SGB Championship 2021
League | SGB Championship |
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Champions | Poole Pirates |
Knockout Cup | Poole Pirates |
Pairs | not held |
Fours | not held |
Division/s above | SGB Premiership 2021 |
Division/s below | 2021 NDL |
The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021.[1]
Changes from the last edition of the Championship (held in 2019) were the addition of three teams and the loss of two teams. The 2019 Premiership club Poole Pirates, were the biggest profile club to join the league after dropping down from the highest league. Also the Kent Kings and Plymouth Gladiators both joined the league from the National Development League. Sheffield Tigers left the league to move up to the highest division[2] and Somerset Rebels withdrew from the league altogether.[3]
The league started on 21 May with twelve teams participating and race meetings were covered by Eurosport.[4] Poole Pirates finished top of the regular season table and secured a place in the play off semi finals.[5] Poole duly won their play off semi final against Leicester and would meet Glasgow in the final. Glasgow, who had finished second in the table, defeated Edinburgh in the other semi final despite being eliminated from the Knockout Cup the week before by their Scottish rivals.
Poole became the champions after a 96–84 aggregate win over Glasgow in the play off final. They also sealed the double winning the division 2 Knockout Cup for the third time in their history.[6]
Final table[]
Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
1 | Poole Pirates | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1000 | 794 | 49 |
2 | Glasgow Tigers | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 937 | 833 | 46 |
3 | Leicester Lions | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 970 | 827 | 42 |
4 | Redcar Bears | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 917 | 851 | 42 |
5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 910 | 879 | 33 |
6 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 20 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 908 | 879 | 33 |
7 | Birmingham Brummies | 20 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 882 | 916 | 32 |
8 | Kent Kings | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 839 | 934 | 26 |
9 | Berwick Bandits | 20 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 848 | 950 | 21 |
10 | Plymouth Gladiators | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 826 | 952 | 21 |
11 | Newcastle Diamonds | 20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 767 | 989 | 17 |
12 | Eastbourne Eagles | withdrew 26 August, results expunged |
League scoring system
- Home loss by any number of points = 0
- Home draw = 1
- Home win by any number of points = 3
- Away loss by 7 points or more = 0
- Away loss by 6 points or less = 1
- Away draw = 2
- Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3
- Away win by 7 points or more = 4
Play offs[]
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 36 | 28 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
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Leicester Lions | 54 | 38 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 42 | 40 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | 48 | 50 | 98 | |||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye | ||||||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | 40 | 56 | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 50 | 34 | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 51 | 57 | 108 | |||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 39 | 33 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 34 | 47 | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 56 | 43 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | ||||||||||||||||||||
bye |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final[]
First leg
2 November | [7] | Glasgow Tigers Craig Cook 11 Tom Brennan 10 Ricky Wells 9 Marcin Nowak 7 Broc Nicol 6 Connor Bailey 4 Sam Jensen 3 |
50–40 | Poole Pirates Danny King 9 Rory Schlein 9 Benjamin Basso 6 Zach Cook (guest) 6 Steve Worrall 5 Danyon Hume 3 Ben Cook 2 |
Ashfield Stadium |
Second leg
4 November | [8] | Poole Pirates Rory Schlein 12 Danny King 11 Benjamin Basso 9 Steve Worrall 9 Zach Cook (guest) 7 Ben Cook 5 Danyon Hume 3 |
56–34 | Glasgow Tigers Craig Cook 11 Tom Brennan 6 Marcin Nowak 6 Ricky Wells 4 Broc Nicol 4 Connor Bailey 3 Sam Jensen 0 |
Wimborne Road |
SGB Championship Knockout Cup[]
The 2021 SGB Championship Knockout Cup will be the 53rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.[9]
KO Cup stages[]
