SGB Premiership 2018

SGB Premiership 2018
League	SGB Premiership
Champions	Poole Pirates
Knockout Cup	Somerset Rebels
Charity Shield	Swindon Robins
Individual	Jason Doyle
Highest average	Robert Lambert
Division/s below	SGB Championship; National League
	← 2017; 2019 →;

The SGB Premiership 2018 was the 84th season of the top division of Great British Speedway in 2018. The season ran between March and October 2018 and had eight teams participating. The line-up of teams remained the same as in 2017. The Swindon Robins were the defending champions after winning the title in 2017. BT Sport continued its TV coverage of the SGB Premiership in 2018. Poole Pirates defeated King's Lynn Stars in the Play off final. It was Poole's tenth tier one title, which brought them level in second place with the Wembley Lions in the historical records.^[1]^[5]

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Home \ Away	BV	KL	LEI	PP	RYE	SOM	SWI	WOL
Belle Vue Aces		43–47	62–28	47–43	59–31	47–43	50–40	56–34
King's Lynn Stars	53–37		56–34	46–44	58–32	44–46	51–39	60–30
Leicester Lions	47–43	38–52		43–47	53–37	55–35	44–46	47–43
Poole Pirates	50–40	58–32	58–32		47–43	47–43	38–52	45–45
Rye House Rockets	44–46	49–41		48–42		48–42		48–42
Somerset Rebels	47–43	45–45	47–43	48–42			50–40	49–41
Swindon Robins	41–49	48–42	51–39	50–39	48–42	58–32		51–39
Wolverhampton Wolves	49–41	49–41	47–43	54–36	60–30	52–38	52–38

Home \ Away	BV	KL	LEI	PP	SOM	SWI	WOL
Belle Vue Aces		44–46	57–33	48–42	48–42	55–35	52–38
King's Lynn Stars	49–41		60–30	58–32	49–41	49–41	55–35
Leicester Lions	58–32	40–50		37–53	46–44	48–42	46–44
Poole Pirates	54–35	61–29	43–23		48–42	54–36	55–35
Rye House Rockets
Somerset Rebels	42–48	61–29	46–32	51–39		54–36	59–31
Swindon Robins	34–56	52–38	55–35	47–42	41–49		50–40
Wolverhampton Wolves	46–44	43–47	56–34	46–44	41–49	53–37

Pos.	Club	M	Home			Away					F	A	Pts	+/−
Pos.	Club	M	W	D	L	4W	3W	D	1L	L	F	A	Pts	+/−
1	King's Lynn Stars	24	11	0	1	2	3	1	1	5	1128	1032	53	+96
2	Somerset Rebels	24	10	1	1	2	1	0	5	4	1103	1045	47	+58
3	Poole Pirates	24	10	1	1	1	1	0	6	4	1114	1019	44	+95
4	Belle Vue Aces	24	10	0	2	2	1	0	3	6	1118	1041	44	+77
5	Swindon Robins	24	9	0	3	1	1	0	1	9	1060	1098	35	-38
6	Wolverhampton Wolves	24	10	0	2	0	0	1	2	9	1043	1117	34	-74
7	Leicester Lions	24	7	0	5	0	0	0	2	10	955	1169	23	-214

Semi Finals					Grand Final

1	Belle Vue Aces	41	36	77

4	King's Lynn Stars	49	54	113
					King's Lynn Stars	37	51	88

					Poole Pirates	53	39	92
3	Somerset Rebels	46	43	89

2	Poole Pirates	44	47	91

24 September	^[18]	Belle Vue Aces	41–49	King's Lynn Stars	National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Willie Dishington

SGB Premiership 2018

2018 teams

Regulation changes

Results

'A' Fixtures

'B' Fixtures

Table

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Grand final

Knockout Cup

Charity Shield

Riders' Championship

Leading averages

Riders & final averages

See also

References

Wikiwand - on

8 October	^[22]	Poole Pirates Klindt 11 Worrall 10 Harris 8 Woryna 7 Grajczonek 6 Jakobsen 6 Morris 5	53–37	King's Lynn Stars R Lambert 12 Ellis 6 Jørgensen 6 Palm Toft 6 Riss 3 Proctor 2 S Lambert 2	Poole Stadium Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd

10 October	^[1]	King's Lynn Stars Riss 13 R Lambert 12 Proctor 10 Jørgensen 6 S Lambert 4 Ellis 3 Howarth 3	51–39	Poole Pirates Grajczonek 8 Morris 7 Klindt 6 Worrall 6 Harris 5 Jakobsen 5 Woryna 2	Adrian Flux Arena Referee(s): Graham Flint

7 May	^[25]	Leicester Lions	48–42	King's Lynn Stars	Beaumont Park Sports Complex Referee(s): Ronnie Allan

16 May	^[26]	King's Lynn Stars	51–39	Leicester Lions	Adrian Flux Arena Referee(s): Craig Ackroyd