SGB Championship 2025

SGB Championship 2025

League	SGB Championship
No. of competitors	9
Champions	Poole Pirates
Knockout Cup	Poole Pirates
BSN Series	Redcar Bears
Pairs	Redcar Bears
Riders' Championship	Chris Harris
Highest average	Richard Lawson
Division/s above	SGB Premiership
Division/s below	2025 NDL
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The 2025 SGB Cab Direct Championship season was the 78th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Championship. ^{[1] [2]}

Poole Pirates were the defending league champions, Knockout Cup champions and BSN Series champions.

Summary

The same nine clubs from 2024 competed in the Championship in 2025. The format also remained the same with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The Cab Direct Knockout Cup and the BSN Series also returned, both following the same formats as in 2024.

The top four teams qualified for the playoffs, staged over two semi-finals and a final. The points limit for team building remained at 40 points.

Glasgow finished top of the table during the regular season, finishing one point ahead of Poole.

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Oxford

Plymouth

Poole

Redcar

Scunthorpe

Workington

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Locations of the 2025 SGB Championship teams

League

Regular season

Pos.	Club	M	Home			Away			F	A	B	Pts	+/−
			W	SHL	L	W	SHL	L
1	Glasgow Tigers (Q)	16	7	0	1	6	0	2	757	683	6	32	+74
2	Poole Pirates (Q)	16	8	0	0	4	0	4	775	664	7	31	+111
3	Redcar Bears (Q)	16	7	0	1	4	0	4	752	686	5	27	+66
4	Edinburgh Monarchs (Q)	16	6	0	2	2	0	6	718	7-3	6	21	+15
5	Berwick Bandits	16	6	1	1	1	0	7	701	713	4	19	-12
6	Oxford Cheetahs	16	4	0	4	2	0	6	705	732	3	15	-27
7	Workington Comets	16	6	0	2	0	0	8	694	737	3	13†	-43
8	Plymouth Gladiators	16	5	0	3	0	0	8	682	755	2	12	-73
9	Scunthorpe Scorpions	16	3	0	5	1	0	7	663	774	1	10	-111

† Workington deducted 2 Championship points for breaching SCB regulations.

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away	BER	EDI	GLA	OXF	PLY	POL	RED	SCU	WOR
Berwick		37–35	45–45	44–46	53–37	46–44	48–42	54–36	47–35
Edinburgh	51–39		43–47	50–40	51–39	42–48	47–43	48–42	55–35
Glasgow	47–43	53–37		55–35	53–37	43–47	48–42	62–28	48–42
Oxford	55–35	44–45	44–46		47–43	43–46	41–49	49–41	50–40
Plymouth	46–44	46–44	40–50	52–37		47–43	44–46	42–47	52–37
Poole	55–35	53–37	57–33	48–42	48–42		51–39	55–35	47–43
Redcar	47–43	50–40	42–48	48–42	54–36	46–44		55–35	53–37
Scunthorpe	50–40	40–50	45–45	41–49	50–40	40–50	43–45		58–32
Workington	42–48	47–43	56–34	49–41	51–39	51–39	39–51	58–32

Source: ^[3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

	Semi Finals							Grand Final
	1	Glasgow Tigers	38	53	91
	4	Edinburgh Monarchs	52	37	89
								Glasgow Tigers		39	51	90+2
								Poole Pirates		51	39	90+7
	3	Redcar Bears	42	42	84
	2	Poole Pirates	48	48	96

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

Final

First Leg

15 October	[4]	Poole Pirates Richard Lawson 14 Zach Cook 11 Lewis Kerr 8 Anders Rowe 7 William Cairns 5 Tobias Thomsen 3 Paul Starke 3	51–39	Glasgow Tigers Dan Thompson 9 Chris Harris 9 Kyle Howarth 6 Villads Nagel 5 Leon Flint 5 Freddy Hodder 4 Max Perry 1	Poole Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnbull

Second Leg

17 October	[5]	Glasgow Tigers Chris Harris 15 Kyle Howarth 9 Dan Thompson 8 Leon Flint 8 Villads Nagel 6 Freddy Hodder 5 Max Perry 0	51–39	Poole Pirates Zach Cook 10 Lewis Kerr 8 Richard Lawson 7 Anders Rowe 6 William Cairns 4 Tobias Thomsen 3 Paul Starke 1	Ashfield Stadium Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd

Super Heat

17 October	Glasgow Tigers Chris Harris 2 Kyle Howarth 0	2–7	Poole Pirates Zach Cook 4 Richard Lawson 3

Knockout Cup

The 2025 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 57th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams and the 8th edition under the SGB Championship Knockout Cup name.

