2010 Premier League speedway season

British motorcycle 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 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

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

Final

First leg

1 England Ricky Ashworth 3, 3, 3, 2, 3 14
2 Australia Hugh Skidmore 2', 3, 1, 1', 1 8+2
3 Czech Republic Josef Franc , , R/R
4 England Richard Hall 2', 1, 3, 3, 2, 0 11+1
5 England Josh Auty 2, 2, 3, 1 8+1
6 England Adam Roynon (Guest) 2', 1', 1, N 4+2
7 England Simon Lambert 3, 1', 0, 2, 2', 0 8+2
Manager: Eric Boocock
1 Denmark Kenni Larsen 0, 6^, 2, 3, 1' 12+1
2 England Jason King , , R/R
3 Scotland Derek Sneddon 1, 0, 0, 0, 0 1
4 Denmark Rene Bach 1, 3, 2, 6^, 2 14
5 Australia Mark Lemon 3, 2, 3, 2, X 10
6 Australia Dakota North 1, 2', 0, 0, 1', 1, 1 6+2
7 England Adam McKinna 0, 0, 0, N 0
Manager: George English

Second leg

1 Denmark Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 3, 1, 3 13
2 England Jason King , , R/R
3 Scotland Derek Sneddon 2', 1, 1, 1, 3 8+1
4 Denmark Rene Bach 3, 3, 3, 3, 2' 14+1
5 England Stuart Robson (Guest) 3, X, 2', 3, 3 11+1
6 Australia Dakota North 2', 3, X, N, N 5+1
7 England Adam McKinna 3, 2', 1, 1, 0, 0 7+1
Manager: George English
1 England Ricky Ashworth X, 4^, 2, 2, 1 9
2 Australia Hugh Skidmore 1, 2, 0, 2', 1' 6+2
3 England Richard Hall 0, 2, 1, 2, 1', 0 6+1
4 Czech Republic Josef Franc , , R/R
5 England Josh Auty 1, 2, 4^, 0 7
6 Denmark Casper Wortmann (Guest) 0, 0, 0, N 0
7 England 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

Newcastle Diamonds44- 46Ipswich Witches
Kenni Larsen / Rene Bach 12 report Danny King 13
Referee: Chris During
1 Denmark Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 3, 2, 1 12
2 England Jason King , , R/R
3 Scotland Derek Sneddon 1, Fx, 1, 1, 1 4
4 Denmark Rene Bach 3, 3, 3, 3, 0 12
5 England David Howe (Guest) 3, 2, 3, 2, 1' 11+1
6 Denmark Jan Graversen (Guest) 0, 1', 0, 0 1+1
7 Scotland Adam McKinna 2, 1, Fx, 1, 0, 0 4
Manager: George English
1 England Scott Nicholls 2, 2, 3, 3, 2' 12+1
2 Poland Chris Slabon Fx, N, N, N 0
3 England Danny King 2, 3, 2, 3, 3 13
4 Czech Republic Ales Dryml 1', 0, 1', 1' 3+3
5 Poland Robert Miśkowiak Fx, N, N, N 0
6 Poland Dawid Stachyra 3, Fx, 1', 2, 2, 2', 2 12+2
7 England Ritchie Hawkins 1, 2, 2, F, 0, 1, 0 8+2
Manager:

Second leg

Ipswich Witches64 (110) - 32 (76)Newcastle Diamonds
Dawid Stachyra 12+2 report Kenni Larsen 13
1 England Scott Nicholls 3, 3, 3, 2' 11+1
2 Poland Chris Slabon 1, 2', 1', 2' 6+3
3 England Danny King 3, 3, 1', 3 10+1
4 Czech Republic Ales Dryml 2', 0, 2, 2' 6+2
5 Poland Robert Miśkowiak 2', 2', 2, 3 9+2
6 Poland Dawid Stachyra 2', 3, 1', 3, 3 12+2
7 England Ritchie Hawkins 3, 3, 2, 1, 1 10
Manager:
1 Denmark Kenni Larsen 2, 2, 6^, 1, 2 13
2 England Jason King , , R/R
3 England Chris Mills (Guest) 0, 0, Fx, 0, 0 0
4 Denmark Rene Bach 1, 1, 1, R 3
5 England Stuart Robson (Guest) 1, 1, 6^, 3, 0, R 11
6 England Simon Lambert (Guest) 1, 0, 0, 2, 1 4
7 Scotland Adam McKinna 0, 0, 1', 0, 0 1+1
Manager: George English

Premier Trophy

Knockout 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 Denmark (2) Kenni Larsen (ND) 13 3 3 3 2 2 13 2 3
2 England (7) David Howe (SS) 11 2 2 3 3 1 11 3 2 2
3 United States (3) Ryan Fisher (EDI) 11 2 1 2 3 3 11 4 3 1
4 Denmark (11) Rene Bach (ND) 13 3 3 3 3 1 13 1 0
5 England (9) Josh Auty (SHE) 10 X 1 3 3 3 10 5 1
6 Australia (6) Travis McGowan (GLA) 9 3 2 1 2 1 9 6 0
7 England (1) Leigh Lanham (NW) 7 1 3 0 0 3 7 7
8 England (5) Lee Complin (BER) 7 1 0 2 1 3 7 8
9 Australia (12) Cory Gathercole (SOM) 7 1 3 1 2 F 7 9
10 Australia (16) Jason Lyons (BIR) 6 2 R 2 2 0 6 10
11 Australia (4) Taylor Poole (STO) 6 0 1 2 1 2 6 11
12 Sweden (8) Linus Sundstrom (RH) 6 0 2 1 1 2 6 12
13 England (13) Gary Havelock (RED) 6 1 2 1 0 2 6 13
14 Czech Republic (14) Tomas Topinka (KL) 4 3 0 0 1 0 4 14
15 Australia (10) Rusty Harrison (WOR) 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 15
16 England (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
United States Ryan Fisher Edinburgh 10.01
Denmark Kenni Larsen Newcastle 10.00
Sweden Linus Sundström Rye House 9.84
Australia Kevin Doolan Kings Lynn 9.76
Australia Jason Lyons Birmingham 9.58
England Joe Screen Glasgow 9.49
Denmark René Bach Newcastle 9.42
Australia Mark Lemon Newcastle 9.38
Sweden Travis McGowan Glasgow 9.33
England Oliver Allen King's Lynn 8.36

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Birmingham

Edinburgh

Glasgow

King's Lynn

Newcastle

Newport

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Stoke

Workington

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "2010 season". Speedway GB.
  4. ^ "Kenni Larsen clinches League riders' top spot". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ "2010 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  6. ^ "BRUMMIES DUO LOSE OUT IN FINAL". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  7. ^ "2010 Birmingham results". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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