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2024 National Development League speedway season
LeagueNational Development League
ChampionsLeicester Lion Cubs
Knockout Cupnot held
Riders' Championshipnot held
Highest averageSam Hagon
Division/s aboveSGB Premiership 2024
SGB Championship 2024

The 2024 National Development League was 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 were the defending champions having won the title in 2023.[2] The league is sponsored by the World Speedway Riders' Association.[3]

Summary

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Six clubs competed 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 were unable to race in the National Development League. The playoff system was also scrapped, with the winners now being decided by whoever finished top of the league table during the regular season. The knockout cup was also not staged in 2024. In addition to the 2024 NDL league, all other senior teams were required to run a formal programme of second half racing called the National League Riders' Development Series.

Leicester Lion Cubs won the title.[7]

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Locations of the 2023 National Development League teams

League

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League table

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Pos. Club M Home Away F A B Pts +/−
W SHL L W SHL L
1 Leicester Lion Cubs (C) 10 5 0 0 4 0 1 512 382 5 23 +130
2 Belle Vue Colts 10 4 0 1 2 0 3 469 423 3 15 +46
3 Oxford Chargers 10 3 0 2 3 0 2 461 430 3 15 +31
4 Monarchs Academy 10 3 0 2 1 0 4 419 472 2 10 -53
5 Scunthorpe/Sheffield 10 2 0 3 1 0 4 415 481 1 7 -66
6 Middlesbrough Tigers 10 2 0 3 0 0 5 404 492 1 5 -88

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BEL EDI LEI MID OXF S/S
Belle Vue 56–34 38–49 51–39 48–42 55–35
Edinburgh 35–53 47–42 52–37 44–45 58–31
Leicester 53–37 56–34 55–35 47–41 63–27
Middlesbrough 48–41 44–46 36–54 41–49 48–41
Oxford 49–40 51–36 43–47 55–34 36–54
Scunthorpe/Sheffield 39–50 57–33 44–46 48–42 39–50
Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

NDL Riders Development Series

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Three National League Riders Development Series events took place across the 2024 NDL Series. These were hosted by Poole, Leicester and Berwick.[9]

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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Rider Team Average
1 England Sam Hagon Belle Vue 11.03
2 England William Cairns Belle Vue 10.67
3 England Joe Thompson Leicester 10.37
4 Australia Luke Killeen Oxford 9.96
5 England Ben Trigger Middlesbrough 8.98
6 England Jake Mulford Middlesbrough 8.86
7 England Jason Garrad Oxford 8.73
8 England Jody Scott Oxford 8.68
9 England Nathan Ablitt Sheffield/Scunthorpe 8.56
10 England Connor Coles Edinburgh 8.42
  • averages include all league fixtures, min 4 matches

Squads & final averages

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Belle Vue Colts

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Edinburgh Monarchs Academy

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Leicester Lion Cubs

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Middlesbrough Tigers

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Oxford Chargers

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Scunthorpe Stags/Sheffield Prowlers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Development League Statement". British Speedway. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Chargers' win title". British Speedway. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  3. ^ "WSRA to sponsor National Development League". British Speedway. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Redcar go National". Redcar speedway. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Stags and Prowlers combine". British Speedway. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  6. ^ "NDL limit adjusted". British Speedway. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Leicester Lion Cubs win National Development League title". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 NDL table". British Speedway. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 National League Riders' Development Series – British Speedway Official Website".
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