The 2016 Premier League season was the second division of British
speedway
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. The title was won by
Somerset Rebels
The Somerset Rebels were a British speedway team based in Highbridge, Somerset. Founded in 2000, the club competed in the British SGB Championship until 2019. Their home track was located at the Oak Tree Arena.
History
The club's stadium, The ...
who defeated
Sheffield Tigers
The Sheffield 'Tru Plant' Tigers are a motorcycle speedway team based in Sheffield, England. They currently race in the British SGB Premiership, and their home meetings take place at Owlerton Stadium. The Tigers traditionally hold their race n ...
in the Grand Final.
Final league table
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
Semi-finals
Play Off final
First leg
Second leg
Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.
Final Leading averages
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
The SGB Championship Knockout Cup is a motorcycle speedway, speedway second tier Knockout Cup (speedway), Knockout Cup competition in the United Kingdom. It was renamed in 2017 after previously being called the Premier League Knockout Cup.
Winner ...
.
Glasgow Tigers were the winners of the competition.
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 104–76.
Teams
Berwick Bandits
* 7.45
* 7.18
* 6.99
* 6.16
* 5.65
* 5.09
* 4.81
* 3.76
* 3.75
* 2.86
* 2.67
* 1.74
Edinburgh Monarchs
* 8.97
* 8.00
* 7.49
* 6.85
* 4.34
* 4.00
* 3.27
* 1.00
Glasgow Tigers
* 8.57
* 8.49
* 8.22
* 7.53
* 7.48
* 4.90
* 4.23
* 3.70
Ipswich Witches
* 9.57
* 7.91
* 7.49
* 7.13
* 6.48
* 5.80
* 5.36
* 3.48
* 2.78
* 2.12
* 1.88
Newcastle Diamonds
* 8.92
* 8.47
* 7.74
* 7.69
* 6.12
* 6.24
* 5.80
* 4.98
* 1.73
Peterborough Panthers
* 10.40 (2 matches only)
* 9.83
* 8.29
* 7.14
* 6.58
* 6.50
* 5.25
* 5.18
* 4.67
* 4.39
* 3.95
* 3.53
* 2.99
* 0.36 (3 matches only)
Plymouth Devils
*
* 7.65
* 7.16
* 6.31
* 6.12
* 5.76
* 5.53
* 5.09
* 2.38
Redcar Bears
* 7.63
* 6.84
* 6.64
* 6.30
* 4.66
* 4.19
* 2.68
* 2.06
* 1.60
Rye House Rockets
* 9.27
* 7.09
* 5.16
* 5.07
* 4.60
* 4.34
* 3.85
* 1.62
Scunthorpe Scorpions
* 7.18
* 7.01
* 6.98
* 6.12
* 5.98
* 5.42
* 5.41
* 4.76
* 3.83
* 3.38
* 3.09
* 2.05
Sheffield Tigers
* 8.55
* 8.39
* 7.18
* 6.91
* 5.02
* 3.79
* 3.29
* 2.32
Somerset Rebels
* 9.03
* 8.90
* 6.62
* 6.59
* 5.96
* 5.02
* 2.63
Workington Comets
* 7.92
* 6.80
* 6.74
* 6.14
* 5.12
* 4.67
* 3.67
See also
*
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
*
Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929.
Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup ...
References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Speedway Premier League
Premier
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Speedway Premier League
The Premier League was the second tier of speedway in the United Kingdom (with the exception of the 1995 and 1996 seasons) and governed by The Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). ...