2026 SGB Premiership

2026 SGB Premiership
LeaguePremiership
No. of competitors6
ChampionsTBD
Knockout CupLeicester Lions
Highest averageTBD
Division/s below2026 Championship
2026 NDL

The 2026 SGB Premiership is the 91st season of the top tier of British speedway and the 9th known as the SGB Premiership.[1][2] Ipswich Witches were the defending champions, while Leicester Lions were the defending Knockout Cup champions.

Locations of the 2026 SGB Premiership teams

Summary

The league consisted of six teams after Birmingham Brummies and Oxford Spires left and a new team called Northampton Foxes joined.[3] The Brummies had no home after the closure of Perry Barr Stadium[4] and the Oxford promotion only entered teams for the Championship and NDL.[5]

Ipswich started the season with new owners, the Silverstone based company Mayfield.[6]

The rules remained similar to the previous season except for the play offs, where 2nd and 3rd finishers in the regular season league table would meet to determine who would play the 1st place team in the grand final. A 37 points limit for six riders was agreed, with one rising star place at seven.[1]

League

Regular season

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W D L W D L
1 Belle Vue Aces 16 9 0 0 4 0 3 817 622 6 32 +195
2 Leicester Lions 14 7 0 0 2 0 5 630 630 4 22 0
3 Sheffield Tigers 15 6 0 1 1 1 6 694 656 3 18 +38
4 Ipswich Witches 14 6 0 1 1 0 6 600 658 2 16 -58
5 King's Lynn Stars 15 4 1 3 1 0 6 654 695 3 14 -39
6 Northampton Foxes 16 2 1 4 0 1 8 652 786 0 6 -134

A fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN LEI NOR SHF
Belle Vue 51–39 53–37 61–29 53–37 50–40
Ipswich 50–40 50–40 42–48 47–43 52–38
King's Lynn 41–49 54–36 43–47 48–42 49–41
Leicester 46–44 55–35 TBC 57–33 49–41
Northampton 42–47 44–46 48–42 48–42 42–48
Sheffield 54–36 52–38 44–46 53–37 58–32
Source: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2026-premiership-table-fixtures-results/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away BEL IPS KLN LEI NOR SHF
Belle Vue 62–28 48–42 61–29 57–33 31/08
Ipswich 25/06 51–38 20/08 47–42 16/07
King's Lynn 40–50 24/08 10/09 45–45 50–40
Leicester 27/08 31/08 51–39 49–41 58–32
Northampton 35–55 03/09 27/08 17/08 45–45
Sheffield 31/08 51–39 20/08 57–33 06/08
Source: https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2026-premiership-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 Knockout Cup was the 81st edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.

Group stage

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away BEL LEI SHF
Belle Vue 57–33 48–42
Leicester 50–40 46–44
Sheffield 56–34 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 Leicester Lions (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 178 182 1 7 -4
2 Belle Vue Aces 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 179 181 1 5 -2
3 Sheffield Tigers 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 183 177 1 3 +6

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away IPS KLN NOR
Ipswich 50–40 47–43
Kings Lynn 43–47 50–40
Northampton 41–49 41–47
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 Ipswich Witches (Q) 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 193 167 2 10 +26
2 King's Lynn Stars 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 180 178 1 5 +2
3 Northampton Foxes 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 165 193 0 0 -28

Final

First Leg

27 July [7] Ipswich Witches
Danny King 12
Richard Lawson 8
Tobiasz Musielak 8
Scott Nicholls 6
Jason Edwards 5
Tom Brennan 4
Kevin Juhl Pedersen 2		 45–45 Leicester Lions
Drew Kemp 15
Ryan Douglas 10
Sam Masters 6
Dan Thompson 6
Nick Morris 3
Kyle Howarth 3
Joe Thompson 2		 Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Michael Breckon

Second Leg

30 July [8] Leicester Lions
Ryan Douglas 12
Drew Kemp 10
Nick Morris 8
Dan Thompson 7
Joe Thompson
Sam Masters 6
Kyle Howarth r/r		 50–40 Ipswich Witches
Tobiasz Musielak 13
Richard Lawson 7
Kevin Juhl Pedersen 6
Danny King 5
Scott Nicholls 5
Tom Brennan 3
Jason Edwards 1		 Beaumont Park
Referee(s):
Simon Humphrey-Kennett

Leading averages

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

Squads

Averages include 2026 Premiership and Knockout Cup matches.

Belle Vue Aces

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Leicester Lions

Northampton Foxes

Sheffield Tigers


  • (RS) denotes Rising Star
  • (C) denotes team captain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "British Premiership Rides On In 2026". FIM Speedway. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "NORTHAMPTON ENTER 2026 PREMIERSHIP". British Speedway. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Century of greyhound racing to end as track closes". BBC News. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Oxford Cheetahs complete squad with two new signings". Oxford Mail. 16 December 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Ipswich Speedway Statement". British Speedway. 28 February 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ipswich Witches vs Leicester Lions scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  8. ↑ "Leicester Lions vs Ipswich Witches scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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