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The SGB Championship 2019 was the second division of British speedway. The season ran between March and October 2019 and consisted of 12 participating teams. The defending league champions were the Workington Comets, who completed an excellent 2018 season winning three major trophies.
League | SGB Championship |
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Champions | Leicester Lions |
Knockout Cup | Redcar Bears |
Shield | Leicester Lions |
Individual | Erik Riss |
Pairs | Glasgow Tigers |
Fours | Somerset Rebels |
Highest average | Sam Masters |
Division/s above | SGB Premiership |
Division/s below | National Development League |
Four new teams joined the SGB Championship in 2019 with two of them dropping down from the 2018 SGB Premiership league season these teams were Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels with Ipswich Witches and Peterborough Panthers moving in the opposite direction. Two teams from the third tier of British speedway the National League Birmingham Brummies and Eastbourne Eagles moved up into this season's league while the Lakeside Hammers did not compete.[1][2][3]
On 14 January 2019, the Workington Comets management announced that they would not be competing in the league in 2019 for financial reasons.[4]
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 lowering of teams' points averages to 38.00 per team; this was done to reduce the running costs of teams. Riders who started out in the National League would receive a 2.5% reduction on their average. New riders who have previously ridden in the professional leagues in either Poland, Sweden or Denmark would automatically be given a 5.00 average and riders who have never ridden in these leagues would be awarded a 4.00 average. There were a number of line-up changes for the 2019 season. The Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels dropped down from the SGB Premiership after the 2018 season.[5]
Final Table Up To And Including Friday 4 October
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Leicester Lions | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 961 | 816 | 50 | +145 |
2 | Glasgow Tigers | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 945 | 818 | 48 | +127 |
3 | Redcar Bears | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 917 | 858 | 36 | +57 |
4 | Somerset Rebels | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 912 | 880 | 36 | +32 |
5 | Berwick Bandits | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 884 | 912 | 30 | -28 |
6 | Sheffield Tigers | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 878 | 921 | 30 | -43 |
7 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 899 | 898 | 29 | +1 |
8 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 887 | 890 | 28 | -3 |
9 | Eastbourne Eagles | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 862 | 891 | 27 | -29 |
10 | Newcastle Diamonds | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 852 | 913 | 22 | -59 |
11 | Birmingham Brummies | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 782 | 982 | 18 | -200 |
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
Home \ Away | BER | BRM | EAS | EDB | GLA | LEI | NEW | RED | SCU | SHF | SOM |
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Berwick Bandits | 52–38 | 58–32 | 60–30 | 48–41 | 50–40 | 53–34 | 43–47 | 49–41 | 46–44 | 55–35 | |
Birmingham Brummies | 46–44 | 51–39 | 48–36 | 41–49 | 35–55 | 49–41 | 37–53 | 45–45 | 46–44 | 43–47 | |
Eastbourne Eagles | 65–25 | 37–23 | 54–36 | 44–45 | 44–45 | 59–31 | 50–40 | 56–34 | 46–44 | 45–44 | |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 52–38 | 60–30 | 51–27 | 43–45 | 45–44 | 54–36 | 49–41 | 53–37 | 58–32 | 57–32 | |
Glasgow Tigers | 61–29 | 62–28 | 56–33 | 55–35 | 47–41 | 36–24 | 48–42 | 37–53 | 51–39 | 48–42 | |
Leicester Lions | 54–36 | 58–32 | 53–37 | 47–42 | 46–44 | 53–37 | 40–32 | 58–32 | 53–37 | 51–39 | |
Newcastle Diamonds | 53–37 | 54–36 | 43–47 | 51–39 | 47–42 | 44–46 | 49–40 | 54–36 | 52–38 | 44–46 | |
Redcar Bears | 48–42 | 51–39 | 53–37 | 53–37 | 44–46 | 48–42 | 53–37 | 43–47 | 53–37 | 46–38 | |
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 56–34 | 45–45 | 54–35 | 56–34 | 44–46 | 40–49 | 52–38 | 47–43 | 55–35 | 40–50 | |
Sheffield Tigers | 46–44 | 55–35 | 51–39 | 49–41 | 53–37 | 46–44 | 48–42 | 42–48 | 45–44 | 52–38 | |
Somerset Rebels | 49–41 | 55–35 | 54–36 | 55–35 | 42–48 | 42–48 | 49–41 | 51–39 | 55–35 | 49–41 |
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 41 | 50 | 91 | ||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 49 | 40 | 89 | ||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 51 | 40 | 91 | ||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 39 | 50 | 89 | ||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 51 | 42 | 93 | ||||||||||
Somerset Rebels | 39 | 48 | 87 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
4 October | [7] | Redcar Bears | 41–49 | Leicester Lions | Media Prima Arena Referee(s): Peter Clarke |
