers | 36 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1497 | 1779 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Ipswich Witches | 36 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1464 | 1809 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 10 | Belle Vue Aces | 36 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1439 | 1853 | 18 | 4 | 22 |
Play-offs
Semi-Final decided over one leg. Grand FInal decided by aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi finals
Final
- Coventry Bees 102-83 Swindon Robins
Leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
 Leigh Adams |
Swindon | 10.77 |
| Jason Crump |
Poole | 10.71 |
| Nicki Pedersen |
Eastbourne | 10.55 |
| Hans Andersen |
Peterborough | 10.38 |
| Bjarne Pedersen |
Poole | 9.96 |
 Scott Nicholls |
Coventry | 9.60 |
 Greg Hancock |
Reading | 9.54 |
 Peter Karlsson |
Wolverhampton | 9.22 |
| Chris Harris |
Coventry | 8.90 |
| Davey Watt |
Eastbourne | 8.52 |
Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2007 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 69th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.[4]
First Round
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Lakeside | 50-40 | Belle Vue |
| 30/04 | Belle Vue | 47-46 | Lakeside |
| 16/04 | Wolverhampton | 51-42 | Reading |
| 13/04 | Oxford | 45-45 | Ipswich |
| 13/04 | Reading | 56-34 | Wolverhampton |
| 12/04 | Ipswich | 52-38 | Oxford |
Quarter Finals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/09 | Eastbourne | 41-49 | Lakeside |
| 14/09 | Lakeside | 59-33 | Eastbourne |
| 13/09 | Swindon | 55-37 | Reading |
| 16/08 | Ipswich | 49-44 | Reading |
| 13/07 | Reading Racers | 53-40 | Ipswich |
| 09/07 | Coventry | 53-40 | Poole |
| 14/06 | Swindon | 63-27 | Peterborough |
Semi Finals
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10 | Reading Racers | 38-54 | Swindon |
| 06/10 | Lakeside | 45-45 | Coventry |
| 05/10 | Coventry | 52-41 | Lakeside |
| 19/09 | Poole | 31-44 | Coventry |
Final
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26/10 | Coventry | 53-40 | Swindon |
| 25/10 | Swindon | 45-45 | Coventry |
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Oxford Speedway Resignation". BSPA. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
- ^ "2007 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "2007 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
External links
- british-speedway.co.uk - Official league tables
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons | ||
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| Tier One League Top division |
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| Tier Two League Second division |
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| Tier Three League Third division | ||
| Champions | ||