2016 Premier League speedway season
Champions | Somerset Rebels |
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Knockout Cup | Glasgow Tigers |
Individual | Simon Stead |
Pairs | Somerset Rebels |
Fours | Plymouth Devils |
Highest average | Craig Cook |
Division/s above | 2016 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2016 National League |
The 2016 Premier League season was the second division of British speedway. The title was won by Somerset Rebels who defeated Sheffield Tigers in the Grand Final.[1][2][3][4]
Final league table[]
Pos | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | For | Against | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Somerset Rebels | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1192 | 998 | 60 |
2 | Glasgow Tigers | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1212 | 962 | 57 |
3 | Newcastle Diamonds | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1171 | 989 | 53 |
4 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1088 | 1043 | 47 |
5 | Ipswich Witches | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1136 | 1057 | 40 |
6 | Sheffield Tigers | 24 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1080 | 1104 | 40 |
7 | Workington Comets | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1058 | 1126 | 38 |
8 | Peterborough Panthers | 24 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1056 | 1131 | 38 |
9 | Rye House Rockets | 24 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1042 | 1114 | 31 |
10 | Berwick Bandits | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1042 | 1097 | 29 |
11 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 24 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1017 | 1160 | 26 |
12 | Plymouth Devils | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 992 | 1126 | 25 |
13 | Redcar Bears | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 997 | 1176 | 21 |
Scoring[]
- Home draw = 1 point
- Home win by any number of points = 3
- Away loss by 6 points or less = 1
- Away draw = 2
- Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
- Away win by 7 points or more = 4
Play-offs[]
Quarter Finals[]
Team One | Team Two | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ipswich | Edinburgh | 58-32 | 37-53 | 95-85 |
Sheffield | Newcastle | 48-42 | 44-46 | 92-88 |
Semi Finals[]
Team One | Team Two | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
---|---|---|---|---|
Somerset | Ipswich | 53-37 | 49-41 | 102-78 |
Sheffield | Glasgow | 49-41 | 42-48 | 91-87 |
Play Off Final[]
First leg
Sheffield Tigers Kyle Howarth 13 Stuart Robson 12 Arthur Sissis 6 Josh Bates 6 Ricky Wells 4 Nathan Greaves 3 Simon Stead R/R | 44 – 46 | Somerset Rebels Josh Grajczonek 12 Rohan Tungate 12 Paul Starke 7 Charles Wright 6 Robert Branford 4 James Shanes 3 Jake Allen 3 |
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[4][6] |
Owlerton Stadium
Second leg
Somerset Rebels Rohan Tungate 12 Josh Grajczonek 11 Paul Starke 11 Charles Wright 8 Robert Branford 6 Jake Allen 5 James Shanes 2 | 54 – 36 | Sheffield Tigers Ricky Wells 11 Kyle Howarth 9 Stuart Robson 8 Arthur Sissis 5 Josh Bates 3 Nathan Greaves 0 Dimitri Bergé R/R |
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[4][7] |
Oaktree Arena
Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.
Final Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Craig Cook | Peterborough | 9.83 |
Danny King | Ipswich | 9.57 |
Edward Kennett | Rye House | 9.27 |
Rohan Tungate | Somerset | 9.03 |
Sam Masters | Edinburgh | 8.97 |
Robert Lambert | Newcastle | 8.92 |
Josh Grajczonek | Somerset | 8.90 |
Aaron Summers | Glasgow | 8.57 |
Jason Garrity | Sheffield | 8.55 |
Richie Worrall | Glasgow | 8.49 |
Premier League Knockout Cup[]
The 2016 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 49th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. It was the last time it would be known as the Premier League Knockout Cup because the following season it would be the SGB Championship Knockout Cup.
Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition.[9]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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02/05 | Scunthorpe | 50-40 | Newcastle |
06/05 | Somerset | 52-38 | Workington |
12/05 | Ipswich | 46-44 | Rye House |
13/05 | Edinburgh | 54-36 | Plymouth |
14/05 | Plymouth | 47-42 | Edinburgh |
14/05 | Rye House | 53-37 | Ipswich |
14/05 | Workington | 44-46 | Somerset |
22/05 | Glasgow | 60-29 | Redcar |
26/05 | Redcar | 40-50 | Glasgow |
11/07 | Newcastle | 57-32 | Scunthorpe |
Quarter Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
03/07 | Peterborough | 38-52 | Somerset |
28/06 | Somerset | 62-28 | Peterborough |
17/07 | Newcastle | 62-28 | Sheffield |
21/07 | Sheffield | 45-45 | Newcastle |
31/07 | Glasgow | 54-30 | Edinburgh |
06/08 | Berwick | 53-37 | Rye House |
29/08 | Rye House | 54-36 | Berwick |
26/08 | Edinburgh | 48-41 | Glasgow |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
09/10 | Newcastle | 47-43 | Rye House |
07/10 | Rye House | 47-43 | Newcastle |
08/10 | Glasgow | 50-39 | Somerset |
23/09 | Somerset | 34-38 | Glasgow |
Final[]
First leg
Newcastle Diamonds Robert Lambert 14 Steve Worrall 10 Ashley Morris 10 Ludvig Lindgren 9 Victor Palovaara 2 Danny Phillips 0 Matej Kus 0 | 45 – 45 | Glasgow Tigers Richie Worrall 9 Rene Bach 8 Aaron Summers 7 Richard Lawson 7 Danny Ayres 6 Nike Lunna 5 Mitchell Davey 3 |
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[4][10] |
Newcastle Stadium
Second leg
Glasgow Tigers Richard Lawson 12 Richie Worrall 11 Aaron Summers 11 Arthur Sissis 10 Rene Bach 8 Nike Lunna 7 Danny Ayres 0 | 59 – 31 | Newcastle Diamonds Robert Lambert 10 Steve Worrall 7 Ludvig Lindgren 5 Ashley Morris 4 Danny Phillips 3 Victor Palovaara 2 Matej Kus R/R |
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[4][11] |
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 104–76.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "2016 PLAY-OFF FIXTURES & RESULTS". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". Somerset Rebels.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "2016 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Premier League Table". Speedway GB.
- ^ "2016 Play Off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2016 Play Off 2nd Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "2016 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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