SGB Premiership 2024

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SGB Premiership 2024
League Premiership
No. of competitors7
Champions TBD
Knockout Cup TBD
Pairs Championship TBD
Highest averageTBD
Division/s below SGB Championship
NDL 2024

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.

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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 teams

Summary

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.ClubMHomeAwayFABPts+/−
WSHLLWSHLL
1 Leicester Lions 630110127324219+31
2 Ipswich Witches 530010122821619+12
3 Oxford Spires 630110127026419+6
4 Belle Vue Aces 520010223021428+16
5 Sheffield Tigers 410020119216806+24
6 Birmingham Brummies 601200323728501-48
7 King's Lynn Stars 400100315920000-41

A fixtures

Home \ Away BEL BIR IPS KLN LEI OXF SHF
Belle Vue 06/0555–3520/0551–3313/0527/05
Birmingham 29/0427/0513/0529–4342–4845–45
Ipswich 51–3949–4106/0530/0545–3925/04
King's Lynn 42–4802/0523/0509/0517/06TBC
Leicester 53–3753–3702/0547–4227/0544–46
Oxford 23/0547–4342–4847–4306/0547–43
Sheffield 20/0630/0513/0558–3223/0502/05
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away BEL BIR IPS KLN LEI OXF SHF
Belle Vue 05/0801/0712/0824/0622/0726/08
Birmingham 29/0719/0824/0612/0808/0722/07
Ipswich 15/0716/0501/0815/0827/0622/08
King's Lynn 08/0804/0725/0709/0522/0829/08
Leicester 25/0708/0818/0713/0619/0804/07
Oxford 18/0701/0813/0615/0829/0801/07
Sheffield 15/0818/0708/0827/0601/0825/07
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play offs

Semi FinalsGrand 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 FinalsSemi FinalsFinal
 
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

Birmingham Brummies

Ipswich Witches

King's Lynn Stars

Also rode

Leicester Lions

Oxford Spires

Also rode

Sheffield Tigers

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "What next for Peterborough Panthers' speedway track?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Wolves bow out at Monmore". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Brummies back in top flight". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 Premiership Table, Fixtures & Results - British Speedway Official Website". 12 March 2024.
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