SGB Premiership 2024
89th season of British Speedway
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The 2024 SGB Premiership is the 89th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 7th known as the SGB Premiership.[1] The league is sponsored by ROWE Motor Oil.
The defending champions are Sheffield Tigers and Ipswich Witches are the defending Knockout Cup champions.
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Locations of the 2024 SGB Premiership teamsSummary
The league consists of seven teams despite the loss of Peterborough Panthers[2] and Wolverhampton Wolves.[3] They were replaced by Birmingham Brummies, who joined from the Championship (tier 2),[4] as did the Oxford Spires (a third and new team from the Oxford Cheetahs promotion).
League
Regular season
League table
| Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
| 1 | Ipswich Witches | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 633 | 585 | 4 | 26 | +48 |
| 2 | Belle Vue Aces | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 640 | 578 | 5 | 21 | +62 |
| 3 | Sheffield Tigers | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 560 | 490 | 4 | 20 | +70 |
| 4 | Oxford Spires | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 603 | 651 | 1 | 15 | -48 |
| 5 | Leicester Lions | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 526 | 529 | 2 | 12 | -3 |
| 6 | King's Lynn Stars | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 415 | 454 | 2 | 7† | -39 |
| 7 | Birmingham Brummies | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 486 | 576 | 1 | 6 | -90 |
† King's Lynn were deducted 2 Premiership points for breaching SCB regulations on postponing fixtures.[5]
A fixtures
| Home \ Away | BEL | BIR | IPS | KLN | LEI | OXF | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue | 57–33 | 55–35 | 48–42 | 51–33 | 51–39 | 25–35 | |
| Birmingham | 47–43 | 49–41 | 43–47 | 29–43 | 42–48 | 45–45 | |
| Ipswich | 51–39 | 49–41 | 37–23 | 60–30 | 45–39 | 50–40 | |
| King's Lynn | 42–48 | 49–41 | 45–45 | 01/07 | 50–40 | 29/07 | |
| Leicester | 53–37 | 53–37 | 43–47 | 47–42 | 54–36 | 44–46 | |
| Oxford | 46–44 | 47–43 | 42–48 | 47–43 | 46–44 | 47–43 | |
| Sheffield | 54–36 | 54–36 | 44–46 | 58–32 | 50–40 | 49–41 |
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
B fixtures
| Home \ Away | BEL | BIR | IPS | KLN | LEI | OXF | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue | 05/08 | 58–26 | 12/08 | 48–42 | 22/07 | 26/08 | |
| Birmingham | 29/07 | 19/08 | 26/08 | 12/08 | 08/07 | 22/07 | |
| Ipswich | 15/07 | 29/08 | 01/08 | 15/08 | 53–37 | 22/08 | |
| King's Lynn | 08/08 | 04/07 | 25/07 | 15/07 | 22/08 | 29/08 | |
| Leicester | 25/07 | 08/08 | 18/07 | TBC | 19/08 | 04/07 | |
| Oxford | 18/07 | 01/08 | 04/07 | 15/08 | 29/08 | 48–42 | |
| Sheffield | 26/08 | 15/08 | 08/08 | 18/07 | 01/08 | 25/07 |
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
- Asterisk indicates super heat winner
Play offs
| Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Grand final
First leg
| October | – | |||
Second leg
| October | – | |||
Knockout Cup
The 2024 Knockout Cup is the 79th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Oxford Spires were not allowed to enter.
Bracket
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Tigers | 40 | 54 | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| Belle Vue Aces | 49 | 41 | 90+2 | King's Lynn Stars | 50 | 36 | 86 | ||||||||||
| Sheffield Tigers | 41 | 49 | 90+7 | Sheffield Tigers | |||||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | |||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham Brummies | 44 | 39 | 83 | ||||||||||||||
| Leicester Lions | 42 | 43 | 85 | Ipswich Witches | 46 | 51 | 97 | ||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | 48 | 47 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold, with overall aggregate scores noted in red
Pairs Championship
Leading averages
The top ten riders' end of season averages.
Squads
Belle Vue Aces
-
Connor Bailey (Rising Star) -
Dan Bewley -
Norick Blödorn - Ben Cook
- Brady Kurtz (C)
- Jaimon Lidsey
- Tate Zischke
Also rode
Birmingham Brummies
- Tom Brennan
- Leon Flint (Rising Star)
-
Wiktor Lampart -
Fredrik Lindgren - Piotr Pawlicki
- Justin Sedgmen
- Steve Worrall (C)
Also rode
Ipswich Witches
- Jason Doyle
- Adam Ellis
- Jordan Jenkins
- Danny King (C)
- Keynan Rew
/ Emil Sayfutdinov- Dan Thompson (Rising Star)
King's Lynn Stars
-
Benjamin Basso - Niels Kristian Iversen
- Nicolai Klindt
-
Jan Kvěch - Tobiasz Musielak (C)
- Michael Palm Toft
- Anders Rowe (Rising Star)
- Patryk Wojdyło
Also rode
Leicester Lions
-
Luke Becker - Craig Cook
- Ryan Douglas
- Sam Hagon (Rising Star)
- Max Fricke (C)
- Richard Lawson
- Sam Masters
Also rode
- Drew Kemp
- Joe Thompson (Rising Star)
Oxford Spires
- Ashton Boughen (Rising Star)
- Chris Harris (C)
- Maciej Janowski
- Drew Kemp
- Erik Riss
- Rohan Tungate
- Charles Wright
Also rode
Sheffield Tigers
- Jason Edwards
- Dan Gilkes (Rising Star)
- Chris Holder
- Jack Holder
- Kyle Howarth (C)
- Josh Pickering
- Tai Woffinden
See also
- SGB Championship 2024
- 2024 National Development League speedway season
- British Speedway League Champions
References
- ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "What next for Peterborough Panthers' speedway track?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Wolves bow out at Monmore". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Brummies back in top flight". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "SCB Statement - King's Lynn Speedway - British Speedway Official Website". 18 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
- ^ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
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