2001 Premier League speedway season#Premier League Knockout Cup

The League consisted of 15 teams for the 2001 season with the addition of a new teams, the Trelawny Tigers.

The League was run on a standard format with no play-offs and was won by Newcastle Diamonds.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html|title=Final 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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The 2001 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 34th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Hull Vikings were the winners of the competition.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2014/02/premier-league-ko-cup-2001.html|title=2001 Premier League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}{{cite web|url=http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speedwayyears/2001.html|title=Exeter 2001 season|publisher=Speedway Years}}

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

First leg

{{footballbox

|date = 24 September 2001

|team1 = Exeter Falcons
Seemond Stephens 15
Mark Simmonds 10
Michael Coles 8
Jason Prynne 6
Krister Marsh 5
Lawrence Hare 2
Bobby Eldridge R/R

|score = 46 – 44

|report = {{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf|title=2001 KO cup final|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=30 September 2021}}{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/hull2001.pdf|title=Hull 2001 results|website=Speedway Researcher|access-date=30 September 2021}}

|team2 = Hull Vikings
Paul Thorp 12
Garry Stead 12
Paul Bentley 9
Ross Brady 6
Mike Smith 3
Jamie Smith 2
David Walsh R/R

|stadium = County Ground Stadium

}}

Second leg

{{footballbox

|date = 26 September 2001

|team1 = Hull Vikings
Paul Bentley 12
Jamie Smith 12
Paul Thorp 11
Garry Stead 11
Ross Brady 11
Mike Smith 4
David Walsh R/R

|score = 61 – 29

|report =

|team2 = Exeter Falcons
Seemond Stephens 15
Mark Simmonds 7
Michael Coles 6
Jason Prynne 1
Krister Marsh 0
Lee Dicken (guest) 0
Bobby Eldridge R/R

|stadium = Craven Park, Hull

}}

Hull were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.

Carl Stonehewer won the Riders' Championship for the second successive season. The final was held on 9 September at Brandon 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}}{{cite web |url=https://www.crash.net/speedway/race-report/96922/1/plrc-stoney-does-the-double |title=PLRC: Stoney does the double! |website=Crash.net |access-date=25 June 2023}}

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The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Derwent Park on 14 July. The event was won by Workington Comets for the third successive season.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2001fixtures.pdf |title=2001 fixtures |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=27 May 2023}}

Group A

• Reading (Gjedde & Castagna)
• Sheffield (Wilson & Kessler)
• Exeter (Coles & Simmonds)
• Newport (Masters & Cunningham)
• Swindon (Fry & Kristensen)

Group B

• Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson)
• Newcastle (Pedersen & Olsen)
• Isle of Wight (Morton & Bird)
• Arena Essex (White & Lanham)
• Edinburgh (Carr & Eriksson)

Final

• Workington (Stonehewer & Karlsson) bt Newcastle (Olsen & Pedersen)

Workington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, which was held on 5 August 2001, at the East of England Arena.{{cite web |url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/other-sport/racers-flop-at-fours-4277936 |title=Racers flop at fours |website=Get Reading |access-date=6 July 2023}}

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Arena Essex

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• Leigh Lanham 8.84
• Colin White 8.08
• Troy Pratt 7.67
• Shaun Tacey 7.20
• Lee Dicken 5.47
• Luke Clifton 4.00
• Andy Galvin 3.40
• Brent Collyer 3.24
• Lee Herne 2.91
• Barrie Evans 2.63

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Berwick

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• Adrian Rymel 7.05
• Scott Lamb 6.96
• Scott Robson 6.84
• Michal Makovský 6.73
• David Meldrum 6.58
• Wayne Carter 5.49
• Bevan Compton .27
• Josef Franc 5.25
• Will Beveridge 4.76
• David McAllan 2.88

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Edinburgh

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• Peter Carr 10.01
• Jan Andersen 8.03
• Robert Eriksson 7.83
• Daniel Andersson 7.01
• Christian Henry 5.15
• Blair Scott 5.08
• Ben Shields 4.73
• Derek Sneddon 3.77
• Rory Schlein 1.29

