SGB Premiership 2019


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.

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
'''B Fixtures'''

League table

Final table, up to and including Wednesday 18 September

Play-offs

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Semi-finals
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Grand final
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Premiership Supporters Cup

The 2019 Knockout Cup was the 77th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Northern Group

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

Southern Group

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

Grand final

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Leading averages

Final SGB Premiership Averages
RiderTeamAverage

Riders and final averages

Belle Vue Aces
  • 9.23
  • 8.47
  • 6.84
  • 6.40
  • 5.65
  • 5.38
  • 5.00
  • 4.96
  • 4.77
  • 0.00
27 June Aarnio replaced Ricky Wells in the Belle Vue Aces team
30 July Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5.65 replaced the injured Tero Aarnio in the Belle Vue Aces team
23 August Jye Etheridge replaced the injured Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen in the Belle Vue Aces team
Ipswich Witches
  • 8.25
  • 7.44
  • 7.34
  • 7.05
  • 6.46
  • 6.27
  • 5.93
  • 5.62
  • 5.19
  • 3.60
7 June Edward Kennett replaced David Bellego in the Ipswich Witches team
27 August Niels-Kristian Iversen and James Sarjeant replaced Edward Kennett and Krystian Pieszczek in the Ipswich Witches team
King's Lynn Stars
  • 8.32
  • 8.28
  • 7.17
  • 6.92
  • 6.51
  • 6.47
  • 5.65
  • 5.40
  • 3.87
  • 2.53
28 May Craig Cook and Simon Lambert replaced Kasper Andersen and the injured Erik Riss in the King's Lynn Stars team
27 June Broc Nicol and Erik Riss replaced Simon Lambert and Ty Proctor in the King's Lynn Stars team
17 July Nicklas Porsing replaced the planned signed rider Broc Nicol due to his injuries in the King's Lynn Stars team
Peterborough Panthers
  • 7.22
  • 6.97
  • 6.11
  • 5.91
  • 6.13
  • 5.65
  • 5.57
  • 5.50
  • 4.83
  • 4.40
  • 4.00
  • 3.50
18 January Chris Harris is released from his Peterborough Panthers contract
27 March Craig Cook is released from his Peterborough Panthers contract
30 March Aaron Summers signed for Peterborough Panthers
21 May Josh Bates and Scott Nicholls replaced Ben Barker and Lasse Bjerre in the Peterborough Panthers team
27 June Ty Proctor replaced the injured Bradley Wilson-Dean in the Peterborough Panthers team
14 August Jason Garrity replaced the injured Josh Bates in the Peterborough Panthers team
27 August Ulrich Østergaard replaced the injured Aaron Summers in the Peterborough Panthers team
Poole Pirates
  • 8.25
  • 8.14
  • 8.11
  • 8.04
  • 6.09
  • 5.37
  • 5.33
  • 4.58
  • 4.19
17 July Ricky Wells replaced Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen in the Poole Pirates team
27 August Thomas H. Jonasson replaced the injured Richie Worrall in the Poole Pirates team
Swindon Robins
  • 9.89
  • 9.36
  • 8.32
  • 7.27
  • 7.05
  • 5.87
  • 4.30
  • 4.24
  • 4.00
  • 2.33
  • 1.33
  • 0.00
23 May Ellis Perks replaced James Shanes in the Swindon Robins team
2 May Rasmus Jensen replaced Dawid Lampart in the Swindon Robins team
5 June Zach Wajtknecht stood down from the Swindon Robins team with Stefan Nielsen replacing him
19 June David Bellego replaced the injured Tobiasz Musielak in the Swindon Robins team
10 July Claus Vissing replaced the injured Stefan Nielsen in the Swindon Robins team
16 July Tobiasz Musielak replaced David Bellego in the Swindon Robins team
Wolverhampton Wolves
  • 8.35
  • 8.19
  • 7.71
  • 7.50
  • 6.79
  • 6.53
  • 5.89
  • 5.64
  • 3.26
14 March Scott Nicholls replaced the injured Jacob Thorssell in the Wolverhampton Wolves team
21 May Jacob Thorssell replaced Scott Nicholls in the Wolverhampton Wolves team
29 June Ryan Douglas replaced Ashley Morris in the Wolverhampton Wolves team