SGB Premiership 2024
89th season of British Speedway
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The 2024 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership is the 89th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 7th known as the SGB Premiership.[1]
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 | Sheffield Tigers (Q) | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1129 | 1000 | 10 | 42 | +129 |
| 2 | Leicester Lions (Q) | 22 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1035 | 920 | 8 | 37 | +115 |
| 3 | Belle Vue Aces (Q) | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1088 | 1030 | 9 | 37 | +58 |
| 4 | Ipswich Witches (Q) | 24 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1067 | 1051 | 6 | 34 | +16 |
| 5 | Oxford Spires | 24 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1033 | 1091 | 3 | 26 | -58 |
| 6 | King's Lynn Stars | 22 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 932 | 1015 | 3 | 20† | -83 |
| 7 | Birmingham Brummies | 24 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 967 | 1144 | 2 | 11 | -177 |
† 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 | 38–52 | 50–40 | 51–39 | |
| 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 | 53–37 | 58–26 | 53–37 | 48–42 | 54–36 | 48–42 | |
| Birmingham | 44–46 | 47–43 | 43–46 | 44–46 | 23–37 | 43–47 | |
| Ipswich | 41–49 | 44–46 | 57–33 | 36–54 | 53–37 | 38–52 | |
| King's Lynn | 51–39 | 57–33 | 41–49 | 02/09 | 48–42 | 48–42 | |
| Leicester | 55–35 | 48–42 | 53–37 | 05/09 | 53–37 | 53–37 | |
| Oxford | 53–37 | 46–44 | 45–45 | 54–36 | 40–50 | 48–42 | |
| Sheffield | 56–34 | 55–35 | 46–44 | 58–31 | 45–45 | 50–40 |
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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
| TBC | – | |||
Second Leg
| TBC | – | |||
Knockout Cup
The 2024 Knockout Cup is the 79th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Oxford Spires declined to enter.
Bracket
| Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Sheffield | 40 | 54 | 94 | ||||||||||||||
| Belle Vue | 49 | 41 | 90+2 | Kings Lynn | 50 | 36 | 86 | ||||||||||
| Sheffield | 41 | 49 | 90+7 | Sheffield | |||||||||||||
| Ipswich | |||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham | 44 | 39 | 83 | ||||||||||||||
| Leicester | 42 | 43 | 85 | Ipswich | 46 | 51 | 97 | ||||||||||
| Ipswich | 48 | 47 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
Home team scores are in bold, with overall aggregate scores noted in red
Leading Averages
The top ten riders' end of season averages.
Squads
Belle Vue Aces
-
Dan Bewley -
Norick Blödorn -
Ben Cook - Brady Kurtz (C)
- Jaimon Lidsey
- Jake Mulford (Rising Star)
-
Antti Vuolas
Also Rode
- Connor Bailey (Rising Star)
- Connor Mountain
- Tate Zischke
Birmingham Brummies
- Tom Brennan
- Leon Flint (Rising Star)
-
Wiktor Lampart -
Fredrik Lindgren - Piotr Pawlicki
- Zach Cook
- Steve Worrall (C)
Also Rode
-
Václav Milík - Justin Sedgman
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
- 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
- Luke Killeen
- 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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