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.
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.
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.
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
First leg
Second leg
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.
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Pairs
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 8 July. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.
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.
Final Leading averages
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)
