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Country
  
England

Team manager
  
Carl Johnson

Founded
  
1971

League
  
SGB Championship

Peterborough Panthers wwwpeterboroughpantherscoimageslogo10jpg

Track address
  
East of England Showground Peterborough

Website
  
www.peterboroughpanthers.co

The Peterborough Panthers are a British speedway team based in Peterborough, England.

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They were the Elite League champions in 1999 and 2006. Peterborough have also won the Premier League Four-Team Championship on five occasions.

On 24 November 2010 following changes to the rules for rider averages made at the Annual General Meeting of the BSPA, the Peterborough Panthers and Coventry Bees walked out of the meeting. As a result, on 27 November 2010 the BSPA omitted both teams from the 2011 Elite League for failing to declare their intent to compete in the 2011 league at the AGM. The decision was the subject of a legal challenge by both clubs. On 17 February 2011, it was announced by the BSPA that both Coventry and Peterborough would not be competing in the 2011 Speedway Elite League. Both clubs rejected an offer from the BSPA issued on 31 January 2011, which would have permitted both clubs to continue with their proposed legal action (including claims for compensation from any losses) whilst resuming their league membership with immediate effect. On 15 March 2011 it was announced that both the Coventry Bees and Peterborough Panthers would be part of the 2011 Elite League season. However this was not officially confirmed by the BSPA despite announcements by Peterborough and Coventry bees co-promoter, Allen Trump. On 8 April 2011, the BSPA officially confirmed both teams had returned to the Elite League for the 2011 season.

The team had a record Elite League victory on 23 August 2013, beating Coventry Bees by 70 points to 20.

2015 premier league speedway peterborough panthers vs plymouth devils


2016 team

  • Craig Cook
  • Kenneth Bjerre
  • Ulrich Ostergaard
  • Anders Thomsen
  • Richard Hall
  • Danny Halsey
  • Zdenek Holub

    • Also rode:

  • Niklas Porsing
  • Nicolaj Busk Jakobsen
  • Simon Lambert
  • Michael Palm Toft
  • Ashley Morris
  • Emil Grondal
  • Tom Perry
  • Tom Stokes

    • 2015 team

  • Ulrich Ostergaard
  • Anders Thomsen
  • Ben Barker
  • Emil Grondal
  • Rafal Konopka
  • Michael Palm Toft
  • Simon Lambert

    • Also Rode

  • Oliver Allen
  • Robert Lambert
  • Adam Roynon
  • Oliver Greenwood
  • Lewis Blackbird

    • 2014 team

  • Ulrich Ostergaard
  • Adam Roynon
  • Ben Barker
  • Nicki Barratt
  • Ales Dryml
  • Max Dilger
  • Richard Hall

    • Also rode

  • Oliver Greenwood
  • Lewis Blackbird
  • Ryan Fisher
  • Joe Jacobs

    • 2013 team

  • Kenneth Bjerre
  • Ryan Fisher
  • Krzysztof Buczkowski
  • Joonas Kylmakorpi
  • Patrick Hougaard
  • Norbert Kosciuch
  • Dakota North

    • Also rode

  • Kenni Larsen
  • Linus Sundstrom
  • Nicolai Klindt

    • All honours

    Elite League

    League Champions (2) – 1999 & 2006. Play Off’s (6) – 2002, 2003 2004, 2006, 2007 & 2010. Knockout Cup Winners (2) – 1999 & 2001. Knockout Cup Runners Up (1) - 2002. Craven Shield Winners (1) – 1999. Craven Shield Runners Up (1) – 2001. Elite Shield Winners (1) – 2007. Premiership Runners Up (1) – 1997. 4TT Champions (1) – 1997. Midland League Runners Up (1) - 2009. League Riders Champions (2) – J Crump 1999 & R Sullivan 2000. British Champions (1) – M Loram 2001. British U21 Champions (1) – D Howe 2000.

    Premier League

    League Champions (1) – 1998. League Runners Up (1) – 1996. KO Cup Runners Up (2) – 1996 & 1998. Young Shield Runners Up (1) - 1998. 4TT Champions (1) - 1998. 4TT Runners Up (2) – 1995 & 1996. League Riders Champion (2) – G Cunningham 1998; Ulrich Ostergaard 2015. Pairs Champions (1) – G Cunningham & B Woodifield 1998.

    British League (Div 2) – Seasons (9)

    League Champions (1) – 1992. Ko Cup Winners (1) – 1992. Ko Cup Runners Up (1) – 1972. Premiership Winners (1) – 1993. 4TT Champions (1) – 1992.

    National League – Seasons (16)

    4TT Champions (4) – 1977, 1978, 1988, 1989. Gold Cup Runners Up (1) – 1991. League Riders Champion (1) – I Barney 1984.

    References

    Peterborough Panthers Wikipedia
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