SGB Championship 2021

SGB Championship 2021

League	SGB Championship
Champions	Poole Pirates
Knockout Cup	Poole Pirates
Individual	not held
Pairs	not held
Fours	not held
Highest average	Sam Masters
Division/s above	SGB Premiership 2021
Division/s below	2021 NDL
← 2019 2022 →

The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021. ^[1]

Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss of two teams. The 2019 Premiership club Poole Pirates, were the biggest profile club to join the league after dropping down from the highest league. Also the Kent Kings and Plymouth Gladiators both joined the league from the National Development League. Sheffield Tigers left the league to move up to the highest division ^[2] and Somerset Rebels withdrew from the league altogether. ^[3]

The league started on 21 May with twelve teams participating and race meetings were covered by Eurosport. ^[4] Poole Pirates finished top of the regular season table and secured a place in the play off semi finals. ^[5] Poole duly won their play off semi final against Leicester and would meet Glasgow in the final. Glasgow, who had finished second in the table, defeated Edinburgh in the other semi final despite being eliminated from the Knockout Cup the week before by their Scottish rivals.

Poole became the champions after a 96–84 aggregate win over Glasgow in the play off final. ^[6] They also sealed the double winning the division 2 Knockout Cup for the third time in their history. ^[7]

Berwick

Birmingham

Eastbourne

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Kent

Leicester

Newcastle

Plymouth

Poole

Redcar

Scunthorpe

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Locations of the 2021 SGB Championship teams

Final Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L	F	A	Pts
1	Poole Pirates	20	10	0	0	3	1	1	2	3	1000	794	49
2	Glasgow Tigers	20	9	0	1	2	3	0	2	3	937	833	46
3	Leicester Lions	20	9	0	1	2	1	1	2	4	970	827	42
4	Redcar Bears	20	7	3	0	2	2	1	2	3	917	851	42
5	Edinburgh Monarchs	20	5	3	2	1	2	1	3	3	910	879	33
6	Scunthorpe Scorpions	20	9	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	908	879	33
7	Birmingham Brummies	20	7	0	3	1	1	1	2	5	882	916	32
8	Kent Kings	20	6	0	4	0	0	3	2	5	839	934	26
9	Berwick Bandits	20	6	0	4	0	0	1	1	8	848	950	21
10	Plymouth Gladiators	20	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	9	826	952	21
11	Newcastle Diamonds	20	5	1	4	0	0	0	1	9	767	989	17
12	Eastbourne Eagles	withdrew 26 August, results expunged

League scoring system

• Home loss by any number of points = 0
• Home draw = 1
• Home win by any number of points = 3
• Away loss by 7 points or more = 0
• 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

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away	BER	BIR	EAS	ED	GLA	KK	LEI	NEW	PLY	PP	RED	SCU
Berwick Bandits		39–51	n/a	32–58	41–49	47–43	47–43	51–39	57–33	46–44	42–48	54–36
Birmingham Brummies	53–37		n/a	52–38	42–48	46–44	46–44	55–35	54–36	49–41	42–48	39–51
Eastbourne Eagles	n/a	n/a		44–46	47–43	58–32	41–48	n/a	54–36	45–44	n/a	54–36
Edinburgh Monarchs	50–40	45–45	n/a		41–43	44–44	49–40	58–32	47–42	40–50	45–45	52–38
Glasgow Tigers	54–36	49–41	50–40	44–46		43–23	49–41	55–35	59–31	52–38	52–38	49–41
Kent Kings	57–33	50–40	43–47	46–43	39–51		37–53	56–34	49–41	38–52	41–49	46–44
Leicester Lions	48–41	63–27	56–34	47–43	54–36	52–38		63–27	50–40	43–47	51–39	57–33
Newcastle Diamonds	49–40	44–45	n/a	42–48	48–42	45–45	49–41		45–33	29–61	35–55	52–38
Plymouth Gladiators	51–39	47–42	n/a	50–40	44–46	45–45	43–46	48–42		45–45	46–43	47–37
Poole Pirates	52–38	57–33	n/a	48–42	56–34	58–32	52–38	59–31	55–35		52–38	57–33
Redcar Bears	45–45	48–42	43–47	45–45	47–43	51–39	45–45	39–21	55–35	48–42		47–42
Scunthorpe Scorpions	47–43	52–38	49–41	54–36	51–39	63–27	39–51	57–33	56–34	50–34	46–44

