2009 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season

2009 Premier League speedway seasonLeague| Premier League

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Champions| King's Lynn Stars
Knockout Cup| King's Lynn Stars
Premier Trophy| King's Lynn Stars
Young Shield| Workington Comets
Pairs| Birmingham Brummies
Fours| Workington Comets
Individual| Ricky Ashworth
Highest average| Darcy Ward
Division/s above| 2009 Elite League
Division/s below| 2009 National League

* <- 2008
* 2010 ->

The 2009 Premier League season was the second division of motorcycle speedway racing in the United Kingdom and the 15th season since its creation in 1995. The league is governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).

## Summary

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The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2009 season with the re-admission of the Newport Wasps and the loss of Mildenhall Fen Tigers, Isle of Wight Islanders (Both dropped to National League) and the Reading Racers (Loss of Stadium). New rules introduced for 2009 with a complete revamp of the points scoring system. The team finishing at the top of the league table at the end of the season after accumulating the most points were declared the Premier League champions. The four highest placed teams were entered into promotion play-offs, whereby the Premier League play-off winner faced the bottom Elite League team over two legs. Teams finishing in fifth to twelfth at the time of the fixture cut-off date compete in the Young Shield.

The Kings Lynn Stars were crowned the Premier League champions after ending the season as the highest placed team.[1] The Edinburgh Monarchs finished second, Newcastle Diamonds third and the Birmingham Brummies fourth. All four teams took part in the promotion play-off with Edinburgh and King's Lynn reaching the final. Edinburgh won 97–83 on aggregate and faced Elite League team Belle Vue Aces, but lost the two-legged promotion/relegation final.

## New points scoring system

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A new points scoring systems was devised for the 2009 season in an effort to make teams more competitive even when losing. If a Home team were to win by 7 or more points they would receive 3 points for the win. However, if the away team restricted the win from 1-6 points, the home team would receive only 2 points for the win, and the away team would be awarded 1 point for losing by less than 7 away from home.
If the match was a draw, the home team would be awarded 1 point and the away team awarded 2.
If the away team won the match by between 1-6 points, they would be awarded 3 points with the home team collecting 0. And finally if the away team won by 7 or more points, they would collect 4 points with the home team again collecting 0.

## Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away  | BER | BIR | ED | GLA | KL | ND | NW | RED | RYE | SCU | SHE | SOM | STO | WOR

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Berwick Bandits |  | 42–48  | 51–41  | 47–46  | 46–49  | 51–39  | 45–45  | 50–40  | 51–42  | 47–43  | 63–29  | 48–42  | 54–42  | 42–48
Birmingham Brummies | 54–39  |  | 41–49  | 44–46  | 55–36  | 50–39  | 52–43  | 47–43  | 58–36  | 57–38  | 49–43  | 50–43  | 58–34  | 53–39
Edinburgh Monarchs | 60–30  | 38–34  |  | 50–39  | 46–45  | 55–40  | 51–41  | 60–33  | 50–42  | 51–40  | 51–39  | 42–33  | 60–31  | 55–39
Glasgow Tigers | 42–48  | 49–41  | 55–38  |  | 41–49  | 43–47  | 66–26  | 45–48  | 48–42  | 49–43  | 40–50  | 48–45  | 48–42  | 41–49
King's Lynn Stars | 65–25  | 55–38  | 54–38  | 64–29  |  | 64–28  | 59–33  | 57–38  | 66–27  | 56–37  | 59–35  | 59–33  | 69–23  | 60–34
Newcastle Diamonds | 55–39  | 48–45  | 54–38  | 53–27  | 51–42  |  | 66–27  | 64–26  | 55–38  | 52–43  | 47–37  | 55–37  | 52–40  | 62–28
Newport Wasps | 44–45  | 41–51  | 43–47  | 50–40  | 44–46  | 38–52  |  | 49–43  | 48–42  | 44–46  | 51–41  | 44–48  | 44–44  | 47–43
Redcar Bears | 53–40  | 49–43  | 47–39  | 49–41  | 38–54  | 47–47  | 52–39  |  | 52–41  | 50–40  | 59–37  | 52–41  | 53–42  | 51–41
Rye House Rockets | 59–33  | 43–46  | 56–36  | 56–37  | 46–43  | 61–32  | 45–44  | 49–44  |  | 53–39  | 52–38  | 57–35  | 65–30  | 58–35
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 51–42  | 45–48  | 49–44  | 50–40  | 57–35  | 51–45  | 56–39  | 49–44  | 49–41  |  | 57–38  | 47–43  | 59–31  | 51–39
Sheffield Tigers | 51–39  | 55–41  | 42–51  | 51–39  | 50–40  | 58–37  | 60–34  | 36–42  | 62–33  | 52–38  |  | 59–32  | 54–39  | 46–46
Somerset Rebels | 61–35  | 48–42  | 50–40  | 58–36  | 46–44  | 54–39  | 59–34  | 53–40  | 46–44  | 53–40  | 48–42  |  | 54–40  | 52–41
Stoke Potters | 49–41  | 47–43  | 49–40  | 50–42  | 33–57  | 51–38  | 51–39  | 47–43  | 48–42  | 56–37  | 45–44  | 49–40  |  | 48–42
Workington Comets | 59–35  | 51–44  | 45–45  | 48–45  | 42–51  | 49–44  | 53–43  | 46–38  | 49–41  | 50–40  | 47–43  | 50–45  | 57–35  |