	Round One							Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Final
								Edinburgh Monarchs		49	32	81
	Edinburgh Monarchs		65	45	110			Glasgow Tigers		41	58	99
	Workington Comets		24	45	69										Glasgow Tigers		38	49	87
															Poole Pirates		52	41	93
								Plymouth Gladiators		49	38	87
								Poole Pirates		41	52	93
																						Poole Pirates		52	51	103
																						Redcar Bears		38	39	77
								Berwick Bandits		47	37	84
								Redcar Bears		43	53	96
															Redcar Bears		48	42	90+5
															Oxford Cheetahs		42	48	90+4
								Oxford Cheetahs		55	42	97
								Scunthorpe Scorpions		35	48	83

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

Final

First Leg

8 October	[6]	Poole Pirates Richard Lawson 14 Zach Cook 13 Lewis Kerr 8 Tobias Thomsen 6 Anders Rowe 6 Paul Starke 3 William Cairns 2	52–38	Redcar Bears Charles Wright 10 Danny King 8 Ace Pijper 6 Jake Mulford 6 Jason Edwards 4 Jake Allen (guest) 4 Freddy Hodder (guest) 0	Poole Stadium Referee(s): Simon Humphrey-Kennett

Second Leg

10 October	[7]	Redcar Bears Ace Pijper 9 Charles Wright 8 Leon Flint (guest) 7 Danny King 6 Jake Mulford 5 Jason Edwards 3 Ben Trigger (guest) 1	39–51	Poole Pirates Richard Lawson 15 Zach Cook 12 Lewis Kerr 7 Anders Rowe 6 Paul Starke 4 William Cairns 4 Tobias Thomsen 3	Ecco Arena Referee(s): Chris Gay

BSN Series

Scottish Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away	BER	EDB	GLA
Berwick		47–43	43–47
Edinburgh	46–43		44–46
Glasgow	48–42	50–40

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos.	Club	M	Home			Away			F	A	B	Pts	+/−
			W	SHL	L	W	SHL	L
1	Glasgow Tigers (Q)	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	191	169	2	10	+22
2	Berwick Bandits	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	175	184	1	3	-9
3	Edinburgh Monarchs	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	173	186	0	2	-13

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away	RED	SCU	WOR
Redcar		57–32	51–39
Scunthorpe	46–44		61–29
Workington	36–54	47–43

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos.	Club	M	Home			Away			F	A	B	Pts	+/−
			W	SHL	L	W	SHL	L
1	Redcar Bears (Q)	4	2	0	0	1	0	1	206	153	2	8	+53
2	Scunthorpe Scorpions	4	2	0	0	0	0	2	182	177	1	5	+5
3	Workington Comets	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	151	209	0	2	-58

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away	OXF	PLY	POL
Oxford		50–40	45–45
Plymouth	41–48		46–44
Poole	44–46	58–32

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos.	Club	M	Home			Away			F	A	B	Pts	+/−
			W	SHL	L	W	SHL	L
1	Oxford Cheetahs (Q)	4	1	1	0	2	0	0	189	170	2	9	+19
2	Poole Pirates (Q)	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	191	169	1	5	+22
3	Plymouth Gladiators	4	1	0	1	0	0	2	159	200	0	2	-41

Knockout stages

	Semi-finals						Grand Final
	Oxford Cheetahs	32	38	70
	Poole Pirates	58	52	110
							Poole Pirates	44	45	89
							Redcar Bears	46	45	91
	Redcar Bears	44	43	87*
	Glasgow Tigers	46	41	87

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

• Redcar were declared as winners due to having more heat advantages across both legs, as per SCB Regulation 012.1.26 Abandonment. ^[8]

Final

First Leg

18 October	[9]	Redcar Bears Chrles Wright 12 Danny King 8 Jason Edwards 7 Jake Mulford 6 Leon Flint (guest) 5 Ace Pijper 4 Jody Scott 4	46–44	Poole Pirates Zach Cook 11 Lewis Kerr 9 Anders Rowe 8 Richard Lawson 7 William Cairns 4 Paul Starke 3 Tobias Thomsen 2	Ecco Arena Referee(s): Michael Breckon

Second Leg

24 October	Poole Pirates	45–45	Redcar Bears	Poole Stadium

Pairs Championship

The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs took place on Saturday 5 April, at the GT Tyres Arena in Workington. ^{[10] [11]} It was won by Redcar Bears for the second season in a row, and the third time in the last four years.

Qualifying heats

Pos	Team	Pts	Riders
1	Glasgow Tigers	25	Kyle Howarth 13, Chris Harris 12
2	Poole Pirates	24	Lewis Kerr 12, Zach Cook 12
3	Plymouth Gladiators	24	Nicolai Klindt 14, Ben Barker 10
4	Redcar Bears	20	Charles Wright 10, Erik Riss 10
5	Berwick Bandits	17	Drew Kemp 11, Danyon Hume 6
6	Oxford Cheetahs	16	Sam Masters 12, Jordan Jenkins 4
7	Scunthorpe Scorpions	12	Steve Worrall 12, Simon Lambert 0
8	Edinburgh Monarchs	12	Kye Thomson 12, Justin Sedgmen 0
9	Workington Comets	12	Antti Vuolas 10, Tate Zischke 2

Semi-finals

Team One	Team Two	Score	Result
Redcar	Glasgow	7-2	Wright 4, Riss 3, Harris 2, Howarth 0
Poole	Plymouth	6-3	Cook 4, Klindt 3, Kerr 2, Barker 0

Final

Team One	Team Two	Score	Result
Redcar	Poole	6-3	Riss 4, Cook 3, Wright 2, Kerr X

Riders' Championship

The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship took place on Sunday 6 April at the Eddie Wright Raceway in Scunthorpe. ^{[12] [13]} It was won by Chris Harris of the Glasgow Tigers.

