SGB Premiership 2019
League | SGB Premiership |
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Champions | Swindon Robins[1] |
Knockout Cup | Swindon Robins[2] |
Premiership Shield | Poole Pirates[3] |
Riders' Championship | not held |
Highest average | Jason Doyle |
Division/s below | SGB Championship National Development League |
The SGB Premiership 2019 was the 85th season of the top division, called the SGB Premiership, of the British speedway championship in 2019. From the 2018 league season two teams, Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels, dropped down to the next league down, the SGB Championship, and were replaced in the league by Ipswich Witches and Peterborough Panthers. Although no promotion or relegation exist in British speedway these changes were taken purely due to financial concerns of the teams that dropped out of the SGB Premiership. Rye House Rockets who had taken part in the previous SGB Premiership season closed down.
2019 teams
[edit]Background
[edit]The league ran between March and October 2019 and had seven teams participating. The line-up of teams changed from the previous 2018 league season with both Leicester Lions and Somerset Rebels dropping down into the SGB Championship and being replaced by two 2018 SGB Championship teams Ipswich Witches and Peterborough Panthers. Rye House Rockets who withdrew from the 2018 did not reenter the league. Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning the title in 2018. BT Sport continued its TV coverage of the SGB Premiership in 2019.
At the Speedway AGM in November 2018, a number of changes were made to the rules and regulations for 2019. The biggest change was the introduction of fixed race nights: from now on, all Premiership meetings would be held on either a Monday or Thursday. Riders in teams must have achieved a minimum average of 3.00 to be able to race in the league. Although the team points limit remained at 42.50.
League results
[edit]Teams face each other four times: twice home and away. The first of the home and away meetings are called the 'A' fixtures, and the second are the 'B' fixtures.
A Fixtures
B Fixtures
League table
[edit]Final Table Up To And Including Wednesday 18 September
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Poole Pirates | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1101 | 1041 | 52 | +60 |
2 | Swindon Robins | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1156 | 1003 | 50 | +153 |
3 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1096 | 1051 | 43 | +45 |
4 | Ipswich Witches | 24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1055 | 1092 | 42 | -37 |
5 | Belle Vue Aces | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1076 | 1066 | 41 | +10 |
6 | King's Lynn Stars | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1073 | 1085 | 31 | -12 |
7 | Peterborough Panthers | 24 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 970 | 1189 | 20 | -219 |
Play-offs
[edit]Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Poole Pirates | 50 | 36 | 86 | |||||||||
4 | Ipswich Witches | 40 | 54 | 94 | |||||||||
Ipswich Witches | 41 | 27 | 68 | ||||||||||
Swindon Robins | 49 | 62 | 111 | ||||||||||
3 | Swindon Robins | 49 | 58 | 107 | |||||||||
2 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 39 | 32 | 71 |
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Semi-finals
26 September | [5] | Poole Pirates | 50–40 | Ipswich Witches | Poole Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnball |
28 September | [6] | Ipswich Witches | 54–36 | Poole Pirates | Foxhall Stadium Referee(s): Chris Gay |
9 October | [7] | Wolverhampton Wolves | 39–49 | Swindon Robins | Monmore Green Referee(s): Graham Flint |
10 October | [8] | Swindon Robins | 58–32 | Wolverhampton Wolves | Abbey Stadium Referee(s): Darren Hartley |
Grand final
15 October | [9] | Ipswich Witches Iversen 9 Allen 11 Lawson 7 Heeps 6 Harris 6 King 4 Sargeant 0 |
41–49 | Swindon Robins Musielak 12 Doyle 11 Ellis 8 Jensen 8 Perks 5 Batchelor 4 Vissing 1 |
Foxhall Stadium Referee(s): Mick Bates |
17 October | [10] | Swindon Robins Doyle 13 Musielak 12 Jensen 11 Batchelor 9 Ellis 8 Vissing 5 Perks 4 |
62–27 | Ipswich Witches Allen 11 Harris 6 Iversen 5 King 3 Sargeant 1 Heeps 1 Lawson 0 |
Abbey Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnball |
Premiership Supporters Cup
[edit]The 2019 Knockout Cup (branded as the Premiership Supporters Cup) was the 77th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams.
Northern Group
[edit]The Wolverhampton Wolves Vs Peterborough Panthers fixture was not restaged after one postponement, and one abandonment.
