# SGB Premiership 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.
The defending champions were Sheffield Tigers and Ipswich Witches were the defending Knockout Cup champions.
Belle Vue Aces won the title, while Sheffield Tigers won the Knockout Cup.

## Summary

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

## League
### Regular season

League table
| Pos. | Club | M | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− |
| Pos. | Club | M | W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | F | A | B | Pts | +/− |
| 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.
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 | |
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 | |

### Play Offs

| Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Sheffield Tigers | 39 | 50 | 89 | | | | | |
| 4 | Belle Vue Aces | 51 | 40 | 91 | | | | | |
| 4 | Belle Vue Aces | 51 | 40 | 91 | Belle Vue Aces | Belle Vue Aces | 54 | 49 | 103 |
| | | | | | Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| 3 | Ipswich Witches | 49 | 39 | 88 | Leicester Lions | Leicester Lions | 36 | 41 | 77 |
| 2 | Leicester Lions | 41 | 51 | 92 | | | | | |
Home team scores are in bold Overall aggregate scores are in red

### Grand Final

First leg
| 23 September | 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 | 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

The 2024 Knockout Cup was the 79th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Oxford Spires declined to enter.
Bracket
| Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Semi Finals | Final | Final | Final | 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

First Leg
| 2 September | 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 | 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

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

## Squads & final averages

Averages include 2024 Premiership and Knockout Cup matches.

### Belle Vue Aces

* Brady Kurtz (C) 9.33
* Dan Bewley 9.20
* Jaimon Lidsey 7.45
* Ben Cook 7.32
* Norick Blödorn 5.92
* Connor Mountain 4.95
* Antti Vuolas 4.83
* Connor Bailey (Rising Star) 3.79
* Jake Mulford (Rising Star) 2.67

### Birmingham Brummies

* Fredrik Lindgren 8.91
* Tom Brennan 7.39
* Justin Sedgmen 6.79
* Zach Cook 6.65
* Steve Worrall (C) 5.90
* Piotr Pawlicki 5.44
* Wiktor Lampart 5.27
* Michael Palm Toft 4.74
* Václav Milík 4.57
* Leon Flint (Rising Star) 4.35

### Ipswich Witches

* Jason Doyle 9.94
* / Emil Sayfutdinov 9.50
* Adam Ellis 6.92
* Danny King (C) 6.46
* Keynan Rew 6.43
* Dan Thompson (Rising Star) 5.34
* Jordan Jenkins 4.71

### King's Lynn Stars

* Niels Kristian Iversen 7.33
* Tobiasz Musielak 7.30
* Benjamin Basso 7.16
* Nicolai Klindt 7.14
* Jan Kvěch 7.05
* Lewis Kerr 6.40
* / Vadim Tarasenko 6.15
* Anders Rowe (Rising Star) 6.14
* Patryk Wojdyło 5.30
* Michael Palm Toft 5.14

### Leicester Lions

* Max Fricke (C) 9.18
* Richard Lawson 7.97
* Sam Masters 7.85
* Ryan Douglas 7.66
* Luke Becker 7.19
* Craig Cook 5.71
* Drew Kemp 4.67
* Sam Hagon (Rising Star) 2.54
* Joe Thompson (Rising Star) 2.07

### Oxford Spires

* Rohan Tungate 8.00
* Maciej Janowski 7.93
* Charles Wright 7.67
* Chris Harris (C) 7.02
* Erik Riss 6.25
* Luke Killeen 3.83
* Ashton Boughen (Rising Star) 3.13

### Sheffield Tigers

* Jack Holder 9.48
* Tai Woffinden 9.35
* Chris Holder 8.92
* Josh Pickering 7.50
* Kyle Howarth (C) 6.00
* Jason Edwards 4.00
* Dan Gilkes (Rising Star) 3.70