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Exeter

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• Michael Coles 9.19
• Mark Simmonds 8.05
• Lawrence Hare 7.74
• Seemond Stephens 7.62
• Bobby Eldridge 5.28
• Krister Marsh 5.02
• Matt Cambridge 4.13
• Jason Prynne 3.37
• David Osborn 0.47

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Glasgow

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• James Grieves 8.47
• Les Collins 8.07
• Emiliano Sanchez 7.25
• Mark Courtney 6.53
• Stuart Swales 5.33
• Henning Bager 4.92
• Simon Cartwright 4.33
• Aidan Collins 4.00
• Derek Sneddon 3.66
• Scott Courtney 1.71

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Hull

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• Paul Thorp 9.03
• Paul Bentley 8.49
• David Walsh 8.06
• Garry Stead 8.00
• Ross Brady 6.98
• Lee Dicken 6.58
• Jamie Smith 5.27
• Mike Smith 4.83
• Justin Elkins 3.05

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Isle of Wight

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• Ray Morton 9.42
• Danny Bird 8.79
• Adam Shields 8.61
• Davey Watt 6.47
• Sebastien Trésarrieu 6.46
• Scott Swain 6.16
• Glen Phillips 4.42

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Newcastle

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• Bjarne Pedersen 10.16
• Andre Compton 8.13
• Jesper Olsen 8.11
• Kevin Little 7.58
• Richard Juul 5.26
• Rob Grant Jr 5.02
• James Birkinshaw 4.25
• Grant MacDonald 3.11

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Newport

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• Anders Henriksson 8.95
• Glenn Cunningham 7.55
• Steve Masters 7.47
• Emil Lindqvist 6.92
• Scott Smith 6.32
• Chris Neath 6.30
• Krister Marsh 4.57
• Carl Wilkinson 4.50
• Tommy Palmer 4.48
• Nick Simmons 3.48
• Rob Finlow 1.88

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Reading

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• Armando Castagna 9.05
• Charlie Gjedde 8.94
• Phil Morris 8.42
• Dave Mullett 7.77
• Paul Clews 7.39
• Shane Colvin 5.38
• Tommy Palmer 3.51
• Chris Schramm 2.82
• Brendon McKay 0.94

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Sheffield

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• Sean Wilson 10.39
• Simon Stead 9.98
• Robbie Kessler 8.83
• Scott Smith 7.18
• Lee Complin 5.50
• Adam Allott 4.86
• Andrew Moore 4.81
• Lee Redmond 4.64
• Lee Hodgson 3.19

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Stoke

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• Jan Staechmann 8.85
• Paul Pickering 8.21
• Tony Atkin 7.26
• Mark Burrows 6.11
• Jon Armstrong 4.79
• Wayne Broadhurst 4.47
• Dean Felton 3.91
• Will Beveridge 3.41
• Grant MacDonald 3.06
• Neil Painter 1.37

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Swindon

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• Paul Fry 8.27
• Claus Kristensen 7.77
• Oliver Allen 7.73
• Alan Mogridge 7.63
• Martin Dixon 7.11
• Alun Rossiter 7.10
• Mark Steel 6.20
• Ritchie Hawkins 4.52

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Trelawny

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• Chris Harris 7.82
• Pavel Ondrašík 6.64
• Brett Woodifield 6.59
• Mark Courtney 6.21
• Graeme Gordon 5.55
• Kenny Olsson 5.00
• Richard Wolff 5.00
• Steffen Mell 4.20
• Gary Phelps 4.00
• Simon Phillips 3.55
• Lee Herne 3.28

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Workington

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• Carl Stonehewer 10.29
• Peter Ingvar Karlsson 9.03
• Neil Collins 7.67
• Mick Powell 7.51
• Rusty Harrison 7.25
• Lee Smethills 4.39
• James Mann 3.03
• David McAllan 2.66
• Craig Branney 1.55

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