# SGB Championship 2021

The SGB Championship 2021 was the second tier division, called the SGB Championship, of the British speedway championship in 2021.
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 and Somerset Rebels withdrew from the league altogether.
The league started on 21 May with twelve teams participating and race meetings were covered by Eurosport. Poole Pirates finished top of the regular season table and secured a place in the play off semi finals. 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.

## 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 | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | withdrew 26 August, results expunged | 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 |
| 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 | |

## Play Offs

| Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Scunthorpe Scorpions | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 36 | 28 | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 54 | 38 | 92 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 54 | 38 | 92 | Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 42 | 40 | 82 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | 48 | 50 | 98 | | | | | |
| Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | 48 | 50 | 98 | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | 40 | 56 | 96 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | 50 | 34 | 84 |
| Edinburgh Monarchs | Edinburgh Monarchs | 51 | 57 | 108 | | | | | | | | | | | Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | 50 | 34 | 84 |
| Redcar Bears | Redcar Bears | 39 | 33 | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redcar Bears | Redcar Bears | 39 | 33 | 72 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Edinburgh Monarchs | 34 | 47 | 81 | | | | | |
| | | | | | Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | 56 | 43 | 99 | | | | | |
| Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | | | | Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | 56 | 43 | 99 | | | | | |
| Bye | Bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red

### Final

First Leg
| 2 November | 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 | 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.

### Tournament

| Preliminary Rounds | Preliminary Rounds | Preliminary Rounds | Preliminary Rounds | Preliminary Rounds | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | 51 | 48 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Berwick Bandits | Berwick Bandits | 39 | 42 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Berwick Bandits | Berwick Bandits | | | | Berwick Bandits | Berwick Bandits | 39 | 42 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | Glasgow Tigers | Glasgow Tigers | 53 | 35 | 88 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Edinburgh Monarchs | Edinburgh Monarchs | 37 | 55 | 92 | | | | | | |
| Edinburgh Monarchs | Edinburgh Monarchs | 47 | 52 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | Edinburgh Monarchs | Edinburgh Monarchs | 37 | 55 | 92 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Diamonds | Newcastle Diamonds | 43 | 38 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Diamonds | Newcastle Diamonds | 43 | 38 | 81 | Edinburgh Monarchs | Edinburgh Monarchs | 54 | 50 | 104 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Birmingham Brummies | Birmingham Brummies | 36 | 40 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redcar Bears | Redcar Bears | 46 | 35 | 81 | Birmingham Brummies | Birmingham Brummies | 36 | 40 | 76 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Birmingham Brummies | Birmingham Brummies | 44 | 55 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Birmingham Brummies | Birmingham Brummies | 44 | 55 | 99 | | | | | | | | | | | | Edinburgh Monarchs | Edinburgh Monarchs | 42 | 33 | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | 47 | 57 | 104 |
| Scunthorpe Scorpions | Scunthorpe Scorpions | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | 47 | 57 | 104 |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | Scunthorpe Scorpions | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 38 | 40 | 78 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 52 | 50 | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | | | | Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 52 | 50 | 102 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYE | BYE | | | | | | | | | Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 49 | 35 | 84 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | 41 | 55 | 96 | | | | | | |
| Eastbourne Eagles | Eastbourne Eagles | 58 | 40 | 98 | | | | | | | | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | 41 | 55 | 96 | | | | | | |
| Kent Kings | Kent Kings | 32 | 49 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent Kings | Kent Kings | 32 | 49 | 81 | Eastbourne Eagles | Eastbourne Eagles | scr | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Plymouth Gladiators | Plymouth Gladiators | 41 | 29 | 70 | Poole Pirates | Poole Pirates | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Poole Pirates | 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 | 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 | 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
### Berwick Bandits

* Kasper Andersen 7.36
* Leon Flint 7.12
* Dany Gappmaier 6.92
* Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 6.59
* Aaron Summers 6.49
* Jye Etheridge 6.47
* Kyle Bickley 4.50

### Birmingham Brummies

* Chris Harris 8.75
* Erik Riss 8.19
* Michele Paco Castagna 7.62
* Ashley Morris 6.35
* James Shanes 6.30
* Jack Thomas 6.00
* Valentin Grobauer 4.18

### Edinburgh Monarchs

* Sam Masters 9.95
* Josh Pickering 8.94
* Richie Worrall 8.83
* Kye Thomson 6.35
* Nathan Greaves 4.18
* Drew Kemp 5.09
* William Lawson 3.89
* Joe Lawlor 1.83
* Luke Crang 1.25
* Anders Rowe 0.67

### Glasgow Tigers

* Craig Cook 9.44
* Ulrich Østergaard 8.71
* Marcin Nowak 8.24
* Tom Brennan 8.18
* Ricky Wells 7.11
* Justin Sedgmen 6.88
* Sam Jensen 6.82
* Broc Nicol 6.32
* Connor Bailey 5.02
* Jack Smith 3.71

### Kent Kings

* Scott Nicholls 9.74
* Troy Batchelor 9.60
* Paul Starke 6.78
* Tom Bacon 6.00
* Cameron Heeps 5.55
* Daniel Gilkes 4.30
* Ben Morley 4.18
* Jake Mulford 3.40
* Paul Hurry 2.37

### Leicester Lions

* Nick Morris 9.13
* Ryan Douglas 8.66
* Kyle Howarth 8.54
* Hans Andersen 8.44
* Dan Thompson 5.95
* Zaine Kennedy 5.85
* Jake Knight 5.00
* Joe Thompson 4.76
* Ty Proctor 3.09
* Josh Bates 3.00

### Newcastle Diamonds

* Ben Barker 7.46
* Matthew Wethers 6.59
* James Wright 6.09
* Connor Mountain 6.07
* Adam Roynon 6.00
* Max Clegg 5.81
* Jack Parkinson-Blackburn 1.60
* Archie Freeman 0.46
* Joe Alcock 0.00

### Plymouth Gladiators

* Bjarne Pedersen 9.21
* Jason Crump 7.15
* Alfie Bowtell 6.16
* Zane Keleher 5.07
* Dillon Ruml 4.71
* Zach Cook 4.66
* Jason Edwards 2.57
* Steven Goret 2.46
* Luke Ruddick 0.00
* Jack Smith 0.00

### Poole Pirates

* Steve Worrall 9.73
* Danny King 9.12
* Rory Schlein 8.71
* Ben Cook 6.21
* Stefan Nielsen 6.09
* Benjamin Basso 5.88
* Danyon Hume 5.53
* Zane Keleher 3.47

### Redcar Bears

* Lewis Kerr 9.23
* Charles Wright 9.11
* Jake Allen 8.34
* Michael Palm Toft 8.00
* James Sarjeant 5.14
* Jordan Stewart 5.00
* Anders Rowe 4.83
* Jordan Jenkins 4.57
* Ryan Kinsley 0.67

### Scunthorpe Scorpions

* Josh Auty 8.00
* Thomas Jørgensen 7.83
* Adam Ellis 7.57
* Tero Aarnio 6.77
* Theo Pijper 6.71
* Jordan Palin 6.49
* Simon Lambert 6.46
* Josh MacDonald 4.49

### Eastbourne Eagles (withdrew)

* Nathan Ablitt
* Tom Brennan
* Jason Edwards
* Drew Kemp
* Edward Kennett
* Lewis Kerr
* Richard Lawson
* Kyle Newman