SGB Premiership 2019

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SGB Premiership 2019
League SGB Premiership
Champions Swindon Robins [1]
Knockout Cup Swindon Robins [2]
Premiership Shield Poole Pirates [3]
Riders' Championship not held
Highest average Jason Doyle
Division/s below SGB Championship
National Development League

The SGB Premiership 2019 was the 85th season of the top division, called the SGB Premiership, of the British speedway championship in 2019. From the 2018 league season two teams, Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels, dropped down to the next league down, the SGB Championship, and were replaced in the league by Ipswich Witches and Peterborough Panthers. Although no promotion or relegation exist in British speedway these changes were taken purely due to financial concerns of the teams that dropped out of the SGB Premiership. Rye House Rockets who had taken part in the previous SGB Premiership season closed down.

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2019 teams

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Locations of the 2019 SGB Premiership teams

Background

The league ran between March and October 2019 and had seven teams participating. The line-up of teams changed from the previous 2018 league season with both Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels dropping down into the SGB Championship and being replaced by two 2018 SGB Championship teams Ipswich Witches and Peterborough Panthers. Rye House Rockets who withdrew from the 2018 did not reenter the league. Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning the title in 2018. BT Sport continued its TV coverage of the SGB Premiership in 2019.

At the Speedway AGM in November 2018, a number of changes were made to the rules and regulations for 2019. The biggest change was the introduction of fixed race nights: from now on, all Premiership meetings would be held on either a Monday or Thursday. Riders in teams must have achieved a minimum average of 3.00 to be able to race in the league. Although the team points limit remained at 42.50.

League results

Teams face each other four times: twice home and away. The first of the home and away meetings are called the 'A' fixtures, and the second are the 'B' fixtures.

A Fixtures

Home \ Away BV IPS KL PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 47–4354–3651–3945–4549–4156–34
Ipswich Witches 52–3849–4149–4149–4137–5346–44
King's Lynn Stars 54–3645–4555–3557–3349–4052–38
Peterborough Panthers 40–5039–5145–4546–4450–4041–49
Poole Pirates 55–3548–4249–4143–4751–3951–39
Swindon Robins 55–3546–4450–4046–4445–4552–38
Wolverhampton Wolves 36–5250–4051–3959–3144–4646–44
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

Home \ Away BV IPS KL PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 49–4154–3662–2844–4648–4243–47
Ipswich Witches 48–4248–4254–3643–4748–4241–37
King's Lynn Stars 55–3557–3353–3739–5139–5154–36
Peterborough Panthers 42–4838–5154–3646–4444–4648–42
Poole Pirates 37–3551–3958–3250–4045–4441–49
Swindon Robins 58–3266–2450–4065–2553–3746–44
Wolverhampton Wolves 54–3645–4553–3656–3455–3548–42
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League table

Final Table Up To And Including Wednesday 18 September

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Poole Pirates 241002142231101104152+60
2 Swindon Robins 241110200641156100350+153
3 Wolverhampton Wolves 24912210451096105143+45
4 Ipswich Witches 24903202351055109242-37
5 Belle Vue Aces 24912210271076106641+10
6 King's Lynn Stars 249120011101073108531-12
7 Peterborough Panthers 24516010110970118920-219

Play-offs

Semi FinalsGrand Final
          
1 Poole Pirates 5036 86
4 Ipswich Witches 40 5494
Ipswich Witches 4127 68
Swindon Robins 49 62111
3 Swindon Robins 49 58107
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 3932 71

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

Semi-finals

26 September [5] Poole Pirates 50–40 Ipswich Witches Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnball

28 September [6] Ipswich Witches 54–36 Poole Pirates Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

9 October [7] Wolverhampton Wolves 39–49 Swindon Robins Monmore Green
Referee(s):
Graham Flint

10 October [8] Swindon Robins 58–32 Wolverhampton Wolves Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Darren Hartley

Grand final

15 October [9] Ipswich Witches
Iversen 9
Allen 11
Lawson 7
Heeps 6
Harris 6
King 4
Sargeant 0		41–49 Swindon Robins
Musielak 12
Doyle 11
Ellis 8
Jensen 8
Perks 5
Batchelor 4
Vissing 1		 Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

17 October [10] Swindon Robins
Doyle 13
Musielak 12
Jensen 11
Batchelor 9
Ellis 8
Vissing 5
Perks 4		62–27 Ipswich Witches
Allen 11
Harris 6
Iversen 5
King 3
Sargeant 1
Heeps 1
Lawson 0		 Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnball

Premiership Supporters Cup

The 2019 Knockout Cup (branded as the Premiership Supporters Cup) was the 77th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Northern Group

Home \ Away BV PET WOL
Belle Vue Aces 50–4054–36
Peterborough Panthers 42–4846–44
Wolverhampton Wolves 52–38not held
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

The Wolverhampton Wolves Vs Peterborough Panthers fixture was not restaged after one postponement, and one abandonment.

