SGB Championship 2024

Second tier of 2024 British speedway season

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The 2024 SGB Championship season is the 77th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 7th known as the SGB Championship.[1] The league is sponsored by Cab Direct.

Summary

Nine clubs will compete in the Championship during 2024,[1] with Workington Comets replacing Birmingham Brummies following their respective league changes.[2][3] Edinburgh Monarchs once again remained in the league despite problems surrounding their home venue.[4]

The league format will be the same as in 2023, with each team racing against each other twice (home and away), meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season.

SGB Championship 2024 is located in the United Kingdom
Berwick
Berwick
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Glasgow
Oxford
Oxford
Plymouth
Plymouth
Poole
Poole
Redcar
Redcar
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe
Workington
Workington
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Locations of the 2024 SGB Championship teams

The top four teams qualify for the playoffs. The points limit for team construction was reduced from 40 to 38 points.[1]

Glasgow Tigers will defend the Championship title that they won in 2023, while Scunthorpe Scorpions will defend the knockout cup and Poole Pirates will defend the BSN Series.

Scott Nicholls captains the Oxford Cheetahs

League

Regular season

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Berwick Bandits 4 2 0 1 1 0 0 185 174 1 7 +11
2 Workington Comets 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 229 221 1 7 +8
3 Poole Pirates 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 107 73 0 4 +34
4 Oxford Cheetahs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 53 36 0 2 +17
5 Scunthorpe Scorpions 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 46 44 0 2 +2
6 Plymouth Gladiators 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 133 136 0 2 -3
7 Glasgow Tigers 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 88 92 0 2 -4
8 Redcar Bears 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 166 193 0 0 -27
9 Edinburgh Monarchs 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 71 109 0 0 -38

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BER EDI GLA OXF PLY POL RED SCU WOR
Berwick 27/07 22/06 03/08 47–42 44–46 47–43 01/06 10/08
Edinburgh 26/07 09/08 07/06 42–48 21/06 05/07 24/05 19/07
Glasgow 21/06 02/08 23/08 10/05 26/07 24/05 19/07 47–43
Oxford 24/07 29/05 21/08 07/08 19/06 53–36 05/06 26/06
Plymouth 11/06 02/07 10/08 20/07 25/05 04/06 03/08 43–47
Poole 29/05 03/07 31/07 14/08 17/07 05/06 07/08 61–29
Redcar 43–47 14/06 01/06 21/06 23/08 19/07 44–46 02/08
Scunthorpe 07/06 28/06 05/07 10/05 02/08 09/08 31/05 26/07
Workington 11/08 61–29 49–41 25/05 15/06 27/07 03/08 22/06
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Grand final

First leg

October –

Second leg

October –

Knockout Cup

The 2024 SGB Championship Knockout Cup is the 56th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams and the 7th edition under the SGB Championship Knockout Cup name.

Round One Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
Berwick Bandits 54 27 81
Scunthorpe Scorpions 61 39 100 Scunthorpe Scorpions 36 63 99
Plymouth Gladiators 29 51 80 Scunthorpe Scorpions
Poole Pirates
Poole Pirates 49 43 92
Edinburgh Monarchs 40 47 87
 
 
Redcar Bears 51 50 101
Workington Comets 38 40 78
Redcar Bears
Oxford Cheetahs
Glasgow Tigers 51 36 87
Oxford Cheetahs 39 54 93

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

Final

First Leg

October –

Second Leg

October –

BSN Series

Scottish Group [6]

Fixtures

Home \ Away BER EDB GLA
Berwick 47–43 48–42
Edinburgh 53–37 31/05
Glasgow 50–40 45–45
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Edinburgh Monarchs 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 141 129 1 5 +12
2 Glasgow Tigers 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 137 133 1 4 +4
3 Berwick Bandits 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 172 188 0 4 -16

Northern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away RED SCU WOR
Redcar 42–48 44–46
Scunthorpe 52–38 49–41
Workington 49–41 56–34
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Workington Comets (Q) 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 192 168 2 8 +24
2 Scunthorpe Scorpions 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 183 177 1 7 +6
3 Redcar Bears 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 165 195 0 0 -30

Southern Group

Fixtures

Home \ Away OXF PLY POL
Oxford 46–44 45–44
Plymouth 49–41 25/05
Poole 61–29 22/05
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Oxford Cheetahs 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 161 198 0 4 -37
2 Poole Pirates 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 105 74 1 3 +31
3 Plymouth Gladiators 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 93 87 1 3 +6

Knockout stages

Semi-finals Grand Final
        
 
 
 
 
 
 

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

Grand Final

First leg

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Second leg

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Pairs Championship

The 2024 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs will take place on Friday 16 August, at Oxford Stadium, Oxford.

Riders' Championship

The 2024 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship will take place at the Ecco Arena in Redcar.

Leading averages

The league averages are the top ten riders' end of season averages.

Squads

Glasgow Tigers

Oxford Cheetahs

Plymouth Gladiators

Poole Pirates

Redcar Bears

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Workington Comets

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Brummies back in top flight". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Sam McGurk is back for 2024". Workington Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  4. ^ "STELLAR MONARCHS TO ROAR INTO 2024". Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ^ "2024 Championship table". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ "BSN Series". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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