SGB Championship 2018
League | SGB Championship |
---|---|
Champions | Workington Comets |
Knockout Cup | Workington Comets |
Individual | Craig Cook[1] |
Pairs | Sheffield Tigers[2] |
Fours | Peterborough Panthers[3] |
Championship Shield | Workington Comets[4] |
Highest average | Craig Cook |
Biggest home win | Edinburgh Monarchs 69 Redcar Bears 21 |
Biggest away win | Scunthorpe Scorpions 30 Ipswich Witches 59 |
Division/s above | SGB Premiership |
Division/s below | National League |
The SGB Championship 2018 was the 2018 season of the second division of Great British speedway. The season ran between March and October 2018 and consisted of 11 teams participating.[5]
Workington Comets completed the treble winning the Play offs, Championship Shield and the Knockout Cup. It was the first league title win since their formation in 1970.[6][7]
League[]
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
Results[]
Teams face each other two times: once home and once away.
The following SGB Championship league match was not completed during the league season
Workington Comets Vs Lakeside Hammers
Table[]
Final SGB Championship League Table Up To And Including Sunday 16 September
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Peterborough Panthers | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 914 | 866 | 45 | +48 |
2 | Glasgow Tigers | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 929.5 | 866.5 | 40 | +63 |
3 | Workington Comets | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 877.5 | 829.5 | 39 | +52 |
4 | Lakeside Hammers | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 900 | 805 | 38 | +95 |
5 | Berwick Bandits | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 924 | 874 | 37 | +50 |
6 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 960 | 839 | 35 | +121 |
7 | Ipswich Witches | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 915 | 880 | 31 | +35 |
8 | Newcastle Diamonds | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 869 | 926 | 28 | -57 |
9 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 854 | 941 | 27 | -87 |
10 | Redcar Bears | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 803 | 994 | 24 | -191 |
11 | Sheffield Tigers | 20 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 847 | 952 | 17 | -105 |
Play-offs[]
Semi Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
Peterborough Panthers | 44 | 34 | 78 | |||||||||
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Lakeside Hammers | 46 | 56 | 102 | |||||||||
Lakeside Hammers | 44 | 29 | 73 | |||||||||
Workington Comets | 34 | 61 | 95 | |||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 51 | 38 | 89 | |||||||||
Workington Comets | 38 | 52 | 90 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Semi-finals[]
7 October | [10] | Peterborough Panthers | 44–46 | Lakeside Hammers | East of England Showground Referee(s): Peter Clarke |
24 October | [11] | Lakeside Hammers | 56–34 | Peterborough Panthers | Rye House Stadium Referee(s): David Watters |
14 October at 1:30 pm | [12] | Glasgow Tigers | 51–38 | Workington Comets | Peugeot Ashfield Referee(s): Jim McGregor |
14 October at 7:30 pm | [13] | Workington Comets | 52–38 | Glasgow Tigers | Derwent Park Referee(s): Margaret Vardy |
Grand final[]
27 October | [7][14] | Lakeside Hammers Nick Morris 12 Richard Lawson 10 Adam Ellis 9 Ben Morley 5 Zach Wajtknecht 4 Kyle Newman 2 Alfie Bowtell 2 |
44–34 | Workington Comets Mason Campton 9 Nikolai Klindt 8 Rasmus Jensen 6 Rene Bach 6 Tero Aarnio 5 Kyle Bickley 0 Dan Bewley R/R |
Rye House Stadium Referee(s): Margaret Vardy |
28 October | [7][15] | Workington Comets Nikolai Klindt 15 Rasmus Jensen 14 Tero Aarnio 11 Rene Bach 10 Kyle Bickley 6 Mason Campton 5 Ty Proctor R/R |
61–29 | Lakeside Hammers Adam Ellis 9 Richard Lawson 8 Nick Morris 5 Kyle Newman 4 Zach Wajtknecht 2 Alfie Bowtell 1 Ben Morley 0 |
Derwent Park Referee(s): Stuart Wilson |
Final leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Craig Cook | Glasgow | 10.45 |
Richard Lawson | Lakeide | 9.03 |
Danny King | Ipswich | 8.90 |
Nick Morris | Lakeside | 8.89 |
Rory Schlein | Ipswich | 8.59 |
Erik Riss | Edinburgh | 8.58 |
Ricky Wells | Edinburgh | 8.40 |
Josh Auty | Scunthorpe | 8.36 |
Scott Nicholls | Peterborough | 8.35 |
Steve Worrall | Scunthorpe | 8.17 |
SGB Championship Knockout Cup[]
The 2018 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 51st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.[17]
KO Cup stages[]
