2010 Premier League speedway season

2010 Premier League speedway season

League	Premier League
Champions	Edinburgh Monarchs
Knockout Cup	Newcastle Diamonds
Premier Trophy	Newcastle Diamonds
Young Shield	Workington Comets
Individual	Kenni Larsen
Pairs	Sheffield Tigers
Fours	Birmingham Brummies
Highest average	Ryan Fisher
Division/s above	2010 Elite League
Division/s below	2010 National League
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The 2010 Premier League Season was the second division of British speedway. The regular season league was won by the Edinburgh Monarchs but Newcastle Diamonds won the playoffs. The first fixtures of the season took place on 5 April, and the season ended on 31 October 2010. The King's Lynn Stars were the defending champions from 2009. The Newcastle Diamonds won most of the other awards. ^[1]

Season overview

The 2010 Premier League campaign was a successful campaign for both the Edinburgh Monarchs and Newcastle Diamonds. The Monarchs finished the season as Premier League Champions, having amassed 74 points, 16 points clear of the nearest rival (The Diamonds). ^[2]

Although the Monarchs dominated the League, it was the Diamonds that took the most silverware of the season by winning the Premier League playoffs (against Sheffield Tigers), the Premier Trophy (against Birmingham Brummies), and the Premier League Knockout Cup (against Edinburgh Monarchs). For the other competitions, the Sheffield Tigers were victorious in the Premier League Pairs, with Ricky Ashworth and Josh Auty taking the crown ahead of the Brummies pair. However, the Brummies were victorious in the Premier League Fours, with them dominating the event throughout. The Dane Kenni Larsen then finished off a remarkable season for the Diamonds by being crowned PLRC champion and only narrowingly missing out on the Highest CMA for the season, with the Monarchs' American Ryan Fisher achieving 9.69 average for the season. ^[3]

Fixtures and results

Home\Away	BER	BIR	EDI	GLA	KL	ND	NW	RED	RH	SS	SHE	SOM	STO	WOR
Berwick Bandits		50-43	54-42	42-48	39-50	61-32	46-43	56-29	50-40	58-35	54-39	58-35	44-49	57-33
Birmingham Brummies	60-32		41-48	54-40	61-32	60-32	61-29	62-28	53-41	52-40	54-38	51-39	58-34	48-42
Edinburgh Monarchs	50-39	54-41		64-26	41-49	61-31	52-38	54-35	49-43	59-34	56-35	58-35	58-32	64-26
Glasgow Tigers	42-48	46-44	44-51		54-41	37-53	46-50	53-30	42-49	42-52	41-48	47-43	53-40	49-41
Kings Lynn Stars	64-30	49-41	42-53	53-42		51-45	49-44	50-40	56-39	55-35	58-34	45-48	60-35	49-44
Newcastle Diamonds	67-27	60-35	41-51	62-33	58-36		66-26	60-33	56-38	53-39	56-35	61-33	55-38	55-39
Newport Wasps	52-40	39-52	33-39	53-40	60-35	44-46		42-48	57-35	61-29	47-43	51-42	48-43	37-52
Redcar Bears	40-50	44-46	44-46	46-46	47-43	40-50	51-43		42-51	49-44	44-49	41-51	51-42	43-50
Rye House Rockets	59-33	47-43	35-55	51-41	53-40	53-43	44-46	68-24		45-45	50-39	53-42	61-31	57-36
Scunthorpe Scorpions	62-28	55-39	41-48	62-30	55-37	52-39	42-45	57-34	55-37		41-51	56-40	51-39	56-36
Sheffield Tigers	54-39	46-44	41-49	49-44	56-37	43-47	47-42	49-35	55-39	61-32		50-43	61-33	55-38
Somerset Rebels	58-34	42-48	45-45	45-45	58-34	42-48	50-40	55-38	46-47	47-43	48-45		55-38	56-37
Stoke Potters	49-41	49-42	41-51	50-41	49-43	42-48	40-52	50-40	52-41	53-40	43-47	52-37		48-42
Workington Comets	43-47	47-42	51-42	51-40	52-43	47-43	55-40	50-43	62-32	56-36	42-47	62-33	57-35

