2016 Premier League speedway season#Knockout Cup

{{cite web|url=https://www.speedwaygb.co/playoffs16|title=Premier League Table|publisher=Speedway GB}}

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

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|update=complete|source={{cite web|url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2016fixtures.pdf |publisher=Speedway Researcher|title=2016 fixtures & results |access-date=11 June 2024}}

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Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

First leg

{{football box

|date = 24 October 2014

|team1 = Sheffield Tigers
Kyle Howarth 13
Stuart Robson 12
Arthur Sissis 6
Josh Bates 6
Ricky Wells 4
Nathan Greaves 3
Simon Stead R/R

|score = 44 – 46

|report = {{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/16results/sheffield_26.10.16_res.pdf|title=2016 Play Off 1st Leg|website=Official British Speedway website|access-date=3 October 2021}}

|team2 = Somerset Rebels
Josh Grajczonek 12
Rohan Tungate 12
Paul Starke 7
Charles Wright 6
Robert Branford 4
James Shanes 3
Jake Allen 3

|stadium = Owlerton Stadium

}}

Second leg

{{football box

|date = 25 October 2014

|team1 = Somerset Rebels
Rohan Tungate 12
Josh Grajczonek 11
Paul Starke 11
Charles Wright 8
Robert Branford 6
Jake Allen 5
James Shanes 2

|score = 54 – 36

|report = {{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/16results/somerset_27.10.16_res.pdf|title=2016 Play Off 2nd Leg|website=Official British Speedway website|access-date=3 October 2021}}

|team2 = Sheffield Tigers
Ricky Wells 11
Kyle Howarth 9
Stuart Robson 8
Arthur Sissis 5
Josh Bates 3
Nathan Greaves 0
Dimitri Bergé R/R

|stadium = Oaktree Arena

}}

Somerset were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 100–80.

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.{{cite web|url=http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2016/09/2016-premier-league-ko-cup.html|title=2016 Premier League Knockout Cup|publisher=Speedway archive}}

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

First leg

{{football box

|date = 23 October 2016

|team1 = Newcastle Diamonds
Robert Lambert 14
Steve Worrall 10
Ashley Morris 10
Ludvig Lindgren 9
Victor Palovaara 2
Danny Phillips 0
Matej Kus 0

|score = 45 – 45

|report = {{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/16results/newcastle_23.10.16_res.pdf|title=KO Cup final 1st leg|website=Official British Speedway website|access-date=3 October 2021}}

|team2 = Glasgow Tigers
Richie Worrall 9
Rene Bach 8
Aaron Summers 7
Richard Lawson 7
Danny Ayres 6
Nike Lunna 5
Mitchell Davey 3

|stadium = Newcastle Stadium

}}

Second leg

{{football box

|date = 24 October 2016

|team1 = Glasgow Tigers
Richard Lawson 12
Richie Worrall 11
Aaron Summers 11
Arthur Sissis 10
Rene Bach 8
Nike Lunna 7
Danny Ayres 0

|score = 59 – 31

|report = {{cite web |url=http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/16results/glasgow_24.10.16_res.pdf|title=KO Cup final 2nd leg|website=Official British Speedway website|access-date=3 October 2021}}

|team2 = Newcastle Diamonds
Robert Lambert 10
Steve Worrall 7
Ludvig Lindgren 5
Ashley Morris 4
Danny Phillips 3
Victor Palovaara 2
Matej Kus R/R

|stadium = Ashfield Stadium

}}

Glasgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 104–76.

Simon Stead won the Riders' Championship for the second time. The final was held on 11 September at Owlerton Stadium.{{cite web |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/other-sport/simon-stead-interview-sheffield-tigers-supremo-on-his-life-as-a-speedway-rider-great-britain-success-and-the-sports-future-3887306 |title=Simon Stead interview: Sheffield Tigers supremo on his life as a speedway rider, Great Britain success and the sport's future |website=Yorkshire Post |access-date=27 June 2023}}

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The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 8 July. The event was won by Somerset Rebels.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2016fixtures.pdf |title=2016 fixtures |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=30 May 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/somerset-rebels-win-10-07-16/ |title=Somerset Rebels speedway duo are Premier League Pairs Champions! |website=Burnham on Sea |access-date=30 May 2023}}