Preliminary Rounds | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Tigers | 44 | 50 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 28 | 40 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sheffield Tigers | 51 | 34 | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 39 | 56 | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 59 | 39 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peterborough Panthers | 31 | 51 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ipswich Witches | 35 | 34 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lakeside Hammers | 34 | 49 | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lakeside Hammers | 38 | 40 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peterborough Panthers | 52 | 38 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 54 | 28 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Comets | 36 | 62 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 46 | 46 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 44 | 43 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 57 | 42 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Berwick Bandits | 33 | 48 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 59 | 29 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Comets | 31 | 61 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newcastle Diamonds | 40 | 29 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Workington Comets | 50 | 61 | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
First round[]
31 May | [18] | Sheffield Tigers | 44–28 | Redcar Bears | Owlerton Stadium Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
1 June | [19] | Redcar Bears | 40–50 | Sheffield Tigers | Media Prima Arena Referee(s): Darren Hartley |
3 May | [20] | Ipswich Witches | 35–54 | Lakeside Hammers | Foxhall Stadium Referee(s): Mick Bates |
4 May | [21] | Lakeside Hammers | 49–41 | Ipswich Witches | Arena-Essex Raceway Referee(s): Paul Carrington |
26 May | [22] | Edinburgh Monarchs | 46–44 | Glasgow Tigers | Lothian Arena Referee(s): Michael Breckon |
27 May | [23] | Glasgow Tigers | 43–46 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Peugeot Ashfield Referee(s): Graham Flint |
Quarter-finals[]
28 June | [24] | Sheffield Tigers | 51–39 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | Owlerton Stadium Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
29 June | [25] | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 56–34 | Sheffield Tigers | Eddie Wright Raceway Referee(s): Mick Bates |
23 September | [26] | Peterborough Panthers | 52–38 | Lakeside Hammers | East of England Showground Referee(s): Mick Bates |
30 September | [27] | Lakeside Hammers | 40–38 | Peterborough Panthers | Rye House Stadium Referee(s): Darren Hartley |
29 June | [28] | Edinburgh Monarchs | 57–33 | Berwick Bandits | Lothian Arena Referee(s): Jim McGregor |
30 June | [29] | Berwick Bandits | 48–42 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Shielfield Park Referee(s): Michael Breckon |
8 July | [30] | Newcastle Diamonds | 40–50 | Workington Comets | Newcastle Stadium Referee(s): Stuart Wilson |
21 September | [31] | Workington Comets | 61–29 | Newcastle Diamonds | Derwent Park Referee(s): Michael Breckon |
Semi-finals[]
5 October | [32] | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 59–31 | Peterborough Panthers | Eddie Wright Raceway Referee(s): Mick Bates |
13 October | [33] | Peterborough Panthers | 51–39 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | East of England Showground Referee(s): Dave Watters |
28 September | [34] | Edinburgh Monarchs | 59–31 | Workington Comets | Lothian Arena Referee(s): Ronnie Allan |
29 September | [35] | Workington Comets | 61–29 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Derwent Park Referee(s): Staurt Wilson |
Final[]
First leg
21 October | [7][36] | Scunthorpe Scorpions Steve Worrall 12 Jason Garrity 11 Ricky Wells 9 Jake Allen 9 Stefan Nielsen 7 Gino Manzares 6 Danny Phillips 0 |
54–36 | Workington Comets Rasmus Jensen 15 Mason Campton 8 Rene Bach 5 Paul Starke 3 Nikolai Klindt 4 Kyle Bickley 1 Ty Proctor R/R |
Eddie Wright Raceway Referee(s): Stuart Wilson |
Second leg
25 October | [7][37] | Workington Comets Rasmus Jensen 16 Rene Bach 15 Nikolai Klindt 14 Mason Campton 11 Claus Vissing 5 Kyle Bickley 1 Ty Proctor R/R |
62–28 | Scunthorpe Scorpions Jake Allen 10 Stefan Nielsen 6 Steve Worrall 5 Thomas Jørgensen 3 Jason Garrity 2 Gino Manzares 2 Danny Phillips 0 |
Derwent Park Referee(s): Chris Durno |
Workington were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98–82.
