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The 2010 Premier League Knock-Out Cup was the 43rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. It was contested throughout the Premier League season. The reigning champions were the Kings Lynn Stars. The 2010 champions were the Newcastle Diamonds after beating the Edinburgh Monarchs 91–88 over a two legged final.

Knock-out stages

Round 1

The draw for the 2010 Premier League KOC was taking at the 2009 AGM. 12 teams were drawn against each other, with 2 teams receiving 'byes' into the quarter-finals. These two teams that received a bye were the Redcar Bears and the Somerset Rebels.

Aggregate scores

First leg

Birmingham Brummies	63–25	Sheffield Tigers
Jason Lyons 14+1		Josef Franc 10

Kings Lynn Stars	57–33	Glasgow Tigers
		Josh Grajzonek 12

Edinburgh Monarchs	51–39	Rye House Rockets
Kalle Katajisto 16		Linus Sundstrom 12

Berwick Bandits	55–35	Newport Wasps
Michal Makovsky 16+1		Kyle Legault 9

Newcastle Diamonds	59–31	Scunthorpe Scorpions
Mark Lemon 13+1		Kalle Katajisto (Guest) 15

Workington Comets	54–36	Stoke Potters
Craig Cook 18		Hynek Stichauer 9

Second leg

Newport Wasps	50–39	Berwick Bandits
Leigh Lanham 12		Adrian Rymel 12

Sheffield Tigers	36–54	Birmingham Brummies
Paul Cooper 8+1		Steve Johnston 13+2

Scunthorpe Scorpions	49–41	Newcastle Diamonds
Carl Wilkinson 15		Kenni Larsen 11+1

Glasgow Tigers	42–48	Kings Lynn Stars
Travis McGowan 11+1		Kevin Doolan 15

Stoke Potters	38–52	Workington Comets
Lee Smart 8+2		Peter Kildemand 12+2

Rye House Rockets	35–55	Edinburgh Monarchs
Linus Sundstrom 14		Kalle Katajisto 13

Quarter finals

8 Teams qualified for the quarter-finals of the PLKOC. These included the Somerset Rebels and the Redcar Bears who received 'byes' through to the quarter-finals. The other six teams were Berwick Bandits, Birmingham Brummies, Edinburgh Monarchs, Kings Lynn Stars, Newcastle Diamonds, and Workington Comets. All 6 qualified through being victorious in Round 1 of the competition

Aggregate scores

First leg

Redcar Bears	43–47	Newcastle Diamonds
Tomas Suchanek 13+1		Mark Lemon 15

Somerset Rebels	42–48	Birmingham Brummies
Sam Masters 11		Jason Lyons 14

Berwick Bandits	46–44	Workington Comets
Paul Clews 13+1		Chris Schramm 12+1

Second leg

Newcastle Diamonds	53–37	Redcar Bears
Kenni Larsen 15		Emiliano Sanchez 10+1

Workington Comets	54–35	Berwick Bandits
Craig Cook 14		Adrian Rymel 12+1

Birmingham Brummies	59–31	Somerset Rebels
Richard Sweetman 16+1		Shane Parker 8

Edinburgh Monarchs	58–31	Kings Lynn Stars
Kevin Wolbert 14		Oliver Allen 10

Semi finals

4 Teams qualified for the semi-finals of the PLKOC. These were Birmingham Brummies, Edinburgh Monarchs, Newcastle Diamonds and Workington Comets. All were victorious in there quarter final ties.

Aggregate scores

First leg

Newcastle Diamonds	56–35	Birmingham Brummies
Mark Lemon 15+2		Aaron Summers 11

Second leg

Birmingham Brummies	50–40	Newcastle Diamonds
Aaron Summers 15		Dakota North 12

The final

The Final was competed between the Edinburgh Monarchs and the Newcastle Diamonds. It was raced over two legs on 29 October and 31 October.

First leg

Edinburgh Monarchs	47–42	Newcastle Diamonds
William Lawson 12		Kenni Larsen 12

	1	Ryan Fisher	Fx, Fx, 3, 2', 2	7+1
	2	Andrew Tully	,	R/R
	3	Kevin Wolbert	2, 2, 1, 2',	7+1
	4	Kalle Katajisto	1', 1', 1', 3, 2	8+3
	5	Matthew Wethers	2, 2, 2, 3, 1'	10+1
	6	Ashley Morris	1, 0, 1', 1'	3+2
	7	William Lawson	3, 3, 0, Fx, 2, 1, 3	12
Manager:

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

Second leg

Newcastle Diamonds	49–41	Edinburgh Monarchs
Stuart Robson (Guest) 14+1		Ryan Fisher 11

1 Kenni Larsen 3, 3, 2, 3, 1' 12+1 2 Jason King , R/R 3 Derek Sneddon 0, 2', 1', 0, 2 5+2 4 Rene Bach 3, 2, 3, 3, 2 13 5 Stuart Robson (Guest) 3, 3, 3, 3, 2' 14+1 6 Simon Lambert 1', R, N, N 1+1 7 Adam McKinna 2, 1, 0, 0, 1', 0, 0 4+2 Manager: George English 1 Ryan Fisher 2, 3, 2, 1, 3 11 2 Andrew Tully , R/R 3 Kevin Wolbert 1, 1', 1, 3 6+1 4 Kalle Katajisto Fx, 2, 2, 3, 2, 0 9 5 Matthew Wethers 0, 2, 2, 0 4 6 Ashley Morris 0, 1', 1', 0 2+2 7 William Lawson 1', 3, 2, 0, 1', 1, 1' 9+3 Manager:

See also

• Speedway in the United Kingdom

References

1. "2010 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
2. "2010 KO cup final" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
3. "2010 October results". Speedway GB. Retrieved 2 October 2021.

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