2026 SGB Championship
| League | SGB Championship |
|---|---|
| No. of competitors | 9 |
| Champions | tbd |
| Knockout Cup | tbd |
| BSN Series | tbd |
| Pairs | tbd |
| Riders' Championship | tbd |
| Highest average | tbd |
| Division/s above | SGB Premiership |
| Division/s below | 2026 NDL |
The 2026 SGB Championship season will be the 79th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 9th known as the SGB Championship.[1]
Poole Pirates were the defending league champions and Knockout Cup champions, while Redcar Bears were the defending BSN Series champions.
Summary
The same nine clubs from 2025 competed in the 2026 Championship. The format also remained the same with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The Knockout Cup and the BSN Series also returned, both following the same formats as in 2025. The Oxford promotion only entered teams for the Championship and NDL.[2]
The top four teams qualified for the playoffs, staged over two semi-finals and a final. The points limit for team building remained at 40 points with only one rider above an 8 average allowed in each team.[1]
League
Regular season
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Fixtures and results
Play Offs
| Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | |||||||||||||
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| 2 | |||||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final
First Leg
| October | – | |||
Second Leg
| October | – | |||
Knockout Cup
The 2026 SGB Championship Knockout Cup (sponsored by MAXiCab) was the 58th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams and the 9th edition under the SGB Championship Knockout Cup name.
| Round One | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oxford Cheetahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Poole Pirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scunthorpe Scorpions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edinburgh Monarchs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Redcar Bears | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Berwick Bandits | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Workington Comets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plymouth Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glasgow Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final
First Leg
| October | – | |||
Second Leg
| October | – | |||
BSN Series
Scottish Group
Fixtures
Northern Group
Fixtures
Southern Group
Fixtures
Knockout stages
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||
| ' | |||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final
First Leg
| October | – | |||
Second Leg
| October | – | |||
Pairs Championship
The 2026edition of the SGB Championship Pairsis to be arranged.
Qualifying heats
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
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| 8 | |||
| 9 |
Semi-finals
| Team One | Team Two | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | |||
| - |
Final
| Team One | Team Two | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| - |
Riders' Championship
The 2026 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship is to be arranged.
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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Leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average | |
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| 8 | |||
| 9 | |||
| 10 |
- averages include league, play offs, knockout cup & bsn series, min 6 matches
Squads and final averages
Berwick Bandits
- Reid Battye
- Jye Etheridge (capt)
- Lasse Fredriksen
- Peter Kildemand
- Nick Morris
- Victor Palovaara
- Jack Smith
Edinburgh Monarchs
- Paco Castagna (capt)
- Mitchell Cluff
- Jonatan Grahn
- Jordy Loftus
- Justin Sedgmen
- Dan Thompson
- Kye Thomson
Glasgow Tigers
- Leon Flint
- Sam Hagon
- Chris Harris (capt)
- Mario Hausl
- Freddy Hodder
- Kyle Howarth
- Kevin Juhl Pedersen
Oxford Cheetahs
- Luke Killeen
- Sam Masters (capt)
- Mitchell McDiarmid
- Erik Riss
- Darryl Ritchings
- Anders Rowe
- Dayle Wood
Plymouth Gladiators
Poole Pirates
- Fraser Bowes
- Will Cairns
- Zach Cook (capt)
- Dan Gilkes
- Lewis Kerr
- Richard Lawson
- Cooper Rushen
Redcar Bears
- Jake Allen
- Jason Edwards
- Jordan Jenkins
- Jake Mulford
- Ace Pijper
- Jody Scott
- Charles Wright (capt)
Scunthorpe Scorpions
- Nathan Ablitt
- Luke Harrison
- Ryan Ingram
- Simon Lambert
- Connor Mountain
- Michael Palm Toft
- Josh Pickering
Workington Comets
- Troy Batchelor (capt)
- Craig Cook
- Jamie Etherington
- Vinnie Foord
- Niklas Holm Jakobsen
- Jonas Jeppesen
- Tate Zischke
See also
References
- ^ a b "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ "Oxford Cheetahs complete squad with two new signings". Oxford Mail. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.