2006 Elite League speedway season
League | Individual Jason Crump | |
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Pairs | Belle Vue Aces | |
Highest average | Jason Crump | |
Division/s below | Premier League Conference League | |
The 2006 Elite League speedway season was the 72nd season of the top division of
Season summary
In 2006, the league consisted of eleven teams, after the newly named
Peterborough and Reading battled each other throughout the season finishing level on points in the regular season table before Peterborough edged Reading in the Play off final. Peterborough had a strong all round squad and included Danish trio of Hans Andersen, Jesper Jensen and Niels Kristian Iversen, in addition to Australian Ryan Sullivan.[4] Reading who had come up from the division below had recruited Greg Hancock as their main heat leader who finished 7th in the league averages which were headed once again by Australian stars Jason Crump and Leigh Adams.
Final table
Home | Away | Bonus | ||||||||||||
Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | L | Tot |
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1 | Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1942 | 1731 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 64 |
2 | Reading Bulldogs |
40 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1934 | 1756 | 51 | 13 | 7 | 64 |
3 | Swindon Robins | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1893 | 1786 | 47 | 14 | 6 | 61 |
4 | Coventry Bees | 40 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 1856 | 1835 | 47 | 11 | 9 | 58 |
5 | Belle Vue Aces | 40 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1880 | 1761 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 57 |
6 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 40 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1827 | 1840 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 52 |
7 | Poole Pirates | 40 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1880 | 1806 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 51 |
8 | Ipswich Witches | 40 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1847 | 1837 | 38 | 8 | 12 | 46 |
9 | Eastbourne Eagles | 40 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1791 | 1860 | 41 | 5 | 15 | 46 |
10 | Oxford Cheetahs | 40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1696 | 1989 | 24 | 2 | 18 | 26 |
11 | Arena Essex Hammers |
40 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1658 | 2003 | 22 | 3 | 17 | 25 |
= Qualified for Play Off finals |
Play-offs
Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.
Semi-finals
- Peterborough Panthers 52-40 Coventry Bees
- Reading Bulldogs 51-43 Swindon Robins
Final
First leg
Hans N. Andersen 14 R/RPiotr Świderski 8 Richard Hall 6 Ulrich Østergaard 3 Jesper B. Jensen 1 Niels Kristian Iversen | ||
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Second leg
Hans N. Andersen 14 Ryan Sullivan 12 Richard Hall 10 Niels Kristian Iversen 5 Piotr Świderski 4 Jesper B. Jensen 2 Ulrich Østergaard 1 | 48 - 45 | Reading Bulldogs Mark Lemon 12 Greg Hancock 11 Janusz Kołodziej 9 Travis McGowan 7 Charlie Gjedde 4 Zdeněk Simota 2 R/R |
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The Peterborough Panthers were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 95-94.
Elite League Knockout Cup
The 2006 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 68th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Coventry Bees were the winners of the competition.[5]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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13/04 | Swindon | 40-50 | Reading |
10/04 | Reading | 47-43 | Swindon |
06/04 | Peterborough | 57-37 | Arena Essex |
03/04 | Wolverhampton | 54-40 | Oxford |
31/03 | Arena Essex | 59-35 | Peterborough |
29/03 | Oxford | 43-47 | Wolverhampton |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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10/07 | Belle Vue | 56-38 | Arena Essex |
07/07 | Arena Essex | 44-46 | Belle Vue |
07/07 | Coventry | 56-40 | Ipswich |
07/07 | Reading | 51-42 | Poole |
05/07 | Poole | 58-34 | Reading |
03/07 | Wolverhampton | 41-51 | Eastbourne |
01/07 | Eastbourne | 55-38 | Wolverhampton |
01/06 | Ipswich | 48-42 | Coventry |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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29/09 | Coventry | 61-31 | Eastbourne |
28/09 | Poole | 43-34 | Belle Vue |
16/09 | Eastbourne | 46-44 | Coventry |
11/09 | Belle Vue | 53-41 | Poole |
Final
First leg
Second leg
The Coventry Bees were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101-85.
