The 1999 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 13 teams for the 1999 season with the addition of the Swindon Robins who dropped down from the Elite League and a new team, the Workington Comets who replaced the Hull Vikings and the Peterborough Panthers who moved up to the Elite League. The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs.

Final table

	M	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Bon	Tot
Sheffield Tigers	24	18	2	4	1229	930	38	12	50
Newport Wasps	24	16	1	7	1152	1023	33	9	42
Edinburgh Monarchs	24	14	0	10	1151	1024	28	9	37
Swindon Robins	24	11	1	12	1110	1061	23	9	32
Newcastle Diamonds	24	11	1	12	1103	1066	23	8	31
Exeter Falcons	24	13	0	11	1071	1087	26	5	31
Berwick Bandits	24	13	1	10	1024	1140	27	4	31
Isle of Wight Islanders	24	11	1	12	1085	1078	23	7	30
Arena Essex Hammers	24	12	1	11	1081	1081	25	5	30
Stoke Potters	24	10	0	14	1026	1138	20	4	24
Workington Comets	24	8	1	15	1039	1132	17	3	20
Glasgow Tigers	24	9	0	15	999	1160	18	1	19
Reading Racers	24	5	1	18	1004	1154	11	2	13

Leading averages

Rider	Team	Average
Sean Wilson	Sheffield	10.56
Carl Stonehewer	Workington	9.92
	Glasgow	9.76
	Newcastle	9.68
	Edinburgh	9.59
Craig Watson	Newport	9.59
Petri Kokko	Reading	9.42
Michael Coles	Exeter	9.36
Les Collins	Glasgow	9.23
Leigh Lanham	Arena Essex	9.10

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 32nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.^[1]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
17/05	Reading	53-37	Glasgow
23/05	Glasgow	37-46	Reading
21/05	Edinburgh	53-31	Newcastle
23/05	Newcastle	42-27	Edinburgh
23/05	Newport	47-43	Stoke
22/05	Stoke	46-44	Newport
20/05	Sheffield	52-38	Isle of Wight
18/05	Isle of Wight	42-48	Sheffield
24/05	Exeter	67-23	Workington
12/06	Workington	48-42	Exeter

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
12/07	Reading	46-44	Sheffield
15/07	Sheffield	55-35	Reading
16/07	Edinburgh	57-33	Newport
04/07	Newport	53-37	Edinburgh
09/07	Arena Essex	55-35	Swindon
29/07	Swindon	53-37	Arena Essex
28/06	Exeter	63-37	Berwick
26/06	Berwick	49-40	Exeter

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
20/08	Edinburgh	56-34	Sheffield
26/08	Sheffield	55-35	Edinburgh
20/08	Arena Essex	50-39	Exeter
23/08	Exeter	46-44	Arena Essex

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
25/09	Edinburgh	54-36	Arena Essex
16/10	Arena Essex	49-41	Edinburgh

External links

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

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References