Northampton team to join top flight of British Speedway

Northampton will enter a team in the 2026 Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Premiership, British Speedway has announced.

Its fixtures will at Northampton International Shaleway, near Brafield-on-the-Green.

The newly-formed team makes its league debut away at King’s Lynn on 20 April, before a home opener against Ipswich on 30 April.

British Speedway said the “full structure of Northampton Speedway, including promoters, team manager, riders and team identity, will be revealed over the coming weeks in the build-up to the new season”.