SGB Premiership 2019

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LeagueSGB Premiership
ChampionsSwindon Robins[1]
Knockout CupSwindon Robins[2]
Premiership ShieldPoole Pirates[3]
SGB Premiership 2019
LeagueSGB Premiership
ChampionsSwindon Robins[1]
Knockout CupSwindon Robins[2]
Premiership ShieldPoole Pirates[3]
Riders' Championshipnot held
Highest averageJason Doyle
Division/s belowSGB Championship
National Development League

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.

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

Home \ Away BV IPS KL PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 47–43 54–36 51–39 45–45 49–41 56–34
Ipswich Witches 52–38 49–41 49–41 49–41 37–53 46–44
King's Lynn Stars 54–36 45–45 55–35 57–33 49–40 52–38
Peterborough Panthers 40–50 39–51 45–45 46–44 50–40 41–49
Poole Pirates 55–35 48–42 49–41 43–47 51–39 51–39
Swindon Robins 55–35 46–44 50–40 46–44 45–45 52–38
Wolverhampton Wolves 36–52 50–40 51–39 59–31 44–46 46–44
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

Home \ Away BV IPS KL PET PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 49–41 54–36 62–28 44–46 48–42 43–47
Ipswich Witches 48–42 48–42 54–36 43–47 48–42 41–37
King's Lynn Stars 55–35 57–33 53–37 39–51 39–51 54–36
Peterborough Panthers 42–48 38–51 54–36 46–44 44–46 48–42
Poole Pirates 37–35 51–39 58–32 50–40 45–44 41–49
Swindon Robins 58–32 66–24 50–40 65–25 53–37 46–44
Wolverhampton Wolves 54–36 45–45 53–36 56–34 55–35 48–42
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

League table

Final table, up to and including Wednesday 18 September

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Poole Pirates 24 10 0 2 1 4 2 2 3 1101 1041 52 +60
2 Swindon Robins 24 11 1 0 2 0 0 6 4 1156 1003 50 +153
3 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 9 1 2 2 1 0 4 5 1096 1051 43 +45
4 Ipswich Witches 24 9 0 3 2 0 2 3 5 1055 1092 42 -37
5 Belle Vue Aces 24 9 1 2 2 1 0 2 7 1076 1066 41 +10
6 King's Lynn Stars 24 9 1 2 0 0 1 1 10 1073 1085 31 -12
7 Peterborough Panthers 24 5 1 6 0 1 0 1 10 970 1189 20 -219

Play-offs

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
1 Poole Pirates 50 36 86
4 Ipswich Witches 40 54 94
Ipswich Witches 41 27 68
Swindon Robins 49 62 111
3 Swindon Robins 49 58 107
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 39 32 71

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

Semi-finals

26 September [5] Poole Pirates 50–40 Ipswich Witches Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnball

28 September [6] Ipswich Witches 54–36 Poole Pirates Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

9 October [7] Wolverhampton Wolves 39–49 Swindon Robins Monmore Green
Referee(s):
Graham Flint

10 October [8] Swindon Robins 58–32 Wolverhampton Wolves Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Darren Hartley

Grand final

15 October [9] Ipswich Witches
Iversen 9
Allen 11
Lawson 7
Heeps 6
Harris 6
King 4
Sargeant 0		 41–49 Swindon Robins
Musielak 12
Doyle 11
Ellis 8
Jensen 8
Perks 5
Batchelor 4
Vissing 1		 Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

17 October [10] Swindon Robins
Doyle 13
Musielak 12
Jensen 11
Batchelor 9
Ellis 8
Vissing 5
Perks 4		 62–27 Ipswich Witches
Allen 11
Harris 6
Iversen 5
King 3
Sargeant 1
Heeps 1
Lawson 0		 Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnball

Premiership Supporters Cup

The 2019 Knockout Cup (branded as the Premiership Supporters Cup) was the 77th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Northern Group

Home \ Away BV PET WOL
Belle Vue Aces 50–40 54–36
Peterborough Panthers 42–48 46–44
Wolverhampton Wolves 52–38 not held
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Belle Vue Aces 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 190 170 9 +20
2 Wolverhampton Wolves 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 132 138 4 -6
3 Peterborough Panthers 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 128 142 3 -14

Southern Group

Home \ Away IPS KL PP SWI
Ipswich Witches 59–31 52–38 48–42
King's Lynn Stars 52–38 41–49 47–43
Poole Pirates 46–44 not held 37–53
Swindon Robins 51–39 58–32 45–45
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Pos. Club M Home Away F A Pts +/−
W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Swindon Robins 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 292 248 13 +44
2 Ipswich Witches 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 280 260 10 +20
3 Poole Pirates 5 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 215 235 9 -20
4 King's Lynn Stars 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 203 247 6 -44

Grand final

12 September [11] Belle Vue Aces
Bewley 13
Lidsey 13
Fricke 9
Worrall 7
Etheridge 4
Berge 3		 49–41 Swindon Robins
Doyle 10
Batchelor 10
Musielak 9
Ellis 5
Jensen 4
Vissing 3
Perks 0		 National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

19 September [12] Swindon Robins
Doyle 11
Batchelor 10
Ellis 10
Musielak 8
Jensen 8
Perks 5
Vissing 4		 56–34 Belle Vue Aces
Fricke 9
Bjerre 6
Lidsey 6
Worrall 5
Bewley 4
Etheridge 4
Berge 0		 Abbey Stadium
Referee(s):
Jim McGregor

SGB Premiership Shield

8 April [13] King's Lynn Stars 40–50 Poole Pirates Adrian Flux Arena
Referee(s):
Chris Durno

11 April [14] Poole Pirates 44–46 King's Lynn Stars Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Tony Steele

Leading averages

Final SGB Premiership Averages

Rider Team Average
Australia Jason DoyleSwindon9.89
Australia Troy BatchelorSwindon9.36
Australia Max FrickeBelle Vue9.23
Denmark Kenneth BjerreBelle Vue8.47
England Robert LambertKing's Lynn8.32
Denmark Rasmus JensenSwindon8.32
England Craig CookKing's Lynn8.28
Denmark Niels-Kristian IversenIpswich8.25
Australia Brady KurtzPoole8.25
Australia Sam MastersWolverhampton8.19
Australia Jack HolderPoole8.14
Denmark Nicolai KlindtPoole8.11
Australia Josh GrajczonekPoole8.04

Official Speedway GB Green Sheets Averages[15]

Riders and final averages

See also

References

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