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Semi finals

• Edinburgh bt Glasgow 5–4
• Somerset bt Sheffield 7–2

Final

• Somerset bt Edinburgh 7–2

Plymouth Devils won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 23 and 24 July 2016, at the East of England Arena.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/2016fixtures.pdf |title=2016 fixtures and results |website=Speedway Researcher |access-date=8 July 2023}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.speedwaygb.co/files/downloads/pl16_issue_final_3.pdf|title=Greensheet Averages|publisher=Speedway GB}}

Berwick Bandits

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• {{player||DEN|Thomas Jørgensen}} 7.45
• {{player||SWE|Sebastian Aldén}} 7.18
• {{player||AUS|Kevin Doolan}} 6.99
• {{player||NED|Theo Pijper}} 6.16
• {{player||AUS|Matthew Wethers}} 5.65
• {{player||SWE|Anders Mellgren}} 5.09
• {{player||ENG|Liam Carr}} 4.81
• {{player||ENG|Tom Perry}} 3.76
• {{player||AUT|Dany Gappmaier}} 3.75
• {{player||NED|Romano Hummel}} 2.86
• {{player||DEN|Henning Bager}} 2.67
• {{player||POL|Dawid Stachyra}} 1.74

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Edinburgh Monarchs

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• {{player||AUS|Sam Masters}} 8.97
• {{player||GER|Kevin Wölbert}} 8.00
• {{player||USA|Ryan Fisher}} 7.49
• {{player||GER|Erik Riss}} 6.85
• {{player||ENG|Max Clegg}} 4.34
• {{player||ENG|Dan Bewley}} 4.00
• {{player||GER|Mark Riss}} 3.27
• {{player||AUS|Jye Etheridge}} 1.00

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Glasgow Tigers

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• {{player||AUS|Aaron Summers}} 8.57
• {{player||ENG|Richie Worrall}} 8.49
• {{player||ENG|Richard Lawson}} 8.22
• {{player||DEN|René Bach}} 7.53
• {{player||ENG|Ben Barker}} 7.48
• {{player||FIN|Nike Lunna}} 4.90
• {{player||ARG|Coty Garcia}} 4.23
• {{player||ENG|Danny Ayres}} 3.70

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Ipswich Witches

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• {{player||ENG|Danny King}} 9.57
• {{player||ENG|Ben Barker}} 7.91
• {{player||ARG|Nico Covatti}} 7.49
• {{player||DEN|Morten Risager}} 7.13
• {{player||ENG|Lewis Kerr}} 6.48
• {{player||ENG|James Sarjeant}} 5.80
• {{player||ENG|Joe Jacobs}} 5.36
• {{player||ENG|Danyon Hume}} 3.48
• {{player||ITA|Michele Paco Castagna}} 2.78
• {{player||ENG|Oliver Greenwood}} 2.12
• {{player||ENG|Darryl Ritchings}} 1.88

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Newcastle Diamonds

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• {{player||ENG|Robert Lambert}} 8.92
• {{player||ENG|Steve Worrall}} 8.47
• {{player||CZE|Matěj Kůs}} 7.74
• {{player||SWE|Ludvig Lindgren}} 7.69
• {{player||ENG|Lewis Rose}} 6.12
• {{player||FIN|Tero Aarnio}} 6.24
• {{player||SWE|Victor Palovaara}} 5.80
• {{player||ENG|Ashley Morris}} 4.98
• {{player||ENG|Danny Phillips}} 1.73

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Peterborough Panthers

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• {{player||DEN|Lasse Bjerre}} 10.40 (2 matches only)
• {{player||ENG|Craig Cook}} 9.83
• {{player||DEN|Anders Thomsen}} 8.29
• {{player||DEN|Ulrich Østergaard}} 7.14
• {{player||DEN|Nicklas Porsing}} 6.58
• {{player||DEN|Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen}} 6.50
• {{player||ENG|Simon Lambert}} 5.25
• {{player||DEN|Michael Palm Toft}} 5.18
• {{player||ENG|Ashley Morris}} 4.67
• {{player||DEN|Emil Grøndal}} 4.39
• {{player||ENG|Tom Perry}} 3.95
• {{player||ENG|Richard Hall}} 3.53
• {{player||CZE|Zdeněk Holub}} 2.99
• {{player||ENG|Danny Halsey}} 0.36 (3 matches only)

