Speedway Elite League

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Speedway Elite League
Sport Speedway
Founded 1997
No. of competitors 11
Country United Kingdom
Current champion Peterborough Panthers
Official website british-speedway.co.uk

The Elite League is the top division of Speedway in the United Kingdom.

The League consisted of 11 teams for the 2007 season and is sponsored by Sky Sports.

Contents

Home Away Bonus
Team M W D L W D L F A Pts W L Tot
Peterborough 40 18 0 2 6 0 14 1942 1731 48 16 4 64
Reading 40 16 0 4 9 1 10 1934 1756 51 13 7 64
Swindon 40 19 0 1 4 1 15 1893 1786 47 14 6 61
Coventry 40 18 1 1 5 0 15 1856 1835 47 11 9 58
Belle Vue 40 19 0 1 2 0 18 1880 1761 42 15 5 57
Wolverhampton 40 16 1 3 4 1 15 1827 1840 42 10 10 52
Poole 40 18 0 2 1 0 19 1880 1806 38 13 6 51
Ipswich 40 17 0 3 2 0 18 1847 1837 38 8 12 46
Eastbourne 40 17 1 2 3 0 17 1791 1860 41 5 15 46
Oxford 40 11 0 9 1 0 19 1696 1989 24 2 18 26
Arena Essex 40 11 0 9 0 0 20 1658 2003 22 3 17 25

The British League was formed in 1965 and matches are held over a series of races, with 2 riders from each team taking part in each race. In 1995 it became known as the Premier League for two years before becoming the Elite League in 1997. The Championship was decided on a straight league table basis until 2001. A Play-off system was introduced in 2002, with the top four in the table taking part in a knock out competition to decide the champions.


Year Champions Runners Up Third / Losing semi-finalists (from 2002)
1965 West Ham Hammers Wimbledon Dons Coventry Bees
1966 Halifax Dukes Coventry Bees Swindon Robins
1967 Swindon Robins Coventry Bees West Ham Hammers
1968 Coventry Bees Hackney Hawks Exeter Falcons
1969 Poole Pirates Belle Vue Aces Wimbledon Dons
1970 Belle Vue Aces Wimbledon Dons Coventry Bees
1971 Belle Vue Aces Leicester Lions Coventry Bees
1972 Belle Vue Aces Reading Racers King's Lynn Stars
1973 Reading Racers Sheffield Tigers King's Lynn Stars
1974 Exeter Falcons Belle Vue Aces Ipswich Witches
1975 Ipswich Witches Belle Vue Aces Newport Wasps
1976 Ipswich Witches Belle Vue Aces Exeter Falcons
1977 White City Rebels Exeter Falcons Reading Racers
1978 Coventry Bees Belle Vue Aces Hull Vikings
1979 Coventry Bees Hull Vikings Cradley Heath Heathens
1980 Reading Racers Hackney Hawks Belle Vue Aces
1981 Cradley Heath Heathens Ipswich Witches Swindon Robins
1982 Belle Vue Aces Cradley Heath Heathens Ipswich Witches
1983 Cradley Heath Heathens Ipswich Witches Coventry Bees
1984 Ipswich Witches Belle Vue Aces Cradley Heath Heathens
1985 Oxford Cheetahs Sheffield Tigers Coventry Bees
1986 Oxford Cheetahs Cradley Heath Heathens Wolverhampton Wolves
1987 Coventry Bees Cradley Heath Heathens Swindon Robins
1988 Coventry Bees Belle Vue Aces Cradley Heath Heathens
1989 Oxford Cheetahs Wolverhampton Wolves Cradley Heath Heathens
1990 Reading Racers Wolverhampton Wolves Belle Vue Aces
1991 Wolverhampton Wolves Bradford Dukes Cradley Heath Heathens
1992 Reading Racers Bradford Dukes Poole Pirates
1993 Belle Vue Aces Wolverhampton Wolves Eastbourne Eagles
1994 Poole Pirates Eastbourne Eagles Wolverhampton Wolves
1995 Eastbourne Eagles Bradford Dukes Cradley Heath Heathens
1996 Wolverhampton Wolves Peterborough Panthers Eastbourne Eagles
1997 Bradford Dukes Eastbourne Eagles Swindon Robins
1998 Ipswich Witches Belle Vue Aces Coventry Bees
1999 Peterborough Panthers Poole Pirates King's Lynn Stars
2000 Eastbourne Eagles King's Lynn Stars Ipswich Witches
2001 Oxford Cheetahs Poole Pirates Coventry Bees
2002 Wolverhampton Wolves Eastbourne Eagles Coventry Bees / Poole Pirates
2003 Poole Pirates Coventry Bees Peterborough Panthers / Oxford Cheetahs
2004 Poole Pirates Wolverhampton Wolves Ipswich Witches / Eastbourne Eagles
2005 Coventry Bees Belle Vue Aces Peterborough Panthers / Eastbourne Eagles
2006 Peterborough Panthers Reading Bulldogs Swindon Robins / Coventry Bees

 v • d • e Speedway Elite League
Teams: Belle Vue Aces | Coventry Bees | Eastbourne Eagles | Ipswich Witches | Lakeside Hammers | Oxford Cheetahs | Peterborough Panthers | Poole Pirates | Reading Bulldogs | Swindon Robins | Wolverhampton Wolves
Leagues: Elite League | Premier League | Conference League
Related articles: Speedway | Speedway Grand Prix | Speedway World Cup | Speedway in the United Kingdom
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