SGB Championship 2024
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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](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg/400px-United_Kingdom_adm_location_map.svg.png)
![Berwick](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Edinburgh](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Glasgow](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Oxford](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Plymouth](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Poole](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Redcar](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Scunthorpe](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Workington](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png)
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.
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League
Regular season
League table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Poole Pirates | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 694 | 566 | 5 | 28 | +128 |
2 | Oxford Cheetahs | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 595 | 483 | 5 | 23 | +112 |
3 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 705 | 641 | 5 | 23 | +64 |
4 | Workington Comets | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 655 | 695 | 3 | 19 | -40 |
5 | Glasgow Tigers | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 533 | 544 | 2 | 14 | -11 |
6 | Redcar Bears | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 617 | 642 | 2 | 14 | -25 |
7 | Plymouth Gladiators | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 512 | 563 | 2 | 12 | -51 |
8 | Berwick Bandits | 16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 663 | 575 | 1 | 11 | -112 |
9 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 596 | 661 | 2 | 10 | -65 |
Fixtures & results
Home \ Away | BER | EDI | GLA | OXF | PLY | POL | RED | SCU | WOR |
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Berwick | 47–43 | 43–47 | 45–45 | 47–42 | 44–46 | 47–43 | 44–46 | 41–49 | |
Edinburgh | 51–39 | TBC | 46–44 | 42–48 | 30/08 | 44–46 | 56–34 | 55–35 | |
Glasgow | 48–41 | 50–40 | 23/08 | 58–32 | 44–46 | 30/08 | 48–41 | 47–43 | |
Oxford | 53–37 | 54–36 | 21/08 | 51–39 | 45–45 | 53–36 | 55–34 | 57–33 | |
Plymouth | 53–37 | 54–34 | 49–40 | 31/08 | 24/08 | 43–47 | 46–43 | 43–47 | |
Poole | 52–38 | 50–40 | 55–35 | 41–49 | 55–35 | 47–43 | 52–38 | 61–29 | |
Redcar | 43–47 | 49–41 | 50–40 | 45–45 | 23/08 | 41–49 | 44–46 | 50–40 | |
Scunthorpe | 62–28 | 50–39 | 55–35 | 30/08 | 62–28 | 48–42 | 53–37 | 54–36 | |
Workington | 52–38 | 61–29 | 49–41 | 46–44 | TBC | 37–53 | 47–43 | 51–39 |
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 | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Poole Pirates | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Edinburgh Monarchs (Q) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 168 | 2 | 8 | +23 |
2 | Glasgow Tigers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 176 | 183 | 1 | 4 | -7 |
3 | Berwick Bandits | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 188 | 0 | 4 | -16 |
Northern Group
Fixtures
Home \ Away | RED | SCU | WOR |
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Redcar | 42–48 | 44–46 | |
Scunthorpe | 52–38 | 49–41 | |
Workington | 49–41 | 56–34 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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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 (Q) | 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
Table
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
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W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
1 | Poole Pirates (Q) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 149 | 2 | 8 | +61 |
2 | Oxford Cheetahs | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 161 | 198 | 0 | 4 | -37 |
3 | Plymouth Gladiators | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 168 | 192 | 1 | 3 | -24 |
Knockout stages
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||
Poole Pirates | |||||||||||
Workington Comets | |||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | |||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions |
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
Berwick Bandits
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Bastian Borke
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Jye Etheridge
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Freddy Hodder
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Danyon Hume
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Drew Kemp
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Lewis Kerr
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Rory Schlein (C)
Edinburgh Monarchs
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Michele Paco Castagna (C)
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Connor Coles
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Lasse Fredriksen
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Max James
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Josh Pickering
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Justin Sedgmen
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Kye Thomson
Glasgow Tigers
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Lee Complin
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Leon Flint
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Jason Garrad
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Chris Harris (C)
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Matic Ivačič
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James Pearson
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Anders Rowe
Also rode
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Ace Pijper
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Paul Starke
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Steve Worrall
Oxford Cheetahs
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Henry Atkins
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Ashton Boughen
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Cameron Heeps
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Jordan Jenkins
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Luke Killeen
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Scott Nicholls (C)
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Sam Masters
Plymouth Gladiators
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Ben Barker (C)
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Patrick Baek
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Alfie Bowtell
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Nicolás Covatti
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Jacob Hook
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Dan Thompson
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Joe Thompson
Also rode
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Kyle Newman
Poole Pirates
Also rode
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Max Perry
Redcar Bears
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Connor Bailey
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Jason Edwards
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Dan Gilkes
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Danny King
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Jake Mulford
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Ben Trigger
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Charles Wright (C)
Also rode
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Jonas Knudsen
Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Nathan Ablitt
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Jake Allen
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Luke Harrison
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Kyle Howarth
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Simon Lambert (C)
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Connor Mountain
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Michael Palm Toft
Workington Comets
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Troy Batchelor
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Craig Cook (C)
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Sam McGurk
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Paul Starke
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Claus Vissing
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Antti Vuolas
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Tate Zischke
Also rode
See also
- List of United Kingdom speedway league champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
- ^ a b c "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Brummies back in top flight". Birmingham Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "Sam McGurk is back for 2024". Workington Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "STELLAR MONARCHS TO ROAR INTO 2024". Edinburgh Monarchs Speedway. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ "2024 Championship table". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "BSN Series". British Speedway. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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