2006 Elite League speedway season

2006 Elite League speedway season

League	Sky Sports Elite League
Season	2006
Champions	Peterborough Panthers
Knockout Cup	Coventry Bees
Pairs Championship	Belle Vue Aces
Craven Shield	Poole Pirates
Elite League Riders Championship	Jason Crump
Highest average	Jason Crump (11.14)

The Elite League is the top 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

In 2006, the league consisted of eleven teams, after the newly named Reading Bulldogs, moved up from the Premier League. The Championship was won by the Peterborough Panthers by a single race point in the play-off final.^[1]

Final table

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

Play-offs

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

Semi finals

• Peterborough Panthers 52-40 Coventry Bees
• Reading Bulldogs 51-43 Swindon Robins

Final

• Peterborough Panthers 95-94 Reading Bulldogs

References

1. Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0-7524-4250-3.

External links

• british-speedway.co.uk – Official league tables