Pos.	Rider	Pts	Total	SF	Final
1	Chris Harris (Glasgow)	3,3,1,2,0	9	2	3
2	Kyle Howarth (Glasgow)	0,2,3,2,3	10	3	2
3	Steve Worrall (Scunthorpe)	3,3,3,3,2	14	-	1
4	Charles Wright (Redcar)	1,2,2,3,3	11	-	0
5	Richard Lawson (Poole)	3,1,3,2,X	9	1
6	Ben Barker (Plymouth)	3,0,1,1,3	8	0
7	Danny King (Redcar)	1,3,0,3,1	8
8	Sam Masters (Oxford)	2,1,3,1,1	8
9	Antti Vuolas (Workington)	2,2,2,0,2	8
10	Justin Sedgmen (Edinburgh)	0,1,2,3,1	7
11	Drew Kemp (Berwick)	1,3,2,R,0	6
12	Jake Allen (Scunthorpe)	2,0,0,2,2	6
13	Tate Zischke (Workington)	0,2,0,0,3	5
14	Simon Lambert (Scunthorpe)	2,1,1,1,0	5
15	Dan Thompson (Plymouth)	1,R,1,1,2	5
16	Luke Harrison (Scunthorpe)	-,-,-,-,1	1
17	Kye Thomson (Edinburgh)	0,0,0,0,0	0

2025 squads

Berwick Bandits

• Sam Hagon
• Drew Kemp
• Jonas Jeppesen
• Peter Kildemand
• Nick Morris
• Jack Smith
• Dayle Wood

Also rode

• Bastian Borke
• Craig Cook
• Danyon Hume

Edinburgh Monarchs

• Michele Paco Castagna (C)
• Jonatan Grahn
• Michael Palm Toft
• Victor Palovaara
• Jordy Loftus
• Justin Sedgmen
• Kye Thomson

Also rode

• Oskar Polis
• Max James
• Mark Parker

Glasgow Tigers

• Leon Flint
• Chris Harris (C)
• Freddy Hodder
• Kyle Howarth
• Villads Nagel
• Max Perry
• Dan Thompson

Also rode

• Ashton Boughen

Oxford Cheetahs

• Francis Gusts
• Cameron Heeps
• Jordan Jenkins
• Luke Killeen
• Jonas Knudsen
• Sam Masters (C)
• Mitchell McDiarmid

Also rode

• Dan Gilkes

Plymouth Gladiators

• Ben Barker (C)
• Alfie Bowtell
• Tom Spencer
• Lasse Fredriksen
• Nicolai Klindt
• Scott Nicholls
• Joe Thompson

Also rode

• Mitchell Cluff
• Daniel Klíma
• Ben Trigger
• Arran Butcher

Poole Pirates

• William Cairns
• Zach Cook (C)
• Richard Lawson
• Lewis Kerr
• Anders Rowe
• Paul Starke
• Tobias Thomsen

Also rode

• Matt Marson
• Darryl Ritchings

Redcar Bears

• Jason Edwards
• Danny King
• Jake Mulford
• Ace Pijper
• Erik Riss
• Jody Scott
• Charles Wright (C)

Also rode

• Tom Spencer

Scunthorpe Scorpions

• Jake Allen
• Luke Harrison
• Declan Kennedy
• Zaine Kennedy
• Simon Lambert (C)
• Connor Mountain
• Steve Worrall

Workington Comets

• Troy Batchelor (C)
• Fraser Bowes
• Jye Etheridge
• Vinnie Foord
• Jacob Hook
• Antti Vuolas
• Tate Zischke

See also

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

References

1. "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
2. "Oxford Speedway confirms three teams again for 2025". Oxford Mail. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
3. "2025 Championship table". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
4. "Poole Pirates vs Glasgow Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
5. "Glasgow Tigers vs Poole Pirates scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
6. "Poole Pirates vs Redcar Bears scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
7. "Redcar Bears vs Poole Pirates scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
8. "SCB statement: Redcar vs Glasgow". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
9. "Redcar Bears vs Poole Pirates scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
10. "Workington to host 2025 Championship Pairs". Workington Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
11. "Championship Pairs scorecard" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
12. "British Speedway AGM Statement". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
13. "CLRC scorecard" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2025.