SGB Championship 2024
The 2024 SGB Cab Direct Championship season was the 77th season of the second tier of British Speedway and the 7th known as the SGB Championship.
Summary
Nine clubs competed in the Championship during 2024, with Workington replacing Birmingham following their respective league changes. Edinburgh once again remained in the league despite problems surrounding their home venue.The league format was the same as in 2023, with each team racing against each other twice, meaning a total of 16 fixtures each during the season. The Cab Direct Knockout Cup and the BSN Series also both returned for 2024, both following the same formats as in 2023.
The top four teams qualified for the playoffs. The points limit for team construction was reduced from 40 to 38 points. Glasgow defended the Championship title that they won in 2023, while Scunthorpe defended the knockout cup and Poole defended the BSN Series.
Poole Pirates won the league title for the third time in four years, defeating Oxford Cheetahs in the play off final and overturning a first leg deficit of 12 points. The second leg was subject to controversy following the exclusion and subsequent retirement of Luke Killeen, which effectively ended Oxford's title hopes. Oxford manager Peter Schroeck cited weak refereeing by Michael Breckon. However, Poole rider Tom Brennan starred in the second leg win with 13 points.
The same two teams met in the Knockout Cup final, which resulted in an anti-climax as Poole won easily and consisted of a second leg that saw Oxford field just two riders due to injuries and having to call on five guest riders.
League
Play Offs
Home team scores are in boldOverall aggregate scores are in red
Grand Final
First Leg'''Second Leg'''
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.Home team scores are in bold
Overall aggregate scores are in red
Final
First Leg'''Second Leg'''
BSN Series
Scottish GroupFixtures
Table
Northern Group
Fixtures
Table
Southern Group
Fixtures
'''Table'''
Knockout stages
Home team scores are in boldOverall aggregate scores are in red
Final
First leg'''Second leg'''
Pairs Championship
The 2024 edition of the SGB Championship Pairs took place on Friday 16 August, at Oxford Stadium, Oxford. The event was won by Redcar Bears.Qualifying heats
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Glasgow Tigers | 26 | Anders Rowe 14, Chris Harris 12 |
| 2 | Oxford Cheetahs | 24 | Sam Masters 14, Scott Nicholls 10 |
| 3 | Poole Pirates | 22 | Richard Lawson 13, Ben Cook 9 |
| 4 | Redcar Bears | 20 | Charles Wright 14, Danny King 6 |
| 5 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 17 | Josh Pickering 15, Michele Paco Castagna 2 |
| 6 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 17 | Michael Palm Toft 9, Kyle Howarth 8 |
| 7 | Berwick Bandits | 13 | Lewis Kerr 10, Drew Kemp 3 |
| 8 | Plymouth Gladiators | 12 | Dan Thompson 9, Ben Barker 3 |
| 9 | Workington Comets | 11 | Troy Batchelor 7, Antti Vuolas 4 |
Semi-finals
| Team One | Team Two | Score | Result |
| Redcar | Glasgow | 7-2 | Wright 4, King 3, Rowe 2, Harris 0 |
| Oxford | Poole | 7-2 | Nicholls 4, Masters 3, Lawson 2, Cook 0 |
Final
| Team One | Team Two | Score | Result |
| Redcar | Oxford | 7-2 | King 4, Wright 3, Masters 2, Nicholls X |
Riders' Championship
The 2024 edition of the SGB Championship Riders Championship took place at the Ecco Arena in Redcar on Sunday 15 September. It was won by Josh Pickering.| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
| 1 |  Leading averages
Squads & final averagesAverages include 2024 Championship, Knockout Cup and BSN Series matches.Berwick Bandits' 8.12
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