12 October | [8] | Leicester Lions | 50–40 | Redcar Bears | Paul Chapman & Sons Arena Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
1 October | [9] | Glasgow Tigers | 51–39 | Somerset Rebels | The Peugeot Ashfield Stadium Referee(s): Malcolm Breckon |
2 October | [10] | Somerset Rebels | 48–42 | Glasgow Tigers | Oak Tree Arena Referee(s): Chris Durno |
19 October | [11] | Leicester Lions Richard Lawson (guest) 11 Ellis Perks 9 Ryan Douglas 8 Scott Nicholls 7 Ty Proctor 7 Connor Mountain 7 Joe Lawlor 2 |
51–39 | Glasgow Tigers Rasmus Jensen 15 Claus Vissing 8 Craig Cook 6 Mikkel B Andersen 4 Sam Jensen 4 Connor Bailey 2 Kyle Bickley 0 |
Paul Chapman & Sons Arena Referee(s): Ronnie Allan |
22 October | [12] | Glasgow Tigers Claus Vissing 14 Craig Cook 14 Kyle Bickley 9 Rasmus Jensen 8 Mikkel B Andersen 2 Sam Jensen 2 Connor Bailey 1 |
50–40 | Leicester Lions Ellis Perks 11 Ty Proctor 7 Scott Nicholls 6 Ryan Douglas 5 Steve Worrall (guest) 4 Joe Lawlor 4 Connor Mountain 3 |
The Peugeot Ashfield Stadium Referee(s): Stuart Wilson |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Sam Masters | Edinburgh | 10.86 |
Craig Cook | Glasgow | 10.72 |
Charles Wright | Redcar | 9.60 |
Chris Harris | Somerset | 9.37 |
Rory Schlein | Somerset | 9.37 |
Edward Kennett | Eastbourne | 9.32 |
Scott Nicholls | Leicester | 9.23 |
Rasmus Jensen | Glasgow | 9.05 |
Erik Riss | Redcar | 9.00 |
Richard Lawson | Eastbourne | 8.83 |
The 2019 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 52nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.
Preliminary rounds | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 41 | 67 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 49 | 23 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 52 | 34 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newcastle Diamonds | 38 | 56 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newcastle Diamonds | 42 | 57 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Berwick Bandits | 48 | 33 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newcastle Diamonds | 39 | 47 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 51 | 43 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 33 | 55 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne Eagles | 57 | 35 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne Eagles | 57 | 40 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham Brummies | 32 | 50 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne Eagles | 40 | 48 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 50 | 42 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Tigers | 45 | 36 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 45 | 54 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 39 | 46 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 51 | 44 | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 53 | 44 | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Somerset Rebels | 36 | 46 | 82 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Round 1
19 April | [13] | Eastbourne Eagles | 57–32 | Birmingham Brummies | Arlington Stadium Referee(s): Paul Carrington |
29 May | [14] | Birmingham Brummies | 50–40 | Eastbourne Eagles | Perry Barr Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnball |
10 May | [15] | Redcar Bears | 53–36 | Somerset Rebels | Media Prima Arena Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd |
15 May | [16] | Somerset Rebels | 46–44 | Redcar Bears | Oak Tree Arena Referee(s): Ronnie Allan |
12 May | [17] | Sheffield Tigers | 45–45 | Glasgow Tigers | Owlerton Stadium Referee(s): Jim McGregor |
28 May | [18] | Glasgow Tigers | 54–36 | Sheffield Tigers | The Peugeot Ashfield Stadium Referee(s): Jim McGregor |
Quarter-finals
14 April | [19] | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 49–41 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Eddie Wright Raceway Referee(s): Peter Griffin |
11 May | [20] | Edinburgh Monarchs | 67–23 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | Lothian Arena Referee(s): Willie Dishington |
1 June | [21] | Berwick Bandits | 48–42 | Newcastle Diamonds | Sheffield Park Referee(s): Willie Dishington |
2 June | [22] | Newcastle Diamonds | 57–33 | Berwick Bandits | Newcastle Greyhound Stadium Referee(s): Graeme Hunter |
30 June | [23] | Eastbourne Eagles | 57–33 | Leicester Lions | Arlington Stadium Referee(s): Ronnie Allen |
5 July | [24] | Leicester Lions | 55–35 | Eastbourne Eagles | Paul Chapman & Sons Arena Referee(s): Darren Hartley |
2 July | [25] | Redcar Bears | 51–39 | Glasgow Tigers | Media Prima Arena Referee(s): Peter Clarke |
5 July | [26] | Glasgow Tigers | 46–44 | Redcar Bears | The Peugeot Ashfield Stadium Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd |
Semi-finals
12 July | [27] | Edinburgh Monarchs | 52–38 | Newcastle Diamonds | Lothian Arena Referee(s): Darren Hartley |
14 July | [28] | Newcastle Diamonds | 56–34 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Newcastle Greyhound Stadium Referee(s): Richard Breckon |
