2016 Premier League speedway season
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 |
Final league table
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 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] |
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] |
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 |
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 |
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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 |
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] |
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.
Teams
Berwick Bandits
- Sebastian Aldén
- Henning Bager
- Liam Carr
- Kevin Doolan
- Dany Gappmaier
- Romano Hummel
- Anders Mellgren
- Thomas Jørgensen
- Tom Perry
- Theo Pijper
- Dawid Stachyra
- Matthew Wethers
Edinburgh Monarchs
Glasgow Tigers
- Danny Ayres
- René Bach
- Ben Barker
- Coty Garcia
- Richard Lawson
- Nike Lunna
- Aaron Summers
- Richie Worrall
Ipswich Witches
Newcastle Diamonds
Peterborough Panthers
Plymouth Devils
Redcar Bears
- Jonas B. Andersen
- David Bellego
- Lasse Bjerre
- Jacob Bukhave
- Tobias Busch
- Jye Etheridge
- Simon Nielsen
- Lee Payne
- Hugh Skidmore
Rye House Rockets
- Robert Branford
- Cameron Heeps
- Peter Karger
- Edward Kennett
- Leigh Lanham
- Ben Morley
- Kasper Lykke
- Stuart Robson
Scunthorpe Scorpions
- Josh Auty
- Josh Bailey
- Alex Davies
- Ryan Douglas
- Zdeněk Holub
- Lewis Kerr
- Nicolai Klindt
- Andreas Lyager
- Ashley Morris
- Michael Palm Toft
- Fritz Wallner
- Carl Wilkinson
Sheffield Tigers
Somerset Rebels
Workington Comets
- Mason Campton
- Kenneth Hansen
- Rasmus Jensen
- Adam Roynon
- Claus Vissing
- Ricky Wells
- Matt Williamson
See also
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.