The 2006 Premier League speedway season was the second division of

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in the

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and governed by the

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(SCB), in conjunction with the

British Speedway Promoters' Association The British Speedway Promoters Limited (BSPL) organises the domestic motorcycle speedway competitions in the United Kingdom. They are also responsible for the promotion and running of the FIM meetings staged in Britain. Wimbledon controller Ronn ...

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Season summary

The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2005 season after the

Reading Racers Reading Racers were a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history. The club closed in October 2008 after the lease on Smallmead Stadium was sold and the site was demolished. His ...

elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the

Exeter Falcons The Exeter Falcons were a Motorcycle speedway, speedway team based in the city of Exeter. The Falcons operated from 1947 to 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. History Origins & 1920s Speedway began at the County Ground in 1929, ...

and the

Hull Vikings The Hull Vikings were a Motorcycle speedway, speedway team from Kingston upon Hull, Hull, England, who operated from 1971 to 2005, primarily from The Boulevard (stadium) and Craven Park, Hull, Craven Park. History Origins, 1940s and Hull An ...

. The

Mildenhall Fen Tigers The Mildenhall Fen Tigers are a British speedway team, founded in 1975, who last raced in the National Development League during 2023. History 1970s The original track was built in 1971 on farm land owned by Terry Waters, with Bernie Kla ...

elected to enter the Premier League along with the newly founded

Redcar Bears The Redcar Bears are a British motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Championship (second tier of the British speedway leagues). The club was founded in 2006 and their major team honour to date is the SGB Championship Knockout Cup wi ...

King's Lynn Stars King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" was adopted from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 199 ...

won the league title.

Fixtures & results

Final table

Play-offs

Aggregate scores over two legs. Quarter-finals *

110-75

Sheffield Tigers The Sheffield Tigers (sponsored by Tru Plant) are a motorcycle speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British SGB Premiership, and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium. They were founded in 1929 an ...

97-86

Workington Comets The Workington Comets are a British motorcycle speedway club, based in Workington, Cumbria based at the Northside Speedway track (known as the GT Tyres Arena for sponsorship purposes). The team previously operated from 1970 to 2018 and were ba ...

Isle of Wight Islanders The Isle of Wight Warriors (formerly Isle of Wight Islanders) are a motorcycle speedway team from England. They last competed in the 2019 National Development League and ride their home meetings at the Smallbrook Stadium. Since leaving the Br ...

97-91 Glasgow Tigers *

Rye House Rockets The Rye House Rockets were a motorcycle speedway, speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018. History Origins & 1930s Rye House began life in 1934, host ...

94-88

Somerset Rebels The Somerset Rebels were a British motorcycle speedway, speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset, Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tr ...

Semi-finals *

103-85

102-83

Final *

100-82

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2006 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.

were the winners of the competition for the second successive year. First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals

Final

First leg Second leg King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 107–77.

Final leading averages

Riders' Championship

Magnus Zetterström Hans Magnus Zetterström (born 9 December 1971 in Eskilstuna, Sweden) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. He earned 3 caps for the Sweden national speedway team. Career Zetterström's first season in the British leag ...

won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at

Owlerton Stadium Owlerton Stadium, also known as Sheffield Stadium, is a purpose-built speedway stadium built in 1929, which hosts greyhound racing five-times a week. The track is in Owlerton near Hillsborough in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Greyhound ...

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Pairs

The

Premier League Pairs Championship The SGB Championship Pairs formerly the Premier League Pairs Championship (from 1997 to 2016) is a motorcycle speedway contest for the second tier teams in the United Kingdom to determine the Pairs champions. The teams consist of the top two ri ...

was held at

Ashfield Stadium Saracen Park or Ashfield Stadium, also known as Peugeot Ashfield Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a stadium in Glasgow, Scotland. It is currently home to Glasgow Tigers for speedway. It has also previously been a venue for greyhound racing a ...