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

## League table

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Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts

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3W | 2W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L
1  | Kings Lynn Stars | 26  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 1378  | 1013  | 64
2  | Edinburgh Monarchs | 26  | 11  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 8  | 1378  | 1122  | 51
3  | Newcastle Diamonds | 26  | 12  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 1241  | 1139  | 49
4  | Birmingham Brummies | 26  | 9  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 4  | 1232  | 1139  | 49
5  | Redcar Bears | 26  | 10  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 1174  | 1197  | 44
6  | Somerset Rebels | 26  | 9  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 1199  | 1177  | 42
7  | Workington Comets | 26  | 7  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 1170  | 1215  | 41
8  | Sheffield Tigers | 26  | 10  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 8  | 1192  | 1179  | 39
9  | Rye House Rockets | 26  | 9  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 9  | 1211  | 1174  | 37
10  | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 26  | 8  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 1195  | 1199  | 37
11  | Stoke Potters | 26  | 7  | 5  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 1096  | 1275  | 32
12  | Berwick Bandits | 26  | 6  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 11  | 1128  | 1257  | 31
13  | Glasgow Tigers | 26  | 3  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 10  | 1122  | 1238  | 22
14  | Newport Wasps | 26  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 1074  | 1303  | 16
Key:

Premier League 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: October 20, 2010

Source: BSPA

## Premier League play-offs

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Semi-finals

Leg 1

4 October 2009

Newcastle Diamonds| 50 – 41| Edinburgh Monarchs

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Mark Lemon 11+1 |  | Kevin Wölbert 16

Newcastle Stadium

7 October 2009

Birmingham Brummies| 43 – 47| Kings Lynn Stars

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Richard Sweetman 10+2 |  | Darcy Ward 15

Perry Barr Stadium

Leg 2

9 October 2009

Edinburgh Monarchs| 52 (93) – (93) 43
8 - 4
Sudden Death| Newcastle Diamonds

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Ryan Fisher 13 |  | Rene Bach 13

Armadale Stadium

14 October 2009

King's Lynn Stars| 55 (102) - (78) 35| Birmingham Brummies

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Chris Schramm 14+1 |  | Richard Sweetman 9+1

Norfolk Arena

Grand final

First leg

16 October 2009

19.45

Edinburgh Monarchs| 56 - 36| King's Lynn Stars

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Kevin Wölbert 14 |  | William Lawson 11+1

