2024 National Development League speedway season
| League | National Development League |
|---|---|
| Champions | TBD |
| Knockout Cup | not held |
| Riders' Championship | not held |
| Highest average | TBD |
| Division/s above | SGB Premiership 2024 SGB Championship 2024 |
The 2024 National Development League is the third division/tier of British motorcycle speedway for the 2024 season.[1] It is a semi-professional development league, containing mainly the junior sides of SGB Premiership and SGB Championship clubs. Oxford Chargers are the defending champions having won the title in 2023.[2] The league is sponsored by the World Speedway Riders' Association.[3]
Summary
[edit]Six clubs compete for the National Development League Championship, after the addition of Middlesbrough Tigers[4] and a Scunthorpe Stags and Sheffield Prowlers combined team.[5] The three teams that dropped out were Berwick Bullets, Kent Royals and Mildenhall Fen Tigers, while Workington Comets had moved up a division.[1]
The league points limit was set at 36, later increased to 36.25,[6] while all riders who achieved a Championship average higher than 4.00 in the past will be unable to race in the National Development League.
The playoff system was also scrapped, with the winners now being decided on whoever finishes top of the league table during the regular season. The knockout cup will also not be staged in 2024.
In addition to the 2024 NDL league, all other senior teams are required to run a formal programme of second half racing called the National League Riders' Development Series.
League
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | B | Pts | +/− | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | SHL | L | W | SHL | L | ||||||||
| 1 | Leicester Lion Cubs (C) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 470 | 335 | 4 | 22 | +135 |
| 2 | Oxford Chargers | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 461 | 430 | 3 | 15 | +31 |
| 3 | Belle Vue Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 414 | 388 | 2 | 12 | +26 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe/Sheffield | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 380 | 426 | 1 | 7 | -46 |
| 5 | Monarchs Academy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 326 | 386 | 1 | 5 | -60 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough Tigers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 360 | 446 | 1 | 5 | -86 |
Fixtures & results
Three National League Riders Development Series events took place across the 2024 NDL Series. These were hosted by Poole, Leicester and Berwick
| Date | Venue | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDL Development Series | |||||
| 26 June | Poole | Sam Hagon | Jake Mulford | Joe Thompson | |
| 4 August | Leicester | Joe Thompson | William Cairns | Vinnie Foord | |
| 7 September | Berwick | Freddy Hodder | Connor Coles | Jake Mulford | |
Leading averages
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- averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches
Squads
[edit]Belle Vue Colts
[edit]-
William Cairns - Sam Hagon
- Freddy Hodder
-
Matt Marson - Harry McGurk
- Luke Muff
- Chad Wirtzfeld
Also rode
- Jack Shimelt
Edinburgh Monarchs Academy
[edit]- Connor Coles
- Kyran Lyden
- Sam McGurk
- Mark Parker
- Max Perry
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Mason Watson - Dayle Wood
Leicester Lion Cubs
[edit]- Arran Butcher
- Luke Crang
- Vinnie Ford
- Max James
- Tom Spencer
- Sonny Springer
- Joe Thompson (C)
Middlesbrough Tigers
[edit]- Archie Freeman
- Jamie Halder
- William Hocaniuk
- Elliot Kelly
- Danny Phillips
- Ben Rathbone
- Ben Trigger
Oxford Chargers
[edit]- Jacob Clouting
- Jason Garrad
- Luke Killeen (C)
- Jody Scott
- Alex Spooner
- Senna Summers
- Ashton Vale
Scunthorpe Stags/Sheffield Prowlers
[edit]- Kean Dicken
- Jamie Etherington
- Luke Harrison
- Ace Pijper
- Stene Pijper
- Mickie Simpson
- Jack Smith
Also rode
- Sheldon Davies
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Development League Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Chargers' win title". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "WSRA to sponsor National Development League". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Redcar go National". Redcar speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Stags and Prowlers combine". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "NDL limit adjusted". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "2024 NDL table". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ https://britishspeedway.co.uk/2024-ndlrc-series/
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