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SGB Premiership 2024

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SGB Premiership 2024
LeaguePremiership
No. of competitors7
ChampionsBelle Vue Aces
Knockout CupSheffield Tigers
Highest averageJason Doyle
Division/s belowSGB Championship
NDL 2024

The 2024 SGB ROWE Motor Oil Premiership was the 89th season of the top tier of British speedway and the 7th known as the SGB Premiership.[1]

The defending champions were Sheffield Tigers and Ipswich Witches were the defending Knockout Cup champions.

Belle Vue Aces won the title,[2] while Sheffield Tigers won the Knockout Cup.

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Locations of the 2024 SGB Premiership teams

Summary

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The league consisted of seven teams despite the loss of Peterborough Panthers[3] and Wolverhampton Wolves.[4] They were replaced by Birmingham Brummies, who joined from the Championship (tier 2),[5] and Oxford Spires (a third and new team from the Oxford Cheetahs promotion).

League

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Regular season

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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) 24 10 0 2 5 1 6 1125 1010 9 40 +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 24 8 1 3 2 0 10 1022 1105 3 22† -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.[6]

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: [7]
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 48–42 48–42 48–42
Leicester 55–35 48–42 53–37 48–42 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: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

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Semi Finals Grand Final
          
1 Sheffield Tigers 39 50 89
4 Belle Vue Aces 51 40 91
Belle Vue Aces 54 49 103
Leicester Lions 36 41 77
3 Ipswich Witches 49 39 88
2 Leicester Lions 41 51 92

Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red

Grand Final

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First leg

23 September [9] Belle Vue Aces
Dan Bewley 15
Brady Kurtz 10
Jaimon Lidsey 10
Niels Kristian Iversen (guest) 8
Norick Blödorn 6
Antti Vuolas 3
Jake Mulford 2 		54–36 Leicester Lions
Ryan Douglas 7
Richard Lawson 6
Sam Hagon 6
Sam Masters 5
Luke Becker 5
Max Fricke 4
Lewis Kerr (guest) 3 		National Speedway Stadium
Referee(s):
Phil Griffin

Second leg

3 October [10] Leicester Lions
Sam Masters 11
Richard Lawson 8
Max Fricke 7
Ryan Douglas 7
Luke Becker 4
Sam Hagon 2
Drew Kemp (guest) 1 		41–49 Belle Vue Aces
Dan Bewley 15
Brady Kurtz 11
Jaimon Lidsey 9
Ben Cook 4
Norick Blödorn 4
Jake Mulford 3
Antti Vuolas 3 		Beaumont Park
Referee(s):
Willie Dishington

Knockout Cup

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The 2024 Knockout Cup was the 79th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Oxford Spires declined 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 55 45 100
Ipswich Witches 35 45 80
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

Final

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First Leg

2 September [11] Sheffield Tigers
Jack Holder 18
Josh Pickering 17
Chris Holder 10
Jason Edwards 6
Kyle Howarth 3
Dan Gilkes 1
Tai Woffinden r/r 		55–35 Ipswich Witches
Jaimon Lidsey (guest) 7
Keynan Rew 6
Tom Brennan (guest) 6
Adam Ellis 5
Dan Thompson 4
Danny King 4
Jordan Jenkins 3 		Owlerton Stadium
Referee(s):
Paul Carrington

Second Leg

5 September [12] Ipswich Witches
Keynan Rew 14
Tom Brennan (guest) 9
Dan Thompson 9
Danny King
Adam Ellis 4
James Pearson (guest) 0
Jason Doyle r/r 		45–45 Sheffield Tigers
Josh Pickering 14
Chris Holder 11
Kyle Howarth 9
Jack Holder 8
Jason Edwards 2
Dan Gilkes 1
Tai Woffinden r/r 		Foxhall Stadium
Referee(s):
Chris Gay

Leading averages

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Rider Team Average
1 Australia Jason Doyle Ipswich 9.94
2 Russia Emil Sayfutdinov Ipswich 9.50
3 Australia Jack Holder Sheffield 9.48
4 England Tai Woffinden Sheffield 9.35
5 Australia Brady Kurtz Belle Vue 9.33
6 England Dan Bewley Belle Vue 9.20
8 Australia Max Fricke Leicester 9.18
8 Australia Chris Holder Sheffield 8.92
9 Sweden Fredrik Lindgren Birmingham 8.91
10 Australia Rohan Tungate Oxford 8.00
  • averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches

Squads & final averages

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Averages include 2024 Premiership and Knockout Cup matches.

Belle Vue Aces

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Birmingham Brummies

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Ipswich Witches

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King's Lynn Stars

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Leicester Lions

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Oxford Spires

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Sheffield Tigers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Sensational Grand Final performance from West Cumbria's Dan Bewley". Cumbria Crack. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  3. ^ "What next for Peterborough Panthers' speedway track?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Wolves bow out at Monmore". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Brummies back in top flight". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  6. ^ "SCB Statement - King's Lynn Speedway - British Speedway Official Website". 18 May 2024.
  7. ^ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Belle Vue Aces vs Leicester Lions scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  10. ^ "Leicester Lions vs Belle Vue Aces scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  11. ^ "Sheffield Tigers vs Ipswich Witches scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  12. ^ "Ipswich Witches vs Sheffield Tigers scorecard" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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