The 2009 Elite League speedway season (also known as the

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Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 75th season of the top division of UK speedway and the 13th since its establishment as the Elite League in 1997.

Summary

The first fixtures of the season took place on 30 March and the season ended on 12 October. The

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were the defending champions from 2008.

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had a stellar season, he once again topped the league averages and became the Australian Champion for the 10th time. He also won the

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and nearly led Swindon to a title success, before losing in the play off final to

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. Wolves continued their success of recent years courtesy of heavy scoring throughout the season by

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, Peter Karlsson and their new signing

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. Lee Richardson top scored for the

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during the season and the team claimed their first top tier trophy in their history when winning the Knockout Cup.

League table

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

Championship play-offs

Semi-finals Leg 1 Leg 2 Grand final First leg Second leg

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were declared Elite League Champions, on Aggregate 95-90.

Elite League Knockout Cup

The 2009 Elite League Knockout Cup was the 71st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg Second leg The Lakeside Hammers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 108-77.

Riders' Championship

won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at

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on 2 October.

Pairs

The

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was held at the

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on 8 August and was won by Poole Pirates. Semi finals *Eastbourne 5 Lakeside 4 - Richardson, Watt, Bridger, Davidsson *Poole 5 Coventry 4 - Harris, Holder, Andersen, Kennett Final *Poole 5 Eastbourne 4 - Watt, Holder, Andersen, Bridger

Final leading averages

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue * 11.48 (5 matches only) * 8.67 * 7.09 * 6.65 * 6.41 * 6.40 * 6.38 * 6.12 * 6.11 * 4.18 * 2.95 * 2.15 Coventry * 8.74 * 8.58 * 8.28 * 7.68 * 7.59 * 6.65 * 4.72 * 4.30 * 4.24 * 2.72 Eastbourne * 7.63 * 7.46 * 6.86 * 6.64 * 6.09 * 5.65 * 5.08 * 3.90 Ipswich * 9.39 * 9.30 * 8.00 * 8.27 * 7.40 * 6.23 * 6.11 * 4.86 * 4.64 * 4.21 * 4.16 Lakeside * 8.86 * 8.72 * 8.46 * 8.36 * 6.78 * 6.26 * 5.23 * 4.97 * 3.78 Peterborough * 8.26 * 8.12 * 6.88 * 6.80 * 5.71 * 5.50 * 5.02 Poole * 9.77 * 9.19 * 8.31 * 7.07 * 4.31 * 4.00 * 3.85 * 3.79 * 3.41 * 3.15 * 2.14 Swindon * 10.33 * 9.57 * 7.38 * 7.22 * 7.12 * 6.88 * 6.59 * 6.31 * 6.00 * 4.36 * 4.12 Wolverhampton * 10.64 * 9.19 * 8.30 * 7.27 * 6.03 * 5.88 * 2.77 * 1.88

References

{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons SGB Premiership Elite League Speedway Elite