Summary
The first fixtures of the season took place on 30 March and the season ended on 12 October. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions from 2008. Leigh Adams had a stellar season, he once again topped the league averages and became the Australian Champion for the 10th time. He also won the Elite League Riders Championship and nearly led Swindon to a title success, before losing in the play off final to Wolverhampton Wolves. Wolves continued their success of recent years courtesy of heavy scoring throughout the season by Freddie Lindgren, Peter Karlsson and their new signing Tai Woffinden. Lee Richardson top scored for the Lakeside Hammers during the season and the team claimed their first top tier trophy in their history when winning the Knockout Cup.League table
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points'A' Fixtures
'B' Fixtures
Championship play-offs
Semi-finals Leg 1 Leg 2 Grand final First leg Second legKnockout Cup
The 2009 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 71st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. First round Quarter-finals Semi-finalsFinal
First leg Second leg The Lakeside Hammers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 108-77.Riders' Championship
Leigh Adams won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Brandon Stadium on 2 October.Pairs
The Elite League Pairs Championship was held at the Arlington Stadium on 8 August and was won by Poole Pirates. Semi finals *Eastbourne 5 Lakeside 4 - Richardson, Watt, Bridger, Davidsson *Poole 5 Coventry 4 - Harris, Holder, Andersen, Kennett Final *Poole 5 Eastbourne 4 - Watt, Holder, Andersen, BridgerFinal leading averages
Riders & final averages
Belle Vue * 11.48 (5 matches only) * 8.67 * 7.09 * 6.65 * 6.41 * 6.40 * 6.38 * 6.12 * 6.11 * 4.18 * 2.95 * 2.15 Coventry * 8.74 * 8.58 * 8.28 * 7.68 * 7.59 * 6.65 * 4.72 * 4.30 * 4.24 * 2.72 Eastbourne * 7.63 * 7.46 * 6.86 * 6.64 * 6.09 * 5.65 * 5.08 * 3.90 Ipswich * 9.39 * 9.30 * 8.00 * 8.27 * 7.40 * 6.23 * 6.11 * 4.86 * 4.64 * 4.21 * 4.16 Lakeside * 8.86 * 8.72 * 8.46 * 8.36 * 6.78 * 6.26 * 5.23 * 4.97 * 3.78 Peterborough * 8.26 * 8.12 * 6.88 * 6.80 * 5.71 * 5.50 * 5.02 Poole * 9.77 * 9.19 * 8.31 * 7.07 * 4.31 * 4.00 * 3.85 * 3.79 * 3.41 * 3.15 * 2.14 Swindon * 10.33 * 9.57 * 7.38 * 7.22 * 7.12 * 6.88 * 6.59 * 6.31 * 6.00 * 4.36 * 4.12 Wolverhampton * 10.64 * 9.19 * 8.30 * 7.27 * 6.03 * 5.88 * 2.77 * 1.88See also
* Speedway in the United Kingdom * List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions * Knockout Cup (speedway)References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons SGB Premiership Elite League Speedway Elite