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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).

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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.[1]

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
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Fixtures & results

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Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Premier League Knockout Cup

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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.[3]

First round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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First leg

More information Edinburgh MonarchsPeter Carr 14Blair Scott 13James Grieves 12Ross Brady 8Kevin Little 7Justin Elkins 0Brian Turner 0, 54 – 36 ...

Second leg

More information Arena Essex HammersLeigh Lanham 12Troy Pratt 12Colin White 10Gary Corbett 5Roger Lobb 5Matt Read 4John Wainwright 1, 49 – 41 ...

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

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Riders' Championship

Sean Wilson won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 September at Owlerton Stadium.[6]

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Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Hayley Stadium on 25 July. The event was won by Workington Comets.[7][8]

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Fours

Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 29 August 1999, at the East of England Arena.[9]

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Final leading averages

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Riders & final averages

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Arena Essex

  • Leigh Lanham 9.10
  • Colin White 8.76
  • Troy Pratt 7.19
  • Gary Corbett 5.99
  • Matt Read 5.37
  • Roger Lobb 5.33
  • John Wainwright 3.59

Berwick

Edinburgh

Exeter

  • Michael Coles 9.36
  • Mark Simmonds 8.03
  • Graeme Gordon 7.75
  • Lee Dicken 6.46
  • Wayne Barrett 5.39
  • Chris Harris 4.86
  • Gary Lobb 4.03
  • Chris Courage 2.24

Glasgow

Isle of Wight

Newcastle

Newport

Reading

  • Petri Kokko 9.42
  • Dave Mullett 9.04
  • Per Wester 9.00
  • Phil Morris 7.49
  • Paul Clews 5.70
  • Justin Elkins 5.59
  • Jarno Kosonen 4.51
  • Marc Norris 3.83
  • Shane Colvin 2.35
  • Peter Collyer 1.81

Sheffield

Stoke

Swindon

Workington

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