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The 2007 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
League | Premier League |
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Champions | Rye House Rockets |
Knockout Cup | King's Lynn Stars |
Premier Trophy | King's Lynn Stars |
Young Shield | Redcar Bears |
Individual | James Wright |
Pairs | Isle of Wight Islanders |
Fours | Isle of Wight Islanders |
Highest average | Magnus Zetterström |
Division/s above | 2007 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2007 Conference League |
The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2007 season with the addition of the Birmingham Brummies from the 2006 season.
The top four teams at the time of the fixture cut-off date to compete for the championship in the play-offs. Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield.
Rye House Rockets won the title.[1]
Home \ Away | BER | BIR | ED | GLA | IOW | KL | MT | ND | NW | RED | RYE | SHE | SOM | STO | WOR |
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Berwick Bandits | 40–52 | 35–55 | 43–48 | 44–46 | 44–46 | 45–45 | 48–44 | 32–61 | 50–43 | 51–41 | 43–46 | 41–49 | 42–48 | 45–48 | |
Birmingham Brummies | 59–33 | 63–29 | 53–39 | 48–42 | 43–46 | 58–34 | 57–36 | 62–27 | 53–42 | 39–53 | 47–42 | 49–41 | 53–40 | 46–44 | |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 60–32 | 48–44 | 41–49 | 52–42 | 43–47 | 53–40 | 43–46 | 59–33 | 40–50 | 50–45 | 53–40 | 48–41 | 58–36 | 44–49 | |
Glasgow Tigers | 62–28 | 43–46 | 55–38 | 52–40 | 51–42 | 57–35 | 55–38 | 49–42 | 48–47 | 49–40 | 50–43 | 40–49 | 43–41 | 49–42 | |
Isle of Wight Islanders | 62–31 | 60–33 | 67–24 | 59–32 | 42–47 | 60–33 | 57–35 | 69–21 | 50–40 | 50–40 | 59–32 | 59–34 | 48–42 | 56–39 | |
King's Lynn Stars | 64–28 | 49–44 | 60–33 | 52–40 | 61–26 | 48–45 | 55–38 | 56–36 | 61–32 | 49–43 | 64–29 | 56–36 | 64–26 | 52–41 | |
Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 54–39 | 42–48 | 51–41 | 43–47 | 51–43 | 50–42 | 53–40 | 54–39 | 47–45 | 44–49 | 43–46 | 45–48 | 49–44 | 47–44 | |
Newcastle Diamonds | 57–36 | 43–47 | 46–44 | 50–44 | 49–45 | 45–45 | 48–42 | 50–40 | 38–55 | 47–43 | 48–43 | 48–41 | 50–43 | 49–41 | |
Newport Wasps | 38–35 | 42–48 | 42–47 | 54–38 | 39–50 | 48–44 | 48–42 | 52–40 | 55–38 | 43–50 | 43–46 | 48–42 | 49–44 | 51–42 | |
Redcar Bears | 49–41 | 42–53 | 52–41 | 51–41 | 35–55 | 44–49 | 51–42 | 53–40 | 48–42 | 47–43 | 45–43 | 47–46 | 45–45 | 48–42 | |
Rye House Rockets | 63–27 | 53–39 | 68–22 | 57–35 | 69–21 | 50–40 | 65–25 | 65–26 | 68–23 | 49–42 | 55–37 | 56–37 | 66–26 | 58–37 | |
Sheffield Tigers | 62–31 | 57–36 | 59–31 | 56–38 | 53–40 | 55–37 | 52–38 | 57–36 | 54–38 | 52–41 | 56–37 | 55–37 | 51–39 | 61–32 | |
Somerset Rebels | 59–35 | 58–32 | 57–35 | 56–36 | 46–44 | 44–46 | 50–39 | 55–38 | 61–29 | 53–40 | 51–42 | 41–53 | 52–38 | 52–41 | |
Stoke Potters | 60–31 | 45–48 | 51–42 | 43–51 | 52–40 | 53–37 | 40–50 | 55–38 | 46–43 | 45–44 | 47–43 | 55–35 | 42–48 | 34–56 | |
Workington Comets | 53–37 | 45–45 | 50–40 | 47–43 | 42–53 | 53–40 | 57–35 | 51–39 | 55–37 | 56–36 | 53–37 | 49–41 | 51–44 | 40–32 |
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Premier League Play-Offs | |
Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | BP | Pts | ||||
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W | D | L | W | D | L | |||||||
1 | Kings Lynn Stars | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1399 | 1162 | 11 | 52 |
2 | Birmingham Brummies* | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1345 | 1215 | 9 | 48 |
3 | Rye House Rockets | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1448 | 1113 | 13 | 47 |
4 | Sheffield Tigers | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1356 | 1206 | 11 | 47 |
5 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 28 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1385 | 1176 | 11 | 45 |
6 | Somerset Rebels | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1328 | 1233 | 10 | 42 |
7 | Workington Comets | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 1300 | 1251 | 8 | 39 |
8 | Glasgow Tigers | 28 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1284 | 1276 | 6 | 38 |
9 | Redcar Bears | 28 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1252 | 1320 | 5 | 30 |
10 | Newcastle Diamonds | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1202 | 1365 | 2 | 27 |
11 | Stoke Potters | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1212 | 1316 | 5 | 26 |
12 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1218 | 1347 | 5 | 26 |
13 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1214 | 1350 | 4 | 26 |
14 | Newport Wasps | 28 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1163 | 1369 | 5 | 25 |
15 | Berwick Bandits | 28 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1067 | 1474 | 0 | 7 |
*Birmingham Brummies were in fifth place at the time of the fixture cut-off date, therefore the Isle of Wight Islanders qualified for the play-offs.
Aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi-finals
Final
The 2007 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 40th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the third successive year.[3]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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30/04 | Rye House | 50-41 | Mildenhall |
03/06 | Mildenhall | 40-49 | Rye House |
22/04 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Kings Lynn |
25/04 | Kings Lynn | 64-29 | Newcastle |
25/04 | Birmingham | 49-41 | Newport |
29/04 | Newport | 51-39 | Birmingham |
03/05 | Sheffield | 57-36 | Edinburgh |
04/05 | Edinburgh | 60-33 | Sheffield |
04/05 | Somerset | 52-38 | Glasgow |
06/05 | Glasgow | 48-45 | Somerset |
05/05 | Berwick | 51-42 | Stoke |
06/05 | Stoke | 57-35 | Berwick |
19/05 | Workington | 50-42 | Isle of Wight |
22/05 | Isle of Wight | 52-43 | Workington |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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25/05 | Edinburgh | 48-41 | Somerset |
11/07 | Somerset | 58-32 | Edinburgh |
31/05 | Redcar | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
06/06 | Kings Lynn | 59-33 | Redcar |
02/06 | Stoke | 49-41 | Newport |
03/06 | Newcastle | 50-40 | Stoke |
26/06 | Isle of Wight | 52-40 | Rye House |
11/08 | Rye House | 50-43 | Isle of Wight |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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24/08 | Kings Lynn | 49-44 | Isle of Wight |
18/09 | Isle of Wight | 45-45 | Kings Lynn |
07/10 | Newport | 50-42 | Somerset |
12/10 | Somerset | 61-32 | Newport |
First leg
Somerset Rebels Chris Holder (guest) 9 Stephan Katt 9 Emil Kramer 8 Simon Walker 6 Danny Warwick 6 Richie Hawkins 4 Jordan Frampton 2 | 44 – 46 | King's Lynn Stars Daniel Nermark 14 Tomáš Topinka 12 Chris Mills 7 Trevor Harding 5 Paul Lee 5 Simon Lambert 2 Adam Allott 1 |
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[4][5] |
Second leg
King's Lynn Stars Tomáš Topinka 15 Simon Lambert 11 Daniel Nermark 10 Trevor Harding 10 Adam Allott 7 Paul Lee 6 Chris Mills 0 | 59 – 34 | Somerset Rebels Ricky Ashworth (guest) 11 Stephan Katt 9 Richie Hawkins 5 Emil Kramer 5 Danny Warwick 3 Jordan Frampton 1 Magnus Zetterström R/R |
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[4][6] |
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–78.
James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 September at Abbey Stadium.[7]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | James Wright | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | - | 3 |
2 | Jason Lyons | 3 3 2 2 3 | 13 | - | 2 |
3 | Jacek Rempała | 0 1 3 2 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
4 | Daniel Nermark | 2 2 3 3 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
5 | Tomáš Topinka | 1 3 2 3 1 | 10 | 1 | |
6 | Chris Holder | 2 3 3 1 2 | 11 | 0 | |
7 | Tai Woffinden | 1 1 3 1 1 | 7 | ||
8 | Kaj Laukkanen | 3 2 ef 2 ex | 7 | ||
9 | Josef Franc | 2 1 1 1 2 | 7 | ||
10 | Chris Kerr | 1 0 ex 3 2 | 6 | ||
11 | Chris Schramm (res) | 3 0 2 1 0 | 6 | ||
12 | Lee Complin | 1 2 ex 0 2 | 5 | ||
13 | Andre Compton | 0 0 1 2 1 | 4 | ||
14 | Michał Rajkowski | 2 2 0 0 0 | 4 | ||
15 | Emil Kramer | 0 1 0 0 1 | 2 | ||
16 | Trent Leverington | 0 0 1 0 0 | 1 |
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 29 June. The event was won by the Isle of Wight Islanders.[8][9]
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Semi finals
Final
Isle of Wight Islanders won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 8 July 2007, at the East of England Arena.[10]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Isle of Wight | 38 | Holder 12, Bunyan 9, Phillips 7, Gathercole 7, Stojanowski 3 |
2 | Somerset | 22 | Zetterstrom 8, Kramer 6, Hawkins 5, Frampton 3 |
3 | King's Lynn | 21 | Nermark 9, Topinka 5, Lee 5, Mills 2, Harding 0 |
4 | Rye House | 15 | Woffinden 5, Boxall 4, Roynon 3, Neath 2, Allen 1 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Magnus Zetterström | Somerset | 10.79 |
Chris Holder | Isle of Wight | 10.69 |
Andre Compton | Sheffield | 10.43 |
Shane Parker | Glasgow | 10.03 |
Daniel Nermark | Kings Lynn | 10.00 |
Gary Havelock | Redcar | 9.84 |
Tomáš Topinka | Kings Lynn | 9.78 |
Jason Lyons | Birmingham | 9.68 |
James Wright | Workington | 9.53 |
Carl Stonehewer | Workington | 9.32 |
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