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]

2016 Premier League speedway season
LeaguePremier League
Season2016
ChampionsSomerset Rebels
Knockout CupGlasgow Tigers
Division/s above2016 Elite League
Division/s below2016 National League

Final league table

[3]

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

Final
Team One Team Two First Leg Second Leg Aggregate
SheffieldSomerset44-4636-5480-100

Final Leading averages

[4]

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

Premier League 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.[5]

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
Date Team One Score Team Two
23/10Newcastle45-45Glasgow
24/10Glasgow59-31Newcastle

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "2016 PLAY-OFF FIXTURES & RESULTS". Speedway GB.
  2. "Roll of Honour". Somerset Rebels.
  3. "Premier League Table". Speedway GB.
  4. "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  5. "2016 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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