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 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 275 | 259 | 1 | 11 | +16 |
| 2 | Sheffield Tigers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 241 | 209 | 1 | 9 | +32 |
| 3 | Leicester Lions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 316 | 289 | 1 | 9 | +27 |
| 4 | Oxford Spires | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 311 | 313 | 1 | 9 | -2 |
| 5 | Belle Vue Aces | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 273 | 261 | 2 | 8 | +12 |
| 6 | Birmingham Brummies | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 325 | 377 | 0 | 3 | -52 |
| 7 | King's Lynn Stars | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 241 | 0 | 2 | -33 |
A fixtures
| Home \ Away | BEL | BIR | IPS | KLN | LEI | OXF | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue | 06/05 | 55–35 | 20/05 | 51–33 | 13/05 | 27/05 | |
| Birmingham | 47–43 | 27/05 | 13/05 | 29–43 | 42–48 | 45–45 | |
| Ipswich | 51–39 | 49–41 | 06/05 | 30/05 | 45–39 | 22/08 | |
| King's Lynn | 42–48 | 49–41 | 23/05 | 09/05 | 17/06 | 16/05 | |
| Leicester | 53–37 | 53–37 | 43–47 | 47–42 | 27/05 | 44–46 | |
| Oxford | 23/05 | 47–43 | 42–48 | 47–43 | 06/05 | 47–43 | |
| Sheffield | 20/06 | 30/05 | 13/05 | 58–32 | 23/05 | 49–41 |
Source: [5]
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 | 01/07 | 12/08 | 24/06 | 22/07 | 26/08 | |
| Birmingham | 29/07 | 19/08 | 24/06 | 12/08 | 08/07 | 22/07 | |
| Ipswich | 15/07 | 16/05 | 01/08 | 15/08 | 27/06 | TBC | |
| King's Lynn | 08/08 | 04/07 | 25/07 | 09/05 | 22/08 | 29/08 | |
| Leicester | 25/07 | 08/08 | 18/07 | 13/06 | 19/08 | 04/07 | |
| Oxford | 18/07 | 01/08 | 13/06 | 15/08 | 29/08 | 01/07 | |
| Sheffield | 15/08 | 18/07 | 08/08 | 27/06 | 01/08 | 25/07 |
Source: [6]
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 | |||||||||||||||
| Belle Vue Aces | 49 | King's Lynn Stars | |||||||||||||||
| Sheffield Tigers | 41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leicester Lions | 42 | Birmingham Brummies | |||||||||||||||
| Ipswich Witches | 48 | ||||||||||||||||
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
- Connor Mountain
Birmingham Brummies
- Tom Brennan
- Zach Cook
- Leon Flint (Rising Star)
-
Wiktor Lampart -
Václav Milík - Piotr Pawlicki
- Steve Worrall (C)
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
- Tobiasz Musielak (C)
- Michael Palm Toft
- Anders Rowe (Rising Star)
- Patryk Wojdyło
Also rode
Leicester Lions
-
Luke Becker - Ryan Douglas
- Sam Hagon (Rising Star)
- Max Fricke (C)
- Drew Kemp
- Richard Lawson
- Sam Masters
Also rode
- Joe Thompson (Rising Star)
Oxford Spires
- Ashton Boughen (Rising Star)
- Chris Harris (C)
- Maciej Janowski
- Lewis Kerr
- 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.
- ^ "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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