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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

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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

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Regular season

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Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W D L W D L
1 Glasgow Tigers 8 3 0 0 2 0 3 360 336 2 12 +24
2 Scunthorpe Scorpions 7 3 0 0 1 1 3 377 343 2 11 +34
3 Edinburgh Monarchs 6 2 1 0 1 0 2 276 264 1 8 +12
4 Poole Pirates 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 160 110 1 7 +50
5 Redcar Bears 6 2 0 2 1 0 2 312 318 1 7 -6
6 Plymouth Gladiators 6 2 0 2 1 0 3 337 380 1 7 -43
7 Berwick Bandits 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 186 174 0 6 +12
8 Oxford Cheetahs 10 3 0 1 0 0 6 406 469 0 6 -63
9 Workington Comets 6 2 0 2 0 0 2 259 279 0 4 -20

Fixtures and results

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Home \ Away BER EDI GLA OXF PLY POL RED SCU WOR
Berwick 15/08 46–44 53–37 25/07 27/06 TBC 56–34 01/08
Edinburgh 21/08 07/08 54–36 24/07 14/08 10/07 45–45 49–41
Glasgow 17/07 31/07 43–23 49–41 26/06 14/08 19/06 48–42
Oxford TBC 50–40 41–49 48–42 01/07 46–44 05/08 12/08
Plymouth 11/07 43–47 29/08 50–39 01/08 34–56 49–41 22/05
Poole 29/07 05/08 55–35 19/08 26/08 54–36 15/07 22/07
Redcar 07/08 49–41 28/08 46–44 12/06 39–51 42–48 17/07
Scunthorpe 59–31 28/08 49–41 10/07 57–33 17/07 24/07 21/08
Workington 02/08 25/07 39–51 48–42 43–45 15/08 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

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Semi Finals Grand Final
          
1  
4  
 
 
3  
2  

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

Final

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First Leg

October –

Second Leg

October –

Knockout Cup

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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

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First Leg

October –

Second Leg

October –

BSN Series

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Group stage

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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: [citation needed]
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: [citation needed]
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: [citation needed]
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

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First Leg

October Poole Pirates – Poole Stadium

Second Leg

October – Poole Pirates

Pairs Championship

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The 2026 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs will take place on Saturday 8th August, at Wimborne Road, Poole[3]

Qualifying heats

Pos Team Pts Riders
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

Semi-finals

Team One Team Two Score Result
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Final

Team One Team Two Score Result
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Riders' Championship

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The 2026 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship will taken place on Saturday 12th September at Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield[4]

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

Leading averages

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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

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Berwick Bandits

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Edinburgh Monarchs

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Glasgow Tigers

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Oxford Cheetahs

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Plymouth Gladiators

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Poole Pirates

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Redcar Bears

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Also rode

Scunthorpe Scorpions

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Also rode

Workington Comets

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See also

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References

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  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/major-events/championship-major-events-confirmed/
  4. ↑ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/major-events/championship-major-events-confirmed/
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