2009 Speedway Elite League
Encyclopedia
The 2009 Elite League is the 13th since its establishment in 1997. The first fixtures of the season took place on 30 March and the season ended on 12 October. The Poole Pirates
were the defending champions from 2008.
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points
Last updated: September 27, 2010
Source: BSPA
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Freddie Lindgren
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Nicolai Klindt
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Adam Skornicki
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Chris Kerr
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Ty Proctor || 1, F, 1, 2', 1 ||align=center| 5+1
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| ||1 || Leigh Adams
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| ||2 || Ryan Fisher
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| ||3 || Travis McGowan
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| ||4 || Simon Stead
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Matej Zagar
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|||7|| Morten Risager
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|colspan=3|Manager: Alun Rossiter
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| ||1 || Leigh Adams
|| 2, 3, 3, 2, 2' ||align=center| 12+1
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| ||3 || Travis McGowan
|| 1', 1, 3, 2' ||align=center| 7+2
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| ||2 || Ryan Fisher
|| 2, 0, 1', 2 ||align=center| 5+1
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| ||4 || Simon Stead
|| 0, 3, 2, 2 ||align=center| 7
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| ||5|| Matej Zagar
|| 3, 2, 3, 1', 3 ||align=center| 12+1
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| ||6|| Cory Gathercole
|| 1, 0, 1 ||align=center| 2
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|||7|| Morten Risager
|| 3, 0, 2', 1', 1' ||align=center| 7+3
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|colspan=3|Manager: Alun Rossiter
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| ||2 || Nicolai Klindt
|| 0, 1', 0, 0 ||align=center| 1+1
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| ||3 || Adam Skornicki
|| 1, 1, 1, 6^ ||align=center| 9
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| ||4 || Tai Woffinden
|| 3, 3, 0, 3, 1 ||align=center| 10
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| ||5|| Peter Karlsson
|| 2, 2, 3, 0 ||align=center| 7
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| ||6|| Chris Kerr
|| 0, 0, 0 ||align=center| 0
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|||7|| Ty Proctor || 2, 1', 1, 0, 0 ||align=center| 4+1
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Wolverhampton
were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 95-90.
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the British Elite League...
were the defending champions from 2008.
League table
| Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | +/- | Pts | |||||||
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| 3W | 2W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
| 1 | Swindon Robins Swindon Robins The Swindon Speedway team, also known as the Swindon Robins, are an English Motorcycle Speedway team established in 1949 that competes in the Elite League.... (Runners Up) |
32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1602 | 1331 | 79 | |
| 2 | Wolverhampton Wolves Wolverhampton Wolves The Wolverhampton Wolves are a British Speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and have signed a new deal with owner Dave Parry for the 2008 season onwards. The team is managed by Peter Adams and the promoter of the club is Chris Van... (Champions) |
32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1580 | 1361 | 75 | |
| 3 | Lakeside Hammers Lakeside Hammers The Lakeside Hammers are a speedway team who race in the British Elite League. They were founded by promoter Wally Mawdsley and stock car promoter Chick Woodroffe... |
32 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1511 | 1437 | 54 | |
| 4 | Coventry Bees Coventry Bees The Coventry Bees are a motorcycle speedway team based at Brandon near Coventry, England. A Coventry team was first formed in 1928 and competed in the Southern League and then the National League in the pre-war era at Brandon stadium. There were also meetings at a stadium in Lythalls Lane... |
32 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1451 | 1456 | 52 | |
| 5 | Peterborough Panthers Peterborough Panthers The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England.They were the British Elite League Speedway Champions in 1999 and 2006... |
32 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1463 | 1484 | 47 | |
| 6 | Ipswich Witches Ipswich Witches The Ipswich Witches are a British speedway club based at Foxhall Stadium near Ipswich, Suffolk. Meetings are staged on most Thursdays from March until October, normally commencing at 7.30pm.... |
32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1431 | 1498 | 41 | |
| 7 | Eastbourne Eagles Eastbourne Eagles The Eastbourne Eagles are a British speedway team based near Eastbourne, England who compete in the British Elite League. They became Elite League Champions in 2000. They were also Elite League Knockout Cup winners in 2002 and again in 2008. Speedway was initially introduced to Eastbourne in... |
32 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1393 | 1527 | 36 | |
| 8 | Poole Pirates Poole Pirates Poole Pirates are a motorcycle speedway team based in Poole, England, competing in the British Elite League... |
32 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1391 | 1526 | 32 | |
| 9 | Belle Vue Aces Belle Vue Aces The Belle Vue Aces are a British speedway team from Manchester in the north west of England.-Brief history:Racing first took place in 1928 at the Belle Vue greyhound stadium in Kirkmanshulme Lane before moving the following year to a specially built stadium nearby on Hyde Road. The club raced there... |
32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1373 | 1575 | 32 |
| Key: | |
|---|---|
| Championship play-offs | |
| Relegation play-offs | |
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points
Last updated: September 27, 2010
Source: BSPA
Leg 1
Leg 2
First leg
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Freddie LindgrenFredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)
Jan Fredrik Tobias Lindgren is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League...
