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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]
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 |
Pos | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | For | Against | Points |
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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 \ Away | BER | ED | GLA | IPS | NEW | PET | PLY | RED | RYE | SCU | SHE | SOM | WOR |
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Berwick Bandits | 50–40 | 31–58 | 60–33 | 42–50 | 40–50 | 40–32 | 46–44 | 56–37 | 60–33 | 41–49 | 45–45 | 59–31 | |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 50–44 | 38–55 | 52–39 | 46–44 | 59–33 | 39–30 | 62–28 | 45–44 | 49–40 | 56–36 | 50–43 | 49–41 | |
Glasgow Tigers | 53–38 | 51–39 | 50–39 | 49–40 | 62–30 | 57–35 | 51–39 | 54–36 | 71–19 | 62–30 | 44–46 | 59–31 | |
Ipswich Witches | 58–34 | 48–45 | 44–46 | 52–41 | 57–36 | 61–29 | 61–32 | 48–45 | 56–34 | 59–34 | 42–48 | 69–23 | |
Newcastle Diamonds | 51–39 | 33–27 | 49–44 | 55–37 | 59–34 | 55–37 | 58–35 | 57–36 | 61–31 | 54–36 | 57–36 | 57–33 | |
Peterborough Panthers | 50–40 | 39–52 | 50–40 | 56–36 | 38–54 | 55–34 | 45–45 | 46–43 | 44–46 | 50–40 | 37–53 | 45–48 | |
Plymouth Devils | 47–43 | 52–41 | 39–51 | 42–48 | 43–47 | 52–40 | 48–42 | 48–45 | 48–42 | 52–41 | 43–47 | 56–37 | |
Redcar Bears | 47–31 | 45–48 | 48–44 | 37–53 | 44–45 | 40–53 | 47–43 | 41–49 | 48–41 | 45–45 | 46–47 | 50–43 | |
Rye House Rockets | 45–45 | 47–42 | 44–46 | 53–39 | 48–42 | 42–48 | 35–25 | 55–37 | 48–45 | 51–41 | 45–47 | 45–45 | |
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 39–52 | 44–45 | 51–39 | 53–37 | 54–38 | 40–53 | 50–43 | 54–39 | 51–39 | 43–49 | 43–47 | 54–30 | |
Sheffield Tigers | 49–36 | 47–43 | 54–38 | 45–45 | 49–40 | 45–48 | 51–42 | 51–41 | 56–37 | 54–35 | 50–40 | 53–38 | |
Somerset Rebels | 56–34 | 57–35 | 53–37 | 61–31 | 47–43 | 57–33 | 57–35 | 47–43 | 55–38 | 52–41 | 53–38 | 55–38 | |
Workington Comets | 50–40 | 57–36 | 39–51 | 46–44 | 52–41 | 47–43 | 55–37 | 56–34 | 55–35 | 58–34 | 55–37 | 50–43 |
Quarter-finals
Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
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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 |
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Somerset | Ipswich | 53-37 | 49-41 | 102-78 |
Sheffield | Glasgow | 49-41 | 42-48 | 91-87 |
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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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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Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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.
Simon Stead won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 11 September at Owlerton Stadium.[12]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | Simon Stead | 3 3 2 3 2 | 13 | - | 3 |
2 | Sam Masters | 3 2 3 0 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
3 | David Bellego | 2 3 1 3 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
4 | Richard Lawson | 3 2 3 3 2 | 13 | - | 0 |
5 | Danny King | 2 3 2 2 2 | 11 | 1 | |
6 | Jack Holder | 3 F 3 2 2 | 10 | 0 | |
7 | Kyle Howarth | 1 3 1 2 1 | 8 | ||
8 | Josh Grajczonek | 2 1 1 1 3 | 8 | ||
9 | Kevin Doolan | 0 1 0 2 3 | 6 | ||
10 | Steve Worrall | 2 0 2 0 1 | 5 | ||
11 | Craig Cook | 0 1 2 1 1 | 5 | ||
12 | Josh Auty | 1 2 0 1 1 | 5 | ||
13 | Ricky Wells | 1 0 3 1 0 | 5 | ||
14 | Aaron Summers | 0 1 0 3 0 | 4 | ||
15 | Ulrich Østergaard | 0 2 1 0 0 | 3 | ||
16 | Claus Vissing | 1 0 0 0 R | 1 |
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 8 July. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.[13][14]
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Semi finals
Final
Plymouth Devils won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at the East of England Arena.[15]
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Rider | Team | Average |
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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 |
Berwick Bandits
Edinburgh Monarchs
Glasgow Tigers
Ipswich Witches
Newcastle Diamonds
Peterborough Panthers
Plymouth Devils
Redcar Bears
Rye House Rockets
Scunthorpe Scorpions
Sheffield Tigers
Somerset Rebels
Workington Comets
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