2006 Premier League speedway season
The 2006 Premier League speedway season was the second division of speedway in the United Kingdom and governed by the Speedway Control Bureau, in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association.
Season summary
The League consisted of 14 teams for the 2005 season after the Reading Racers elected to compete in the Elite League and the closure of the Exeter Falcons and the Hull Vikings. The Mildenhall Fen Tigers elected to enter the Premier League along with the newly founded Redcar Bears.King's Lynn Stars won the league title.
League
Play-offs
Aggregate scores over two legs.Quarter-finals
- King's Lynn Stars 110-75 Redcar Bears
- Sheffield Tigers 97-86 Workington Comets
- Isle of Wight Islanders 97-91 Glasgow Tigers
- Rye House Rockets 94-88 Somerset Rebels
Final
Premier League Knockout Cup
The 2006 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 39th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. King's Lynn Stars were the winners of the competition for the second successive year.First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 31/05 | King's Lynn | 70-20 | Berwick |
| 20/05 | Berwick | 47-43 | King's Lynn |
| 27/05 | Workington | 54-40 | Newcastle |
| 28/05 | Newcastle | 55-40 | Workington |
| 20/05 | Rye House | 66-36 | Isle of Wight |
| 16/05 | Isle of Wight | 53-41 | Rye House |
| 19/05 | Somerset | 57-38 | Stoke |
| 20/05 | Stoke | 51-41 | Somerset |
| 27/06 | Newport | 55-31 | Edinburgh |
| 19/05 | Edinburgh | 56-40 | Newport |
Quarter-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 21/06 | King's Lynn | 54-41 | Rye House |
| 24/06 | Rye House | 49-44 | King's Lynn |
| 23/06 | Somerset | 52-44 | Mildenhall |
| 25/06 | Mildenhall | 40-53 | Somerset |
| 25/06 | Glasgow | 55-41 | Newcastle |
| 26/06 | Newcastle | 48-42 | Glasgow |
| 06/07 | Sheffield | 59-33 | Newport |
| 09/07 | Newport | 39-51 | Sheffield |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 10/09 | Glasgow | 45-45 | King's Lynn |
| 20/09 | King's Lynn | 67-27 | Glasgow |
| 15/09 | Somerset | 55-40 | Sheffield |
| 28/09 | Sheffield | 55-41 | Somerset |
'Final
First leg
Second leg
King's Lynn were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 107–77.
Premier Trophy
North Group| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Workington | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
| 2 | Sheffield | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | Glasgow | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 4 | Edinburgh | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 21 |
| 5 | Newcastle | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Stoke | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Redcar | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 8 | Berwick | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
South Group
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Rye House | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | King's Lynn | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | Somerset | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Mildenhall | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Newport | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Isle of Wight | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Semi-final
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Workington | King's Lynn | 51–39, 35–59 |
| Sheffield | Rye House | 61–31, 31+–61 |
+Sheffield win run-off
Final
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| King's Lynn | Sheffield | 63–32, 45–48 |
Riders' Championship
Magnus Zetterström won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 24 September at Owlerton Stadium.| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
| 1 | ![]() PairsThe Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Ashfield Stadium on 8 October. The event was won by Glasgow for the second consecutive season.Semi finals
FoursWorkington Comets won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the third time. The event was held at Derwent Park on 7 October, after originally being postponed from 19 August.Riders & final averagesBerwick
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