Armadale Stadium

| 1 | Ryan Fisher | 3, 2', 2, 1', 1 | 9+2
| 2 | Michał Rajkowski | 0, 3, 3, 0 | 6
| 3 | Andrew Tully | 3, 0, 3, 3 | 9
| 4 | Matthew Wethers | 2', 3, 2', 2' | 9+3
| 5 | Kevin Wölbert | 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 | 14
| 6 | Aaron Summers | 3, 0, 2', 0 | 5+1
| 7 | Kalle Katajisto | 0, X, 1, 3 | 4
Manager: Alan Bridgett

| 1 | William Lawson (guest) | 1', 2, 2, 1^, 3, 2 | 11+1
| 2 | Tomáš Topinka | , , | R/R
| 3 | Chris Schramm | 2, X, 2, 3, 4^, X | 11
| 4 | Emiliano Sanchez | 1, 1', 1', 1, 1 | 5+2
| 5 | Josh Auty (guest) | 2, 1, 1, 0, X | 4
| 6 | Linus Eklöf | 2, 0, 0, 1', 0 | 3+1
| 7 | Jan Graversen | 1', 1', 0, N | 2+2
Manager: Rob Lyon

Second leg

20 October 2009

19.30

King's Lynn Stars| 47 (83) - 41 (97)| Edinburgh Monarchs

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Chris Schramm 11+1 |  | Kevin Wölbert 12

Norfolk Arena

| 1 | Ulrich Ostergaard (guest) | 1', 2, 3, 2, 1' | 9+2
| 2 | Kozza Smith | , , | R/R
| 3 | Emiliano Sanchez | 3, 1', X, 1', 1' | 6+3
| 4 | Chris Schramm | 2', 2, 2, 3, 2 | 11+1
| 5 | Ty Proctor (guest) | 0, 3, 3, X | 6
| 6 | Linus Eklöf | 1', 1', 1, 0, 2, 2' | 7+3
| 7 | Jan Graversen | 2, 2, 2, 2, 0 | 8
Manager: Rob Lyon

| 1 | Ryan Fisher | 3, 3, 2, X | 8
| 2 | Michał Rajkowski | 0, 0, F | 0
| 3 | Andrew Tully | 1, 0, 2, 3, 0 | 6
| 4 | Matthew Wethers | 0, 2, 1', 0 | 3+1
| 5 | Kevin Wölbert | 3, 3, 0, 3, 3 | 12
| 6 | aron Summers | 0, 0, 3, 0 | 3
| 7 | Kalle Katajisto | 3, 1, 3, 1', 1 | 9+1
Manager: Alan Bridgett

## Premier League Knockout Cup

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The 2009 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 42nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition.[3]

First round

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09/05 | Stoke Potters | 48-42 | Berwick Bandits
06/05 | Berwick Bandits | 50-39 | Stoke Potters
10/05 | Newcastle Diamonds | 48-42 | Scunthorpe Scorpions
08/05 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 65-25 | Newcastle Diamonds
29/04 | Birmingham Brummies | 43-47 | Rye House Rockets
09/05 | Rye House Rockets | 53-37 | Birmingham Brummies
14/05 | Redcar Bears | 52-38 | Newport Wasps
21/06 | Newport Wasps | 40-50 | Redcar Bears
08/05 | Somerset Rebels | 46-44 | Glasgow Tigers
24/05 | Glasgow Tigers | 45-44 | Somerset Rebels
28/05 | Sheffield Tigers | 56-34 | Edinburgh Monarchs
08/05 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 59-31 | Sheffield Tigers

Quarter-finals

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20/05 | King's Lynn Stars | 58-32 | Berwick Bandits
20/06 | Berwick Bandits | 26-57 | King's Lynn Stars
13/06 | Rye House Rockets | 56-34 | Somerset Rebels
12/06 | Somerset Rebels | 53-37 | Rye House Rockets
20/06 | Workington Comets | 47-43 | Edinburgh Monarchs
19/06 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 56-34 | Workington Comets
13/08 | Redcar Bears | 46-44 | Scunthorpe Scorpions
31/07 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 50-39 | Redcar Bears

