SGB Championship 2025

SGB Championship 2025
LeagueSGB Championship
No. of competitors9
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Knockout CupPoole Pirates
BSN SeriesRedcar Bears
PairsRedcar Bears
Riders' ChampionshipChris Harris
Highest averageRichard Lawson
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership
Division/s below2025 NDL

The 2025 SGB Cab Direct Championship season was the 78th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 8th known as the SGB Championship.[1][2]

Poole Pirates were the defending league champions, Knockout Cup champions and BSN Series champions.

Summary

The same nine clubs from 2024 competed in the Championship in 2025. 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 Cab Direct Knockout Cup and the BSN Series also returned, both following the same formats as in 2024.

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.

Glasgow finished top of the table during the regular season, finishing one point ahead of Poole.

Locations of the 2025 SGB Championship teams

League

Regular season

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Glasgow Tigers (Q) 16 7 0 1 6 0 2 757 683 6 32 +74
2 Poole Pirates (Q) 16 8 0 0 4 0 4 775 664 7 31 +111
3 Redcar Bears (Q) 16 7 0 1 4 0 4 752 686 5 27 +66
4 Edinburgh Monarchs (Q) 16 6 0 2 2 0 6 718 7-3 6 21 +15
5 Berwick Bandits 16 6 1 1 1 0 7 701 713 4 19 -12
6 Oxford Cheetahs 16 4 0 4 2 0 6 705 732 3 15 -27
7 Workington Comets 16 6 0 2 0 0 8 694 737 3 13† -43
8 Plymouth Gladiators 16 5 0 3 0 0 8 682 755 2 12 -73
9 Scunthorpe Scorpions 16 3 0 5 1 0 7 663 774 1 10 -111

† Workington deducted 2 Championship points for breaching SCB regulations.

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away BER EDI GLA OXF PLY POL RED SCU WOR
Berwick 37–35 45–45 44–46 53–37 46–44 48–42 54–36 47–35
Edinburgh 51–39 43–47 50–40 51–39 42–48 47–43 48–42 55–35
Glasgow 47–43 53–37 55–35 53–37 43–47 48–42 62–28 48–42
Oxford 55–35 44–45 44–46 47–43 43–46 41–49 49–41 50–40
Plymouth 46–44 46–44 40–50 52–37 47–43 44–46 42–47 52–37
Poole 55–35 53–37 57–33 48–42 48–42 51–39 55–35 47–43
Redcar 47–43 50–40 42–48 48–42 54–36 46–44 55–35 53–37
Scunthorpe 50–40 40–50 45–45 41–49 50–40 40–50 43–45 58–32
Workington 42–48 47–43 56–34 49–41 51–39 51–39 39–51 58–32
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
1 Glasgow Tigers 38 53 91
4 Edinburgh Monarchs 52 37 89
Glasgow Tigers 39 51 90+2
Poole Pirates 51 39 90+7
3 Redcar Bears 42 42 84
2 Poole Pirates 48 48 96

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

Final

First Leg

15 October [4] Poole Pirates
Richard Lawson 14
Zach Cook 11
Lewis Kerr 8
Anders Rowe 7
William Cairns 5
Tobias Thomsen 3
Paul Starke 3 		51–39 Glasgow Tigers
Dan Thompson 9
Chris Harris 9
Kyle Howarth 6
Villads Nagel 5
Leon Flint 5
Freddy Hodder 4
Max Perry 1 		Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnbull

Second Leg

17 October [5] Glasgow Tigers
Chris Harris 15
Kyle Howarth 9
Dan Thompson 8
Leon Flint 8
Villads Nagel 6
Freddy Hodder 5
Max Perry 0 		51–39 Poole Pirates
Zach Cook 10
Lewis Kerr 8
Richard Lawson 7
Anders Rowe 6
William Cairns 4
Tobias Thomsen 3
Paul Starke 1 		Ashfield Stadium
Referee(s):
Craig Ackroyd

Super Heat

17 October Glasgow Tigers
Chris Harris 2
Kyle Howarth 0 		2–7 Poole Pirates
Zach Cook 4
Richard Lawson 3

Knockout Cup

The 2025 SGB Championship Knockout Cup was the 57th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams and the 8th edition under the SGB Championship Knockout Cup name.

