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2012 Premier League speedway season

The 2012 Premier League season was the second tier/division of British speedway.

Summary

The season took place between March and October 2012. The Glasgow Tigers were the defending champions after winning in 2011.

Scunthorpe Scorpions won the league after beating Somerset Rebels in the play-offs by one point in the Grand Final.

Fixtures & results

Final league table

Play Offs

Group 1

Group 2

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

Play Off final

First leg

Second leg

Scunthorpe were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 92–91.

Premier League Knockout Cup

The 2012 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 45th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Newcastle Diamonds were the winners of the competition.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Second leg

Newcastle were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 106–74.

Riders' Championship

Craig Cook won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 14 October at Owlerton Stadium.

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Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 24 August. The event was won by Workington Comets.

Semi finals

  • Sheffield bt Edinburgh 5–4
  • Workington bt Somerset 6–3

Final

  • Workington bt Scunthorpe 7–2

Fours

Berwick Bandits won the Premier League Four-Team Championship for the second time. The final was held on 15 July 2012, at the East of England Arena.

Final Leading averages

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ipswich

Leicester

Newcastle

Plymouth

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Workington

See also

References