2014 Premier League speedway season

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2014 Premier League speedway season
ChampionsEdinburgh Monarchs
Knockout CupEdinburgh Monarchs
Premier League CupEdinburgh Monarchs
IndividualSimon Stead
PairsEdinburgh Monarchs
FoursSomerset Rebels
Highest averageCraig Cook
Division/s above2014 Elite League
Division/s below2014 National League

The 2014 Premier League was the second division of British speedway.[1][2]

Summary[]

The season took place between March and October 2014. The Somerset Rebels were the defending champions after winning in 2013. This season saw a change to the line-up of teams, with the Peterborough Panthers dropping down from the Elite League and replacing the Leicester Lions who moved up to take Peterborough's place in the Elite League.[3][4]


Final League table[]

[5]

Pos Club M Home Away F A Pts
3W 2W D L 4W 3W D 1L L
1 Edinburgh Monarchs 28 14 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 4 1465 1108 74
2 Somerset Rebels 28 14 0 0 0 4 2 0 3 5 1339 1083 67
3 Ipswich Witches 28 11 0 3 0 3 2 0 3 6 1339 1212 57
4 Berwick Bandits 28 10 3 0 1 4 1 0 1 8 1282 1247 56
5 Scunthorpe Scorpions 28 11 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 9 1310 1267 50
6 Workington Comets 27 9 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 9 1191 1241 41
7 Peterborough Panthers 28 7 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 10 1228 1300 37
8 Newcastle Diamonds 28 9 1 1 3 0 0 1 4 9 1277 1272 36
9 Plymouth Devils 28 10 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 12 1224 1304 34
10 Redcar Bears 28 4 5 0 5 1 0 1 3 9 1194 1303 31
11 Glasgow Tigers 27 6 3 0 4 1 0 1 1 11 1145 1314 31
12 Sheffield Tigers 28 5 4 0 5 0 0 1 0 13 1164 1363 25
13 Rye House Rockets 28 8 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 13 1164 1418 25

Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points
Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less
M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; +/- = Race points difference; Pts = Total Points

Play Offs[]

Group 1

Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1 Edinburgh 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 212 158 13
2 Workington 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 172 196 3
3 Berwick 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 170 200 3

Group 2

Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1 Somerset 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 202 166 7
2 Ipswich 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 191 177 6
3 Scunthorpe 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 157 207 5

Play Off Final[]

First leg

Somerset Rebels
Charles Wright 13
Pontus Aspgren 12
Nick Morris 10
Paul Starke 8
Todd Kurtz 6
Edward Kennett (guest) 5
Brady Kurtz R/R		54 – 42Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 15
Sam Masters 14
Max Fricke 7
Justin Sedgman 3
Aaron Fox 2
Derek Sneddon 1
Steve Worrall R/R
[4][6]
Oaktree Arena

Second leg

Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 14
Justin Sedgman 12
Max Fricke 11
Sam Masters 10
Aaron Fox 4
Derek Sneddon 3
Steve Worrall R/R		54 – 41Somerset Rebels
Paul Starke 10
Nick Morris 9
Pontus Aspgren 8
Aaron Summers (guest) 6
Charles Wright 4
Todd Kurtz 4
Brady Kurtz R/R
[4][7]
Armadale Stadium

Edinburgh were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 96–95.


Final Leading averages[]

[8]

Rider Team Average
England Craig Cook Edinburgh 9.19
England Ben Barker Plymouth 8.91
England Danny King Newcastle 8.84
Denmark Lasse Bjerre Peterborough 8.65
England Edward Kennett Rye House 8.38
Australia Rohan Tungate Ipswich 8.36
Australia Sam Masters Edinburgh 8.23
England Richard Lawson Redcar 8.22
Australia Max Fricke Edinburgh 8.07
Denmark Ulrich Østergaard Peterborough 8.00

Premier League Knockout Cup[]

