2016 Premier League speedway season
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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]
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Final league table
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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
Fixtures & results
Home \ Away | BER | ED | GLA | IPS | NEW | PET | PLY | RED | RYE | SCU | SHE | SOM | WOR |
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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 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
Quarter-finals
Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg | Aggregate |
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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 |
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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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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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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.[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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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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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.[12]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | ![]() | 3 3 2 3 2 | 13 | - | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 3 2 3 0 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 2 3 1 3 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 3 2 3 3 2 | 13 | - | 0 |
5 | ![]() | 2 3 2 2 2 | 11 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() | 3 F 3 2 2 | 10 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 1 3 1 2 1 | 8 | ||
8 | ![]() | 2 1 1 1 3 | 8 | ||
9 | ![]() | 0 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 |
- 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.[13][14]
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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.[15]
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Final Leading averages
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Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Peterborough | 9.83 |
![]() | Ipswich | 9.57 |
![]() | Rye House | 9.27 |
![]() | Somerset | 9.03 |
![]() | Edinburgh | 8.97 |
![]() | Newcastle | 8.92 |
![]() | Somerset | 8.90 |
![]() | Glasgow | 8.57 |
![]() | Sheffield | 8.55 |
![]() | Glasgow | 8.49 |
Teams
Berwick Bandits
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Thomas Jørgensen 7.45
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Sebastian Aldén 7.18
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Kevin Doolan 6.99
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Theo Pijper 6.16
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Matthew Wethers 5.65
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Anders Mellgren 5.09
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Liam Carr 4.81
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Tom Perry 3.76
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Dany Gappmaier 3.75
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Romano Hummel 2.86
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Henning Bager 2.67
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Dawid Stachyra 1.74
Edinburgh Monarchs
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Sam Masters 8.97
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Kevin Wölbert 8.00
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Ryan Fisher 7.49
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Erik Riss 6.85
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Max Clegg 4.34
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Dan Bewley 4.00
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Mark Riss 3.27
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Jye Etheridge 1.00
Glasgow Tigers
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Aaron Summers 8.57
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Richie Worrall 8.49
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Richard Lawson 8.22
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René Bach 7.53
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Ben Barker 7.48
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Nike Lunna 4.90
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Coty Garcia 4.23
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Danny Ayres 3.70
Ipswich Witches
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Danny King 9.57
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Ben Barker 7.91
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Nico Covatti 7.49
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Morten Risager 7.13
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Lewis Kerr 6.48
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James Sarjeant 5.80
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Joe Jacobs 5.36
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Danyon Hume 3.48
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Michele Paco Castagna 2.78
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Oliver Greenwood 2.12
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Darryl Ritchings 1.88
Newcastle Diamonds
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Robert Lambert 8.92
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Steve Worrall 8.47
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Matěj Kůs 7.74
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Ludvig Lindgren 7.69
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Lewis Rose 6.12
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Tero Aarnio 6.24
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Victor Palovaara 5.80
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Ashley Morris 4.98
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Danny Phillips 1.73
Peterborough Panthers
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Lasse Bjerre 10.40 (2 matches only)
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Craig Cook 9.83
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Anders Thomsen 8.29
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Ulrich Østergaard 7.14
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Nicklas Porsing 6.58
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Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 6.50
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Simon Lambert 5.25
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Michael Palm Toft 5.18
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Ashley Morris 4.67
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Emil Grøndal 4.39
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Tom Perry 3.95
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Richard Hall 3.53
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Zdeněk Holub 2.99
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Danny Halsey 0.36 (3 matches only)
Plymouth Devils
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Brady Kurtz 7.65
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Jack Holder 7.16
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Kyle Newman 6.31
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Charlie Gjedde 6.12
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Todd Kurtz 5.76
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Stefan Nielsen 5.53
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Zdeněk Simota 5.09
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Steve Boxall 4.40
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Ellis Perks 2.38
Redcar Bears
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David Bellego 7.63
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Hugh Skidmore 6.84
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Lasse Bjerre 6.64
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Jonas B. Andersen 6.30
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Tobias Busch 4.66
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Simon Nielsen 4.19
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Lee Payne 2.68
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Jye Etheridge 2.06
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Jacob Bukhave 1.60
Rye House Rockets
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Edward Kennett 9.27
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Stuart Robson 7.09
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Kasper Lykke 5.16
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Cameron Heeps 5.07
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Robert Branford 4.60
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Leigh Lanham 4.34
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Ben Morley 3.85
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Peter Karger 1.62
Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Ryan Douglas 7.18
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Josh Auty 7.01
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Michael Palm Toft 6.98
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Carl Wilkinson 6.12
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Lewis Kerr 5.98
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Nicolai Klindt 5.42
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Alex Davies 5.41
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Ashley Morris 4.76
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Fritz Wallner 3.83
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Andreas Lyager 3.38
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Zdeněk Holub 3.09
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Josh Bailey 2.05
Sheffield Tigers
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Jason Garrity 8.55
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Simon Stead 8.39
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Kyle Howarth 7.18
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Dimitri Bergé 6.91
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Josh Bates 5.02
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Arthur Sissis 3.79
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Richard Hall 3.29
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Nathan Greaves 2.32
Somerset Rebels
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Rohan Tungate 9.03
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Josh Grajczonek 8.90
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Paul Starke 6.62
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Charles Wright 6.59
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Jake Allen 5.96
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Bradley Wilson-Dean 5.02
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Zach Wajtknecht 2.63
Workington Comets
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Ricky Wells 7.92
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Claus Vissing 6.80
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Kenneth Hansen 6.74
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Rasmus Jensen 6.14
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Adam Roynon 5.12
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Mason Campton 4.67
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Matt Williamson 3.67
See also
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
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 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2016 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Somerset Rebels speedway duo are Premier League Pairs Champions!". Burnham on Sea. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "2016 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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