1999 Premier League speedway season
# 1999 Premier League speedway season

The 1999 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).

## Season summary

The League consisted of 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Sheffield Tigers.

## Final table

| Pos | | M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1229 | 930 | 38 | 12 | 50 |
| 2 | Newport Wasps | 24 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1152 | 1023 | 33 | 9 | 42 |
| 3 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1151 | 1024 | 28 | 9 | 37 |
| 4 | Swindon Robins | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1110 | 1061 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Newcastle Diamonds | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1103 | 1066 | 23 | 8 | 31 |
| 6 | Exeter Falcons | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1071 | 1087 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 7 | Berwick Bandits | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1024 | 1140 | 27 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Isle of Wight Islanders | 24 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 1085 | 1078 | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| 9 | Arena Essex Hammers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1081 | 1081 | 25 | 5 | 30 |
| 10 | Stoke Potters | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1026 | 1138 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Workington Comets | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1039 | 1132 | 17 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | 9 | 0 | 15 | 999 | 1160 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 13 | Reading Racers | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 1004 | 1154 | 11 | 2 | 13 |

## Premier League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.

### First round

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| - | - | - | - |
| 17/05 | Reading | 53-37 | Glasgow |
| 23/05 | Glasgow | 37-46 | Reading |
| 21/05 | Edinburgh | 53-31 | Newcastle |
| 23/05 | Newcastle | 42-27 | Edinburgh |
| 23/05 | Newport | 47-43 | Stoke |
| 22/05 | Stoke | 46-44 | Newport |
| 20/05 | Sheffield | 52-38 | Isle of Wight |
| 18/05 | Isle of Wight | 42-48 | Sheffield |
| 24/05 | Exeter | 67-23 | Workington |
| 12/06 | Workington | 48-42 | Exeter |

### Quarter-finals

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| - | - | - | - |
| 12/07 | Reading | 46-44 | Sheffield |
| 15/07 | Sheffield | 55-35 | Reading |
| 16/07 | Edinburgh | 57-33 | Newport |
| 04/07 | Newport | 53-37 | Edinburgh |
| 09/07 | Arena Essex | 55-35 | Swindon |
| 29/07 | Swindon | 53-37 | Arena Essex |
| 28/06 | Exeter | 63-37 | Berwick |
| 26/06 | Berwick | 49-40 | Exeter |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| - | - | - | - |
| 20/08 | Edinburgh | 56-34 | Sheffield |
| 26/08 | Sheffield | 55-35 | Edinburgh |
| 20/08 | Arena Essex | 50-39 | Exeter |
| 23/08 | Exeter | 46-44 | Arena Essex |

### Final

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| - | - | - | - |
| 25/09 | Edinburgh | 54-36 | Arena Essex |
| 16/10 | Arena Essex | 49-41 | Edinburgh |

First leg

Second leg

Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 95–85.

## Riders' Championship

Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 September at Owlerton Stadium.

| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sean Wilson | 3 1 3 3 3 | 13 | - | 3 |
| 2 | Jesper Olsen | 2 3 3 3 2 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Craig Watson | 3 2 2 0 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Carl Stonehewer | 3 3 3 1 3 | 13 | - | 0 |
| 5 | Michael Coles | 3 1 1 3 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Paul Pickering | 2 3 3 2 1 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | Glenn Cunningham | 2 2 2 1 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Peter Carr | ex 3 2 2 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Les Collins | 1 ex 2 2 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Anders Henriksson | 1 0 1 3 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Phil Morris | 1 1 1 2 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Paul Bentley | 1 2 0 1 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Leigh Lanham | ex 2 0 1 1 | 4 |
| 14 | James Grieves | 2 0 0 0 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Neville Tatum | 0 1 1 0 0 | 2 |
| 16 | David Meldrum | 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 |

* f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

## Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Hayley Stadium on 25 July. The event was won by Workington Comets.

| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Workington | 38 | Stonehewer 20, Werner 18 |
| 2 | Arena Essex | 31 | Lanham 18, White 13 |
| 3 | Newport | 28 | Smart 18, Watson 10 |
| 5 | Edinburgh | 24 | Grieves 20, Little 4 |
| u | Sheffield | ? | Wilson, Compton |
| u | Glasgow | ? | Collins, Sanchez |
| u | Newcastle | ? | Olsen, Eriksson |
