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.
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).
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.
Last updated: December 10, 2010. Source: BSPA
Colours: Blue = home win; Red = away win; White = draw
Home team listed in the left-hand column
Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points<br> 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<br> 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
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
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 44âÂÂ46, 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 64âÂÂ32, leading to an aggregate defeat of 110âÂÂ76.
First leg
Second leg
First Round
Semi-final
Final
Kenni Larsen won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 26 September at Owlerton Stadium.
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 9 July. The event was won by Sheffield Tigers.
Semi finals
Final
Birmingham Brummies won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 15 August 2010, at the East of England Arena.
Berwick
Birmingham
Edinburgh
Glasgow
King's Lynn
Newcastle
Newport
Redcar
Rye House
Scunthorpe
Sheffield
Somerset
Stoke
Workington