2014 Elite League speedway season
League | Elite League |
---|---|
Champions | Poole Pirates |
Elite Shield | Poole Pirates |
Riders Championship | Troy Batchelor |
Highest average | Niels Kristian Iversen |
Division/s below | 2014 Premier League 2014 National League |
The 2014 Elite League speedway season was the 80th season of the top division of UK speedway and the took place between March and October 2014. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning in 2013.[1]
Summary[]
This season saw the first team line-up change since 2011, with the Leicester Lions replacing the Peterborough Panthers who dropped down a division. Ahead of the season the BSPA announced a new rule called the "Fast Track Scheme" which means every side has to use two British youngsters at reserve who have passed through the National League - the third tier of British speedway.[2]
Poole Pirates won their second consecutive Elite League title, defeating Coventry Bees 90–71 in the Grand Final.[3] Poole continued their success, their sixth league title in eleven years. Darcy Ward, Maciej Janowski, Przemysław Pawlicki and Josh Grajczonek all returned for Poole and they were backed up by Kyle Newman and Václav Milík Jr.[4]
Final league table[]
Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | +/− | Pts | |||||||
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3W | 2W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
1 | Poole Pirates (Q) | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1542 | 1333 | +209 | 70 |
2 | King's Lynn Stars (Q) | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1528 | 1346 | +182 | 70 |
3 | Coventry Bees (Q) | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1489 | 1406 | +83 | 64 |
4 | Swindon Robins (Q) | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1465 | 1407 | +58 | 55 |
5 | Eastbourne Eagles | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1430 | 1460 | −30 | 47 |
6 | Lakeside Hammers | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1435 | 1445 | −10 | 45 |
7 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1398 | 1524 | −126 | 37 |
8 | Belle Vue Aces | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1372 | 1524 | −152 | 34 |
9 | Leicester Lions | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1350 | 1564 | −214 | 25 |
Birmingham Brummies | Club folded, results expunged |
Play-offs[]
Draw[]
Semi-finals | Grand final | |||||||||||
3 | Coventry Bees | 49 | 50 | 99 | ||||||||
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4 | Swindon Robins | 41 | 45 | 86 | ||||||||
3 | Coventry Bees | 34 | 37 | 71 | ||||||||
1 | Poole Pirates | 37 | 53 | 90 | ||||||||
1 | Poole Pirates | 45 | 47 | 92 | ||||||||
2 | King's Lynn Stars | 44 | 43 | 87 |
Semi-finals[]
29 September 2014 | Report | Coventry Bees | 49–41 | Swindon Robins | Brandon Stadium Referee(s): Chris Durno |
29 September 2014 | Report | King's Lynn Stars | 44–45 | Poole Pirates | King's Lynn Stadium Referee(s): Graham Flint |
6 October 2014 | Report | Swindon Robins | 45–50 | Coventry Bees | Abbey Stadium Referee(s): Dan Holt |
16 October 2014[a] | Report | Poole Pirates | 47–43 | King's Lynn Stars | Poole Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnbull |
Grand final[]
17 October 2014[b] | Report | Coventry Bees Howarth 10 Harris 8 Garrity 5 Hansen 5 Andersen 3 Sarjeant 2 Barker 1 |
34–37 | Poole Pirates Newman 9 Pawlicki 8 Janowski 6 Batchelor 5 Milik 5 King 4 Williamson 0 |
Brandon Stadium Referee(s): Peter Clarke |
20 October 2014 | Report | Poole Pirates Janowski 14 Newman 11 Pawlicki 8 Milik 8 Batchelor 6 Morris 5 Compton 1 |
53–37 | Coventry Bees Howarth 9 Harris 7 Garrity 6 Andersen 6 Sarjeant 4 Fricke 3 Hansen 2 |
Poole Stadium Referee(s): Mick Bates |
See also[]
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
Notes[]
Final Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Niels Kristian Iversen | Kings Lynn | 9.03 |
Darcy Ward | Poole | 8.70 |
Jason Doyle | Leicester | 8.44 |
Hans Andersen | Coventry | 8.33 |
Matej Žagar | Belle Vue | 8.29 |
Peter Kildemand | Swindon | 7.58 |
Troy Batchelor | Swindon | 7.58 |
Scott Nicholls | Belle Vue | 7.56 |
Maciej Janowski | Poole | 7.50 |
Chris Harris | Coventry | 7.49 |
Knockout Cup[]
The Knockout Cup was not held during 2014.
Team Lineups[]
Belle Vue Aces[]
- Matej Žagar
- Craig Cook
- Scott Nicholls
- Richie Worrall
- Michael Palm Toft
- Stefan Nielsen
- Ben Reade
Birmingham Brummies[]
- Danny King
- Ben Barker
- Edward Kennett
- Adam Skornicki
- Daniel Nermark
- Paul Starke
- Simon Lambert
Coventry Bees[]
- Hans N. Andersen
- Chris Harris
- Kenneth Hansen
- Ryan Fisher
- Kyle Howarth
- Jason Garrity
- James Sarjeant
Eastbourne Eagles[]
- Bjarne Pedersen
- Joonas Kylmakorpi
- Cameron Woodward
- Mikkel Michelsen
- Timo Lahti
- Lewis Blackbird
- Danny Halsey
Kings Lynn Stars[]
- Niels Kristian Iversen
- Kenneth Bjerre
- Rory Schlein
- Nicklas Porsing
- Robert Lambert
- Lewis Kerr
- Lewis Rose
Lakeside Hammers[]
- Peter Karlsson
- Davey Watt
- Lewis Bridger
- Mikkel Bech
- Richard Lawson
- Adam Ellis
- Ben Morley
Leicester Lions[]
- Jason Doyle
- Mads Korneliussen
- Patrick Hougaard
- Peter Ljung
- Simon Stead
- Tom Perry
- Max Clegg
Poole Pirates[]
- Darcy Ward
- Przemyslaw Pawlicki
- Maciej Janowski
- Josh Grajczonek
- Václav Milík Jr.
- Kyle Newman
- Lee Smart
Swindon Robins[]
- Peter Kildemand
- Troy Batchelor
- Nick Morris
- Simon Gustafsson
- Nicolai Klindt
- Steve Worrall
- Darryl Ritchings
Wolverhampton Wolves[]
- Tai Woffinden
- Piotr Pawlicki
- Ty Proctor
- Ricky Wells
- Jacob Thorssell
- Ashley Morris
- Joe Jacobs
References[]
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Sky Sports - Sports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport".
- ^ "2014 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- SGB Premiership
- 2014 in speedway
- 2014 in British motorsport