The Craven Shield and Young Shield were short-lived speedway end of season cup competitions in the United Kingdom governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
Craven Shield Named in memory of Peter Craven (twice FIM World Champion), who was killed after a racing accident in 1963, it was held from 1997 until 2008. It was the end of season competition for top eight clubs in the league standings of the newly formed Elite League (the highest tier of speedway).
It was later a three-team tournament, with each team staging a leg on their own track and aggregate scores deciding the final placings. The format was changed in 2008 with three mini leagues of three teams with the best team overall of the three leagues progressing directly to the final. The semi final is contested by the other two league winners over two meetings home and away, with the winner progressing to the final.
Winners Year Winners 1997 Coventry Bees 1998 Ipswich Witches 1999 Peterborough Panthers 2000 Coventry Bees 2001 Poole Pirates 2002 Poole Pirates 2003 competition not held 2004 competition not held 2005 Oxford Silver Machine 2006 Poole Pirates 2007 Coventry Bees 2008 Coventry Bees
Young Shield Named in memory of Jack Young, an Australian who won two successive World Championships in 1951 and 1952, it was held from 1997 until 2010. It was the end of season competition for top eight clubs in the league standings of the re-formed Premier League (the second division/tier of speedway).
Winners Year Winners 1997 Exeter Falcons 1998 Isle of Wight Islanders 1999 Sheffield Tigers 2000 Swindon Robins 2001 Isle of Wight Islanders 2002 Sheffield Tigers 2003 competition not held 2004 Hull Vikings 2005 King's Lynn Stars 2006 competition not held 2007 Redcar Bears 2008 Workington Comets 2009 Workington Comets 2010 Workington Comets
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