2026 SGB Premiership

2026 SGB Premiership

League	Premiership
No. of competitors	5
Champions	tbd
Knockout Cup	tbd
Highest average	tbd
Division/s below	2026 Championship 2026 NDL
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The 2026 SGB Premiership will be the 91st season of the top tier of British speedway and the 9th known as the SGB Premiership. ^{[1] [2]} Only five teams will compete, the lowest in the 91-year history of the top division.

Ipswich Witches were the defending champions, while Leicester Lions were the defending Knockout Cup champions.

Belle Vue

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Leicester

Sheffield

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Locations of the 2026 SGB Premiership teams

Summary

The league consisted of the just five teams because two teams the Birmingham Brummies and Oxford Spires did not line-up for the season. The Brummies had no home after the closure of Perry Barr Stadium ^[3] and the Oxford promotion only entered teams for the Championship and NDL. ^[4]

The rules remained similar to the previous season except for the play off situation whereby 2nd and 3rd finishers in the regular season league table would meet to determine who would play the 1st place team in the grand final. A 37 points limit for six riders was agreed, with one rising star place at seven. ^[1]

League

Regular season

League table

Pos.	Club	M	Home			Away			F	A	B	Pts	+/−
			W	SHL	L	W	SHL	L
1
2
3
4
5

A fixtures

Home \ Away	BEL	IPS	KLN	LEI	SHF
Belle Vue		–	–	–	–-
Ipswich	–		–	–	–
King's Lynn	–	–		–	–
Leicester	–	–	–		–
Sheffield	–	–	–	–

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away	BEL	IPS	KLN	LEI	SHF
Belle Vue		–	–	–	–-
Ipswich	–		–	–	–
King's Lynn	–	–		–	–
Leicester	–	–	–		–
Sheffield	–	–	–	–

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

	Semi Finals							Grand Final
	1
	4	Bye
	3
	2

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Final

First Leg

October		–

Second Leg

October		–

Knockout Cup

The 2026 Knockout Cup was the 81st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Bracket

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Home team scores are in bold, with overall aggregate scores noted in red

Final

First Leg

July		–

Second Leg

July		–

Leading averages

	Rider	Team	Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

• averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches

Squads and final averages

Averages include 2026 Premiership and Knockout Cup matches.

Belle Vue Aces

• Dan Bewley
• Norick Blödorn
• Will Cairns (Rising star)

Ipswich Witches

• Jason Edwards (Rising star)

King's Lynn Stars

• Michele Paco Castagna
• Ben Cook
• Max Fricke
• Chris Harris
• Jan Kvěch
• Cooper Rushen
• Jody Scott (Rising star)

Leicester Lions

• Ryan Douglas
• Dan Gilkes (Rising star)
• Sam Masters Capt
• Nick Morris
• Dan Thompson

Sheffield Tigers

• Leon Flint
• Jack Holder
• Luke Killeen (Rising star)
• Anders Rowe

See also

• 2026 SGB Championship
• 2026 National Development League speedway season
• British Speedway League Champions

References

1. "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
2. "British Premiership Rides On In 2026". FIM Speedway. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
3. "Century of greyhound racing to end as track closes". BBC News. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
4. "Oxford Cheetahs complete squad with two new signings". Oxford Mail. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.