2010 Premier League speedway season

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 play offs. 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]

2010 Premier League speedway season
Season2010 Season
Premier LeagueEdinburgh Monarchs
PL Play-OffsNewcastle Diamonds
Premier League KOCNewcastle Diamonds
Premier TrophyNewcastle Diamonds
Young ShieldWorkington Comets
Premier League PairsSheffield Tigers
Premier League FoursBirmingham Brummies
PLRC Kenni Larsen
Highest average Ryan Fisher
(9.69)
Biggest home winRye House 68 - 24
Redcar (PL)
Biggest away winStoke 32 - 60
Birmingham (PT)
Division/s above2010 Elite League
Division/s below2010 National League

Season Overview

The 2010 Premier League campaign was a successful campaign for the both 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). However, although the Monarchs dominated the League, it was the Diamonds that took the most silverware of the season by winning the Premier League play-offs (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.[2]

Team Lineups
Berwick BanditsBirmingham BrummiesEdinburgh Monarchs
RiderCMARiderCMARiderCMA
Grzegorz Strozyk 7.00 Jason Lyons 9.17 Ryan Fisher 9.69
Michal Makovsky 6.65 Richard Sweetman 7.68 Kevin Wolbert 7.96
Lee Complin 6.59 Steve Johnston 7.54 Matthew Wethers 7.04
Marcin Rempala 6.52 Aaron Summers 7.00 Kalle Katajisto 7.03
Paul Clews 5.65 Justin Sedgeman 6.56 Andrew Tully 6.85
Craig Branney 5.11 Chris Kerr 5.47 William Lawson 6.39
Jade Mudgeway 3.53 Kyle Newman 3.70 Ashley Morris 3.00
TOTAL 41.05 TOTAL 47.12 TOTAL 47.96
Glasgow TigersKings Lynn StarsNewcastle Diamonds
RiderCMARiderCMARiderCMA
Travis McGowan 9.09 Olly Allen 9.80 Kenni Larsen 9.67
Joe Screen 9.07 Tomas Topinka 7.64 Rene Bach 9.03
Josh Grajczonek 7.10 Lasse Bjerre 7.00 Mark Lemon 8.98
Nick Morris 4.55 Kozza Smith 6.23 Jason King 5.80
John Branney 4.27 Chris Mills 5.12 Derek Sneddon 5.27
Lee Dicken 3.81 Adam Roynon 3.95 Dakota North 4.65
Jake Anderson 3.00 Cal McDade 3.00 Adam McKinna 3.00
TOTAL 40.89 TOTAL 42.74 TOTAL 46.40
Newport WaspsRedcar BearsRye House Rockets
RiderCMARiderCMARiderCMA
Leigh Lanham 7.49 Gary Havelock 8.03 Linus Sundstrom 9.53
Kyle Legault 6.99 James Grieves 6.86 Jordan Frampton 7.91
Kim Nilsson 6.95 Joe Haines 6.64 Chris Neath 7.04
Craig Watson 6.36 Emiliano Sanchez 6.64 Stefan Ekberg 6.39
Robin Aspegren 6.03 Tomas Suchanek 4.34 Robbie Kessler 5.69
Alex Davies 4.24 Peter Juul Larsen 4.00 Kyle Hughes 4.88
Todd Kurtz 3.75 Charles Wright 3.47 Paul Starke 3.00
TOTAL 41.81 TOTAL 39.98 TOTAL 44.44
Scunthorpe ScorpionsSheffield TigersSomerset Rebels
RiderCMARiderCMARiderCMA
David Howe 8.36 Ricky Ashworth 7.97 Shane Parker 7.95
Magnus Karlsson 7.68 Josh Auty 7.89 Cory Gathercole 7.69
Carl Wilkinson 7.01 Richard Hall 6.94 Sam Masters 6.72
Tero Aarnio 6.12 Josef Franc[s] 6.81 Ritchie Hawkins 5.86
Viktor Bergstrom 4.65 Hugh Skidmore 5.69 Christian Hefenbrock 5.38
Jerran Hart 4.39 Paul Cooper 5.12 James Holder 4.00
Jan Graversen 4.10 Simon Lambert 3.56 Kyle Howarth 3.00
TOTAL 42.31 TOTAL 43.98 TOTAL 40.60
Stoke PottersWorkington Comets
RiderCMARiderCMA
Jeremia Thelaus 7.00 Rusty Harrison 6.92
Taylor Poole 6.11 Craig Cook 6.64
Ben Wilson 6.07 Chris Schramm 6.37
Hynek Stichauer 5.97 Peter Kildemand 6.35
Lee Smart 5.78 Andre Compton 5.97
Ricky Wells 5.55 Richard Lawson 5.38
Lubos Tomicek 4.96 Casper Wortmann 4.72
TOTAL 41.44 TOTAL 42.35
= Rider Injured and Currently Not Riding. Rider Replacement or Guest Facility used instead.
^[s] = Rider Currently Serving Suspension from British Racing.

Last updated: November 23, 2010

Source: BSPA

Fixtures & 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
PosClubMHomeAwayFA+/-Pts
3W2WDL4W3WD1LL
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 Play-Offs

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

Premier League Play-Offs

First leg
Edinburgh Monarchs59 – 31Sheffield Tigers
Ryan Fisher 15 Josef Franc 10
Birmingham Brummies48 – 42Newcastle Diamonds
Jason Lyons 12 Kenni Larsen 15

Second leg
Sheffield Tigers61 (92) – (90) 31Edinburgh Monarchs
Josh Auty 12+1
Ricky Ashworth 12+1
Richard Hall 12+1		 Ryan Fisher 10
Newcastle Diamonds48 (92) - (90) 42Birmingham Brummies
Mark Lemon 16+1 Jason Lyons 10
Aaron Summers 10

First leg
Sheffield Tigers53 - 43Newcastle Diamonds
Ricky Ashworth 14 Rene Bach 14

Second leg
Newcastle Diamonds58 (101) - 36 (89)Sheffield Tigers
Rene Bach 14+1 Ricky Ashworth 9

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
Newcastle Diamonds44- 46Ipswich Witches
Kenni Larsen / Rene Bach 12 report Danny King 13
Referee: Chris During

Second leg
Ipswich Witches64 (110) - 32 (76)Newcastle Diamonds
Dawid Stachyra 12+2 report Kenni Larsen 13

Premier Trophy
Main article: 2010 Premier Trophy (speedway)

Premier League KOC
Main article: 2010 Premier League Knock-Out Cup

Premier League Riders Championship
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 2122
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
(17) Steve Worrall 0 0
(18) Richie Worrall 0 0
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 2122

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

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Final Leading averages

[3]

Rider Team Average
Ryan FisherEdinburgh9.69
Kenni LarsenNewcastle9.67
Linus SundströmRye House9.53
Jason LyonsBirmingham9.17
Travis McGowanGlasgow9.09
Joe ScreenGlasgow9.07
René BachNewcastle9.03
Mark LemonNewcastle8.98
Kevin DoolanKings Lynn8.98
David HoweScunthorpe8.36

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  2. "2010 season". Speedway GB.
  3. "Greensheet Averages". Speedway GB.
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