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Plymouth Devils

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• {{player||AUS|Brady Kurtz}} 7.65
• {{player||AUS|Jack Holder}} 7.16
• {{player||ENG|Kyle Newman}} 6.31
• {{player||DEN|Charlie Gjedde}} 6.12
• {{player||AUS|Todd Kurtz}} 5.76
• {{player||DEN|Stefan Nielsen}} 5.53
• {{player||CZE|Zdeněk Simota}} 5.09
• {{player||ENG|Steve Boxall}} 4.40
• {{player||ENG|Ellis Perks}} 2.38

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Redcar Bears

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• {{player||FRA|David Bellego}} 7.63
• {{player||AUS|Hugh Skidmore}} 6.84
• {{player||DEN|Lasse Bjerre}} 6.64
• {{player||DEN|Jonas B. Andersen}} 6.30
• {{player||GER|Tobias Busch}} 4.66
• {{player||DEN|Simon Nielsen}} 4.19
• {{player||ENG|Lee Payne}} 2.68
• {{player||AUS|Jye Etheridge}} 2.06
• {{player||DEN|Jacob Bukhave}} 1.60

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Rye House Rockets

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• {{player||ENG|Edward Kennett}} 9.27
• {{player||ENG|Stuart Robson}} 7.09
• {{player||DEN|Kasper Lykke}} 5.16
• {{player||AUS|Cameron Heeps}} 5.07
• {{player||AUS|Robert Branford}} 4.60
• {{player||ENG|Leigh Lanham}} 4.34
• {{player||ENG|Ben Morley}} 3.85
• {{player||DEN|Peter Karger}} 1.62

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Scunthorpe Scorpions

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• {{player||AUS|Ryan Douglas}} 7.18
• {{player||ENG|Josh Auty}} 7.01
• {{player||DEN|Michael Palm Toft}} 6.98
• {{player||ENG|Carl Wilkinson}} 6.12
• {{player||ENG|Lewis Kerr}} 5.98
• {{player||DEN|Nicolai Klindt}} 5.42
• {{player||ENG|Alex Davies}} 5.41
• {{player||ENG|Ashley Morris}} 4.76
• {{player||AUT|Fritz Wallner}} 3.83
• {{player||DEN|Andreas Lyager}} 3.38
• {{player||CZE|Zdeněk Holub}} 3.09
• {{player||ENG|Josh Bailey}} 2.05

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Sheffield Tigers

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• {{player||ENG|Jason Garrity}} 8.55
• {{player||ENG|Simon Stead}} 8.39
• {{player||ENG|Kyle Howarth}} 7.18
• {{player||FRA|Dimitri Bergé}} 6.91
• {{player||ENG|Josh Bates}} 5.02
• {{player||AUS|Arthur Sissis}} 3.79
• {{player||ENG|Richard Hall}} 3.29
• {{player||ENG|Nathan Greaves}} 2.32

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Somerset Rebels

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• {{player||AUS|Rohan Tungate}} 9.03
• {{player||AUS|Josh Grajczonek}} 8.90
• {{player||ENG|Paul Starke}} 6.62
• {{player||ENG|Charles Wright}} 6.59
• {{player||AUS|Jake Allen}} 5.96
• {{player||NZL|Bradley Wilson-Dean}} 5.02
• {{player||ENG|Zach Wajtknecht}} 2.63

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Workington Comets

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• {{player||USA|Ricky Wells}} 7.92
• {{player||DEN|Claus Vissing}} 6.80
• {{player||DEN|Kenneth Hansen}} 6.74
• {{player||DEN|Rasmus Jensen}} 6.14
• {{player||ENG|Adam Roynon}} 5.12
• {{player||AUS|Mason Campton}} 4.67
• {{player||ENG|Matt Williamson}} 3.67

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