The 2014 Premier League Knockout Cup was the 47th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Edinburgh Monarchs were the winners of the competition.[9]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
26/06 Sheffield 45-45 Berwick
15/06 Glasgow 53-37 Rye House
14/06 Rye House 50-40 Glasgow
26/05 Scunthorpe 46-44 Peterborough
20/05 Peterborough 46-43 Scunthorpe
09/05 Somerset 60-30 Workington
08/05 Redcar 47-43 Plymouth
03/05 Berwick 54-36 Sheffield
03/05 Workington 52-38 Somerset
25/04 Plymouth 49-41 Redcar

Quarter Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
28/09 Glasgow 35-55 Newcastle
15/09 Newcastle 53-37 Glasgow
25/07 Edinburgh 67-23 Berwick
23/07 Berwick 51-39 Edinburgh
03/06 Peterborough 46-44 Plymouth
06/06 Plymouth 50-40 Peterborough
13/06 Somerset 49-41 Ipswich
05/06 Ipswich 65-25 Somerset

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
12/10 Newcastle 44-46 Edinburgh
10/10 Edinburgh 62-27 Newcastle
26/09 Plymouth 47-43 Ipswich
11/09 Ipswich 65-25 Plymouth

Final[]

First leg

Ipswich Witches
Adam Ellis 9
Cameron Heeps 8
Ritchie Hawkins 7
Rohan Tungate 5
Morten Risager 5
Richie Worrall 3
Gino Manzares 0		37 – 53Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 15
Max Fricke 13
Sam Masters 13
Justin Sedgman 8
Aaron Fox 3
Derek Sneddon 1
Steve Worrall R/R
[4][10]
Foxhall Stadium

Second leg

Edinburgh Monarchs
Craig Cook 13
Max Fricke 12
Sam Masters 11
Justin Sedgman 10
Aaron Fox 6
Joe Jacobs 0
Steve Worrall R/R		52 – 38Ipswich Witches
Cameron Heeps 12
Richie Worrall 11
Adam Ellis 8
Ritchie Hawkins 4
Rohan Tungate 3
Morten Risager 0
Gino Manzares R/R
[4][11]
Armadale Stadium

Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.

Team Lineups[]

Berwick Bandits[]

  • Australia Kevin Doolan
  • Denmark Claus Vissing
  • Australia Matthew Wethers
  • France David Bellego
  • Czech Republic Matej Kus
  • Denmark
  • England

Edinburgh Monarchs[]

Glasgow Tigers[]

  • Germany Kevin Wolbert
  • Netherlands Theo Pijper
  • Australia Rusty Harrison
  • Australia Mark Lemon
  • France
  • Denmark Anders Thomsen
  • Denmark

Ipswich Witches[]

Newcastle Diamonds[]

  • Sweden Ludvig Lindgren
  • Australia
  • England Stuart Robson
  • Sweden Anton Rosen
  • England Lewis Kerr
  • England Chris Schramm
  • England Lewis Rose

Peterborough Panthers[]

Plymouth Devils[]

  • England Ben Barker
  • Czech Republic Zdenek Simota
  • Denmark Rasmus Jensen
  • England Kyle Newman
  • Hungary
  • Finland Kalle Katajisto
  • England Ben Reade

Redcar Bears[]

Rye House Rockets[]

  • England Edward Kennett
  • France Mathieu Tresarrieu
  • New Zealand Jason Bunyan
  • England Steve Boxall
  • England Jason Garrity
  • England Luke Bowen
  • England Simon Lambert

Scunthorpe Scorpions[]

  • Sweden
  • England Josh Auty
  • England Ashley Birks
  • England David Howe
  • Denmark
  • Australia Ryan Douglas
  • England Matt Williamson

Sheffield Tigers[]

  • England Simon Stead
  • England Adam Roynon
  • England Leigh Lanham
  • Australia
  • England Simon Nielsen
  • England Andre Compton
  • England Josh Bates

Somerset Rebels[]

  • Australia Nick Morris
  • England Oliver Allen
  • Sweden Pontus Aspgren
  • Australia Brady Kurtz
  • Australia Todd Kurtz
  • England Charles Wright
  • England Paul Starke

Workington Comets[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "2014 season". Speedway GB.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2014 results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "2014 Final table". Speedway archive.
  6. ^ "2014 Play Off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^ "2014 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  9. ^ "2014 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  10. ^ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ^ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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