Semi-finals

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09/10 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 45-27 | King's Lynn Stars
06/10 | King's Lynn Stars | 70-20 | Scunthorpe Scorpions
19/09 | Rye House Rockets | 49-41 | Edinburgh Monarchs
11/09 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 63-27 | Rye House Rockets

### Final

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First leg

23 October 2009

Edinburgh Monarchs
Kevin Wölbert 13
Ryan Fisher 11
Matthew Wethers 10
Andrew Tully 9
Kalle Katajisto 3
Aaron Summers 2
Michał Rajkowski R/R| 48 – 41| King's Lynn Stars
Jan Graversen 14
Darcy Ward 11
Emiliano Sanchez 6
Ty Proctor (guest) 6
Linus Eklöf 3
Chris Schramm 1
Kozza Smith R/R

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Armadale Stadium

Second leg

28 October 2009

King's Lynn Stars
Chris Schramm 14
Ty Proctor (guest) 13
Emiliano Sanchez 11
Linus Eklöf 10
Jan Graversen 6
Simon Lambert (guest) 3
Darcy Ward R/R| 57 – 33| Edinburgh Monarchs
Ryan Fisher 14
Kalle Katajisto 9
Matthew Wethers 5
Andrew Tully 4
Aaron Summers 0
Luke Bowen 0
Kevin Wölbert R/R

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Norfolk Arena

King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–81.

## Riders' Championship

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Ricky Ashworth won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Owlerton Stadium.[7]

Placing  | Rider  | Total  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | Pts  | Pos  | 21 | 22

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1  |  (10) Ricky Ashworth (SHE)  | 13  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 3  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 13  | 1 |  | 3
2  |  (15) Darcy Ward (KL)  | 11  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  | 11  | 2 |  | 2
3  |  (12) Ty Proctor (RED)  | 11  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 11  | 3 | 2  | 1
4  |  (11) David Howe (SS)  | 10  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 10  | 6 | 3  | 0
5  |  (5) William Lawson (GLA)  | 10  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 10  | 4 | 1  |
6  |  (7) Andre Compton (WOR)  | 10  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 10  | 5 | 0  |
7  |  (1) Kenni Larsen (ND)  | 9  | 3  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 9  | 7 |  |
8  |  (6) Jordan Frampton (NW)  | 9  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  |  | 9  | 8 |  |
9  |  (4) Ryan Fisher (EDI)  | 8  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 3  | 8  | 9 |  |
10  |  (13) Jason Lyons (BIR)  | 7  |  |  |  | 0  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  | 7  | 10 |  |
11  |  (2) Steve Johnston (SOM)  | 6  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 6  | 11 |  |
12  |  (8) Jason Bunyan (STO)  | 5  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 5  | 12 |  |
13  |  (14) Tomáš Topinka (KL)  | 5  |  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  | R  | 5  | 13 |  |
14  |  (3) Magnus Karlsson (SS)  | 3  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 3  | 14 |  |
15  |  (16) Chris Neath (RH)  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 0  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 1  |  |  | EF  |  |  | 2  | 15 |  |
16  |  (9) Michal Makovsky (BER)  | 1  |  |  | 0  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  | 1  |  |  | 1  | 16 |  |
|  (17) Adam Wrathall | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |
|  (18) Gary Irving | 0  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0  |  |  |
Placing  | Rider  | Total  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20 | Pts  | Pos  | 21 | 22

m \- exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance •  t \- exclusion for touching the tapes •  x \- other exclusion •  e \- retired or mechanical failure •  f \- fell •  ns \- non-starter •  nc \- non-classify

gate A - inside  | gate B  | gate C  | gate D - outside

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## Pairs

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The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 26 June. The event was won by Birmingham Brummies.[8][9]

| Group A

Pos  | Team  | Pts  | Riders
1  | King's Lynn | 24 | Topinka 14, Ward 10
2  | Somerset | 23 | Johnston 12, Kramer 11
3  | Scunthorpe | 20 | Karlsson 11, Howe 9
4  | Berwick | 13 | Franc 7, Makovsky 6
5  | Rye House | 10 | Sundstrom 10, Neath 0
| Group B