Round One Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Edinburgh Monarchs 49 32 81
Edinburgh Monarchs 65 45 110 Glasgow Tigers 41 58 99
Workington Comets 24 45 69 Glasgow Tigers 38 49 87
Poole Pirates 52 41 93
Plymouth Gladiators 49 38 87
Poole Pirates 41 52 93
Poole Pirates 52 51 103
Redcar Bears 38 39 77
Berwick Bandits 47 37 84
Redcar Bears 43 53 96
Redcar Bears 48 42 90+5
Oxford Cheetahs 42 48 90+4
Oxford Cheetahs 55 42 97
Scunthorpe Scorpions 35 48 83

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

Final

First Leg

8 October [6] Poole Pirates
Richard Lawson 14
Zach Cook 13
Lewis Kerr 8
Tobias Thomsen 6
Anders Rowe 6
Paul Starke 3
William Cairns 2 		52–38 Redcar Bears
Charles Wright 10
Danny King 8
Ace Pijper 6
Jake Mulford 6
Jason Edwards 4
Jake Allen (guest) 4
Freddy Hodder (guest) 0 		Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Simon Humphrey-Kennett

Second Leg

10 October [7] Redcar Bears
Ace Pijper 9
Charles Wright 8
Leon Flint (guest) 7
Danny King 6
Jake Mulford 5
Jason Edwards 3
Ben Trigger (guest) 1 		39–51 Poole Pirates
Richard Lawson 15
Zach Cook 12
Lewis Kerr 7
Anders Rowe 6
Paul Starke 4
William Cairns 4
Tobias Thomsen 3 		Ecco Arena
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

BSN Series

Scottish Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BER EDB GLA
Berwick 47–43 43–47
Edinburgh 46–43 44–46
Glasgow 48–42 50–40
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Glasgow Tigers (Q) 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 191 169 2 10 +22
2 Berwick Bandits 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 175 184 1 3 -9
3 Edinburgh Monarchs 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 173 186 0 2 -13

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away RED SCU WOR
Redcar 57–32 51–39
Scunthorpe 46–44 61–29
Workington 36–54 47–43
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Redcar Bears (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 206 153 2 8 +53
2 Scunthorpe Scorpions 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 182 177 1 5 +5
3 Workington Comets 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 151 209 0 2 -58

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away OXF PLY POL
Oxford 50–40 45–45
Plymouth 41–48 46–44
Poole 44–46 58–32
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Oxford Cheetahs (Q) 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 189 170 2 9 +19
2 Poole Pirates (Q) 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 191 169 1 5 +22
3 Plymouth Gladiators 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 159 200 0 2 -41

Knockout stages

Semi-finals Grand Final
        
Oxford Cheetahs 32 38 70
Poole Pirates 58 52 110
Poole Pirates 44 45 89
Redcar Bears 46 45 91
Redcar Bears 44 43 87*
Glasgow Tigers 46 41 87

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

  • Redcar were declared as winners due to having more heat advantages across both legs, as per SCB Regulation 012.1.26 Abandonment.[8]

Final

First Leg

18 October [9] Redcar Bears
Chrles Wright 12
Danny King 8
Jason Edwards 7
Jake Mulford 6
Leon Flint (guest) 5
Ace Pijper 4
Jody Scott 4 		46–44 Poole Pirates
Zach Cook 11
Lewis Kerr 9
Anders Rowe 8
Richard Lawson 7
William Cairns 4
Paul Starke 3
Tobias Thomsen 2 		Ecco Arena
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

Second Leg

24 October [10] Poole Pirates
Zach Cook 12
Richard Lawson 9
Anders Rowe 6
Paul Starke 5
Tobias Thomsen 5
William Cairns 4
Lewis Kerr 4 		45–45 Redcar Bears
Danny King 14
Charles Wright 10
Jason Edwards 9
Jody Scott 7
Jake Mulford 5
Ace Pijper 0
Erik Riss r/r 		Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Gary Allen

Pairs Championship

The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs took place on Saturday 5 April, at the GT Tyres Arena in Workington.[11][12] It was won by Redcar Bears for the second season in a row, and the third time in the last four years.

