2016 Premier League speedway season
ChampionsSomerset Rebels
Knockout CupGlasgow Tigers
IndividualSimon Stead
PairsSomerset Rebels
FoursPlymouth Devils
Highest averageCraig Cook
Division/s above2016 Elite League
Division/s below2016 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

[5]

Pos Team Played Won Drawn Lost 4w 3w D 1L L For Against Points
1Somerset Rebels24120016104119299860
2Glasgow Tigers24110142024121296257
3Newcastle Diamonds24120022035117198953
4Edinburgh Monarchs241101120451088104347
5Ipswich Witches241002111181136105740
6Sheffield Tigers241011111091080110440
7Workington Comets2411010110101058112638
8Peterborough Panthers24615320161056113138
9Rye House Rockets24723100471042111431
10Berwick Bandits24714101191042109729
11Scunthorpe Scorpions24705010291017116026
12Plymouth Devils24804000111992112625
13Redcar Bears2451600138997117621

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
IpswichEdinburgh58-3237-5395-85
SheffieldNewcastle48-4244-4692-88

Semi-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
SomersetIpswich53-3749-41102-78
SheffieldGlasgow49-4142-4891-87

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 – 46Somerset Rebels
Josh Grajczonek 12
Rohan Tungate 12
Paul Starke 7
Charles Wright 6
Robert Branford 4
James Shanes 3
Jake Allen 3
[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 – 36Sheffield Tigers
Ricky Wells 11
Kyle Howarth 9
Stuart Robson 8
Arthur Sissis 5
Josh Bates 3
Nathan Greaves 0
Dimitri Bergé R/R
[4][7]

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.[8]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
02/05Scunthorpe50-40Newcastle
06/05Somerset52-38Workington
12/05Ipswich46-44Rye House
13/05Edinburgh54-36Plymouth
14/05Plymouth47-42Edinburgh
14/05Rye House53-37Ipswich
14/05Workington44-46Somerset
22/05Glasgow60-29Redcar
26/05Redcar40-50Glasgow
11/07Newcastle57-32Scunthorpe

Quarter-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
03/07Peterborough38-52Somerset
28/06Somerset62-28Peterborough
17/07Newcastle62-28Sheffield
21/07Sheffield45-45Newcastle
31/07Glasgow54-30Edinburgh
06/08Berwick53-37Rye House
29/08Rye House54-36Berwick
26/08Edinburgh48-41Glasgow

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
09/10Newcastle47-43Rye House
07/10Rye House47-43Newcastle
08/10Glasgow50-39Somerset
23/09Somerset34-38Glasgow

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 – 45Glasgow Tigers
Richie Worrall 9
Rene Bach 8
Aaron Summers 7
Richard Lawson 7
Danny Ayres 6
Nike Lunna 5
Mitchell Davey 3
[4][9]

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 – 31Newcastle Diamonds
Robert Lambert 10
Steve Worrall 7
Ludvig Lindgren 5
Ashley Morris 4
Danny Phillips 3
Victor Palovaara 2
Matej Kus R/R
[4][10]

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.[11]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1England Simon Stead3 3 2 3 213-3
2Australia Sam Masters3 2 3 0 31122
3France David Bellego2 3 1 3 31231
4England Richard Lawson3 2 3 3 213-0
5England Danny King2 3 2 2 2111
6Australia Jack Holder3 F 3 2 2100
7England Kyle Howarth1 3 1 2 18
8Australia Josh Grajczonek2 1 1 1 38
9Australia Kevin Doolan0 1 0 2 36
10England Steve Worrall2 0 2 0 15
11England Craig Cook0 1 2 1 15
12England Josh Auty1 2 0 1 15
13United States Ricky Wells1 0 3 1 05
14Australia Aaron Summers0 1 0 3 04
15Denmark Ulrich Østergaard0 2 1 0 03
16Denmark Claus Vissing1 0 0 0 R1
  • 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.[12][13]

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.[14]

Final Leading averages

[15]

Rider Team Average
England Craig CookPeterborough9.83
England Danny KingIpswich9.57
England Edward KennettRye House9.27
Australia Rohan TungateSomerset9.03
Australia Sam MastersEdinburgh8.97
England Robert LambertNewcastle8.92
Australia Josh GrajczonekSomerset8.90
Australia Aaron SummersGlasgow8.57
England Jason GarritySheffield8.55
England Richie WorrallGlasgow8.49

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

References

  1. ↑ "2016 PLAY-OFF FIXTURES & RESULTS". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "Roll of Honour". Somerset Rebels.
  3. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "2016 results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ↑ "Premier League Table". Speedway GB.
  6. ↑ "2016 Play Off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "2016 Play Off 2nd Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "2016 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  9. ↑ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Simon Stead interview: Sheffield Tigers supremo on his life as a speedway rider, Great Britain success and the sport's future". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "2016 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Somerset Rebels speedway duo are Premier League Pairs Champions!". Burnham on Sea. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "2016 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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