Northern Group Table
Final Table Up To And Including Monday 22 April
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Belle Vue Aces | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 170 | 9 | +20 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 138 | 4 | -6 |
3 | Peterborough Panthers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 128 | 142 | 3 | -14 |
Southern Group
[edit]The Poole Pirates Vs King's Lynn Stars fixture was not restaged after it was postponed twice
Southern Group Table
Final Table Up To And Including Thursday 27 June
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | +/− | ||||||
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W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Swindon Robins | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 292 | 248 | 13 | +44 |
2 | Ipswich Witches | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 280 | 260 | 10 | +20 |
3 | Poole Pirates | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 215 | 235 | 9 | -20 |
4 | King's Lynn Stars | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 203 | 247 | 6 | -44 |
Grand final
[edit]12 September | [11] | Belle Vue Aces Bewley 13 Lidsey 13 Fricke 9 Worrall 7 Etheridge 4 Berge 3 |
49–41 | Swindon Robins Doyle 10 Batchelor 10 Musielak 9 Ellis 5 Jensen 4 Vissing 3 Perks 0 |
National Speedway Stadium Referee(s): Phil Griffin |
19 September | [12] | Swindon Robins Doyle 11 Batchelor 10 Ellis 10 Musielak 8 Jensen 8 Perks 5 Vissing 4 |
56–34 | Belle Vue Aces Fricke 9 Bjerre 6 Lidsey 6 Worrall 5 Bewley 4 Etheridge 4 Berge 0 |
Abbey Stadium Referee(s): Jim McGregor |
SGB Premiership Shield
[edit]8 April | [13] | King's Lynn Stars | 40–50 | Poole Pirates | Adrian Flux Arena Referee(s): Chris Durno |
11 April | [14] | Poole Pirates | 44–46 | King's Lynn Stars | Poole Stadium Referee(s): Tony Steele |
Leading averages
[edit]Final SGB Premiership Averages Up To And Including Wednesday 30 October
Rider | Team | Average |
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Swindon | 9.89 |
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Swindon | 9.36 |
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Belle Vue | 9.23 |
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Belle Vue | 8.47 |
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King's Lynn | 8.32 |
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Swindon | 8.32 |
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King's Lynn | 8.28 |
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Ipswich | 8.25 |
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Poole | 8.25 |
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Wolverhampton | 8.19 |
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Poole | 8.14 |
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Poole | 8.11 |
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Poole | 8.04 |
Official Speedway GB Green Sheets Averages[15]
Riders and final averages
[edit]Belle Vue Aces
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Max Fricke 9.23
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Kenneth Bjerre 8.47
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Dan Bewley 6.84
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Steve Worrall 6.40
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Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5.65
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Jaimon Lidsey 5.38
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Jye Etheridge 5.00
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Ricky Wells 4.96
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Dimitri Bergé 4.77
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Tero Aarnio 0.00
27 June Aarnio replaced Ricky Wells in the Belle Vue Aces team[16]
30 July Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5.65 replaced the injured Tero Aarnio in the Belle Vue Aces team[17]
23 August Jye Etheridge replaced the injured Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen in the Belle Vue Aces team[18]
Ipswich Witches
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Niels-Kristian Iversen 8.25
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Danny King 7.44
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Cameron Heeps 7.34
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Richard Lawson 7.05
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Chris Harris 6.46
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Jake Allen 6.27
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Krystian Pieszczek 5.93
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Edward Kennett 5.62
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David Bellego 5.19
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James Sarjeant 3.60
7 June Edward Kennett replaced David Bellego in the Ipswich Witches team[19]
27 August Niels-Kristian Iversen and James Sarjeant replaced Edward Kennett and Krystian Pieszczek in the Ipswich Witches team[20]
King's Lynn Stars
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Robert Lambert 8.32
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Craig Cook 8.28
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Michael Palm Toft 7.17
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Erik Riss 6.92
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Thomas Jørgensen 6.51
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Lewis Kerr 6.47
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Kasper Andersen 5.65
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Ty Proctor 5.40
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Simon Lambert 3.87
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Nicklas Porsing 2.53
28 May Craig Cook and Simon Lambert replaced Kasper Andersen and the injured Erik Riss in the King's Lynn Stars team [21]
27 June Broc Nicol and Erik Riss replaced Simon Lambert and Ty Proctor in the King's Lynn Stars team [22]
17 July Nicklas Porsing replaced the planned signed rider Broc Nicol due to his injuries in the King's Lynn Stars team [23]
Peterborough Panthers
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Charles Wright 7.22
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Rohan Tungate 6.97
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Hans Andersen 6.11
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Scott Nicholls 5.91
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Bradley Wilson-Dean 6.13
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Ulrich Østergaard 5.65
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Aaron Summers 5.57
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Jason Garrity 5.50
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Ty Proctor 4.83
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Ben Barker 4.40
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Lasse Bjerre 4.00
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Josh Bates 3.50
18 January Chris Harris is released from his Peterborough Panthers contract[24]
27 March Craig Cook is released from his Peterborough Panthers contract[25]
30 March Aaron Summers signed for Peterborough Panthers[26]
21 May Josh Bates and Scott Nicholls replaced Ben Barker and Lasse Bjerre in the Peterborough Panthers team [27]
27 June Ty Proctor replaced the injured Bradley Wilson-Dean in the Peterborough Panthers team[28]
14 August Jason Garrity replaced the injured Josh Bates in the Peterborough Panthers team[29]
27 August Ulrich Østergaard replaced the injured Aaron Summers in the Peterborough Panthers team[30]
Poole Pirates
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Brady Kurtz 8.25