6 September | [29] | Redcar Bears | 50–40 | Eastbourne Eagles | Media Prima Arena Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
7 September | [30] | Eastbourne Eagles | 48–42 | Redcar Bears | Arlington Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnball |
11 October | [31][32] | Redcar Bears Erik Riss 13 Charles Wright 12 Jake Allen 10 Jordan Stewart 6 Kasper Andersen 5 Nathan Greaves 5 Tom Woolley 0 |
51–39 | Newcastle Diamonds Lasse Bjerre 9 Ulrich Østergaard 9 Steve Worrall 8 Matthew Wethers 8 Danny Phillips 3 Max Clegg 2 Thomas Jørgensen R/R |
Media Prima Arena Referee(s): Stuart Wilson |
27 October | [33][34] | Newcastle Diamonds Max Clegg 14 Ulrich Østergaard 10 Steve Worrall 9 Matthew Wethers 8 James Sarjeant 6 Danny Phillips 0 Thomas Jørgensen R/R |
47–43 | Redcar Bears Erik Riss 14 Jordan Stewart 9 Charles Wright 7 Kasper Andersen 5 Ben Barker 4 Nathan Greaves 3 Tom Woolley 1 |
Newcastle Greyhound Stadium Referee(s): Willie Dishington |
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Southern Group Southern Group Table
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Erik Riss won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 1 September at Owlerton Stadium.[41]
The following did not partake in the meeting even though they had qualified Referee's Official Group Stage Result Score Sheet [42] |
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The SGB Championship Pairs was held at Oaktree Arena on 20 September. The event was won by Glasgow Tigers.[43][44][45]
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Somerset Rebels won the SGB Championship Fours, held on 23 June 2019, at the East of England Arena.[46][47][48][49][50]
King beat Cook (who fell) in a run off for second place. |
Berwick Bandits
27 August Thomas H. Jonasson replaced the injured Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen in the Berwick Bandits team[51]
Birmingham Brummies
7 May Adam Ellis and Nathan Stoneman replaced Kyle Newman and Tobias Thomsen in the Birmingham Brummies team[52]
31 May Tero Aarnio replaced Ulrich Østergaard in the Birmingham Brummies team[53]
1 July Nick Agertoft replaced the retired Zach Wajtknecht and Danyon Hume replaced Nathan Stoneman in the Birmingham Brummies team[54]
23 July Jason Garrity replaced the injured Nick Morris and David Wallinger replaced Danyon Hume in the Birmingham Brummies team[55]
4 August Jordan Jenkins replaced David Wallinger in the Birmingham Brummies team[56]
26 August Tom Perry replaced Jordan Jenkins who quit the Birmingham Brummies team[57]
Eastbourne Eagles
21 May Kyle Newman replaced the injured Tom Brennan in the Eastbourne Eagles team[58]
17 July Jason Edwards replaced Ben Morley in the Eastbourne Eagles team[59]
Edinburgh Monarchs
30 May Victor Palovaara replaced the injured Justin Sedgmen in the Edinburgh Monarchs team[60]
15 July Sam Masters and Matt Marson replaced Victor Palovaara and Joel Andersson in the Edinburgh Monarchs team[61]
1 August James Sarjeant replaced Matt Marson in the Edinburgh Monarchs team[62]
Glasgow Tigers
22 February Kyle Bickley replaced Joe Lawlor in the Glasgow Tigers team[63]
25 May Connor Bailey replaced Luke Chessell in the Glasgow Tigers team[64]
1 August Mikkel B. Andersen replaced James Sarjeant in the Glasgow Tigers team[65]
6 August Sam Jensen replaced the injured Paul Starke in the Glasgow Tigers team[66]
Leicester Lions
10 July Joe Lawlor replaced Jack Thomas in the Leicester Lions team[67]
1 August Ty Proctor replaced the injured Josh Bates in the Leicester Lions team[68]
Newcastle Diamonds
4 March Steve Worrall replaced Nike Lunna in the Newcastle Diamonds team, with them also releasing Victor Palovaara[69]
5 March Simon Lambert was signed to replace Victor Palovaara[70]
29 May Jacob Bukhave replaced Simon Lambert[71]
10 July Ulrich Østergaard replaced Jacob Bukhave[72]
Redcar Bears
3 June Ben Barker was released by the Redcar Bears team[73]
4 June Ulrich Østergaard joined the Redcar Bears team[74]
1 July Erik Riss, Kasper Andersen and Tom Woolley replaced Ulrich Østergaard, Jack Smith and the injured Tom Bacon in the Redcar Bears team[75]
Scunthorpe Scorpions
8 April Danny Ayres replaced Jedd List in the Scunthorpe Scorpions team[76]
29 June Simon Lambert and Ben Barker replaced Josh Bailey and the injured Jason Garrity in the Scunthorpe Scorpions team[77]
Sheffield Tigers
4 June Josh MacDonald replaced Kasper Andersen in the Sheffield Tigers team[78]
31 July Todd Kurtz and Justin Sedgmen replaced Ty Proctor and the injured Broc Nicol in the Sheffield Tigers team[79]
27 August Broc Nicol replaced Drew Kemp in the Sheffield Tigers team[80]
Somerset Rebels
26 July Valentin Grobauer quits racing the Somerset Rebels team[81]
28 July Henry Atkins quits racing the Somerset Rebels team[82]
29 July Nick Morris, Nathan Stoneman and Luke Harris replaced resigned riders Valentin Grobauer, Henry Atkins, and Todd Kurtz in the team[83]
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