Last updated: December 10, 2010. Source: BSPA

Colours: Blue = home win; Red = away win; White = draw

Home team listed in the left-hand column

League table

Pos	Club	M	Home				Away					F	A	+/-	Pts
			3W	2W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L
1	Edinburgh Monarchs	26	11	1	0	1	7	3	1	0	2	1317	1039		74
2	Newcastle Diamonds	26	12	0	0	1	2	4	0	2	5	1307	1096		58
3	Birmingham Brummies	26	11	1	0	1	1	2	0	5	5	1275	1102		50
4	Sheffield Tigers	26	8	3	0	2	2	3	0	2	6	1217	1156		49
5	Rye House Rockets	26	9	1	1	2	2	1	0	1	9	1217	1183		42
6	Workington Comets	26	9	2	0	2	2	0	0	3	8	1204	1184		42
7	Kings Lynn Stars	26	8	3	0	2	2	0	0	2	9	1201	1213		40
8	Berwick Bandits	26	9	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	10	1157	1218		39
9	Scunthorpe Scorpions	26	10	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	9	1189	1194		38
10	Newport Wasps	26	6	2	0	5	1	3	0	3	6	1162	1193		38
11	Somerset Rebels	26	6	2	2	3	1	1	0	1	10	1168	1227		32
12	Stoke Potters	26	6	3	0	4	0	1	0	1	11	1106	1277		28
13	Glasgow Tigers	26	4	2	0	7	0	1	2	1	9	1112	1272		24
14	Redcar Bears	26	2	2	1	8	0	1	0	0	12	1039	1317		14

Key:
Premier League playoffs

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Last updated: October 20, 2010

Source: BSPA

Play offs

Semifinals

First leg

24 September 2010

Edinburgh Monarchs	59 – 31	Sheffield Tigers
Ryan Fisher 15		Josef Franc 10

Armadale Stadium, Edinburgh

6 October 2010

Birmingham Brummies	48 – 42	Newcastle Diamonds
Jason Lyons 12		Kenni Larsen 15

Perry Barr Stadium, Birmingham

Second leg

30 September 2010

Sheffield Tigers	61 (92) – (90) 31	Edinburgh Monarchs
Josh Auty 12+1 Ricky Ashworth 12+1 Richard Hall 12+1		Ryan Fisher 10

Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

10 October 2010

Newcastle Diamonds	48 (92) - (90) 42	Birmingham Brummies
Mark Lemon 16+1		Jason Lyons 10 Aaron Summers 10

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

Final

First leg

14 October 2010

19.45

Sheffield Tigers	53 - 43	Newcastle Diamonds
Ricky Ashworth 14		Rene Bach 14

Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield

1 Ricky Ashworth 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 14 2 Hugh Skidmore 2', 3, 1, 1', 1 8+2 3 Josef Franc , , R/R 4 Richard Hall 2', 1, 3, 3, 2, 0 11+1 5 Josh Auty 2, 2, 3, 1 8+1 6 Adam Roynon (Guest) 2', 1', 1, N 4+2 7 Simon Lambert 3, 1', 0, 2, 2', 0 8+2 Manager: Eric Boocock

1 Kenni Larsen 0, 6^, 2, 3, 1' 12+1 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Derek Sneddon 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 1 4 Rene Bach 1, 3, 2, 6^, 2 14 5 Mark Lemon 3, 2, 3, 2, X 10 6 Dakota North 1, 2', 0, 0, 1', 1, 1 6+2 7 Adam McKinna 0, 0, 0, N 0 Manager: George English

Second leg

17 October 2010

18.30

Newcastle Diamonds	58 (101) - 36 (89)	Sheffield Tigers
Rene Bach 14+1		Ricky Ashworth 9

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

1 Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 3, 1, 3 13 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Derek Sneddon 2', 1, 1, 1, 3 8+1 4 Rene Bach 3, 3, 3, 3, 2' 14+1 5 Stuart Robson (Guest) 3, X, 2', 3, 3 11+1 6 Dakota North 2', 3, X, N, N 5+1 7 Adam McKinna 3, 2', 1, 1, 0, 0 7+1 Manager: George English