Riders' Championship
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | Jason Crump | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 | x | 3 |
2 | Nicki Pedersen | 3 2 3 3 2 | 13 | x | 2 |
3 | Greg Hancock | 2 2 3 2 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
4 | Scott Nicholls | 2 3 1 2 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Hans Andersen | 1 1 3 1 3 | 9 | 1 | |
6 | Todd Wiltshire | 3 0 2 2 2 | 9 | 0 | |
7 | Leigh Adams | 0 3 2 3 0 | 8 | ||
8 | Billy Hamill | 1 2 1 1 3 | 8 | ||
9 | Rory Schlein | 2 2 1 1 1 | 7 | ||
10 | Adam Shields | 1 1 2 2 1 | 7 | ||
11 | Craig Boyce | 0 0 0 3 2 | 5 | ||
12 | Krzysztof Kasprzak | 0 3 1 - - | 4 | ||
13 | Simon Stead | 3 0 0 0 1 | 4 | ||
14 | Jesper B. Monberg | 0 1 2 1 0 | 4 | ||
15 | Mark Loram | 2 1 - - - | 3 | ||
16 | Mikael Max | 1 0 0 0 1 | 2 | ||
17 | Matt Bates (res) | 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
Pairs
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Final
- Swindon 5 Belle Vue 4 - Adams, Crump, Stead, Ulamek
Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
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Jason Crump | Belle Vue | 11.21 |
Leigh Adams | Swindon | 10.47 |
Hans Andersen | Peterborough | 10.40 |
Peter Karlsson | Wolverhampton | 9.94 |
Nicki Pedersen | Eastbourne | 9.92 |
Bjarne Pedersen | Poole | 9.39 |
Greg Hancock | Reading | 9.28 |
Scott Nicholls | Coventry | 9.05 |
Mark Loram | Ipswich | 8.92 |
Jesper B Jensen | Peterborough | 8.76 |
Riders & final averages
Arena Essex
- Joonas Kylmäkorpi 8.08
- Andreas Jonsson 7.78
- Mikael Max 6.87
- Leigh Lanham 6.70
- Steve Johnston 6.53
- Paul Hurry 6.48
- Henning Bager 6.41
- Brent Werner 3.77
- Mariusz Puszakowski 3.68
- Andreas Messing 2.88
- Łukasz Romanek 1.40
Belle Vue
- Jason Crump 11.21
- Simon Stead 8.08
- Joe Screen 7.75
- Kenneth Bjerre 7.51
- James Wright 4.89
- Phil Morris 4.26
- Tom P. Madsen 3.61
- Joel Parsons 1.90
Coventry
- Scott Nicholls 9.05
- Rory Schlein 7.93
- Chris Harris 7.84
- Jacek Rempala7.13
- Billy Janniro 6.59
- Martin Smolinski 6.16
- Oliver Allen 5.83
- Troy Batchelor 5.54
- Morten Risager 4.54
Eastbourne
- Nicki Pedersen 9.92
- Adam Shields 7.79
- David Norris 7.66
- Dean Barker 7.14
- Edward Kennett 5.29
- Kevin Doolan 5.04
- Lewis Bridger 4.88
- Andrew Moore 4.06
- Andrew Appleton 4.00
- Cameron Woodward 3.42
Ipswich
- Mark Loram 8.92
- Piotr Protasiewicz 8.10
- Chris Louis 8.02
- Kim Jansson 6.50
- Robert Miśkowiak 6.47
- Danny King5.58
- Carl Wilkinson 4.09
- Tobias Kroner 3.62
- Jan Jaroš 2.99
Oxford
- Tony Rickardsson 9.76 (7 matches only)
- Todd Wiltshire 7.98
- Davey Watt 6.97
- Adam Skórnicki 6.61
- David Howe 6.27
- Eric Andersson 5.10
- Stanisław Burza 4.15
- Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.12
- Freddie Eriksson 3.84
- Adam Pietraszko 2.29
Peterborough
- Hans N. Andersen10.40
- Jesper B. Jensen 8.76
- Ryan Sullivan 8.23
- Niels Kristian Iversen 7.82
- Karol Ząbik 5.55
- Piotr Świderski 5.28
- Richard Hall 4.72
- Ulrich Østergaard 4.67
Poole
- Bjarne Pedersen 9.39
- Antonio Lindbäck 8.38
- Krzysztof Kasprzak 7.65
- Grzegorz Walasek 7.22
- Craig Boyce 6.09
- Jonas Davidsson 5.47
- Daniel Davidsson 4.09
- Matthew Wethers 3.63
- Shaun Tacey 2.77
Reading
- Greg Hancock 9.28
- Matej Žagar 8.13
- Janusz Kołodziej 7.60
- Charlie Gjedde 7.52
- Travis McGowan 7.01
- Mark Lemon 6.39
- Andy Smith 5.52
- Zdeněk Simota 5.43
Swindon
- Leigh Adams 10.47
- Tomasz Chrzanowski 7.72
- Sebastian Ułamek 7.65
- Lee Richardson 7.16
- Adrian Miedziński 5.98
- Renat Gafurov 5.48
- Mads Korneliussen 4.91
- Sebastian Aldén 4.47
- Ritchie Hawkins 3.40
Wolverhampton
- Peter Karlsson 9.94
- Billy Hamill 8.37
- Freddie Lindgren 8.12
- Ronnie Correy 5.56
- Christian Hefenbrock 5.19
- Magnus Karlsson 4.71
- William Lawson 4.37
- Ben Wilson 1.76
See also
- Speedway in the United Kingdom
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "2006 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^
Bamford, Robert (1 March 2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "2006 Elite League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". British Speedway. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "2006 Elite League Pairs". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 20 May 2023.