2015 Premier League speedway season

2015 Premier League speedway season
League Premier League
Season 2015
Champions Edinburgh Monarchs
Premier League Cup Edinburgh Monarchs
Premier League KOC Somerset Rebels
Premier League Fours

Edinburgh Monarchs

Premier League Pairs

Ipswich Witches

Premier League Riders' Championship Denmark Ulrich Østergaard
(Peterborough Panthers)
Highest average England Simon Stead
(9.96)

The 2015 Premier League season took place between March and October 2015. The Edinburgh Monarchs were the defending champions after winning the championship in 2014. The 13 teams that competed remained unchanged from the teams who competed in 2014. There had been concerns about whether or not the Peterborough Panthers would be able to compete but their future was secured after being able to raise the money necessary to continue racing.[1]

In an all-Scottish final, the Edinburgh Monarchs became the first team to win consecutive Premier League titles, by beating the Glasgow Tigers in the Grand Final. The Tigers held a 7-point lead after the first leg at Ashfield, but the Monarchs won 14 of the 15 heats in the second leg at Armadale – winning 58–32 on the night – to win the tie overall 99–80.[2] It was one of three titles won by the Monarchs in 2015; in the Premier League Cup, the Monarchs beat the Tigers once again 100–79,[3] while the quartet of Craig Cook, Sam Masters, Erik Riss and Justin Sedgmen won the Premier League Fours.[4]

Aside from Edinburgh's successes, the Somerset Rebels defeated the Monarchs to win the Knockout Cup,[5] Daniel King and Rohan Tungate won the Premier League Pairs for the Ipswich Witches,[6] and Danish rider Ulrich Østergaard won the Premier League Riders' Championship for the Peterborough Panthers.[7]

Teams

Team-by-team

Unless otherwise stated, all listed riders were declared at the start of the 2015 Premier League season.[8]

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Ipswich Witches

Newcastle Diamonds

Peterborough Panthers

Plymouth Devils

Redcar Bears

Rye House Rockets

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Sheffield Tigers

Somerset Rebels

Workington Comets

Final league table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A +/− Pts
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Edinburgh Monarchs (Q) 24 10 0 2 6 1 1 2 2 1229 955 +274 61
2 Somerset Rebels (Q) 24 10 0 2 3 3 1 2 3 1188 998 +190 55
3 Glasgow Tigers (Q) 24 10 0 2 2 4 0 4 2 1122 999 +123 54
4 Peterborough Panthers (Q) 24 8 0 4 4 2 1 3 2 1104 1039 +65 51
5 Sheffield Tigers (Q) 24 10 1 1 2 3 0 1 6 1112 1062 +50 49
6 Plymouth Devils (Q) 24 10 0 2 2 1 1 0 8 1123 1074 +49 43
7 Ipswich Witches 24 7 2 3 0 5 0 4 3 1163 1023 +140 42
8 Workington Comets 24 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1086 1116 −30 38
9 Newcastle Diamonds 24 8 0 4 0 1 0 0 11 1067 1129 −62 27
10 Berwick Bandits 24 6 1 5 1 0 0 1 10 1011 1173 −162 24
11 Scunthorpe Scorpions 24 7 0 5 0 0 1 1 10 999 1185 −186 24
12 Rye House Rockets 24 5 1 6 1 0 0 1 10 998 1166 −168 21
13 Redcar Bears 24 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 12 946 1229 −283 19

Play-offs

Draw

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
   
2 Somerset Rebels 48 41 89  
3 Glasgow Tigers 44 56 100  
3 Glasgow Tigers 42 49 91    
6 Plymouth Devils 46 34 80  
  3 Glasgow Tigers 48 32 80
 
    1 Edinburgh Monarchs 41 58 99
1 Edinburgh Monarchs 44 58 102
4 Peterborough Panthers 46 51 97  
4 Peterborough Panthers 46 32 78  
5 Sheffield Tigers 44 38 82  

Quarter-finals

17 September 2015 Report Sheffield Tigers 44–46 Peterborough Panthers Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Darren Hartley

27 September 2015 Report Peterborough Panthers 51–38 Sheffield Tigers East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Dale Entwistle

2 October 2015 Report Plymouth Devils 46–44 Glasgow Tigers St Boniface Arena
Referee(s):
Stuart Wilson

4 October 2015 Report Glasgow Tigers 56–34 Plymouth Devils Ashfield Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

Semi-finals

4 October 2015 Report Peterborough Panthers 46–44 Edinburgh Monarchs East of England Showground
Referee(s):
Peter Clarke

9 October 2015 Report Edinburgh Monarchs 58–32 Peterborough Panthers Armadale Stadium
Referee(s):
Willie Dishington

9 October 2015 Report Somerset Rebels 48–42 Glasgow Tigers Oaktree Arena
Referee(s):
David Watters

11 October 2015 Report Glasgow Tigers 49–41 Somerset Rebels Ashfield Stadium
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

Grand final

16 October 2015 Report Glasgow Tigers 48–41 Edinburgh Monarchs Ashfield Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

