2026 SGB Championship

2026 SGB Championship
LeagueSGB Championship
No. of competitors9
ChampionsTBD
Knockout CupTBD
BSN SeriesTBD
PairsTBD
Riders' ChampionshipTBD
Highest averageTBD
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership
Division/s below2026 NDL

The 2026 SGB Cab Direct Championship season is 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 compete in the 2026 Championship. The format also remains 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 return, both following the same formats as in 2025. The Oxford promotion only entered teams for the Championship and NDL.[2]

The top four teams qualify for the playoffs, staged over two semi-finals and a final. The points limit for team building remains at 40 points with only one rider above an 8 average allowed in each team.[1]

League

Regular season

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W D L W D L
1 Poole Pirates (Q) 16 8 0 0 2 2 4 823 616 8 30 +207
2 Glasgow Tigers (Q) 14 6 1 0 2 1 4 638 598 5 23 +40
3 Edinburgh Monarchs (Q) 13 6 2 0 1 2 3 654 606 4 22 +48
4 Scunthorpe Scorpions 14 6 1 0 1 1 5 647 612 5 21 +35
5 Plymouth Gladiators 16 6 0 2 1 0 7 686 751 3 17 -65
6 Berwick Bandits 15 7 0 0 0 0 8 651 699 2 16 -48
7 Redcar Bears 14 5 0 2 1 0 6 612 648 3 15 -36
8 Oxford Cheetahs 16 5 1 2 0 0 8 665 750 0 11 -85
9 Workington Comets 15 3 1 3 1 0 6 626 722 1 10 -96

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away BER EDI GLA OXF PLY POL RED SCU WOR
Berwick 29/08 46–44 53–37 49–41 47–43 46–44 56–34 56–34
Edinburgh 49–41 45–45 54–36 52–28 47–43 57–33 45–45 49–41
Glasgow 52–38 45–45 43–23 49–41 47–43 48–42 04/09 48–42
Oxford 52–38 50–40 41–49 48–42 45–45 46–44 51–39 43–47
Plymouth 55–35 43–47 49–41 50–39 47–43 34–56 49–41 49–41
Poole 60–30 52–38 55–35 60–30 59–31 54–36 58–31 61–29
Redcar 47–43 49–41 28/08 46–44 51–39 39–51 42–48 46–44
Scunthorpe 59–31 28/08 49–41 52–38 57–33 45–45 53–37 50–40
Workington 48–42 45–45 39–51 48–42 43–45 39–51 29/08 46–44
Source: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2026-championship-table-fixtures-results/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Semi Finals Grand Final
          
1  
4  
 
 
3  
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 39 34 73
Poole Pirates 61 40 101 Poole Pirates 49 55 104
Scunthorpe Scorpions 29 50 79 Poole Pirates 47 35 82
Berwick Bandits 43 55 98
Berwick Bandits 58 42 100
Workington Comets 32 48 80
Berwick Bandits
Plymouth Gladiators
Edinburgh Monarchs 39 45 84
Redcar Bears 51 45 96
Redcar Bears 47 42 89
Plymouth Gladiators 43 48 91
Plymouth Gladiators 43 51 92
Glasgow Tigers 47 39 88

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

Final

First Leg

Saturday 26th September Berwick – Plymouth Shielfield Park, Berwick
Referee(s):
TBC

Second Leg

Saturday 10th October Plymouth – Berwick Plymouth Coliseum, Plymouth
Referee(s):
TBC

BSN Series

Group stage

Scottish Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BER EDB GLA
Berwick 57–33 49–41
Edinburgh 54–36 45–45
Glasgow 51–39 41–49
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 D L W D L
1 Edinburgh Monarchs (Q) 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 181 179 1 6 +2
2 Berwick Bandits (Q) 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 181 179 1 5 +2
3 Glasgow Tigers 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 178 182 1 4 -4

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away RED SCU WOR
Redcar 58–32 48–42
Scunthorpe 50–40 43–47
Workington 42–48 49–41
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 D L W D L
1 Redcar Bears (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 194 166 2 8 +28
2 Workington Comets 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 180 180 1 5 0
3 Scunthorpe Scorpions 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 166 194 0 2 -28

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away OXF PLY POL
Oxford 55–35 51–39
Plymouth 57–32 42–48
Poole 52–37 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 D L W D L
1 Poole Pirates (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 186 173 2 8 +13
2 Oxford Cheetahs 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 175 183 0 4 -8
3 Plymouth Gladiators 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 187 192 1 3 -5

Knockout Stages

Semi-finals Final
        
Redcar Bears 58
Berwick Bandits 31
 
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates 44 60 104
Edinburgh Monarchs 46 30 76

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

Final

First Leg

October Poole Pirates – Poole Stadium

Second Leg

October – Poole Pirates

Pairs Championship

The 2026 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs will take place on Wednesday 2nd September, at Wimborne Road, Poole[3]

The draw has been announced as follows: [4]

LINE UP

Pos Team Riders
A Scunthorpe Josh Pickering & Luke Harrison
B Berwick Peter Kildemand & Nick Morris
C Glasgow Chris Harris & Leon Flint
D Workington Jonas Jeppesen & Drew Kemp
E Redcar Charles Wright & Jason Edwards
F Oxford Sam Masters & Anders Rowe
G Edinburgh Dan Thompson & Kye Thomsen
H Poole Richard Lawson & Zach Cook
I Plymouth Scott Nicholls & Danny King

Riders' Championship

The 2026 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship will taken place on Saturday 12th September at Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield[5]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
  • averages include league, play offs, knockout cup & bsn series, min 6 matches

Squads

Berwick Bandits

Also Rode

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Oxford Cheetahs

Also Rode

Plymouth Gladiators

Also Rode

Poole Pirates

Also Rode

Redcar Bears

Also Rode

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Also Rode

Workington Comets

Also Rode

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Oxford Cheetahs complete squad with two new signings". Oxford Mail. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ↑ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/event/championship-best-pairs-poole/
  4. ↑ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/major-events/championship-best-pairs-line-up/
  5. ↑ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/major-events/championship-major-events-confirmed/
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