Pos  | Team  | Pts  | Riders
1  | Workington | 27 | Rymek 14, Doolan 13
2  | Birmingham | 19 | Lyons 12, Piszcz 7
3  | Edinburgh | 17 | Tully 9, Fisher 8
4  | Redcar | 16 | Havelock 10, Proctor 6
5  | Glasgow | 11 | Grieves 7, Brown 4

Semi finals

* Birmingham bt King's Lynn 6–3
* Somerset bt Workington 7–2

Final

* Birmingham bt Somerset 6–3

## Fours

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Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the fifth time, the Championship was held on 25 July 2009, at the Derwent Park.[10][11]

| Group A

Pos  | Team  | Pts  | Riders
1 | Berwick | 14 | Makovsky 5, Franc 4, Clews 3, Aarnio 2
2 | Somerset | 12 | Johnston 4, Kramer 4, Gathercole 4, Walker 0, Sedgmen 0
3 | King's Lynn | 11 | Topinka 6, Schramm 4, Sanchez 1, Graversen 0, Smith 0
4 | Redcar | 11 | Proctor 5, Stonehewer 3, Havelock 2, Wilson 1
| Group B

Pos  | Team  | Pts  | Riders
1 | Workington | 18 | Compton 6, Rymel 5, Doolan 4, Lawson 3
2 | Edinburgh | 12 | Wethers 5, Fisher 3, Rajkowski 3, Summers 1
3 | Rye House | 12 | Neath 3, Mear 3, Sundstrom 3, Bowen 3
4 | Scunthorpe | 6 | Karlsson 3, Howe 3, Wilkinson 0, Lambert 0

Final

Pos  | Team  | Pts  | Riders
1 | Workington | 27 | Compton 9, Rymel 9, Doolan 7, Lawson 2
2 | Somerset | 18 | Johnston 8, Gathercole 6, Kramer 2, Sedgmen 2, Walker 0
3 | Edinburgh | 14 | Fisher 5, Wethers 4, Summers 3, Rajkowski 2
4 | Berwick | 13 | Clews 5, Makovsky 4, Franc 4, Aarnio 0

## Final Leading averages

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Darcy Ward | Kings Lynn | 9.71
Tomáš Topinka | Kings Lynn | 9.62
Steve Johnston | Somerset | 9.46
Kevin Doolan | Workington | 9.35
David Howe | Scunthorpe | 9.18
Mark Lemon | Newcastle | 9.17
James Grieves | Glasgow | 8.97
Shane Parker | Glasgow | 8.93
Ryan Fisher | Edinburgh | 8.89
Kevin Wölbert | Edinburgh | 8.97

## Riders & final averages

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Berwick

* Michal Makovský 8.49
* Josef Franc 8.28
* Stanisław Burza 7.60
* Paul Clews 7.39
* William Lawson 6.02
* Tero Aarnio 5.55
* Guglielmo Franchetti 4.43
* Danny Warwick 4.00
* Tamas Sike 2.81
* Frank Facher 2.59
* Greg Blair 2.33

Birmingham

* Tomasz Piszcz 8.64
* Jason Lyons 8.42
* Richard Sweetman 7.20
* Russell Harrison 6.91
* Ludvig Lindgren 6.73
* Robert Ksiezak 6.12
* Lee Smart 5.25
* Manuel Hauzinger 5.10
* Jay Herne 4.64
* Marek Mroz 3.52
* James Cockle 3.13
* Ben Taylor 2.31

Edinburgh

* Ryan Fisher 8.89
* Kevin Wolbert 8.87
* Andrew Tully 7.83
* Matthew Wethers 7.74
* Thomas H. Jonasson 7.44
* Michał Rajkowski 7.06
* Aaron Summers 6.26
* Sean Stoddart 3.53
* Byron Bekker 3.17
* Max Dilger 2.54