Qualifying heats

Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Glasgow Tigers 25 Kyle Howarth 13, Chris Harris 12
2 Poole Pirates 24 Lewis Kerr 12, Zach Cook 12
3 Plymouth Gladiators 24 Nicolai Klindt 14, Ben Barker 10
4 Redcar Bears 20 Charles Wright 10, Erik Riss 10
5 Berwick Bandits 17 Drew Kemp 11, Danyon Hume 6
6 Oxford Cheetahs 16 Sam Masters 12, Jordan Jenkins 4
7 Scunthorpe Scorpions 12 Steve Worrall 12, Simon Lambert 0
8 Edinburgh Monarchs 12 Kye Thomson 12, Justin Sedgmen 0
9 Workington Comets 12 Antti Vuolas 10, Tate Zischke 2

Semi-finals

Team One Team Two Score Result
Redcar Glasgow 7-2 Wright 4, Riss 3, Harris 2, Howarth 0
Poole Plymouth 6-3 Cook 4, Klindt 3, Kerr 2, Barker 0

Final

Team One Team Two Score Result
Redcar Poole 6-3 Riss 4, Cook 3, Wright 2, Kerr X

Riders' Championship

The 2025 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship took place on Sunday 6 April at the Eddie Wright Raceway in Scunthorpe.[13][14] It was won by Chris Harris of the Glasgow Tigers.

Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final
1 Chris Harris (Glasgow) 3,3,1,2,0 9 2 3
2 Kyle Howarth (Glasgow) 0,2,3,2,3 10 3 2
3 Steve Worrall (Scunthorpe) 3,3,3,3,2 14 - 1
4 Charles Wright (Redcar) 1,2,2,3,3 11 - 0
5 Richard Lawson (Poole) 3,1,3,2,X 9 1
6 Ben Barker (Plymouth) 3,0,1,1,3 8 0
7 Danny King (Redcar) 1,3,0,3,1 8
8 Sam Masters (Oxford) 2,1,3,1,1 8
9 Antti Vuolas (Workington) 2,2,2,0,2 8
10 Justin Sedgmen (Edinburgh) 0,1,2,3,1 7
11 Drew Kemp (Berwick) 1,3,2,R,0 6
12 Jake Allen (Scunthorpe) 2,0,0,2,2 6
13 Tate Zischke (Workington) 0,2,0,0,3 5
14 Simon Lambert (Scunthorpe) 2,1,1,1,0 5
15 Dan Thompson (Plymouth) 1,R,1,1,2 5
16 Luke Harrison (Scunthorpe) -,-,-,-,1 1
17 Kye Thomson (Edinburgh) 0,0,0,0,0 0

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
1 Richard Lawson Poole 10.33
2 Sam Masters Oxford 10.21
3 Jonas Jeppesen Berwick 9.67
4 Chris Harris Glasgow 9.63
5 Charles Wright Redcar 9.47
6 Dan Thompson Glasgow 9.38
7 Zach Cook Poole 8.86
8 Kyle Howarth Glasgow 8.83
9 Danny King Redcar 8.76
10 Scott Nicholls Plymouth 8.60
  • averages include league, play offs, knockout cup & bsn series, min 6 matches

Squads & final averages

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Oxford Cheetahs

Plymouth Gladiators

Poole Pirates

Redcar Bears

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Workington Comets

See also

References

  1. ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Oxford Speedway confirms three teams again for 2025". Oxford Mail. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 Championship table". British Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Poole Pirates vs Glasgow Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  5. ^ "Glasgow Tigers vs Poole Pirates scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  6. ^ "Poole Pirates vs Redcar Bears scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  7. ^ "Redcar Bears vs Poole Pirates scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  8. ^ "SCB statement: Redcar vs Glasgow". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Redcar Bears vs Poole Pirates scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  10. ^ "Poole Pirates vs Redcar Bears scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  11. ^ "Workington to host 2025 Championship Pairs". Workington Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Championship Pairs scorecard" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  13. ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  14. ^ "CLRC scorecard" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
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