on 8 October (originally abandoned on 18 June). The event was won by Glasgow for the second consecutive season. Semi finals *Glasgow bt Newcastle 5–4 *Sheffield bt Somerset 6–3 Final *Glasgow bt Sheffield 6–3

Fours

Workington Comets won the

Premier League Four-Team Championship The SGB Championship Fours formerly the Premier League Four-Team Championship is a contest between teams competing in the second tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. Teams are grouped into fours, with one rider from each team in each race. The ...

for the third time. The event was held at

Derwent Park Derwent Park is a Rugby League Stadium and former motorcycle speedway in Workington, England situated beside the Cumbrian River Derwent. It is used mostly for rugby league matches and is the home stadium of Workington Town who play in Leagu ...

on 7 October, after originally being postponed from 19 August.

Riders & final averages

Berwick *

Michal Makovský Michal Makovský (born 6 April 1976) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He earned 3 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team. Career He started in the 2000 Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Repub ...

8.06 * Jacek Rempala 7.66 *

Adrian Rymel Adrian Rymel (born 30 October 1975 in Štramberk, Czechoslovakia) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He earned 8 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team. Career Rymel started his British sp ...

7.14 *

Stanisław Burza Stanisław Burza (born 26 September 1977 in Tuchów, Poland), nicknamed "Stan Storm", is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. Career Burza is a 2004 and 2005 Team Polish Champion. In 2006 he was signed by Oxford Cheetahs. Family ...

7.11 * Lee Smethills 6.86 * Andreas Bergström 6.65 * Craig Branney 5.94 *David Meldrum 4.28 *Danny Warwick 3.36 Edinburgh *

Theo Pijper Theo Pijper (born 11 February 1980) is a Dutch motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 2 caps for the Netherlands national speedway team. Career Born in Dokkum, Netherlands, Pijper first rode a motorbike at the age of five. He was a successful long ...

8.22 * Matthew Wethers 7.56 * William Lawson 7.42 *

Rusty Harrison Russell Wade Harrison (born 11 October 1981 in Elizabeth, South Australia) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. Career summary Harrison won the Australian Under-16 Championship in 1995 in Perth and again in 1997 at his home tra ...

7.41 * Henrik Møller 6.57 * Derek Sneddon 6.19 *

Daniele Tessari Daniele Tessari (born 20 August 1984) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Italy. Career Tessari rode in Speedway Grand Prix of Italy. He joined Edinburgh Monarchs in 2006 and spent two seasons with the club. He represented Italy at th ...

4.00 *Sean Stoddart 2.90 Glasgow * Shane Parker 9.91 * Danny Bird 9.10 *

Kauko Nieminen Kauko Tapio Nieminen (born 29 August 1979, in Seinäjoki) is a Finnish former speedway rider who earned 18 caps for the Finland national speedway team. Career summary Nieminen started his United Kingdom career with the Workington Comets in ...

7.96 *

Robert Ksiezak Robert Ksiezak (born 15 January 1987 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. Career Ksiezak started his British career with the Edinburgh Monarchs in 2005. He lost his team place halfway through the 2 ...

5.72 *

James Cockle Sir James Cockle FRS FRAS FCPS (14 January 1819 – 27 January 1895) was an English lawyer and mathematician. Cockle was born on 14 January 1819. He was the second son of James Cockle, a surgeon, of Great Oakley, Essex. Educated at Chart ...

4.82 * David McAllan 4.56 *Lee Dicken 3.91 Isle of Wight *

Chris Holder Christopher Robert Holder (born 24 September 1987 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian speedway rider, who was the 2012 World Speedway Champion. He is also five times Australian champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. Career Hold ...

8.80 *

Jason Doyle Jason Kevin Doyle (born 6 October 1985) is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He became World Champion in 2017 after winning the 2017 Speedway Grand Prix. Doyle is a member of the Australia national speedway team and represented his coun ...

7.57 *

Krzysztof Stojanowski Krzysztof Stojanowski (born 5 January 1979, in Sulechów, Poland) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Poland. Career Stojanowski rode in the Team Speedway Polish Championship for Zielona Góra, Krosno, Ostrów, Gdańsk, Opole, Łódź a ...

