SGB Premiership 2020
The SGB Premiership 2020 is the top division of British speedway; the league itself is called the SGB Premiership. The current league champions from the 2019 league season are the Swindon Robins who beat the Ipswich Witches in the end of season play-off final. The league will consist of 7 teams again in 2020, but Poole Pirates have dropped down into the league below known as the SGB Championship, and have been replaced in the SGB Premiership by 2019 SGB Championship team the Sheffield Tigers.
League | SGB Premiership |
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Season | 2020 |
Champions | TBC |
Premiership Supporters Cup | TBC |
SGB Premiership Supporters Shield | TBC |
Highest average | TBC |
Biggest home win | TBC |
Biggest away win | TBC |
Division/s below | SGB Championship National Development League |
Background
The league will run between March and October 2020 and will have seven teams participating. The line-up of teams will change from the previous 2019 league season with Poole Pirates dropping down into the SGB Championship and being replaced by 2019 SGB Championship team Sheffield Tigers. Eurosport took over from BT Sport with TV coverage of the SGB Premiership in 2020.[1]
At the Speedway AGM in November 2019, it was agreed that SGB Premiership average league point limit would remain at 42.50.
2020 teams
Belle Vue Aces
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Daniel Bewley -
Jye Etheridge -
Peter Kildemand -
Brady Kurtz -
Jaimon Lidsey -
Steve Worrall -
Charles Wright
Ipswich Witches
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Jake Allen -
Nicolás Covatti -
Jason Crump -
Cameron Heeps -
Drew Kemp -
Danny King -
Nicolai Klindt
King's Lynn Stars
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Craig Cook -
Martin Hartel -
Thomas Jorgensen -
Lewis Kerr -
Robert Lambert -
Ty Proctor -
Erik Riss
Peterborough Panthers
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Hans Andersen -
Chris Harris -
Niels-Kristian Iversen -
Scott Nicholls -
Ulrich Ostergaard -
Michael Palm Toft -
Rohan Tungate
Sheffield Tigers
Swindon Robins
Wolverhampton Wolves
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Luke Becker -
Ryan Douglas -
Sam Masters -
Nick Morris -
Broc Nicol -
Rory Schlein -
Jacob Thorssell
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
Awaiting league to start in 2020
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Belle Vue Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
2 | Ipswich Witches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
3 | King's Lynn Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
4 | Peterborough Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
5 | Sheffield Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
6 | Swindon Robins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
7 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
Play-offs
Draw
Semi Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
TBC | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||||||
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TBC | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||||||
TBC | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||||||
TBC | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||||||
TBC | 00 | 00 | 00 | |||||||||
TBC | 00 | 00 | 00 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Premiership Supporters Cup
The 2020 Knockout Cup will be the 78th edition and (third under its new name) of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.
Northern Group
Fixtures
Table
Northern Group Table
Awaiting league to start in 2020
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Belle Vue Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
2 | Sheffield Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
3 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
Southern Group
Fixtures
Table
Southern Group Table
Awaiting league to start in 2020
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Ipswich Witches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
2 | King's Lynn Stars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
3 | Peterborough Panthers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
4 | Swindon Robins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00 | 00 | 0 | = |
Leading averages
Final 2019 SGB Premiership Averages Up To And Including Wednesday 30 October
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Swindon | 8.96 |
![]() | Swindon | 8.82 |
![]() | Belle Vue | 8.81 |
![]() | Swindon | 7.86 |
![]() | King's Lynn | 7.81 |
![]() | King's Lynn | 7.78 |
![]() | Belle Vue | 7.75 |
![]() | Ipswich | 7.54 |
![]() | Poole | 7.54 |
![]() | Poole | 7.49 |
![]() | Poole | 7.43 |
![]() | Poole | 7.29 |
![]() | Wolverhampton | 7.35 |
![]() | Wolverhampton | 7.33 |
Official Speedway GB Green Sheets Averages[3]
Notes
References
- "New TV Deal For British Speedway". Speedway GB. 21 October 2019.
- https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/march20%7Ctitle= March Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/april20%7Ctitle- April Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/may20%7Ctitle- May Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/june20%7Ctitle- June Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/july20%7Ctitle- July Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/august20%7Ctitle- August Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/september20%7Ctitle- September Results
https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/october20%7Ctitle- October Results
All British Speedway Result Details Are Retrieved From Official Speedway GB Website https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/ - "Final 2019 SGB Premiership Averages Issue 26" (PDF). Speedway GB. 30 October 2019.