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Jack Holder 8.14
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Nicolai Klindt 8.11
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Josh Grajczonek 8.04
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Nicolás Covatti 6.09
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Richie Worrall 5.37
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Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 5.33
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Ricky Wells 4.58
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Thomas H. Jonasson 4.19
17 July Ricky Wells replaced Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen in the Poole Pirates team [31]
27 August Thomas H. Jonasson replaced the injured Richie Worrall in the Poole Pirates team [32]
Swindon Robins
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Jason Doyle 9.89
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Troy Batchelor 9.36
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Rasmus Jensen 8.32
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Adam Ellis 7.27
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Tobiasz Musielak 7.05
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David Bellego 5.87
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Claus Vissing 4.30
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Ellis Perks 4.24
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Dawid Lampart 4.00
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James Shanes 2.33
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Zach Wajtknecht 1.33
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Stefan Nielsen 0.00
23 May Ellis Perks replaced James Shanes in the Swindon Robins team [33]
2 May Rasmus Jensen replaced Dawid Lampart in the Swindon Robins team [34]
5 June Zach Wajtknecht stood down from the Swindon Robins team with Stefan Nielsen replacing him[35]
19 June David Bellego replaced the injured Tobiasz Musielak in the Swindon Robins team [36]
10 July Claus Vissing replaced the injured Stefan Nielsen in the Swindon Robins team [37]
16 July Tobiasz Musielak replaced David Bellego in the Swindon Robins team [38]
Wolverhampton Wolves
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Scott Nicholls 8.35
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Sam Masters 8.19
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Jacob Thorssell 7.71
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Rory Schlein 7.50
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Kyle Howarth 6.79
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Nick Morris 6.53
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Luke Becker 5.89
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Ryan Douglas 5.64
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Ashley Morris 3.26
14 March Scott Nicholls replaced the injured Jacob Thorssell in the Wolverhampton Wolves team [39]
21 May Jacob Thorssell replaced Scott Nicholls in the Wolverhampton Wolves team [40]
29 June Ryan Douglas replaced Ashley Morris in the Wolverhampton Wolves team [41]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Robins Are Champions". Speedway GB. 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Robins Win Supporters' Cup". Speedway GB. 20 September 2019.
- ^ "Stars Win But Pirates Take Shield". Speedway GB. 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/march19%7Ctitle= March Results
http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/april19%7Ctitle- April Results
http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/may19%7Ctitle- May Results
http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/june19%7Ctitle- June Results
http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/july19%7Ctitle- July Results
http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/august19%7Ctitle- August Results
http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/september19%7Ctitle- September Results
http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/october19%7Ctitle- October Results
All British Speedway Result Details Are Retrieved From Official Speedway GB Website http://www.speedwaygb.co.uk - ^ "Remarkable Comeback Delights Ford". Poole Pirates. 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Raceday Review: Ipswich 54-36 Poole (94-86)". Ipswich Witches. 29 September 2019.
- ^ "Wolves 39 Swindon 49". Wolverhampton Wolves. 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Robins 58 Wolves 33 (Agg: 107-71)". Swindon Robins. 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Swindon (49) V (41) Ipswich: Raceday Preview". Ipswich Witches. 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Robins (62) V (41) Ipswich (27) (Agg: 111-68)". Swindon Robins. 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Belle Vue Aces 49, Swindon Robins 41". 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Robins Win The Cup!". 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Stars 40, Pirates 50". King's Lynn Stars. 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Young Ford Delighted With First Trophy". Poole Pirates. 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Final 2019 SGB Premiership Averages Issue 26" (PDF). Speedway GB. 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Aces Bring I Aarnio". Speedway GB. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "NBJ Joins Belle Vue". Belle Vue Aces. 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Eager Etheridge". Belle Vue Aces. 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Kennett Replaces Bellego". Ipswich Witches. 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Witches Sign Iversen & Sargeant". Ipswich Witches. 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Lynn Swoop for GB Star". King's Lynn Stars. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Double Change For Stars". King's Lynn Stars. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Stars Swoop For Danish Ace". King's Lynn Stars. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Panthers Sale Complete". Peterborough Panthers. 18 January 2019.
- ^ "Club Statement - Craig Cook". Peterborough Panthers. 27 March 2019.
- ^ "Summers Signs For Now..." Peterborough Panthers. 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Double Change For Panthers". Peterborough Panthers. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Panthers Move For Proctor". Peterborough Panthers. 27 June 2019.
- ^ "Panthers Back To Full Strength". Peterborough Panthers. 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Panthers Bring Back Favourite". Peterborough Panthers. 27 August 2019.
- ^ "Pirates Confirm Wells As a Replacement For Jacobsen". Poole Pirates. 17 July 2019.
- ^ "Club Confirms Thomas H Jonasson As Replacement For Worrall". Poole Pirates. 27 August 2019.
- ^ "New Signing For Robins". Swindon Robins. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Jensen Move Confirmed". Swindon Robins. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Robins v King's Lynn Stars Preview". Swindon Robins. 5 June 2019.
- ^ "Bellego Back For Robins". Swindon Robins. 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Robins Swoop To Plug gap". Swindon Robins. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Musielak In Robins Return". Swindon Robins. 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Hot Shot Scott Joins Wolves". Wolverhampton Wolves. 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Wolves Back To Original Pack". Wolverhampton Wolves. 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Deal Done For Douglas". Wolverhampton Wolves. 29 June 2019.