Source: ^[8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
	Scunthorpe Scorpions		36	28	64
	Leicester Lions		54	38	92
								Leicester Lions		42	40	82
								Poole Pirates		48	50	98
	Poole Pirates
	Bye
															Poole Pirates		40	56	96
															Glasgow Tigers		50	34	84
	Edinburgh Monarchs		51	57	108
	Redcar Bears		39	33	72
								Edinburgh Monarchs		34	47	81
								Glasgow Tigers		56	43	99
	Glasgow Tigers
	Bye

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

Final

First Leg

2 November	[9]	Glasgow Tigers Craig Cook 11 Tom Brennan 10 Ricky Wells 9 Marcin Nowak 7 Broc Nicol 6 Connor Bailey 4 Sam Jensen 3	50–40	Poole Pirates Danny King 9 Rory Schlein 9 Benjamin Basso 6 Zach Cook (guest) 6 Steve Worrall 5 Danyon Hume 3 Ben Cook 2	Ashfield Stadium

Second Leg

4 November	[10]	Poole Pirates Rory Schlein 12 Danny King 11 Benjamin Basso 9 Steve Worrall 9 Zach Cook (guest) 7 Ben Cook 5 Danyon Hume 3	56–34	Glasgow Tigers Craig Cook 11 Tom Brennan 6 Marcin Nowak 6 Ricky Wells 4 Broc Nicol 4 Connor Bailey 3 Sam Jensen 0	Wimborne Road

Knockout Cup

The 2021 SGB Championship Knockout Cup will be the 53rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. ^[11]

Tournament

	Preliminary Rounds							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
	Glasgow Tigers
	BYE
								Glasgow Tigers		51	48	99
								Berwick Bandits		39	42	81
	Berwick Bandits
	BYE
															Glasgow Tigers		53	35	88
															Edinburgh Monarchs		37	55	92
	Edinburgh Monarchs		47	52	99
	Newcastle Diamonds		43	38	81
								Edinburgh Monarchs		54	50	104
								Birmingham Brummies		36	40	76
	Redcar Bears		46	35	81
	Birmingham Brummies		44	55	99
																						Edinburgh Monarchs		42	33	75
																						Poole Pirates		47	57	104
	Scunthorpe Scorpions
	BYE
								Scunthorpe Scorpions		38	40	78
								Leicester Lions		52	50	102
	Leicester Lions
	BYE
															Leicester Lions		49	35	84
															Poole Pirates		41	55	96
	Eastbourne Eagles		58	40	98
	Kent Kings		32	49	81
								Eastbourne Eagles		scr
								Poole Pirates		w/o
	Plymouth Gladiators		41	29	70
	Poole Pirates		49	61	110

HOME TEAM SCORES ARE IN BOLD
OVERALL AGGREGATE SCORES ARE IN RED
TIE WINNERS ARE IN BOLD

Final

First Leg

23 October	[12]	Edinburgh Monarchs Richie Worrall 12 Sam Masters 10 Josh Pickering 7 Drew Kemp 7 Kye Thomson 5 Anders Rowe 1 Jason Edwards (guest) 1	42–47	Poole Pirates Danny King 13 Benjamin Basso 13 Steve Worrall 9 Rory Schlein 5 Danyon Hume 5 Ben Cook 0 Connor Bailey (guest) 0	Armadale Stadium

Second Leg

23 October	[13]	Poole Pirates Steve Worrall 13 Rory Schlein 12 Danny King 11 Benjamin Basso 8 Ben Cook 5 Danyon Hume 4 Zaine Kennedy (guest) 4	57–33	Edinburgh Monarchs Sam Masters 10 Josh Pickering 8 Drew Kemp 8 Richie Worrall 5 Anders Rowe 2 Kye Thomson 0 Jason Edwards (guest) 0	Wimborne Road

Teams and final averages

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Berwick Bandits

• Kasper Andersen 7.36
• Leon Flint 7.12
• Dany Gappmaier 6.92
• Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 6.59
• Aaron Summers 6.49
• Jye Etheridge 6.47
• Kyle Bickley 4.50

