SGB Premiership 2019

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
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The SGB Premiership 2019 was the 85th season of the top division, called the SGB Premiership, of the British speedway championship. Two teams from the 2018 season, 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.

Belle Vue

Ipswich

King's Lynn

Peterborough

Poole

Swindon

Wolverhampton

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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 season, did not re-enter 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: 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		47–43	54–36	51–39	45–45	49–41	56–34
Ipswich Witches	52–38		49–41	49–41	49–41	37–53	46–44
King's Lynn Stars	54–36	45–45		55–35	57–33	49–40	52–38
Peterborough Panthers	40–50	39–51	45–45		46–44	50–40	41–49
Poole Pirates	55–35	48–42	49–41	43–47		51–39	51–39
Swindon Robins	55–35	46–44	50–40	46–44	45–45		52–38
Wolverhampton Wolves	36–52	50–40	51–39	59–31	44–46	46–44

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		49–41	54–36	62–28	44–46	48–42	43–47
Ipswich Witches	48–42		48–42	54–36	43–47	48–42	41–37
King's Lynn Stars	55–35	57–33		53–37	39–51	39–51	54–36
Peterborough Panthers	42–48	38–51	54–36		46–44	44–46	48–42
Poole Pirates	37–35	51–39	58–32	50–40		45–44	41–49
Swindon Robins	58–32	66–24	50–40	65–25	53–37		46–44
Wolverhampton Wolves	54–36	45–45	53–36	56–34	55–35	48–42

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.	Club	M	Home			Away					F	A	Pts	+/−
			W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L
1	Poole Pirates	24	10	0	2	1	4	2	2	3	1101	1041	52	+60
2	Swindon Robins	24	11	1	0	2	0	0	6	4	1156	1003	50	+153
3	Wolverhampton Wolves	24	9	1	2	2	1	0	4	5	1096	1051	43	+45
4	Ipswich Witches	24	9	0	3	2	0	2	3	5	1055	1092	42	-37
5	Belle Vue Aces	24	9	1	2	2	1	0	2	7	1076	1066	41	+10
6	King's Lynn Stars	24	9	1	2	0	0	1	1	10	1073	1085	31	-12
7	Peterborough Panthers	24	5	1	6	0	1	0	1	10	970	1189	20	-219

Play-offs

	Semi Finals							Grand Final
	1	Poole Pirates	50	36	86
	4	Ipswich Witches	40	54	94
								Ipswich Witches		41	27	68
								Swindon Robins		49	62	111
	3	Swindon Robins	49	58	107
	2	Wolverhampton Wolves	39	32	71

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

Semi-finals

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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

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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		50–40	54–36
Peterborough Panthers	42–48		46–44
Wolverhampton Wolves	52–38	not 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.	Club	M	Home			Away					F	A	Pts	+/−
			W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L
1	Belle Vue Aces	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	190	170	9	+20
2	Wolverhampton Wolves	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	132	138	4	-6
3	Peterborough Panthers	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	128	142	3	-14

Southern Group

Home \ Away	IPS	KL	PP	SWI
Ipswich Witches		59–31	52–38	48–42
King's Lynn Stars	52–38		41–49	47–43
Poole Pirates	46–44	not held		37–53
Swindon Robins	51–39	58–32	45–45

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.	Club	M	Home			Away					F	A	Pts	+/−
			W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L
1	Swindon Robins	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	292	248	13	+44
2	Ipswich Witches	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	280	260	10	+20
3	Poole Pirates	5	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	215	235	9	-20
4	King's Lynn Stars	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	203	247	6	-44

Grand final

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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

Rider	Team	Average
Jason Doyle	Swindon	9.89
Troy Batchelor	Swindon	9.36
Max Fricke	Belle Vue	9.23
Kenneth Bjerre	Belle Vue	8.47
Robert Lambert	King's Lynn	8.32
Rasmus Jensen	Swindon	8.32
Craig Cook	King's Lynn	8.28
Niels-Kristian Iversen	Ipswich	8.25
Brady Kurtz	Poole	8.25
Sam Masters	Wolverhampton	8.19
Jack Holder	Poole	8.14
Nicolai Klindt	Poole	8.11
Josh Grajczonek	Poole	8.04

Official Speedway GB Green Sheets Averages ^[15]

Riders and final averages

Belle Vue Aces

• Max Fricke 9.23
• Kenneth Bjerre 8.47
• Dan Bewley 6.84
• Steve Worrall 6.40
• Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5.65
• Jaimon Lidsey 5.38
• Jye Etheridge 5.00
• Ricky Wells 4.96
• Dimitri Bergé 4.77
• Tero Aarnio 0.00

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

• Niels-Kristian Iversen 8.25
• Danny King 7.44
• Cameron Heeps 7.34
• Richard Lawson 7.05
• Chris Harris 6.46
• Jake Allen 6.27
• Krystian Pieszczek 5.93
• Edward Kennett 5.62
• David Bellego 5.19
• James Sarjeant 3.60

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

• Robert Lambert 8.32
• Craig Cook 8.28
• Michael Palm Toft 7.17
• Erik Riss 6.92
• Thomas Jørgensen 6.51
• Lewis Kerr 6.47
• Kasper Andersen 5.65
• Ty Proctor 5.40
• Simon Lambert 3.87
• Nicklas Porsing 2.53

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

• Charles Wright 7.22
• Rohan Tungate 6.97
• Hans Andersen 6.11
• Scott Nicholls 5.91
• Bradley Wilson-Dean 6.13
• Ulrich Østergaard 5.65
• Aaron Summers 5.57
• Jason Garrity 5.50
• Ty Proctor 4.83
• Ben Barker 4.40
• Lasse Bjerre 4.00
• Josh Bates 3.50

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

• Brady Kurtz 8.25
• Jack Holder 8.14
• Nicolai Klindt 8.11
• Josh Grajczonek 8.04
• Nicolás Covatti 6.09
• Richie Worrall 5.37
• Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5.33
• Ricky Wells 4.58
• Thomas H. Jonasson 4.19

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

• Jason Doyle 9.89
• Troy Batchelor 9.36
• Rasmus Jensen 8.32
• Adam Ellis 7.27
• Tobiasz Musielak 7.05
• David Bellego 5.87
• Claus Vissing 4.30
• Ellis Perks 4.24
• Dawid Lampart 4.00
• James Shanes 2.33
• Zach Wajtknecht 1.33
• Stefan Nielsen 0.00

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

• Scott Nicholls 8.35
• Sam Masters 8.19
• Jacob Thorssell 7.71
• Rory Schlein 7.50
• Kyle Howarth 6.79
• Nick Morris 6.53
• Luke Becker 5.89
• Ryan Douglas 5.64
• Ashley Morris 3.26

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]

See also

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

References

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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. 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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34. "Jensen Move Confirmed". Swindon Robins. 28 May 2019.
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38. "Musielak In Robins Return". Swindon Robins. 16 July 2019.
39. "Hot Shot Scott Joins Wolves". Wolverhampton Wolves. 14 March 2019.
40. "Wolves Back To Original Pack". Wolverhampton Wolves. 21 May 2019.
41. "Deal Done For Douglas". Wolverhampton Wolves. 29 June 2019.