1 Ricky Ashworth X, 4^, 2, 2, 1 9 2 Hugh Skidmore 1, 2, 0, 2', 1' 6+2 3 Richard Hall 0, 2, 1, 2, 1', 0 6+1 4 Josef Franc , , R/R 5 Josh Auty 1, 2, 4^, 0 7 6 Casper Wortmann (Guest) 0, 0, 0, N 0 7 Simon Lambert 1, 0, 1', 3, 0, 1', 2 8+2 Manager: Eric Boocock

Promotion/relegation playoff

The promotion/relegation playoff was contested between the Newcastle Diamonds and the bottom Elite League team, Ipswich Witches. The Diamonds narrowly lost the first leg, by 44-46, despite leading at one point by 34-26 and missing regular riders Jason King, Mark Lemon and in-form reserve Dakota North. The Diamonds were heavily defeated at Ipswich by 64-32, leading to an aggregate defeat of 110-76.

First leg

24 October 2010

18.30

Newcastle Diamonds	44- 46	Ipswich Witches
Kenni Larsen / Rene Bach 12	report	Danny King 13

Newcastle Stadium, Newcastle

Referee: Chris During

1 Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 3, 2, 1 12 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Derek Sneddon 1, Fx, 1, 1, 1 4 4 Rene Bach 3, 3, 3, 3, 0 12 5 David Howe (Guest) 3, 2, 3, 2, 1' 11+1 6 Jan Graversen (Guest) 0, 1', 0, 0 1+1 7 Adam McKinna 2, 1, Fx, 1, 0, 0 4 Manager: George English

1 Scott Nicholls 2, 2, 3, 3, 2' 12+1 2 Chris Slabon Fx, N, N, N 0 3 Danny King 2, 3, 2, 3, 3 13 4 Ales Dryml 1', 0, 1', 1' 3+3 5 Robert Miśkowiak Fx, N, N, N 0 6 Dawid Stachyra 3, Fx, 1', 2, 2, 2', 2 12+2 7 Ritchie Hawkins 1, 2, 2, F, 0, 1, 0 8+2 Manager:

Second leg

28 October 2010

19.00

Ipswich Witches	64 (110) - 32 (76)	Newcastle Diamonds
Dawid Stachyra 12+2	report	Kenni Larsen 13

Foxhall Stadium, Ipswich

1 Scott Nicholls 3, 3, 3, 2' 11+1 2 Chris Slabon 1, 2', 1', 2' 6+3 3 Danny King 3, 3, 1', 3 10+1 4 Ales Dryml 2', 0, 2, 2' 6+2 5 Robert Miśkowiak 2', 2', 2, 3 9+2 6 Dawid Stachyra 2', 3, 1', 3, 3 12+2 7 Ritchie Hawkins 3, 3, 2, 1, 1 10 Manager:

1 Kenni Larsen 2, 2, 6^, 1, 2 13 2 Jason King , , R/R 3 Chris Mills (Guest) 0, 0, Fx, 0, 0 0 4 Rene Bach 1, 1, 1, R 3 5 Stuart Robson (Guest) 1, 1, 6^, 3, 0, R 11 6 Simon Lambert (Guest) 1, 0, 0, 2, 1 4 7 Adam McKinna 0, 0, 1', 0, 0 1+1 Manager: George English

Premier Trophy

Main article: 2010 Premier Trophy (speedway)

Knockout Cup

Main article: 2010 Premier League Knock-Out Cup

Riders' Championship

Kenni Larsen won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 26 September at Owlerton Stadium. ^[4]

Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22
1	(2) Kenni Larsen (ND)	13	3					3				3				2				2			13	2		3
2	(7) David Howe (SS)	11		2					2					3	3					1			11	3	2	2
3	(3) Ryan Fisher (EDI)	11	2						1				2				3				3		11	4	3	1
4	(11) Rene Bach (ND)	13			3				3		3					3						1	13	1		0
5	(9) Josh Auty (SHE)	10			X		1						3					3		3			10	5	1
6	(6) Travis McGowan (GLA)	9		3				2			1							2			1		9	6	0
7	(1) Leigh Lanham (NW)	7	1				3				0				0				3				7	7
8	(5) Lee Complin (BER)	7		1			0					2					1					3	7	8
9	(12) Cory Gathercole (SOM)	7			1					3		1			2						F		7	9
10	(16) Jason Lyons (BIR)	6				2				R	2						2			0			6	10
11	(4) Taylor Poole (STO)	6	0							1				2				1				2	6	11
12	(8) Linus Sundstrom (RH)	6		0						2			1			1			2				6	12
13	(13) Gary Havelock (RED)	6				1	2							1		0					2		6	13
14	(14) Tomas Topinka (KL)	4				3		0					0		1							0	4	14
15	(10) Rusty Harrison (WOR)	3			2			1						0			0		0				3	15
16	(15) Jordan Frampton (RH)	1				0			0			0						0	1				1	16
Placing	Rider	Total	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Pts	Pos	21	22

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside

gate B

gate C

gate D - outside

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 9 July. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers. ^{[5] [6]}

Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Birmingham 22 Lyons 11, Johnston 11 2 Somerset 20 Gathercole 10, Parker 10 3 Newcastle 20 Lemon 10, Larsen 10 4 King's Lynn 15 Doolan 10, Smith 5 5 Redcar 13 Sanchez 11, Wilson 2

Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Sheffield 24 Auty 13, Ashworth 11 2 Glasgow 20 Gracjzonek 11, McGowan 9 3 Rye House 18 Neath 10, Frampton 8 4 Scunthorpe 18 Karlsson 13, Howe 5 5 Edinburgh 10 Fisher 5, Wolbert 5

Semi finals

• Birmingham bt Glasgow 6-3
• Sheffield bt Somerset 6-3

Final

• Sheffield bt Birmingham 7-2

Fours

Birmingham Brummies won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 15 August 2010, at the East of England Arena. ^[7]

Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Birmingham 14 Lyons 5, Sweetman 4, Summers 4, Johnston 1 2 Sheffield 13 Ashworth 5, Franc 4, Hall 3, Lambert 1 3 Newcastle 12 Lemon 6, Larsen 4, King 2, Bach 0 4 Berwick 9 Rymel 4, Complin 2, Makovsky 2, Clews 1

Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Somerset 15 Parker 6, Masters 5, Hawkins 2, Gathercole 2 2 Edinburgh 14 Tully 5, Wethers 4, Fisher 3, Katajisto 2 3 Scunthorpe 14 Karlsson 4, Aarnio 4, Howe 3, Wilkinson 3 4 Rye House 5 Sundstrom 3, Neath 2, Ekberg 0, Kessler 0

Final
Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Birmingham	25	Lyons 8, Sweetman 6, Summers 6, Johnston 5
2	Edinburgh	19	Fisher 8, Tully 4, Wethers 4, Katajisto 3
3	Somerset	15	Parker 6, Masters 5, Hawkins 2, Holder 2
4	Sheffield	13	Franc 7, Hall 4, Ashworth 2, Lambert 0

Final leading averages

Rider	Team	Average
Ryan Fisher	Edinburgh	10.01
Kenni Larsen	Newcastle	10.00
Linus Sundström	Rye House	9.84
Kevin Doolan	Kings Lynn	9.76
Jason Lyons	Birmingham	9.58
Joe Screen	Glasgow	9.49
René Bach	Newcastle	9.42
Mark Lemon	Newcastle	9.38
Travis McGowan	Glasgow	9.33
Oliver Allen	King's Lynn	8.36

Riders & final averages

Berwick

• Adrian Rymel 8.66
• Marcin Rempała 8.57
• Michal Makovský 7.24
• Lee Complin 7.17
• Michał Rajkowski 6.55
• Paul Clews 6.46
• Craig Branney 5.62
• Jade Mudgway 4.69
• Anders Andersen 3.32

Birmingham

• Jason Lyons 9.58
• Chris Kerr 8.51
• Steve Johnston 8.49
• Richard Sweetman 8.37
• Aaron Summers 7.76
• Justin Sedgmen 7.40
• Klaus Jakobsen 5.04
• Kyle Newman 4.79
• Jake Anderson 2.63