7.20 *

Jason Bunyan Jason Michael Bunyan (born 9 March 1979 in Milton Keynes) is a former England under-21 international motorcycle speedway rider from England. He is a ten times champion of New Zealand. Racing career He won the New Zealand Championship from 200 ...

6.92 * Ray Morton 6.60 *Krister Marsh 5.15 *Chris Johnson 5.03 *Nick Simmons 3.50 King's Lynn *

Tomáš Topinka Tomáš Topinka (born 5 June 1974) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from the Czech Republic. He earned 16 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team. Career He participated in Speedway World Cups for Czech Republic ...

9.80 *

Kevin Doolan Kevin Doolan (born 30 November 1980) is an Australian former motorcycle speedway rider. Biography Born in Shepparton, Victoria, Doolan first raced in Australia, finishing third in the 1996 Australian Under-16 Championship. He began his Briti ...

9.30 * Daniel Nermark 9.07 *

Troy Batchelor Troy Matthew Batchelor (born 29 August 1987) is an Australian speedway rider. Career Australia Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Troy Batchelor enjoyed his first success when he won the 2001 Queensland and New South Wales Under-16 championshi ...

8.34 *Trevor Harding 6.40 * Chris Mills 6.07 *John Oliver 5.56 * Simon Lambert 4.91 Mildenhall *

Jason Lyons Jason Rodney Lyons (born 15 June 1970 in Mildura, Victoria) is a former Australian international motorcycle speedway rider. Jason is the son of former rider Rod Lyons. Career history Lyons started his United Kingdom career in 1990, with the ...

9.24 * Danny King 8.40 *Jon Armstrong 6.78 * Brent Werner 6.15 * Shaun Tacey 5.91 * Jason King 5.68 * James Brundle 4.50 * Jordan Frampton 3.48 *Barry Burchatt 2.47 Newcastle *

Josef Franc Josef Franc (born 18 January 1979) is a Czech former international motorcycle racer who competed in Grasstrack, Longtrack and motorcycle speedway. He earned 8 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team Career In 2001, Fr ...

8.34 *

George Štancl Jiří Štancl Junior, also known as George Štancl (born 19 August 1975), is a Czech former international speedway rider. Career Štancl began his British leagues career with Sheffield Tigers in the 1994 British League Division Two season. In ...

8.21 *

James Grieves James Robert Grieves (born 28 September 1974), is a former professional motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland. Career Born in Paisley, Scotland in 1974, Grieves took up speedway at the age of fifteen when he attended one of Olle Nygren's tra ...

7.76 *Christian Henry 7.37 *Jamie Robertson 4.93 * Manuel Hauzinger 4.73 *Adam McKinna 1.91 Newport * Craig Watson 8.44 * Carl Wilkinson 6.99 * Neil Collins 6.88 *

Chris Schramm Christopher Paul Schramm (born 30 May 1984) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. Speedway career Schramm began his career riding for the Peterborough Pumas in the 2000 Speedway Conference League. The following season he finishe ...

6.29 *Tony Atkin 6.08 * Joel Parsons 5.59 *Billy Legg 1.57 *Sam Hurst 0.83 Redcar *

Gary Havelock Robert Gary Havelock (born 4 November 1968) is a British former speedway rider who was World Champion in 1992. Career Havelock's father was speedway rider Brian Havelock. Gary Havelock first competed in grasstrack racing, winning the British ...

10.10 *

Mathieu Trésarrieu Mathieu "Mat" Trésarrieu (born 2 March 1986) is a French motorcycle speedway rider who competes in Speedway, Longtrack and Grasstrack. He is a two times Individual Speedway Long Track World Championship, World Longtrack Champion and is a three-t ...

7.57 *

Tomáš Suchánek Tomáš Suchánek (born 7 April 1984) is a Czech former motorcycle speedway rider. He earned 3 international caps for the Czech Republic national speedway team. Career Suchánek was born on 7 April 1984 in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia. He first ...

