2016 Premier League speedway season explained

Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Somerset Rebels
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Glasgow Tigers
Domesticcup3:Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:Simon Stead
Domesticcup4:Pairs
Domesticcup4 Winners:Somerset Rebels
Domesticcup5:Fours
Domesticcup5 Winners:Plymouth Devils
Highestaverage:Craig Cook
League Above:2016 Elite League
Leagues Below:2016 National League
Prevseason:2015
Nextseason:2017

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

[5]

width=20Poswidth=300Teamwidth=20Playedwidth=20Wonwidth=20Drawnwidth=20Lostwidth=204wwidth=203wwidth=20Dwidth=201Lwidth=20Lwidth=20Forwidth=20Againstwidth=20Points
1 241200161 041192 99860
2 24110142024121296257
3 241200220 35 1171 989 53
4 241101120 45 1088 1043 47
5 24100211118 1136 1057 40
6 24101111109 1080 1104 40
7 241101011010 1058 1126 38
8 2461532016 1056 1131 38
9 Rye House Rockets2472310047 1042111431
10 24714101191042109729
1124705010291017 1160 26
12 Plymouth Devils24804000111 992112625
13 Redcar Bears2451600138997 117621

Scoring

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

width=250Team onewidth=250Team twowidth=50 First Legwidth=50 Second Leg width=50 Aggregate
Ipswich Edinburgh 58-32 37-53 95-85
Sheffield Newcastle 48-4244-46 92-88

Semi-finals

width=250Team onewidth=250Team twowidth=50 First Legwidth=50 Second Leg width=50 Aggregate
Somerset Ipswich 53-37 49-41 102-78
Sheffield Glasgow 49-4142-48 91-87

Play Off final

First legSecond legSomerset 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.[6]

First round

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
02/05Scunthorpe 50-40 Newcastle
06/05Somerset52-38 Workington
12/05Ipswich46-44 Rye House
13/05Edinburgh54-36 Plymouth
14/05Plymouth47-42 Edinburgh
14/05Rye House53-37 Ipswich
14/05Workington44-46 Somerset
22/05Glasgow60-29 Redcar
26/05Redcar40-50 Glasgow
11/07Newcastle57-32 Scunthorpe
Quarter-finals
width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
03/07Peterborough38-52 Somerset
28/06Somerset62-28 Peterborough
17/07Newcastle62-28 Sheffield
21/07Sheffield45-45Newcastle
31/07Glasgow 54-30Edinburgh
06/08Berwick 53-37Rye House
29/08Rye House54-36 Berwick
26/08Edinburgh48-41 Glasgow

Semi-finals

width=80Datewidth=250Team onewidth=80Scorewidth=250Team two
09/10Newcastle47-43 Rye House
07/10Rye House47-43 Newcastle
08/10Glasgow50-39 Somerset
23/09Somerset34-38 Glasgow

Final

First legSecond legGlasgow 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.[7]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxPts width=50pxTotal width=50pxSF width=50pxFinal
1 3 3 2 3 2 13-3
2 3 2 3 0 3 1122
3 2 3 1 3 3 1231
4 3 2 3 3 2 13-0
5 2 3 2 2 2 111
6 3 F 3 2 2 100
7 1 3 1 2 1 8
8 2 1 1 1 3 8
90 1 0 2 3 6
10 2 0 2 0 1 5
11 0 1 2 1 1 5
12 1 2 0 1 1 5
13 1 0 3 1 0 5
14 0 1 0 3 0 4
15 0 2 1 0 0 3
16 1 0 0 0 R 1

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 8 July. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.[8] [9]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Somerset 26 Grajczonek 14, Tungate 12
2Glasgow 18Lawson 9, Summers 9
3Workington 17 Vissing 9, Wells 8
4Peterborough 15 Ostergaard 10, Jakobsen 5
5Newcastle 14 Kus 10, Rose 4
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Edinburgh 23 Fisher 14, Masters 9
2Sheffield 21 Stead 11, Howarth 10
3Plymouth 20 Kurtz 12, Holder 8
4Ipswich 15 Covatti 13, Risager 2
5Rye House 11 Robson 11, Heeps 0

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Plymouth Devils won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at the East of England Arena.[10]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Workington 23Hansen 8, Wells 6, Jensen 5, Vissing 4
2 Glasgow 23Worrall 7, Bach 6, Lawson 5, Summers 5
3 Somerset12Grajczonek 6, Allen 4, Tungate 3, Starke 1, Wilson-Dean 0
4 Scunthorpe12Palm Toft 6, Douglas 4, Wilkinson 1, Auty 1
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Plymouth 23 Holder 8, Kurtz B 8, Newman 6, Kurtz T 1
2 Sheffield 18Howarth 8, Berge 4, Stead 3, Bates 3
3 Newcastle 17 Worrall 7, Lambert 5, Rose 3, Phillips 2
4 Redcar 14 Bjerre 9, Andersen 3, Bellego 2, Skidmore 0
Group C
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Berwick 21Jorgensen 8, Doolan 5, Pjiper 5, Wethers 3
2 Edinburgh 20Masters 9, Fisher 5, Riss 3, Wolbert 3
3 Rye House17Robson 8, Lanham 5, Heeps 3, Kennett 1
4 Ipswich14King 5, Covatti 5, Barker 2, Risager 2
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Plymouth 30 Holder 11, Kurtz B 7, Kurtz T 7, Newman 5
2 Workington 29Hansen 10, Wells 7, Vissing 7, Jensen 5
3 Peterborough 25Cook 11, Jakobsen 7, Ostergaard 4, Perry 2, Grondal 1
4 Berwick 12Doolan 4, Wethers 4, Jorgensen 3, Pjiper 1

Final Leading averages

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width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Peterborough 9.83
Ipswich9.57
Rye House 9.27
Somerset 9.03
Edinburgh 8.97
Newcastle 8.92
Somerset 8.90
Glasgow 8.57
Sheffield 8.55
Glasgow8.49

Teams

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 PLAY-OFF FIXTURES & RESULTS. Speedway GB.
  2. Web site: Roll of Honour. Somerset Rebels.
  3. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT). Official British Speedway website. 11 September 2021.
  4. Web site: 2016 results. Speedway Researcher. 3 October 2021.
  5. Web site: Premier League Table. Speedway GB.
  6. Web site: 2016 Premier League Knockout Cup. Speedway archive.
  7. Web site: Simon Stead interview: Sheffield Tigers supremo on his life as a speedway rider, Great Britain success and the sport's future . Yorkshire Post . 27 June 2023.
  8. Web site: 2016 fixtures . Speedway Researcher . 30 May 2023.
  9. Web site: Somerset Rebels speedway duo are Premier League Pairs Champions! . Burnham on Sea . 30 May 2023.
  10. Web site: 2016 fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 8 July 2023.
  11. Web site: Greensheet Averages. Speedway GB.

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