2024 National Development League speedway season
LeagueNational Development League
Championstbc
Knockout Cupnot held
Riders' Championshiptbc
Highest averagetbc
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership 2024
SGB Championship 2024

The 2024 National Development League will be 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 will be sponsored by the World Speedway Riders' Association.[3]

Summary

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, 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.

Locations of the 2023 National Development League teams

League

League table

Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Belle Vue Colts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Monarchs Academy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Leicester Lion Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Middlesbrough Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Oxford Chargers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Scunthorpe/Sheffield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BEL EDI LEI MID OXF SS
Belle Vue
Edinburgh
Leicester
Middlesbrough
Oxford
Scunthorpe/Sheffield
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Riders' Championship

Pos.RiderPtsTotal
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
  • F=fell, R=retired, X=excluded TM=two minute warning excluded

Leading averages

Rider Team Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
  • averages include league, play offs & knockout cup, min 6 matches

Squads & final averages

Belle Vue Colts

  • England Sam Hagon
  • England Freddy Hodder
  • Australia Matt Marson
  • England Harry McGurk
  • England Luke Muff
  • England Jack Shimelt
  • England Chad Wirtzfeld

Edinburgh Monarchs Academy

Leicester Lion Cubs

  • England Arran Butcher
  • England Luke Crang
  • England Vinnie Ford
  • England Max James
  • England Tom Spencer
  • England Sonny Springer
  • England Joe Thompson (C)

Middlesbrough Tigers

  • England Archie Freeman
  • England Jamie Halder
  • England Elliot Kelly
  • England Danny Phillips
  • England Ben Rathbone
  • England Ben Trigger

Oxford Chargers

  • England Jacob Clouting
  • England Jason Garrad
  • Australia Luke Killeen (C)
  • England Jody Scott
  • England Alex Spooner
  • England Senna Summers
  • England Ashton Vale

Scunthorpe Stags/Sheffield Prowlers

  • England Nathan Ablitt
  • England Kean Dicken
  • England Luke Harrison
  • Scotland Ace Pijper
  • Scotland Stene Pijper
  • England Mickie Simpson

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Development League Statement". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Chargers' win title". British Speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "WSRA to sponsor National Development League". British Speedway. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Redcar go National". Redcar speedway. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stags and Prowlers combine". British Speedway. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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