Championship Shield[]
Borders Group
Final Championship Shield Borders Group Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Workington Comets | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 255 | 14 | +29 |
2 | Glasgow Tigers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 272 | 266 | 13 | +6 |
3 | Berwick Bandits | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 265 | 275 | 9 | -10 |
4 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 257 | 282 | 4 | -27 |
Northern Group
Final Championship Shield Northern Group Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 247 | 14 | +46 |
2 | Sheffield Tigers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 289 | 250 | 13 | +39 |
3 | Newcastle Diamonds | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 253 | 287 | 9 | -34 |
4 | Redcar Bears | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 295 | 3 | -51 |
Southern Group
Final Championship Shield Southern Group Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | lakeside Hammers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 165 | 10 | +28 |
2 | Peterborough Panthers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 185 | 175 | 9 | +10 |
3 | Ipswich Witches | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 198 | 0 | -38 |
Play-offs
Semi Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 45 | 35 | 80 | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Workington Comets | 45 | 54 | 96 | |||||||||
Workington Comets | 46 | 52 | 98 | |||||||||
Lakeside Hammers | 44 | 38 | 82 | |||||||||
Lakeside Hammers | 50 | 44 | 94 | |||||||||
Peterborough Panthers | 40 | 46 | 86 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Semi-finals
7 September | [41] | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 45–45 | Workington Comets | Eddie Wright Raceway Referee(s): Chris Durno |
22 September | [42] | Workington Comets | 54–35 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | Derwent Park Referee(s): Peter Clarke |
29 September | [43] | Lakeside Hammers | 50–40 | Peterborough Panthers | Rye House Stadium Referee(s): Darren Hartley |
30 September | [44] | Peterborough Panthers | 46–44 | Lakeside Hammers | East of England Showground Referee(s): Graham Reeve |
Final
19 October | [45] | Lakeside Hammers | 44–46 | Workington Comets | Rye House Stadium Referee(s): Chris Gay |
29 October | [46] | Workington Comets | 52–38 | Lakeside Hammers | Derwent Park Referee(s): Jim McGregor |
Teams[]
Berwick Bandits
Edinburgh Monarchs
- William Lawson
- Josh Pickering
- Erik Riss
- Max Ruml
- Ricky Wells
- Richie Worrall
Glasgow Tigers
- Craig Cook
- Nathan Greaves
- Chris Harris
- James Sarjeant
- Paul Starke
- Jack Thomas
- Claus Vissing
Ipswich Witches
- Nico Covatti
- Cameron Heeps
- Drew Kemp
- Danny King
- Mark Riss
- Rory Schlein
Lakeside Hammers
- Alfie Bowtell
- Adam Ellis
- Richard Lawson
- Ben Morley
- Nick Morris
- Kyle Newman
- Zach Wajtknecht
Newcastle Diamonds
- Tero Aarnio
- Matej Kus
- Ludvig Lindgren
- Ashley Morris
- Stuart Robson
- Matthew Wethers
- Carl Wilkinson
Peterborough Panthers
- Tom Bacon
- Simon Lambert
- Scott Nicholls
- Ulrich Ostergaard
- Michael Palm Toft
- Bradley Wilson-Dean
Redcar Bears
- Jonas B. Andersen
- Mikkel B Andersen
- Ben Barker
- Dimitri Bergé
- Thomas Jørgensen
- Jordan Stewart
Scunthorpe Scorpions
- Jake Allen
- Josh Auty
- Jason Garrity
- Stefan Nielsen
- Steve Worrall
Sheffield Tigers
- Kasper Andersen
- Kyle Howarth
- Todd Kurtz
- Connor Mountain
- Broc Nicol
- James Shanes
- Charles Wright
Workington Comets
- Rene Bach
- Dan Bewley
- Kyle Bickley
- Rasmus Jensen
- Nicolai Klindt
- Ty Proctor
See also[]
- The top division of British speedway SGB Premiership 2018
- List of United Kingdom speedway league champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
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