Northern Group Table
Final Table Up To And Including Monday 22 April

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Belle Vue Aces 4200010011901709+20
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 3100000111321384-6
3 Peterborough Panthers 3101000011281423-14

Southern Group

Home \ Away IPS KL PP SWI
Ipswich Witches 59–3152–3848–42
King's Lynn Stars 52–3841–4947–43
Poole Pirates 46–44not held37–53
Swindon Robins 51–3958–3245–45
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

The Poole Pirates Vs King's Lynn Stars fixture was not restaged after it was postponed twice

Southern Group Table
Final Table Up To And Including Thursday 27 June

Pos.ClubMHomeAwayFAPts+/−
WDL4W3WD1LL
1 Swindon Robins 62101002029224813+44
2 Ipswich Witches 63000001228026010+20
3 Poole Pirates 5101101012152359-20
4 King's Lynn Stars 5201000022032476-44

Grand final

12 September [11] Belle Vue Aces
Bewley 13
Lidsey 13
Fricke 9
Worrall 7
Etheridge 4
Berge 3		49–41 Swindon Robins
Doyle 10
Batchelor 10
Musielak 9
Ellis 5
Jensen 4
Vissing 3
Perks 0		 National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

19 September [12] Swindon Robins
Doyle 11
Batchelor 10
Ellis 10
Musielak 8
Jensen 8
Perks 5
Vissing 4		56–34 Belle Vue Aces
Fricke 9
Bjerre 6
Lidsey 6
Worrall 5
Bewley 4
Etheridge 4
Berge 0		 Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

SGB Premiership Shield

8 April [13] King's Lynn Stars 40–50 Poole Pirates Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

11 April [14] Poole Pirates 44–46 King's Lynn Stars Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Tony Steele

Leading averages

Final SGB Premiership Averages Up To And Including Wednesday 30 October

RiderTeamAverage
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Doyle Swindon9.89
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Troy Batchelor Swindon9.36
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Fricke Belle Vue9.23
Flag of Denmark.svg Kenneth Bjerre Belle Vue8.47
Flag of England.svg Robert Lambert King's Lynn8.32
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Jensen Swindon8.32
Flag of England.svg Craig Cook King's Lynn8.28
Flag of Denmark.svg Niels-Kristian Iversen Ipswich8.25
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brady Kurtz Poole8.25
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Masters Wolverhampton8.19
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Holder Poole8.14
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolai Klindt Poole8.11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Grajczonek Poole8.04

Official Speedway GB Green Sheets Averages [15]

Riders and final averages

Belle Vue Aces

27 June Aarnio replaced Ricky Wells in the Belle Vue Aces team [16]
30 July Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5.65 replaced the injured Tero Aarnio in the Belle Vue Aces team [17]
23 August Jye Etheridge replaced the injured Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen in the Belle Vue Aces team [18]

Ipswich Witches

7 June Edward Kennett replaced David Bellego in the Ipswich Witches team [19]
27 August Niels-Kristian Iversen and James Sarjeant replaced Edward Kennett and Krystian Pieszczek in the Ipswich Witches team [20]

King's Lynn Stars

28 May Craig Cook and Simon Lambert replaced Kasper Andersen and the injured Erik Riss in the King's Lynn Stars team [21]
27 June Broc Nicol and Erik Riss replaced Simon Lambert and Ty Proctor in the King's Lynn Stars team [22]
17 July Nicklas Porsing replaced the planned signed rider Broc Nicol due to his injuries in the King's Lynn Stars team [23]

Peterborough Panthers

18 January Chris Harris is released from his Peterborough Panthers contract [24]
27 March Craig Cook is released from his Peterborough Panthers contract [25]
30 March Aaron Summers signed for Peterborough Panthers [26]
21 May Josh Bates and Scott Nicholls replaced Ben Barker and Lasse Bjerre in the Peterborough Panthers team [27]
27 June Ty Proctor replaced the injured Bradley Wilson-Dean in the Peterborough Panthers team [28]
14 August Jason Garrity replaced the injured Josh Bates in the Peterborough Panthers team [29]
27 August Ulrich Østergaard replaced the injured Aaron Summers in the Peterborough Panthers team [30]

Poole Pirates

17 July Ricky Wells replaced Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen in the Poole Pirates team [31]
27 August Thomas H. Jonasson replaced the injured Richie Worrall in the Poole Pirates team [32]

Swindon Robins

23 May Ellis Perks replaced James Shanes in the Swindon Robins team [33]
2 May Rasmus Jensen replaced Dawid Lampart in the Swindon Robins team [34]
5 June Zach Wajtknecht stood down from the Swindon Robins team with Stefan Nielsen replacing him [35]
19 June David Bellego replaced the injured Tobiasz Musielak in the Swindon Robins team [36]
10 July Claus Vissing replaced the injured Stefan Nielsen in the Swindon Robins team [37]
16 July Tobiasz Musielak replaced David Bellego in the Swindon Robins team [38]

Wolverhampton Wolves

14 March Scott Nicholls replaced the injured Jacob Thorssell in the Wolverhampton Wolves team [39]
21 May Jacob Thorssell replaced Scott Nicholls in the Wolverhampton Wolves team [40]
29 June Ryan Douglas replaced Ashley Morris in the Wolverhampton Wolves team [41]

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  2. ↑ "Robins Win Supporters' Cup". Speedway GB. 20 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Stars Win But Pirates Take Shield". Speedway GB. 12 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/march19%7Ctitle= March Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/april19%7Ctitle- April Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/may19%7Ctitle- May Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/june19%7Ctitle- June Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/july19%7Ctitle- July Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/august19%7Ctitle- August Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/september19%7Ctitle- September Results
    http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/october19%7Ctitle- October Results
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