SGB Championship 2021
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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]
![SGB Championship 2021 is located in the United Kingdom](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg/400px-United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Berwick](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Birmingham](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Eastbourne](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Edinburgh](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Glasgow](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Kent](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Leicester](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Newcastle](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Plymouth](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Poole](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Redcar](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Scunthorpe](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
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
Fixtures & results
Home \ Away | BER | BIR | EAS | ED | GLA | KK | LEI | NEW | PLY | PP | RED | SCU |
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Berwick Bandits | 39–51 | n/a | 32–58 | 41–49 | 47–43 | 47–43 | 51–39 | 57–33 | 46–44 | 42–48 | 54–36 | |
Birmingham Brummies | 53–37 | n/a | 52–38 | 42–48 | 46–44 | 46–44 | 55–35 | 54–36 | 49–41 | 42–48 | 39–51 | |
Eastbourne Eagles | n/a | n/a | 44–46 | 47–43 | 58–32 | 41–48 | n/a | 54–36 | 45–44 | n/a | 54–36 | |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 50–40 | 45–45 | n/a | 41–43 | 44–44 | 49–40 | 58–32 | 47–42 | 40–50 | 45–45 | 52–38 | |
Glasgow Tigers | 54–36 | 49–41 | 50–40 | 44–46 | 43–23 | 49–41 | 55–35 | 59–31 | 52–38 | 52–38 | 49–41 | |
Kent Kings | 57–33 | 50–40 | 43–47 | 46–43 | 39–51 | 37–53 | 56–34 | 49–41 | 38–52 | 41–49 | 46–44 | |
Leicester Lions | 48–41 | 63–27 | 56–34 | 47–43 | 54–36 | 52–38 | 63–27 | 50–40 | 43–47 | 51–39 | 57–33 | |
Newcastle Diamonds | 49–40 | 44–45 | n/a | 42–48 | 48–42 | 45–45 | 49–41 | 45–33 | 29–61 | 35–55 | 52–38 | |
Plymouth Gladiators | 51–39 | 47–42 | n/a | 50–40 | 44–46 | 45–45 | 43–46 | 48–42 | 45–45 | 46–43 | 47–37 | |
Poole Pirates | 52–38 | 57–33 | n/a | 48–42 | 56–34 | 58–32 | 52–38 | 59–31 | 55–35 | 52–38 | 57–33 | |
Redcar Bears | 45–45 | 48–42 | 43–47 | 45–45 | 47–43 | 51–39 | 45–45 | 39–21 | 55–35 | 48–42 | 47–42 | |
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 47–43 | 52–38 | 49–41 | 54–36 | 51–39 | 63–27 | 39–51 | 57–33 | 56–34 | 50–34 | 46–44 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play Offs
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 36 | 28 | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | [8] | 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 | [9] | 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 |
Knockout Cup
The 2021 SGB Championship Knockout Cup will be the 53rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.[10]
Tournament
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
TIE WINNERS ARE IN BOLD
Final
First Leg
23 October | [11] | 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 | [12] | 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 |
Teams and final averages
[13]
Berwick Bandits
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Kasper Andersen 7.36
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Leon Flint 7.12
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Dany Gappmaier 6.92
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Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 6.59
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Aaron Summers 6.49
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Jye Etheridge 6.47
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Kyle Bickley 4.50
Birmingham Brummies
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Chris Harris 8.75
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Erik Riss 8.19
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Michele Paco Castagna 7.62
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Ashley Morris 6.35
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James Shanes 6.30
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Jack Thomas 6.00
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Valentin Grobauer 4.18
Edinburgh Monarchs
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Sam Masters 9.95
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Josh Pickering 8.94
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Richie Worrall 8.83
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Kye Thomson 6.35
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Nathan Greaves 4.18
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Drew Kemp 5.09
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William Lawson 3.89
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Joe Lawlor 1.83
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Luke Crang 1.25
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Anders Rowe 0.67
Glasgow Tigers
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Craig Cook 9.44
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Ulrich Østergaard 8.71
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Marcin Nowak 8.24
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Tom Brennan 8.18
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Ricky Wells 7.11
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Justin Sedgmen 6.88
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Sam Jensen 6.82
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Broc Nicol 6.32
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Connor Bailey 5.02
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Jack Smith 3.71
Kent Kings
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Scott Nicholls 9.74
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Troy Batchelor 9.60
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Paul Starke 6.78
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Tom Bacon 6.00
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Cameron Heeps 5.55
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Daniel Gilkes 4.30
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Ben Morley 4.18
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Jake Mulford 3.40
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Paul Hurry 2.37
Leicester Lions
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Nick Morris 9.13
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Ryan Douglas 8.66
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Kyle Howarth 8.54
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Hans Andersen 8.44
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Dan Thompson 5.95
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Zaine Kennedy 5.85
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Jake Knight 5.00
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Joe Thompson 4.76
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Ty Proctor 3.09
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Josh Bates 3.00
Newcastle Diamonds
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Ben Barker 7.46
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Matthew Wethers 6.59
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James Wright 6.09
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Connor Mountain 6.07
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Adam Roynon 6.00
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Max Clegg 5.81
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Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 1.60
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Archie Freeman 0.46
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Joe Alcock 0.00
Plymouth Gladiators
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Bjarne Pedersen 9.21
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Jason Crump 7.15
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Alfie Bowtell 6.16
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Zane Keleher 5.07
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Dillon Ruml 4.71
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Zach Cook 4.66
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Jason Edwards 2.57
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Steven Goret 2.46
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Luke Ruddick 0.00
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Jack Smith 0.00
Poole Pirates
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Steve Worrall 9.73
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Danny King 9.12
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Rory Schlein 8.71
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Ben Cook 6.21
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Stefan Nielsen 6.09
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Benjamin Basso 5.88
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Danyon Hume 5.53
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Zane Keleher 3.47
Redcar Bears
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Lewis Kerr 9.23
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Charles Wright 9.11
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Jake Allen 8.34
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Michael Palm Toft 8.00
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James Sarjeant 5.14
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Jordan Stewart 5.00
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Anders Rowe 4.83
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Jordan Jenkins 4.57
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Ryan Kinsley 0.67
Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Josh Auty 8.00
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Thomas Jørgensen 7.83
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Adam Ellis 7.57
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Tero Aarnio 6.77
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Theo Pijper 6.71
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Jordan Palin 6.49
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Simon Lambert 6.46
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Josh MacDonald 4.49
Eastbourne Eagles (withdrew)
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Nathan Ablitt
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Tom Brennan
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Jason Edwards
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Drew Kemp
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Edward Kennett
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Lewis Kerr
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Richard Lawson
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Kyle Newman
See also
- List of United Kingdom speedway league champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
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.
- ^ "2021 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Averages". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.