Preliminary Rounds | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 51 | 48 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Berwick Bandits | 39 | 42 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Berwick Bandits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 53 | 35 | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 37 | 55 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 47 | 52 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Newcastle Diamonds | 43 | 38 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 54 | 50 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham Brummies | 36 | 40 | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 46 | 35 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birmingham Brummies | 44 | 55 | 99 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 42 | 33 | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | 47 | 57 | 104 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 38 | 40 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 52 | 50 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
bye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leicester Lions | 49 | 35 | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | 41 | 55 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne Eagles | 58 | 40 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent Kings | 32 | 49 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastbourne Eagles | scr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plymouth Gladiators | 41 | 29 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | 49 | 61 | 110 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final[]
First leg
23 October | [10] | Edinburgh Monarchs Richie Worrall 12 Sam Masters 10 Josh Pickering 7 Drew Kemp 7 Kye Thomson 5 Anders Rowe 1 Jason Edwards (guest) 1 |
42–47 | Poole Pirates Danny King 13 Benjamin Basso 13 Steve Worrall 9 Rory Schlein 5 Danyon Hume 5 Ben Cook 0 Connor Bailey (guest) 0 |
Armadale Stadium |
Second leg
23 October | [11] | Poole Pirates Steve Worrall 13 Rory Schlein 12 Danny King 11 Benjamin Basso 8 Ben Cook 5 Danyon Hume 4 Zaine Kennedy (guest) 4 |
57–33 | Edinburgh Monarchs Sam Masters 10 Josh Pickering 8 Drew Kemp 8 Richie Worrall 5 Anders Rowe 2 Kye Thomson 0 Jason Edwards (guest) 0 |
Wimborne Road |
2021 teams[]
Berwick Bandits[]
- Kasper Andersen
- Kyle Bickley
- Jye Etheridge
- Leon Flint
- Dany Gappmaier
- Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen
- Aaron Summers
Birmingham Brummies[]
- Michele Paco Castagna
- Chris Harris
- Ashley Morris
- Erik Riss
- James Shanes
- Jack Thomas
Edinburgh Monarchs[]
- Drew Kemp
- William Lawson
- Sam Masters
- Josh Pickering
- Anders Rowe
- Richie Worrall
Glasgow Tigers[]
- Tom Brennan
- Craig Cook
- Broc Nicol
- Ulrich Østergaard
- Justin Sedgmen
- Jack Smith
- Ricky Wells
Kent Kings[]
- Tom Bacon
- Troy Batchelor
- Cameron Heeps
- Paul Hurry
- Ben Morley
- Scott Nicholls
- Paul Starke
Leicester Lions[]
- Hans Andersen
- Josh Bates
- Ryan Douglas
- Kyle Howarth
- Nick Morris
- Ty Proctor
- Dan Thompson
Newcastle Diamonds[]
- Ben Barker
- Max Clegg
- Connor Mountain
- Adam Roynon
- Matthew Wethers
- James Wright
Plymouth Gladiators[]
- Alfie Bowtell
- Jason Crump
- Steven Goret
- Richard Lawson
- Bjarne Pedersen
- Dillon Ruml
Poole Pirates[]
- Benjamin Basso
- Ben Cook
- Danyon Hume
- Danny King
- Stefan Nielsen
- Rory Schlein
- Steve Worrall
Redcar Bears[]
- Jake Allen
- Jordan Jenkins
- Lewis Kerr
- Ryan Kinsley
- Michael Palm Toft
- James Sarjeant
- Anders Rowe
- Jordan Stewart
- Charles Wright
Scunthorpe Scorpions[]
- Josh Auty
- Tero Aarnio
- Adam Ellis
- Thomas Jørgensen
- Simon Lambert
- Josh MacDonald
- Jordan Palin
- Theo Pijper
Eastbourne Eagles[]
(withdrew from league)
- Tom Brennan
- Jason Edwards
- Drew Kemp
- Edward Kennett
- Lewis Kerr
- Richard Lawson
- Kyle Newman
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "SGB CHAMPIONSHIP CLUBS". SGB Championship. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "TAPES UP WITH WAR OF THE ROSES". Sheffield Tigers. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "CLUB STATEMENT: REBELS RELUCTANTLY WITHDRAW FROM 2021 SEASON". Somerset Speedway. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "FIM AND EUROSPORT EVENTS AGREE NEW PARTNERSHIP TO PROMOTE SPEEDWAY GLOBALLY FOR 10 YEARS". Eurosport. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "GRAND PIRATES CONFIRM TOP SPOT". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Poole v Edinburgh - Cup Final 2nd Leg". Poole Speedway. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "First leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
- ^ "Second leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ "Results". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "First leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Second leg scores" (PDF). British Speedway website. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- SGB Championship
- 2021 in British motorsport
- 2021 in speedway