2000 Premier League speedway season#Premier League Knockout Cup

The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2000 season with the addition of the Hull Vikings who dropped down from the Elite League.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Exeter Falcons.{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2000.php|title=2000 tables|publisher=Speedway archive}}{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1991-present|title=

BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)|website=Official British Speedway website|access-date=11 September 2021}}

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|update=complete|source={{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf |publisher=Speedway Researcher|title=2000 fixtures & results |access-date=2 July 2024}}+Tie awarded to Sheffield

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The 2000 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 33rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Swindon Robins were the winners of the competition.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/premier-league-ko-cup-2000.html|title=2000 Premier League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

First leg

{{footballbox

|date = 12 October 2000

|team1 = Swindon Robins
Alan Mogridge (guest) 14
Paul Fry 12
Claus Kristensen 9
Oliver Allen 8
Martin Dixon 6
Neil Collins 5
Mark Steel 5

|score = 59 – 31

|report = {{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf|title=2000 KO cup final|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=30 September 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/hull2000.pdf|title=Hull results|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=30 September 2021}}

|team2 = Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 9
Lee Dicken 8
Garry Stead 5
Rene Aas 4
Paul Smith 4
Jamie Smith 1
Mike Smith 0

|stadium = Abbey Stadium

}}

Second leg

{{footballbox

|date = 18 October 2000

|team1 = Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 14
Garry Stead 10
Mike Smith 9
Lee Dicken 7
Jamie Smith 4
Rene Aas 2
Paul Smith 2

|score = 48 – 42

|report =

|team2 = Swindon Robins
David Walsh (guest) 12
Oliver Allen 11
Martin Dixon 6
Paul Fry 5
Neil Collins 3
Mark Steel 3
Claus Kristensen 2

|stadium = Craven Park, Hull

}}

Swindon were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 101–79.

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 10 September at Owlerton Stadium.{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/wbindmligii.php |title=HISTORYCZNE ZESTAWIENIE WYNIKÓW 1960-2010 |website=Speedway History |access-date=25 June 2023}}

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The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 8 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the second successive season.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf |title=2000 fixtures |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=27 May 2023}} The meeting was subject to heavy rain, which forced a shortened version of the event.

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Semi finals

• Workington 4: Sheffield 3
• Isle of Wight 4: Edinburgh 3

Final

• Workington 7: Isle of Wight 2

Sheffield Tigers won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 6 August 2000, at the East of England Arena.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2000fixtures.pdf |title=2000 season fixtures and results |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=6 July 2023}}

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Arena Essex

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• Colin White 8.12
• Troy Pratt 7.72
• Jan Pedersen 6.55
• Savalas Clouting 6.44
• Gary Corbett 5.85
• Matt Read 5.60
• Brent Collyer 5.43
• Justin Elkins 5.10
• David Mason 3.93
• Luke Clifton 2.80
• Barrie Evans .2.65
• Jon Underwood 2.26

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Berwick

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• Alan Mogridge 9.07
• Paul Bentley 8.21
• Scott Lamb 7.45
• David Meldrum 7.17
• Jörg Pingel 7.03
• Scott Smith 6.91
• Dean Felton 4.16
• Freddie Stephenson 3.49
• Steven McAllister 2.00
• Wesley Waite 1.14

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Edinburgh

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• Peter Carr 10.28
• Robert Eriksson 9.31
• Kevin Little 6.46
• Ross Brady 5.48
• Blair Scott 5.20
• Christian Henry 4.30
• Will Beveridge 3.74
• Jonathan Swales 2.00

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Exeter

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• Michael Coles 9.26
• Mark Simmonds 7.79
• Seemond Stephens 7.77
• Chris Harris 7.05
• Roger Lobb 7.05
• Bobby Eldridge 6.76
• Graeme Gordon 6.20
• Wayne Barrett 3.00

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Glasgow

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• Les Collins 8.55
• James Grieves 7.97
• Mark Courtney 7.14
• Emiliano Sanchez 6.50
• Richard Juul 6.32
• Aidan Collins 4.58
• Rusty Harrison 4.39
• Sean Courtney 4.00
• Scott Courtney 2.97

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Hull

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• Paul Thorp 8.79
• Garry Stead 8.25
• Lee Dicken 7.15
• Paul Smith 6.89
• Rene Aas 6.10
• Mike Smith 5.51
• Jamie Smith 3.03
• Wesley Waite 1.38

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Isle of Wight

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• Ray Morton 10.09
• Danny Bird 6.96
• Scott Swain 6.93
• Adam Shields 6.78
• Richard Juul 5.59
• Glen Phillips 4.28
• Tommy Palmer 4.00
• Adrian Newman 3.09

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Newcastle

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• Bjarne Pedersen 9.70
• Jesper Olsen 8.20
• Stuart Swales 7.57
• Andre Compton 7.43
• Grant MacDonald 5.27
• Will Beveridge 5.00
• Paul Macklin 3.74
• Rob Grant Jr 3.63
• Krister Marsh 3.62
• Darren Pearson 3.51
• Jamie Smith 3.20

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Newport

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• Anders Henriksson 8.68
• Ben Howe 8.27
• Andrew Appleton 7.21
• Chris Neath 6.92
• Jon Armstrong 4.74
• Craig Taylor 4.68
• Nathan Murray 4.17
• Chris Courage 3.32
• Lee Herne 2.51

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Reading

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• Armando Castagna 8.88
• Phil Morris 8.44
• Per Wester 6.96
• Paul Clews 6.25
• Krister Marsh 5.61
• Shane Colvin 3.93
• Marc Norris 3.61
• Lee Herne 2.67

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Sheffield

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• Sean Wilson 10.27
• Robbie Kessler 8.72
• Simon Stead 8.31
• Paul Lee 5.74
• Adam Allott 4.85
• Simon Cartwright 4.64
• James Birkinshaw 3.65
• Andrew Moore 3.19

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Stoke

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• Paul Pickering 8.78
• David Walsh 7.75
• Mark Burrows 6.92
• Tony Atkin 6.20
• Wayne Broadhurst 4.53
• Paul Macklin 2.56
• Steven McAllister 2.29

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Swindon

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• Paul Fry 8.89
• Frank Smart 8.79
• Neil Collins 7.32
• Claus Kristensen 7.13
• Martin Dixon 6.70
• Oliver Allen 6.58
• Mark Steel 5.21
• Nathan Murray 4.32

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Workington

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• Carl Stonehewer 9.89
• Brent Werner 8.74
• Peter Ingvar Karlsson 8.69
• Mick Powell 8.62
• Lee Smethills 5.22
• Barry Campbell 4.80
• Adrian Newman 3.36
• Geoff Powell 3.19
• James Mann 2.34
• Jamie Swales 1.03

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