Edinburgh

• Ryan Fisher 10.01
• Kevin Wolbert 8.53
• Matthew Wethers 8.18
• Kalle Katajisto 7.86
• Andrew Tully 7.78
• William Lawson 5.66
• Tobias Busch 4.88
• József Tabaka 4.46
• Max Dilger 2.93
• Arlo Bugeja 2.36
• Ashley Morris 2.36
• Cal McDade 2.09

Glasgow

• Joe Screen 9.49
• Travis McGowan 9.33
• James Grieves 7.94
• Josh Grajczonek 7.57
• Nick Morris 5.47
• John Branney 5.14
• Lee Dicken 4.42
• Jamie Courtney 3.16
• Jake Anderson 2.98
• Mitchell Davey 2.69

King's Lynn

• Kevin Doolan 9.76
• Oliver Allen 8.72
• Tomáš Topinka 8.21
• Joe Haines 7.32
• Linus Eklöf 7.29
• Kozza Smith 6.92
• Lasse Bjerre 6.71
• Chris Mills 5.97
• Casper Wortmann 5.47
• Adam Roynon 5.24
• Darren Mallett 4.85
• Cal McDade 2.45

Newcastle

• Kenni Larsen 10.00
• René Bach 9.42
• Mark Lemon 9.38
• Jason King 6.72
• Derek Sneddon 5.67
• Dakota North 5.40
• Adam McKinna 3.29
• Anders Andersen 2.54

Newport

• Leigh Lanham 8.30
• Kyle Legault 7.92
• Kim Nilsson 7.45
• Craig Watson 7.14
• Robin Aspegren 6.25
• Anders Mellgren 5.35
• Alex Davies 5.30
• Todd Kurtz 4.88

Redcar

• Gary Havelock 8.32
• Emiliano Sanchez 7.12
• Ben Wilson 6.56
• James Grieves 6.27
• Maks Gregorič 5.45
• Peter Juul 5.45
• Tomáš Suchánek 5.19
• Stuart Swales 5.04
• Henning Bager 4.69
• Jan Graversen 4.50
• Charles Wright 4.39

Rye House

• Linus Sundström 9.84
• Jordan Frampton 8.26
• Chris Neath 7.68
• Stefan Ekberg 6.95
• Luke Bowen 6.05
• Kyle Hughes 5.60
• Kurt Shields 4.00
• Robbie Kessler 3.40
• Lee Strudwick 2.38
• Paul Starke 2.27

Scunthorpe

• David Howe 8.38
• Magnus Karlsson 8.06
• Carl Wilkinson 7.57
• Tero Aarnio 6.91
• Joel Parsons 6.91
• Viktor Bergström 5.57
• Jerran Hart 5.17
• Jan Graversen 4.63
• Simon Lambert 4.04

Sheffield

• Ricky Ashworth 8.28
• Josh Auty 8.23
• Richard Hall 7.32
• Josef Franc 7.29
• Hugh Skidmore 6.36
• Paul Cooper 5.90
• Simon Lambert 5.16
• Arlo Bugeja 3.35

Somerset

• Shane Parker 8.40
• Cory Gathercole 7.75
• Sam Masters 7.17
• Ritchie Hawkins 6.50
• Christian Hefenbrock 6.00
• James Holder 5.15
• Luboš Tomíček Jr. 4.65
• Mark Baseby 2.52
• Kyle Howarth 1.94

Stoke

• Claus Vissing 7.39
• Lee Smart 6.66
• Taylor Poole 6.45
• Hynek Štichauer 6.45
• Luboš Tomíček Jr. 6.02
• Ricky Wells 5.98
• Klaus Jakobsen 5.73
• Ben Wilson 5.48
• Jan Graversen 5.45
• James Holder 3.73
• Frank Facher 3.52
• Michal Rajkowski 3.33
• Jeremia Thelaus 1.78

Workington

• Rusty Harrison 7.69
• Chris Schramm 7.54
• Craig Cook 7.47
• Peter Kildemand 7.27
• Andre Compton 6.97
• Richard Lawson 6.63
• John Branney 6.05
• Kenny Ingalls 5.81
• Casper Wortmann 5.75

See also

• List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
• Knockout Cup (speedway)

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