6.35 *

Kevin Little Kevin Little (born April 3, 1968) is a former American athlete, who specialized in sprints. He won the 200-meter race in the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. He won bronze in the same event in 1989, 1993, and 1999 IAAF ...

6.34 *Daniel Giffard 6.03 * Chris Kerr 5.20 * Richard Juul 4.76 *Jack Hargreaves 4.00 Rye House * Steve Boxall 8.80 *

Edward Kennett Edward David Kennett (born 28 August 1986 in Hastings, England) is a motorcycle speedway rider. He was the British Under-21 Champion in 2005 and has appeared in two Speedway Grand Prix as a wild card. He has recently retired from the sport due ...

8.73 * Chris Neath 8.38 * Tommy Allen 6.35 * Luke Bowen 5.53 *Ross Brady 5.40 *Ben Powell 5.18 * Lee Smethills 5.06 * Adam Roynon 4.78 * Jamie Courtney 4.31 *Danny Betson 3.69 Sheffield *

Andre Compton Andre Neil Compton (born 15 May 1977 in Dewsbury, England) is a former speedway rider from England. He is the older brother of Benji Compton. Career summary In 1999, he was part of the Sheffield four that won the Premier League Four-Team Cha ...

9.94 * Ricky Ashworth 8.59 * Ben Wilson 8.11 *

Emiliano Sanchez Emiliano Diebo Sanchez also known as Poty Sanchez (born 9 December 1977 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine former motorcycle speedway rider, with Italian ancestry. He is three times National Argentinian champion and twice National Italian champ ...

7.71 *

Kyle Legault Kyle Patrick Legault (born May 30, 1985 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian former motorcycle speedway rider. Career Legault is a three-time Canadian individual speedway champion; winning in 2003, 2004 and 2006. He began his British speedw ...

7.62 * Paul Cooper 4.39 * Benji Compton 3.61 Somerset *

10.52 *

Emil Kramer Emil Karl Leif Kramer (14 November 1979 – 9 December 2009) was a motorcycle speedway rider from Sweden. Career Kramer came to prominence in 2000 when he reached the final of the 2000 Speedway Under-21 World Championship, where he secured a sev ...

7.73 * Glenn Cunningham 7.33 * Paul Fry 7.20 *

Stephan Katt Stephan Katt (born 15 September 1979) is a German former speedway rider. He competed in grasstrack, longtrack and motorcycle speedway. He earned one international cap for the German national speedway team. Career Katt was a member of Germany ...

6.67 *

Ben Barker Ben Barker may refer to: * Ben Barker (racing driver) (born 1991), British racing driver * Ben Barker (speedway rider) (born 1988), British speedway rider * Ben Barka Mehdi Ben Barka (; 1920 – disappeared 29 October 1965) was a Moroccan nation ...

5.19 * Glen Phillips 5.19 *Simon Walker 5.03 Stoke *

Mark Lemon Mark Lemon (30 November 1809, in London – 23 May 1870, in Crawley) was the founding editor of both ''Punch (magazine), Punch'' and ''The Field (magazine), The Field''. He was also a writer of Play (theatre), plays and verses. Biography ...

9.03 * Paul Thorp 8.07 *

Robbie Kessler Robert Kessler (born 5 April 1973 in Neuwied, West Germany) is a former motorcycle speedway rider, from Germany. He earned 5 international caps for the German national speedway team. Career Kessler represented Germany at the Speedway World Te ...

7.80 * Paul Clews 6.45 * Alan Mogridge 6.21 *Trent Leverington 5.08 * Barrie Evans 4.58 *Luke Priest 3.82 Workington * James Wright 8.58 * Garry Stead 8.47 *

8.07 * Paul Thorp 7.60 * Ritchie Hawkins 7.44 * Tomasz Piszcz 7.37 * Alan Mogridge 6.75 *Aidan Collins 5.57 *Lee Derbyshire 2.05 *John Branney 1.85

References

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