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2016 Premier League speedway season

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2016 Premier League speedway season
Champions	Somerset Rebels
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
←2015 2017 →

The2016 Premier League season was the second division of Britishspeedway. The title was won bySomerset Rebels who defeatedSheffield Tigers in the Grand Final.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Sheffield Tigers were defeated by Somerset in the play off final

Final league table

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^[5]

Pos	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	4w	3w	D	1L	L	For	Against	Points
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

Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away	BER	ED	GLA	IPS	NEW	PET	PLY	RED	RYE	SCU	SHE	SOM	WOR
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

Source:^[6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

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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

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First leg

24 October 2014

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
	^[4]^[7]

Owlerton Stadium

Second leg

25 October 2014

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
	^[4]^[8]

Oaktree Arena

Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate100–80.

Knockout Cup

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The 2016 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 49th edition of theKnockout 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 theSGB Championship Knockout Cup.

Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition.^[9]

First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
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
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
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

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First leg

23 October 2016

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
	^[4]^[10]

Newcastle Stadium

Second leg

24 October 2016

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
	^[4]^[11]

Ashfield Stadium

Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate104–76.

Riders' Championship

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Simon Stead won theRiders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 11 September atOwlerton Stadium.^[12]

Pos.	Rider	Pts	Total	SF	Final
1	Simon Stead	33232	13	-	3
2	Sam Masters	32303	11	2	2
3	David Bellego	23133	12	3	1
4	Richard Lawson	32332	13	-	0
5	Danny King	23222	11	1
6	Jack Holder	3F322	10	0
7	Kyle Howarth	13121	8
8	Josh Grajczonek	21113	8
9	Kevin Doolan	01023	6
10	Steve Worrall	20201	5
11	Craig Cook	01211	5
12	Josh Auty	12011	5
13	Ricky Wells	10310	5
14	Aaron Summers	01030	4
15	Ulrich Østergaard	02100	3
16	Claus Vissing	1000R	1

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Pairs

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ThePremier League Pairs Championship was held atOaktree Arena on 8 July. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.^[13]^[14]

Group A
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Somerset	26	Grajczonek 14, Tungate 12
2	Glasgow	18	Lawson 9, Summers 9
3	Workington	17	Vissing 9, Wells 8
4	Peterborough	15	Ostergaard 10, Jakobsen 5
5	Newcastle	14	Kus 10, Rose 4

Group B
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Edinburgh	23	Fisher 14, Masters 9
2	Sheffield	21	Stead 11, Howarth 10
3	Plymouth	20	Kurtz 12, Holder 8
4	Ipswich	15	Covatti 13, Risager 2
5	Rye 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

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Plymouth Devils won thePremier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at theEast of England Arena.^[15]

Group A
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Workington	23	Hansen 8, Wells 6, Jensen 5, Vissing 4
2	Glasgow	23	Worrall 7, Bach 6, Lawson 5, Summers 5
3	Somerset	12	Grajczonek 6, Allen 4, Tungate 3, Starke 1, Wilson-Dean 0
4	Scunthorpe	12	Palm Toft 6, Douglas 4, Wilkinson 1, Auty 1

Group B
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Plymouth	23	Holder 8, Kurtz B 8, Newman 6, Kurtz T 1
2	Sheffield	18	Howarth 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
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Berwick	21	Jorgensen 8, Doolan 5, Pjiper 5, Wethers 3
2	Edinburgh	20	Masters 9, Fisher 5, Riss 3, Wolbert 3
3	Rye House	17	Robson 8, Lanham 5, Heeps 3, Kennett 1
4	Ipswich	14	King 5, Covatti 5, Barker 2, Risager 2

Final
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Plymouth	30	Holder 11, Kurtz B 7, Kurtz T 7, Newman 5
2	Workington	29	Hansen 10, Wells 7, Vissing 7, Jensen 5
3	Peterborough	25	Cook 11, Jakobsen 7, Ostergaard 4, Perry 2, Grondal 1
4	Berwick	12	Doolan 4, Wethers 4, Jorgensen 3, Pjiper 1

Final Leading averages

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^[16]

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

Teams

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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

References

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^"KO Cup final 1st leg"(PDF).Official British Speedway website. Retrieved3 October 2021.
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^"Greensheet Averages"(PDF). Speedway GB.

v t e Premier League
2016 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
Former Teams	Arena Essex Hammers Birmingham Brummies Cradley Heathens Exeter Falcons Hull Vikings Isle of Wight Islanders Kings Lynn Stars Leicester Lions Long Eaton Invaders Mildenhall Fen Tigers Newport Wasps Oxford Cheetahs Reading Racers Stoke Potters Swindon Robins Trelawny Tigers
Seasons	1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Domestic Cups	Premier League Knockout Cup Premier League Riders' Championship Premier League Pairs Championship Premier League Four-Team Championship Young Shield Premier League Cup

v t e Speedway in the United Kingdom
Current leagues	SGB Premiership SGB Championship National Development League List of champions
Former leagues	Elite League Premier League National League (1932–1964) Provincial League (1960–1964) British League British League Division Two/National League Conference League National League Division Two National League Division Three English Dirt Track League/Northern League Southern League (1929–1931) Southern League (1952–1953) Provincial League (1936–1937) Southern Area League
Current team competitions	Knockout Cup League Pairs champions League Fours champions
Former team competitions	London Cup Midland Cup Craven and Young Shields Premiership Shield
Current individual competitions	British Speedway Championship League Riders' champions British U-21 British U-19 Scottish Open
Former individual competitions	London Riders' Midland Riders' Northern Riders' Southern Riders' Olympique Internationale
See also	Speedway British Speedway Promoters' Association Speedway Control Bureau

v t e United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Top division	1929 1929 1930 1930 1931 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tier Two League Second division	1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Tier Three League Third division	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1994 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Champions	League champions Cup winners