1997 Speedway Premier League
Encyclopedia
The Premier League is the second division of Speedway
in the United Kingdom
and goverened by the Speedway Control Board
(SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association
(BSPA).
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and goverened by the Speedway Control Board
The Speedway Control Board
The Speedway Control Bureau , formerly known as the Speedway Control Board, governs the sport of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Auto Cycle Union . The directors are appointed by the ACU and British Speedway Promoters' Association...
(SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association
British Speedway Promoters' Association
The British Speedway Promoters Association organises the domestic motorcycle speedway competitions in the UK. They are also responsible for the promotion and running of the FIM meetings staged in Britain....
(BSPA).
Season summary
The Premier League was founded (as a second division competition) with 14 teams for the 1997 season, running on a standard format with no play-offs.Final table
| M | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bon | Tot | |
| Reading Racers Reading Racers Reading Racers were a British motorcycle speedway team. Formed in 1968, they won four British League titles during their history... |
26 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1323 | 1011 | 44 | 13 | 57 |
| Long Eaton Invaders Long Eaton Invaders Several motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Station Road Stadium as the Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and the Long Eaton Invaders... |
26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1227 | 1107 | 37 | 11 | 48 |
| Edinburgh Monarchs Edinburgh Monarchs The Edinburgh Monarchs are a Scottish Speedway team, currently based in Armadale. They compete in the Speedway Premier League, racing on Friday nights during the Speedway season. The club is run by a Board of Directors, chaired by Alex Harkess. The team manager is Alan "Doc" Bridgett... |
26 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1235 | 1102 | 38 | 8 | 43 |
| Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds Newcastle Diamonds are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the British Premier League. The club has a reputation of importing young foreign talent and have given starts to the British careers of six times World Champion Ivan Mauger, three times World Champion Ole Olsen, 1974 World Champion... |
26 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1201 | 1134 | 30 | 8 | 38 |
| Exeter Falcons Exeter Falcons The Exeter Falcons were a speedway team which operated from 1947 until their closure in 2005 at the County Ground Stadium in Exeter. The track first operated in 1929.-Track:... |
26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 1213 | 1125 | 28 | 6 | 34 |
| Glasgow Tigers Glasgow Tigers (speedway) The Glasgow Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team from Glasgow, Scotland. Formed in 1928, the club adopted the Tigers nickname in 1946 and compete in the British Premier League... |
26 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1158 | 1179 | 26 | 6 | 32 |
| Arena Essex Hammers | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1157 | 1179 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| Isle of Wight Islanders Isle of Wight Islanders The Isle of Wight Wightlink Islanders are a British Speedway team. They currently compete in the National League and ride at the Smallbrook Stadium.... * |
26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1149 | 1184 | 24 | 7 | 31 |
| Hull Vikings Hull Vikings Hull Vikings, were a speedway team from Hull, England. The team began life as the 'Hull Angels', based at Hedon on the outskirts of Hull between 1947 and mid 1949. Speedway came back to Hull after a long gap and were known as the Vikings, racing at The Boulevard, the former ground of rugby league... |
26 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 1134 | 1195 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| Sheffield Tigers Sheffield Tigers The Sheffield 'Window Centre' Tigers are a speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British Premier League and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium which is the fastest track in British speedway... |
26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1116 | 1219 | 24 | 5 | 29 |
| Oxford Cheetahs Oxford Cheetahs The Oxford Cheetahs were a British Speedway team based in Oxford, England. From 1972 to 1975 they were known as Oxford Rebels, which was the name the team took to White City in 1976 as White City Rebels. The new Oxford team, in the National League, took back the name of Cheetahs... |
26 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 1116 | 1219 | 18 | 6 | 24 |
| Stoke Potters Stoke Potters The Stoke Potters are a British Speedway team currently competing in the National League. The team races at Loomer Road Stadium.In the late 1940s, early 1950s and the early 1960s, the club was based in Sun Street in Hanley, and were originally known as the Hanley Potters when crowds of over 12,000... |
26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 1111 | 1122 | 18 | 3 | 21 |
| Berwick Bandits Berwick Bandits The Berwick Bandits are a speedway team based at Shielfield Park, Berwick upon Tweed, the club competes in the British Premier League.-Brief history:... |
26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1105 | 1223 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| Newport Wasps Newport Wasps Newport Wasps are a British motorcycle speedway team based in Newport, South Wales. They were the 1999 Conference League champions.-History:The Wasp logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport... |
26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 1095 | 1241 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
- replaced Skegness Braves mid-season
External links
- british-speedway.co.uk - Official league tables