Glasgow

* James Grieves 8.97
* Shane Parker 8.93
* William Lawson 7.79
* Josh Grajczonek 6.78
* Russell Harrison 5.76
* Anders Andersen 5.50
* Lee Dicken 4.91
* Mitchell Davey 4.51
* Peter Juul 2.40

King's Lynn

* Darcy Ward 9.71
* Tomáš Topinka 9.62
* Chris Schramm 8.49
* Emiliano Sanchez 8.12
* Kozza Smith 7.40
* Christian Henry 6.93
* Linus Eklöf 6.39
* Jan Graversen 5.92
* Darren Mallett 5.08

Newcastle

* Mark Lemon 9.17
* Kenni Larsen 8.19
* René Bach 8.17
* Jason King 7.83
* Derek Sneddon 5.86
* Steve Boxall 5.57
* Trent Leverington 5.52
* Craig Branney 4.78
* Adam McKinna 4.10
* Casper Wortmann 2.18

Newport

* Mark Lemon 8.00
* Leigh Lanham 7.64
* Jordan Frampton 7.36
* Paul Fry 6.40
* Chris Kerr 6.19
* Brent Werner 6.00
* James Holder 5.20
* Jonas Andersson 4.14
* Kyle Newman 2.26

Redcar

* Ty Proctor 8.55
* Gary Havelock 8.23
* Ben Wilson 7.90
* Carl Stonehewer 6.97
* Robbie Kessler 6.59
* Stuart Swales 5.18
* Benji Compton 3.85
* Arlo Bugeja 3.52

Rye House

* Chris Neath 7.82
* Linus Sundström 7.46
* Robert Mear 7.42
* Joe Haines 7.39
* Luke Bowen 6.97
* Andrew Silver 6.20
* Tommy Allen 5.11

Scunthorpe

* David Howe 9.18
* Magnus Karlsson 8.67
* Carl Wilkinson 7.04
* Simon Lambert 5.77
* Viktor Bergström 5.67
* Ritchie Hawkins 5.08
* Jerran Hart 4.89
* Byron Bekker 3.52

Sheffield

* Ricky Ashworth 8.42
* Richard Hall 7.88
* Josh Auty 7.51
* Joel Parsons 6.21
* Chris Mills 5.88
* Hugh Skidmore 5.87
* Paul Cooper 5.71
* Ritchie Hawkins 5.39
* Scott Smith 4.53

Somerset

* Steve Johnston 9.46
* Emil Kramer 8.79
* Cory Gathercole 8.23
* Simon Walker 5.77
* Justin Sedgmen 5.16
* Nick Simmons 4.89
* Jay Herne 4.57
* Tom Brown 4.30
* Jari Makinen 2.27

Stoke

* Jason Bunyan 8.55
* Lee Complin 7.63
* Phil Morris 5.89
* Klaus Jakobsen 5.82
* Tom P. Madsen 5.76
* Jesper Kristiansen 5.62
* Robert Ksiezak 5.06
* Craig Branney 4.00
* Glen Phillips 3.38

Workington

* Kevin Doolan 9.35
* Adrian Rymel 8.74
* Andre Compton 8.18
* Richard Lawson 5.57
* John Branney 5.37
* Charles Wright 5.36
* Craig Cook 3.93
* Luke Priest 2.54

## See also

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* List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
* Knockout Cup (speedway)

## References

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1. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
2. ^ "2009 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
3. ^ "2009 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
4. ^ a b "2009 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
5. ^ "2009 KO cup final 1st leg". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
6. ^ "2009 KO cup final 2nd leg". Speedway Updates. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
7. ^ "ASHWORTH DELIGHTED WITH RIDERS VICTORY". BritishSpeedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
8. ^ "2009 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
9. ^ "Lyons and Piszcz lead Birmingham win". Daily Express. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
10. ^ "2009 season fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
11. ^ "2009 Premier League Fours". You Tube. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
12. ^ "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.

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