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.
Final league table
Pos Team Played Won Drawn Lost 4w 3w D 1L L For Against Points1 Somerset Rebels 241200161 041192 998602 Glasgow Tigers 241101420241212962573 Newcastle Diamonds 241200220 35 1171 989 534 Edinburgh Monarchs 241101120 45 1088 1043 475 Ipswich Witches 24100211118 1136 1057 406 Sheffield Tigers 24101111109 1080 1104 407 Workington Comets 241101011010 1058 1126 388 Peterborough Panthers 2461532016 1056 1131 389 Rye House Rockets2472310047 104211143110 Berwick Bandits 2471410119104210972911 Scunthorpe Scorpions 24705010291017 1160 2612 Plymouth Devils24804000111 99211262513 Redcar Bears2451600138997 117621
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
Fixtures & results
Play-offs
Quarter-finals Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg AggregateIpswich Edinburgh 58-32 37-53 95–85Sheffield Newcastle 48-4244-46 92–88
Semi-finals Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg AggregateSomerset Ipswich 53-37 49-41 102–78Sheffield Glasgow 49-4142-48 91–87
Play Off final First leg
Second leg
Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.
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.
First round Date Team one Score Team two02/05 Scunthorpe 50-40 Newcastle06/05 Somerset 52-38 Workington12/05 Ipswich 46-44 Rye House13/05 Edinburgh 54-36 Plymouth14/05 Plymouth 47-42 Edinburgh14/05 Rye House 53-37 Ipswich14/05 Workington 44-46 Somerset22/05 Glasgow 60-29 Redcar26/05Redcar 40-50 Glasgow11/07 Newcastle 57-32 Scunthorpe Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two03/07 Peterborough 38-52 Somerset28/06 Somerset 62-28 Peterborough17/07 Newcastle 62-28 Sheffield21/07 Sheffield 45-45 Newcastle31/07 Glasgow 54-30Edinburgh06/08 Berwick 53-37 Rye House29/08 Rye House 54-36 Berwick26/08 Edinburgh 48-41 Glasgow
Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two09/10 Newcastle 47-43 Rye House07/10 Rye House 47-43 Newcastle08/10 Glasgow 50-39 Somerset23/09 Somerset 34-38 Glasgow
Final First leg
Second leg
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 104–76.
Riders' Championship Simon Stead won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 11 September at Owlerton Stadium.
Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 Simon Stead 3 3 2 3 2 13-32 Sam Masters 3 2 3 0 3 11223 David Bellego 2 3 1 3 3 12314 Richard Lawson 3 2 3 3 2 13-05 Danny King 2 3 2 2 2 1116 Jack Holder 3 F 3 2 2 1007 Kyle Howarth 1 3 1 2 1 88 Josh Grajczonek 2 1 1 1 3 89 Kevin Doolan 0 1 0 2 3 610 Steve Worrall 2 0 2 0 1 511 Craig Cook 0 1 2 1 1 512 Josh Auty 1 2 0 1 1 513 Ricky Wells 1 0 3 1 0 514 Aaron Summers 0 1 0 3 0 415 Ulrich Østergaard 0 2 1 0 0 316 Claus Vissing 1 0 0 0 R 1 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 8 July. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.
Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Somerset 26 Grajczonek 14, Tungate 122Glasgow 18 Lawson 9, Summers 93Workington 17 Vissing 9, Wells 84Peterborough 15 Ostergaard 10, Jakobsen 55Newcastle 14 Kus 10, Rose 4
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Edinburgh 23 Fisher 14, Masters 92Sheffield 21 Stead 11, Howarth 103Plymouth 20 Kurtz 12, Holder 84Ipswich 15 Covatti 13, Risager 25Rye House 11 Robson 11, Heeps 0
Semi finals Edinburgh bt Glasgow 5–4 Somerset bt Sheffield 7–2
Final Somerset bt Edinburgh 7–2
Fours Plymouth Devils won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at the East of England Arena.
Group APosTeamPtsRiders1 Workington 23Hansen 8, Wells 6, Jensen 5, Vissing 42 Glasgow 23Worrall 7, Bach 6, Lawson 5, Summers 53 Somerset12 Grajczonek 6, Allen 4, Tungate 3, Starke 1, Wilson-Dean 04 Scunthorpe 12Palm Toft 6, Douglas 4, Wilkinson 1, Auty 1
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Plymouth 23 Holder 8, Kurtz B 8, Newman 6, Kurtz T 12 Sheffield 18 Howarth 8, Berge 4, Stead 3, Bates 33 Newcastle 17 Worrall 7, Lambert 5, Rose 3, Phillips 24 Redcar 14 Bjerre 9, Andersen 3, Bellego 2, Skidmore 0
Group CPosTeamPtsRiders1 Berwick 21Jorgensen 8, Doolan 5, Pjiper 5, Wethers 32 Edinburgh 20Masters 9, Fisher 5, Riss 3, Wolbert 33 Rye House17 Robson 8, Lanham 5, Heeps 3, Kennett 14 Ipswich 14King 5, Covatti 5, Barker 2, Risager 2
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Plymouth 30 Holder 11, Kurtz B 7, Kurtz T 7, Newman 52 Workington 29Hansen 10, Wells 7, Vissing 7, Jensen 53 Peterborough 25Cook 11, Jakobsen 7, Ostergaard 4, Perry 2, Grondal 14 Berwick 12 Doolan 4, Wethers 4, Jorgensen 3, Pjiper 1
Final Leading averages
Rider Team Average Craig Cook Peterborough 9.83 Danny King Ipswich9.57 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
Teams Berwick Bandits
7.45 7.18 6.99 6.16 5.65 5.09 4.81 3.76 3.75 2.86 2.67 1.74
Edinburgh Monarchs
8.97 8.00 7.49 6.85 4.34 4.00 3.27 1.00
Glasgow Tigers
8.57 8.49 8.22 7.53 7.48 4.90 4.23 3.70
Ipswich Witches
9.57 7.91 7.49 7.13 6.48 5.80 5.36 3.48 2.78 2.12 1.88
Newcastle Diamonds
8.92 8.47 7.74 7.69 6.12 6.24 5.80 4.98 1.73
Peterborough Panthers
10.40 (2 matches only) 9.83 8.29 7.14 6.58 6.50 5.25 5.18 4.67 4.39 3.95 3.53 2.99 0.36 (3 matches only)
Plymouth Devils
7.65 7.16 6.31 6.12 5.76 5.53 5.09 4.40 2.38
Redcar Bears
7.63 6.84 6.64 6.30 4.66 4.19 2.68 2.06 1.60
Rye House Rockets
9.27 7.09 5.16 5.07 4.60 4.34 3.85 1.62
Scunthorpe Scorpions
7.18 7.01 6.98 6.12 5.98 5.42 5.41 4.76 3.83 3.38 3.09 2.05
Sheffield Tigers
8.55 8.39 7.18 6.91 5.02 3.79 3.29 2.32
Somerset Rebels
9.03 8.90 6.62 6.59 5.96 5.02 2.63
Workington Comets
7.92 6.80 6.74 6.14 5.12 4.67 3.67
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
References