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2003 Elite League speedway season

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The 2003 Elite League speedway season was the 69th season of the top division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).[1][2][3]

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Season summary

In 2003, the league decreased to eight teams, after the King's Lynn dropped to the Premier League and reverted back to their traditional name of Stars. They also lost the promotion of Nigel Wagstaff, who took over at Oxford, which resulted in he name Cheetahs replaced with the Silver Machine name from King's Lynn. King's Lynn's leading riders Nicki Pedersen and Sebastian Ułamek also switched to Oxford. Freddie Eriksson went to Ipswich. Oxford also brought in former World Champion Greg Hancock from Coventry but lost Leigh Adams and Lukáš Dryml to Poole.[4]

Poole's decision to recruit Adams and Dryml was instrumental because they went on to claim the title. Adams finished top of the league averages and he was backed up by their five time World Champion Tony Rickardsson and the vastly improved form of Magnus Zetterström. Poole went on to complete the double by winning the Knockout Cup.[5][6][7]

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Final table

Pos M W D L F A Pts Bon Tot
1 Poole Pirates 28 20 1 7 1335 1182 41 11 52
2 Coventry Bees 28 17 0 11 1295 1224 34 9 43
3 Peterborough Panthers 28 16 0 12 1325 1195 32 8 40
4 Oxford Silver Machine 28 16 0 12 1295 1224 32 8 40
5 Wolverhampton Wolves 28 14 1 13 1248 1265 29 6 35
6 Eastbourne Eagles 28 12 1 15 1261 1250 25 7 32
7 Belle Vue Aces 28 9 1 18 1219 1298 19 5 24
8 Ipswich Witches 28 6 0 22 1088 1428 12 0 12
= Qualified for Play Offs

'A' Fixtures

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

'B' Fixtures

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

Semi-final decided over one leg. Grand Final decided by aggregate scores over two legs.

Semi-finals

  • Poole Pirates 48-42 Oxford Silver Machine
  • Coventry Bees 60-30 Peterborough Panthers

Final

First leg

More information Coventry BeesAndreas Jonsson 15Lee Richardson 7Jason Bunyan 7Billy Hamill 6Billy Janniro 4Robson 4Ryan Fisher 1, 44 - 45 ...

Second leg

More information Poole PiratesAleš Dryml Jr. 14Tony Rickardsson 13Leigh Adams 11Mark Loram 8Bjarne Pedersen 5Antonio Lindbäck 4Davey Watt 0, 55 - 35 ...

The Poole Pirates were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 100-79.

Elite League Knockout Cup

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The 2003 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 65th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.[9]

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

First leg

More information Poole PiratesTony Rickardsson 13Leigh Adams 12Mark Loram 8Aleš Dryml Jr. 5Bjarne Pedersen 3Garry Stead 3Antonio Lindbäck 2, 46 - 42 ...

Second leg

More information Coventry BeesAndreas Jonsson 12Ryan Fisher 10Lee Richardson 7Mikael Max (guest) 7Billy Janniro 7Jason Bunyan 2Stuart Robson 1, 46 - 44 ...

The Poole Pirates were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 90-88.

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Riders' Championship

Lee Richardson won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Brandon Stadium on 18 October.[10]

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Leading final averages

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Riders & final averages

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Belle Vue

Coventry

Eastbourne

Ipswich

Oxford

Peterborough

Poole

Wolverhampton

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