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Nicolai KlindtNicolai Klindt
Nicolai Klindt is a Danish speedway rider has won 2007 Individual Under-19 European Champion title.-Career:* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2007 - 17th place in Semi-Final A ...
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Adam SkornickiAdam Skórnicki
Adam Skórnicki is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who was the 2008 Individual Polish Champion and a former Polish Under-21 international. He rides for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the British Elite League.-Career:...
|| 3, 3, 1', 3 ||align=center| 10+1
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| ||4 || Tai Woffinden
Tai Woffinden
Tai Woffinden is a speedway rider currently riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the British Elite League, and is the son of former speedway rider Rob Woffinden.- Career :...
|| F, 2', 2, 3 ||align=center| 7+1
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Peter KarlssonPeter Karlsson (speedway rider)
Peter Gunnar Karlsson is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League....
|| 2, 3, 3, 2', 0 ||align=center| 10+1
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Chris KerrChris Kerr
Chris Kerr is a professional speedway rider in the United States. He is nicknamed "The Tiger" and represented USA in the 2007 Speedway World Cup.-Career:...
|| 3, 0, 0 ||align=center| 3
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Ty Proctor || 1, F, 1, 2', 1 ||align=center| 5+1|-
|colspan=3|Manager: Peter Adams
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Leigh AdamsLeigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...
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Ryan FisherRyan Fisher
Ryan Fisher is an American international motorcycle speedway rider.-Career:Fisher began riding in the United Kingdom for Coventry in 2002 and has since riddden for Oxford and Belle Vue. He was a doubling up riding for a second successive season at Edinburgh on the Premier side and Swindon on the...
|| 0, 0, 3, 1' ||align=center| 4+1
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Travis McGowanTravis McGowan
Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship...
|| 1', 1', 0, 0 ||align=center| 2+2
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| ||4 || Simon Stead
Simon Stead
Simon Stead is an international Speedway rider. Simon currently rides for the Swindon Robins in the British Elite League, Masarna in the Swedish League and for Intar Ostrów in the Polish League.-Career Summary:...
|| 2, 2, 1, 4^ ||align=center| 9
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Matej ZagarMatej Žagar
Matej Žagar is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won Individual Speedway European Champion titles...
|| 3, 2, 3, 0^, 1' ||align=center| 9+1
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| ||6|| Paul Hurry
Paul Hurry
Paul William George Hurry is a British international motorcycle speedway rider. Hurry began his racing career aged 16 with the Arena Essex Hammers in 1991. In 1994 he became British under 21 champion and in 2000 he finished in second place at the British Speedway Championship...
|| 0, 0, 0 ||align=center| 0
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Morten RisagerMorten Risager
Morten Risager - a Danish speedway rider.He earned his Speedway licence in 2003.-Clubs career:*Polish league:**Intar Lazur Ostrów Wlkp...
