The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Premiership is the top division of
speedway
Speedway may refer to:
Racing Race tracks
*Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta
*Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a motor raceway in Speedway, Indiana
Types of races and race cours ...
league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the
Speedway Control Bureau
The Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), known as the Speedway Control Board between 1948 and 2002, governs the sport of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Auto Cycle Union (ACU). The directors are appointed by the ACU and Br ...
(SCB) in conjunction with the
British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was introduced for 2017 following a restructuring of British speedway.
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Teams
Current teams
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Belle Vue Aces
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Ipswich Witches
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Kings Lynn Stars
King's Lynn Stars are a motorcycle speedway team who compete in the SGB Premiership. The nickname "Stars" comes from the defunct Norwich Stars team. The team was founded in 1965 and has been running continually since then, except for 1996 when Kin ...
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Leicester Lions
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Peterborough Panthers
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Sheffield Tigers
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Wolverhampton Wolves
Former teams
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Poole Pirates (2017-2019)
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Rye House Rockets
The Rye House Rockets were a speedway team based at Rye House Stadium, Hoddesdon, England. They competed in various British speedway leagues from 1954 to 2018.
History
Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in 1 ...
(2017-2018)
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Swindon Robins (2017-2019)
Champions
See also
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SGB Championship
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It ...
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SGB National League SGB may refer to:
Organisations
* Schweizerischer Gewerkschaftsbund, the Swiss Trade Union Federation
* Scholengemeenschap Bonaire, the secondary school on the island of Bonaire
* SGB-SMIT Group, a transformer manufacturer
* St.George Bank (ASX cod ...
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British Speedway Promoters Limited
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Speedway Control Bureau
The Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), known as the Speedway Control Board between 1948 and 2002, governs the sport of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom on behalf of the Auto Cycle Union (ACU). The directors are appointed by the ACU and Br ...
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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Speedway leagues
SBG Premiership
Sports leagues established in 2017
2017 establishments in the United Kingdom