SGB Premiership 2021

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SGB Premiership 2021
League SGB Premiership
Champions Peterborough Panthers
Knockout Cup not held
Highest average Dan Bewley
Division/s below SGB Championship 2021
NDL 2021

The 2021 British Speedway Premiership League was the 86th season of the top division of British Speedway, called the Premiership in 2021. The 2020 season had been lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Six teams participated. [1]

Hans Andersen was one of the Peterborough riders in the 'Dad's Army'. Hans Andersen 2007 Peterborough motorcycle speedway.jpg
Hans Andersen was one of the Peterborough riders in the 'Dad's Army'.

Team changes

Changes from the 2019 league season saw the Swindon Robins (the 2019 champions) not fielding a team due to the uncertainty surrounding the Swindon Stadium. [2] The Poole Pirates dropped down to the next league down, the SGB Championship but Sheffield Tigers joined the league after previously competing in the SGB Championship 2019. [3]

The league started on 17 May and race meetings were covered by Eurosport. [4] Peterborough Panthers finished top of the regular season table by just one point, overtaking the long time leaders Wolverhampton Wolves. By virtue of finishing top they elected to play Wolves in the play off semi finals rather than the third or fourth placed teams Belle Vue and Sheffield. [5] Peterborough then deservedly won the playoffs by beating Wolverhampton in the semifinals and Belle Vue in the final. [6]

The Peterborough team gained the nickname the 'Dad's Army' due to the fact that four of their riders were aged 40 or older. [7]

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Locations of the 2021 SGB Premiership teams

Regular season

PosTeamPWDL4W3WD1LLFAPts
1 Peterborough Panthers 207035311097482653
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 209015110397682452
3 Belle Vue Aces 206133014292987037
4 Sheffield Tigers 207033012490589537
5 Ipswich Witches 203160202681998118
6 King's Lynn Stars 2012701036796100311

A Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue Aces 55–3548–4245–4547–4340–50
Ipswich Witches 45–4544–4641–4951–3941–49
Kings Lynn Stars 38–5143–4736–5441–4932–58
Peterborough Panthers 40–5047–4358–3254–3651–39
Sheffield Tigers 46–4448–4246–4440–5049–41
Wolverhampton Wolves 48–4262–2852–3847–4350–40
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN PET SHF WOL
Belle Vue Aces 55–3549–4143–4754–3641–49
Ipswich Witches 48–4246–4437–5341–4936–54
Kings Lynn Stars 46–4442–4844–4645–4545–45
Peterborough Panthers 38–5255–3558–3239–5149–41
Sheffield Tigers 49–4152–3861–2940–5044–46
Wolverhampton Wolves 49–4152–3854–3642–4848–42
Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League scoring system

Play-offs

Draw

Semi FinalsGrand Final
          
1 Wolverhampton Wolves 4438 82
4 Peterborough Panthers 46 5298
Peterborough Panthers 44 5195
Belle Vue Aces 4639 85
3 Sheffield Tigers 4042 82
2 Belle Vue Aces 50 4898

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

Grand final

First leg

10 October [10] Belle Vue Aces
Dan Bewley 15
Steve Worrall 13
Charles Wright 7
Richie Worrall 6
Tom Brennan 4
Jye Etheridge 1
Brady Kurtz R/R		46–44 Peterborough Panthers
Scott Nicholls 14
Chris Harris 10
Bjarne Pedersen 8
Michael Palm Toft 6
Jordan Palin 5
Lewis Kerr (guest) 1
Hans Andersen R/R		 National Speedway Stadium

Second leg

14 October [11] Peterborough Panthers
Bjarne Pedersen 13
Michael Palm Toft 12
Scott Nicholls 10
Chris Harris 7
Craig Cook (guest) 5
Jordan Palin 4
Ulrich Østergaard R/R		51–39 Belle Vue Aces
Dan Bewley 15
Tom Brennan 11
Steve Worrall 5
Jye Etheridge 3
Richie Worrall 3
Charles Wright 2
Brady Kurtz R/R		 East of England Showground

Teams & final averages

[12]

Belle Vue Aces

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Peterborough Panthers

Sheffield Tigers

Wolverhampton Wolves

Knockout Cup

It was announced that the Premiership Supporters Cup would not be held during 2021. [13]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "SGB Premiership News". SGB Premiership. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Swindon Robins will not compete in Premiership speedway in 2021". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "SGB PREMIERSHIP CLUBS". SGB Premiership. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "2021 MEETING RESULTS". Belle Vue Speedway. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "PANTHERS FACE WOLVES IN PLAY-OFFS". Peterborough Speedway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "PANTHERS CROWNED PREMIERSHIP CHAMPIONS". Peterborough Speedway. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ↑ "Peterborough Panthers all conquering 'Dad's Army' are back for 2022 and they've enlisted a hot young recruit". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "2021 Premiership Tables & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 17 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "2021 Premiership Tables & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 17 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "First leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Second leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "LOUIS EXCITED TO GET GOING AS 2021 PLANS CONFIRMED". Ipswich Witches. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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