|| 2, 1, 2', 1, 0 ||align=center| 6+1
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|colspan=3|Manager: Alun Rossiter
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Second leg
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Leigh AdamsLeigh Adams
Leigh Scott Adams is an Australian motorcycle speedway rider. He is a multiple Speedway Grand Prix winner and World Team Champion...
|| 2, 3, 3, 2, 2' ||align=center| 12+1
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Travis McGowanTravis McGowan
Travis McGowan is an Australian speedway rider.-Career:McGowan started racing motorbikes the age of ten and by 1993 he had already won the Australian Under-16 Speedway Championship...
|| 1', 1, 3, 2' ||align=center| 7+2
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Ryan FisherRyan Fisher
Ryan Fisher is an American international motorcycle speedway rider.-Career:Fisher began riding in the United Kingdom for Coventry in 2002 and has since riddden for Oxford and Belle Vue. He was a doubling up riding for a second successive season at Edinburgh on the Premier side and Swindon on the...
|| 2, 0, 1', 2 ||align=center| 5+1
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| ||4 || Simon Stead
Simon Stead
Simon Stead is an international Speedway rider. Simon currently rides for the Swindon Robins in the British Elite League, Masarna in the Swedish League and for Intar Ostrów in the Polish League.-Career Summary:...
|| 0, 3, 2, 2 ||align=center| 7
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Matej ZagarMatej Žagar
Matej Žagar is a Slovenian motorcycle speedway rider who was won Individual Speedway European Champion titles...
|| 3, 2, 3, 1', 3 ||align=center| 12+1
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Cory GathercoleCory Gathercole
Cory Gathercole is an Australian international motorcycle speedway rider who rides for the Somerset Rebels in the British Premier League.He is also a member of the Swindon Robins squad in the Elite League....
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Morten RisagerMorten Risager
Morten Risager - a Danish speedway rider.He earned his Speedway licence in 2003.-Clubs career:*Polish league:**Intar Lazur Ostrów Wlkp...
|| 3, 0, 2', 1', 1' ||align=center| 7+3
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|colspan=3|Manager: Alun Rossiter
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Freddie LindgrenFredrik Lindgren (speedway rider)
Jan Fredrik Tobias Lindgren is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the Elite League...
|| 3, 2, 2, 3, 0||align=center| 10
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Nicolai KlindtNicolai Klindt
Nicolai Klindt is a Danish speedway rider has won 2007 Individual Under-19 European Champion title.-Career:* Individual U-21 World Championship** 2007 - 17th place in Semi-Final A ...
|| 0, 1', 0, 0 ||align=center| 1+1
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Adam SkornickiAdam Skórnicki
Adam Skórnicki is a Polish motorcycle speedway rider who was the 2008 Individual Polish Champion and a former Polish Under-21 international. He rides for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the British Elite League.-Career:...
|| 1, 1, 1, 6^ ||align=center| 9
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| ||4 || Tai Woffinden
Tai Woffinden
Tai Woffinden is a speedway rider currently riding for the Wolverhampton Wolves in the British Elite League, and is the son of former speedway rider Rob Woffinden.- Career :...
|| 3, 3, 0, 3, 1 ||align=center| 10
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Peter KarlssonPeter Karlsson (speedway rider)
Peter Gunnar Karlsson is an international motorcycle speedway rider who rides in the UK for the Belle Vue Aces in the Elite League....
|| 2, 2, 3, 0 ||align=center| 7
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Chris KerrChris Kerr
Chris Kerr is a professional speedway rider in the United States. He is nicknamed "The Tiger" and represented USA in the 2007 Speedway World Cup.-Career:...
|| 0, 0, 0 ||align=center| 0
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Ty Proctor || 2, 1', 1, 0, 0 ||align=center| 4+1|-
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Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton Wolves
The Wolverhampton Wolves are a British Speedway team based in Wolverhampton, England. They are sponsored by Parry's International Travel, and have signed a new deal with owner Dave Parry for the 2008 season onwards. The team is managed by Peter Adams and the promoter of the club is Chris Van...
were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 95-90.