- Source: 2004 Premier League speedway season
The 2004 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 15 teams for the 2004 season after the Swindon Robins and Arena Essex Hammers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Trelawny Tigers.
The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Hull Vikings.
Fixtures & results
Final table
Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2004 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 37th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
= Final
=First leg
Second leg
Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–91.
Riders' Championship
Andre Compton won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 19 September at Owlerton Stadium. Compton was awarded the title following a last bend crash in the final with Simon Stead, the latter was attributed as the cause of the crash.
f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Smallmead Stadium on 20 June. The event was won by Reading (Danny Bird & Phil Morris) who beat Stoke (Paul Pickering & Alan Mogridge) in the final.
Other teams
Berwick: Kristensen, Franc
Exeter: Lemon, Stephens
Isle of Wight: Boyce, Bunyan
Sheffield: Ashworth, Compton
Somerset: Fry, Cunningham
Workington: Stonehewer, Collins
Semi finals
Reading bt Glasgow 6-3
Stoke bt Rye House 5-4
Final
Reading bt Stoke 7-2
Fours
Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 21 August 2004, at Derwent Park.
Final leading averages
Riders & final averages
Berwick
Edinburgh
Exeter
Glasgow
Hull
Isle of Wight
King's Lynn
Newcastle
Newport
Reading
Rye House
Sheffield
Somerset
Stoke
Workington
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- 2004 Premier League speedway season
- 2004 Elite League speedway season
- Kauko Nieminen
- Premier League (speedway)
- 2005 Premier League speedway season
- 2003 Premier League speedway season
- Danny Bird (speedway rider)
- Emil Kramer
- Hackney Speedway
- Glasgow Tigers (speedway)