Birmingham Brummies

• Chris Harris 8.75
• Erik Riss 8.19
• Michele Paco Castagna 7.62
• Ashley Morris 6.35
• James Shanes 6.30
• Jack Thomas 6.00
• Valentin Grobauer 4.18

Edinburgh Monarchs

• Sam Masters 9.95
• Josh Pickering 8.94
• Richie Worrall 8.83
• Kye Thomson 6.35
• Nathan Greaves 4.18
• Drew Kemp 5.09
• William Lawson 3.89
• Joe Lawlor 1.83
• Luke Crang 1.25
• Anders Rowe 0.67

Glasgow Tigers

• Craig Cook 9.44
• Ulrich Østergaard 8.71
• Marcin Nowak 8.24
• Tom Brennan 8.18
• Ricky Wells 7.11
• Justin Sedgmen 6.88
• Sam Jensen 6.82
• Broc Nicol 6.32
• Connor Bailey 5.02
• Jack Smith 3.71

Kent Kings

• Scott Nicholls 9.74
• Troy Batchelor 9.60
• Paul Starke 6.78
• Tom Bacon 6.00
• Cameron Heeps 5.55
• Daniel Gilkes 4.30
• Ben Morley 4.18
• Jake Mulford 3.40
• Paul Hurry 2.37

Leicester Lions

• Nick Morris 9.13
• Ryan Douglas 8.66
• Kyle Howarth 8.54
• Hans Andersen 8.44
• Dan Thompson 5.95
• Zaine Kennedy 5.85
• Jake Knight 5.00
• Joe Thompson 4.76
• Ty Proctor 3.09
• Josh Bates 3.00

Newcastle Diamonds

• Ben Barker 7.46
• Matthew Wethers 6.59
• James Wright 6.09
• Connor Mountain 6.07
• Adam Roynon 6.00
• Max Clegg 5.81
• Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 1.60
• Archie Freeman 0.46
• Joe Alcock 0.00

Plymouth Gladiators

• Bjarne Pedersen 9.21
• Jason Crump 7.15
• Alfie Bowtell 6.16
• Zane Keleher 5.07
• Dillon Ruml 4.71
• Zach Cook 4.66
• Jason Edwards 2.57
• Steven Goret 2.46
• Luke Ruddick 0.00
• Jack Smith 0.00

Poole Pirates

• Steve Worrall 9.73
• Danny King 9.12
• Rory Schlein 8.71
• Ben Cook 6.21
• Stefan Nielsen 6.09
• Benjamin Basso 5.88
• Danyon Hume 5.53
• Zane Keleher 3.47

Redcar Bears

• Lewis Kerr 9.23
• Charles Wright 9.11
• Jake Allen 8.34
• Michael Palm Toft 8.00
• James Sarjeant 5.14
• Jordan Stewart 5.00
• Anders Rowe 4.83
• Jordan Jenkins 4.57
• Ryan Kinsley 0.67

Scunthorpe Scorpions

• Josh Auty 8.00
• Thomas Jørgensen 7.83
• Adam Ellis 7.57
• Tero Aarnio 6.77
• Theo Pijper 6.71
• Jordan Palin 6.49
• Simon Lambert 6.46
• Josh MacDonald 4.49

Eastbourne Eagles (withdrew)

• Nathan Ablitt
• Tom Brennan
• Jason Edwards
• Drew Kemp
• Edward Kennett
• Lewis Kerr
• Richard Lawson
• Kyle Newman

See also

• List of United Kingdom speedway league champions
• Knockout Cup (speedway)

References

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4. "FIM AND EUROSPORT EVENTS AGREE NEW PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE SPEEDWAY GLOBALLY FOR 10 YEARS". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
5. "GRAND PIRATES CONFIRM TOP SPOT". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
6. "Poole Pirates seal SGB Championship after Glasgow Tigers victory". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
7. "Poole v Edinburgh - Cup Final 2nd Leg". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
8. "2021 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
9. "First leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
10. "Second leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
11. "Results". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
12. "First leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
13. "Second leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
14. "Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.