League | Premier League |
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Champions | Peterborough Panthers |
Knockout Cup | Reading Racers |
Young Shield | Isle of Wight Islanders |
Individual | Glenn Cunningham |
Pairs | Peterborough Panthers |
Fours | Peterborough Panthers |
Highest average | Nicki Pedersen |
Division/s above | 1998 Elite League |
Division/s below | 1998 Conference League |
The 1998 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association ( BSPA).
The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1998 season with the following the closure of the Long Eaton Invaders and the decision of the Oxford Cheetahs to compete in the Elite League. The addition of the Peterborough Panthers who dropped down from the Elite League limited the reduction in numbers.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Peterborough. [1]
Pos | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
1 | Peterborough Panthers | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1206 | 945 | 34 | 12 | 46 |
2 | Reading Racers | 24 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 1130 | 989 | 32 | 10 | 42 |
3 | Exeter Falcons | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1134 | 1023 | 31 | 7 | 38 |
4 | Hull Vikings | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1098 | 1037 | 30 | 6 | 36 |
5 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1088 | 1064 | 26 | 7 | 33 |
6 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 1095 | 1055 | 24 | 8 | 32 |
7 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1085 | 1065 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
8 | Newport Wasps | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1067 | 1081 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
9 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1078 | 1077 | 22 | 7 | 29 |
10 | Newcastle Diamonds | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 1041 | 1109 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
11 | Arena Essex Hammers | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 995 | 1139 | 18 | 2 | 20 |
12 | Berwick Bandits | 24 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 982 | 1173 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
13 | Stoke Potters | 24 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 956 | 1198 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
The 1998 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 31st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Reading Racers were the winners of the competition. [2] [3] [4]
Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Berwick Bandits | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
2 | Sheffield Tigers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
3 | Glasgow Tigers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
4 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
5 | Newcastle Diamonds | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
6 | Hull Vikings | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
7 | Stoke Potters | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Peterborough Panthers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
2 | Reading Racers | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
3 | Arena Essex Hammers | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
4 | Exeter Falcons | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
5 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
6 | Newport Wasps | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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20/07 | Reading | 56-34 | Sheffield |
16/07 | Sheffield | 45-45 | Reading |
14/08 | Peterborough | 56-34 | Berwick |
22/08 | Berwick | 42-48 | Peterborough |
First leg
Peterborough Panthers Philippe Bergé 10 Simon Stead 9 David Howe 8 Glenn Cunningham 5 Nigel Sadler 5 Brett Woodifield 4 Oliver Allen 3 | 44 – 46 |
Reading Racers Lee Richardson 14 Petri Kokko 12 Paul Clews 7 Dave Mullett 5 Jusin Elkins 5 Phil Morris 2 Krister Marsh 1 |
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Second leg
Reading Racers Lee Richardson 18 Dave Mullett 10 Petri Kokko 10 Krister Marsh 8 Paul Clews 7 Jusin Elkins 4 Phil Morris R/R | 57 – 33 |
Peterborough Panthers Leigh Lanham (guest) 11 Brett Woodifield 9 Philippe Bergé 5 Nigel Sadler 5 Ross Brady 3 Oliver Allen 0 David Howe 0 |
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Reading were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 103–77.
Glenn Cunningham won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 13 September at Owlerton Stadium. [6]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | Glenn Cunningham | 2 2 3 3 3 | 13 | - | 3 |
2 | Carl Stonehewer | 3 3 2 1 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Peter Carr | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | - | 1 |
4 | Nicki Pedersen | 2 2 3 2 2 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
5 | Craig Watson | 1 3 2 2 2 | 11 | 1 | |
6 | Leigh Lanham | 0 3 0 3 3 | 10 | 0 | |
7 | Paul Bentley | 1 0 3 2 2 | 9 | ||
8 | Paul Pickering | 1 1 2 3 0 | 8 | ||
9 | Frank Smart | 2 1 1 1 2 | 7 | ||
10 | Scott Smith | 0 2 3 0 1 | 7 | ||
11 | Lee Richardson | 3 2 1 0 r | 6 | ||
12 | David Walsh | 0 0 1 2 1 | 6 | ||
13 | Paul Thorp | 3 r | 3 | ||
14 | Martin Dixon | 2 0 1 0 | 3 | ||
15 | Steve Masters | 1 1 0 t 1 | 3 | ||
16 | Derrol Keats | 0 0 1 1 1 | 3 | ||
17 | Mick Powell | 0 1 | 1 |
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Hayley Stadium on 26 July. The event was won by Peterborough Panthers. [7] [8]
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Semi finals
Final
Peterborough Panthers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 30 August 1998, at the East of England Arena. [9]
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Peterborough | 24 | Cunningham 8, Berge 6 Woodifield 5 Sadler 5 |
2 | Hull | 19 | Thorp 7, Grahame 5, Bentley 4, Dicken 3, |
3 | Edinburgh | 19 | Carr P 8, McKinna 6, Little 4, Andersson 1 |
4 | Reading | 10 | Richardson 4, Kokko 4, Clews 2, Elkins 0, Mullett 0 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Nicki Pedersen | Newcastle | 9.97 |
Carl Stonehewer | Sheffield | 9.93 |
Lee Richardson | Reading | 9.60 |
Paul Thorp | Hull | 9.56 |
Glenn Cunningham | Peterborough | 9.55 |
Dave Mullett | Reading | 9.48 |
Petri Kokko | Reading | 9.36 |
Mick Powell | Glasgow | 9.32 |
Jan Andersen | Peterborough | 9.29 |
Peter Carr | Edinburgh | 9.26 |
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