17 October 2015 Report Edinburgh Monarchs 58–32 Glasgow Tigers Armadale Stadium
Referee(s):
Dave Robinson

Notes

  1. 1 2 Mathias Thörnblom replaced Ben Barker for the twenty-first declaration of the season.[9]
  2. 1 2 Hynek Štichauer replaced Matic Voldrih for the second declaration of the season.[10]
  3. 1 2 Fernando García replaced Hynek Štichauer for the fifteenth declaration of the season.[11]
  4. 1 2 Anders Mellgren replaced Alex Edberg for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  5. 1 2 Richard Hall replaced Luke Crang for the sixth declaration of the season.[13]
  6. 1 2 Kauko Nieminen replaced David Howe for the twenty-third declaration of the season.[14]
  7. 1 2 David Howe replaced Kozza Smith for the fifteenth declaration of the season.[11]
  8. 1 2 Hynek Štichauer replaced Dimitri Berge for the twenty-third declaration of the season.[14]
  9. 1 2 Ashley Morris replaced Ritchie Hawkins for the seventeenth declaration of the season.[15]
  10. 1 2 Tero Aarnio replaced Lewis Rose for the twenty-first declaration of the season.[9]
  11. 1 2 Emil Grøndal replaced Oliver Allen for the nineteenth declaration of the season.[16]
  12. 1 2 Ben Barker replaced Robert Lambert for the twenty-eighth declaration of the season.[17]
  13. 1 2 Anders Thomsen replaced Lewis Blackbird for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  14. 1 2 Rafał Konopka replaced Oliver Greenwood for the eighteenth declaration of the season.[18]
  15. 1 2 James Wright replaced Roland Benko for the twenty-third declaration of the season.[14]</ref><ref name='EklWri' group='N'>Linus Eklöf replaced James Wright for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  16. 1 2 Todd Kurtz replaced Ashley Morris for the tenth declaration of the season.[19]
  17. ↑
  18. 1 2 Roland Benko replaced Sam Chapman for the thirteenth declaration of the season.[20]
  19. 1 2 Jonas Brøndum Andersen replaced Rafał Konopka for the fifteenth declaration of the season.[11]
  20. 1 2 Adam Roynon replaced Hugh Skidmore for the sixth declaration of the season.[13]
  21. 1 2 Dimitri Berge replaced Ben Morley for the twenty-third declaration of the season.[14]
  22. 1 2 Robert Lambert replaced Anders Mellgren for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  23. 1 2 Dan Greenwood replaced Robin Aspegren for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  24. 1 2 Danny Maassen replaced Steve Boxall for the nineteenth declaration of the season.[16]
  25. 1 2 Dan Greenwood replaced Luke Bowen for the fourth declaration of the season.[21] This change was reverted for the twentieth declaration.[22]
  26. 1 2 Ryan Douglas replaced David Howe for the ninth declaration of the season.[23]
  27. 1 2 Zdeněk Holub replaced Josh Auty for the twenty-fifth declaration of the season.[24]
  28. 1 2 Leigh Lanham replaced Ryan Douglas for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  29. 1 2 Andreas Lyager replaced Ben Wilson for the twenty-sixth declaration of the season.[25]
  30. 1 2 Ben Wilson replaced Ellis Perks for the ninth declaration of the season.[23]
  31. 1 2 Andre Compton replaced Simon Stead for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  32. 1 2 Jason Garrity replaced David Bellego for the second declaration of the season.[10]
  33. 1 2 David Bellego replaced Ty Proctor for the twelfth declaration of the season.[26]
  34. 1 2 Nicolai Klindt replaced Andre Compton for the twenty-fourth declaration of the season.[27]
  35. 1 2 Michele Castagna replaced Ashley Birks for the twenty-third declaration of the season.[14]
  36. 1 2 Robin Aspegren replaced Arthur Sissis for the thirtieth declaration of the season.[12]
  37. 1 2 Rasmus Jensen replaced Leigh Lanham for the twenty-sixth declaration of the season.[25]
  38. 1 2 Oliver Greenwood replaced Benji Compton for the nineteenth declaration of the season.[16]
  39. 1 2 Matt Wethers replaced Rusty Harrison for the eighth declaration of the season.[28]
  40. 1 2 Rusty Harrison replaced Nathan Greaves for the fifteenth declaration of the season.[11]
  41. 1 2 Matt Williamson replaced Nicki Barrett for the twentieth declaration of the season.[22]

References

  1. ↑ "Panthers saved after reaching £40,000 survival target". Peterborough Telegraph. Johnston Press. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh Monarchs retain speedway title". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Kinvig, David (27 September 2015). "Edinburgh Monarchs cruise to League Cup Final victory". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Brammer, Chris (2 October 2015). "Ipswich Witches finish third as Edinburgh Monarchs win Premier League Fours title". Ipswich Star. Archant. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Somerset Rebels win Premier League Knock-out Cup". Western Morning News. Local World. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Heartbreak for Somerset Rebels as Ipswich Witches win pairs title". Western Morning News. Local World. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  7. ↑ Pearson, Nigel (6 September 2015). "Ostergaard the shock winner of Riders' Championship at Owlerton". Sheffield Star. Sheffield Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 1" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  9. 1 2 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 21" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 2" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 15" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 30" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  13. 1 2 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 6" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 23" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 17" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  16. 1 2 3 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 19" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 28" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 18" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 10" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  20. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 13" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  21. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 4" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  22. 1 2 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 20" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  23. 1 2 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 9" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 25" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  25. 1 2 "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 26" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  26. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 12" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 24" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  28. ↑ "2015 Premier League Team Declarations And Green Sheets Issue 8" (PDF). Premier League. Speedway GB. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

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