2014 Premier League speedway season
Champions | Edinburgh Monarchs |
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Knockout Cup | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Premier League Cup | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Individual | Simon Stead |
Pairs | Edinburgh Monarchs |
Fours | Somerset Rebels |
Highest average | Craig Cook |
Division/s above | 2014 Elite League |
Division/s below | 2014 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[]
Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | |||||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 – 42 | Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 15 Sam Masters 14 Max Fricke 7 Justin Sedgman 3 Aaron Fox 2 Derek Sneddon 1 Steve Worrall R/R |
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[4][6] |
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 – 41 | Somerset Rebels Paul Starke 10 Nick Morris 9 Pontus Aspgren 8 Aaron Summers (guest) 6 Charles Wright 4 Todd Kurtz 4 Brady Kurtz R/R |
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[4][7] |
Edinburgh were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 96–95.
Final Leading averages[]
Rider | Team | Average |
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Edinburgh | 9.19 |
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Plymouth | 8.91 |
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Newcastle | 8.84 |
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Peterborough | 8.65 |
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Rye House | 8.38 |
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Ipswich | 8.36 |
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Edinburgh | 8.23 |
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Redcar | 8.22 |
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Edinburgh | 8.07 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 – 53 | Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 15 Max Fricke 13 Sam Masters 13 Justin Sedgman 8 Aaron Fox 3 Derek Sneddon 1 Steve Worrall R/R |
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[4][10] |
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 – 38 | Ipswich Witches Cameron Heeps 12 Richie Worrall 11 Adam Ellis 8 Ritchie Hawkins 4 Rohan Tungate 3 Morten Risager 0 Gino Manzares R/R |
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[4][11] |
Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.
Team Lineups[]
Berwick Bandits[]
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Kevin Doolan
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Claus Vissing
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Matthew Wethers
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David Bellego
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Matej Kus
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Edinburgh Monarchs[]
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Craig Cook
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Sam Masters
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Max Fricke
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Derek Sneddon
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Justin Sedgmen
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Steve Worrall
Glasgow Tigers[]
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Kevin Wolbert
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Theo Pijper
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Rusty Harrison
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Mark Lemon
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Anders Thomsen
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Ipswich Witches[]
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Richie Worrall
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Rohan Tungate
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Morten Risager
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Morten Risager
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Adam Ellis
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Ritchie Hawkins
Newcastle Diamonds[]
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Ludvig Lindgren
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Stuart Robson
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Anton Rosen
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Lewis Kerr
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Chris Schramm
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Lewis Rose
Peterborough Panthers[]
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Ryan Fisher
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Ales Dryml
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Lasse Bjerre
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Ulrich Ostergaard
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Lewis Blackbird
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Joe Jacobs
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Plymouth Devils[]
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Ben Barker
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Zdenek Simota
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Rasmus Jensen
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Kyle Newman
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Kalle Katajisto
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Ben Reade
Redcar Bears[]
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Richard Lawson
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Aaron Summers
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Richard Hall
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Hugh Skidmore
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Carl Wilkinson
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Jan Graversen
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Rye House Rockets[]
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Edward Kennett
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Mathieu Tresarrieu
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Jason Bunyan
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Steve Boxall
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Jason Garrity
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Luke Bowen
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Simon Lambert
Scunthorpe Scorpions[]
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Josh Auty
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Ashley Birks
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David Howe
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Ryan Douglas
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Matt Williamson
Sheffield Tigers[]
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Simon Stead
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Adam Roynon
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Leigh Lanham
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Simon Nielsen
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Andre Compton
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Josh Bates
Somerset Rebels[]
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Nick Morris
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Oliver Allen
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Pontus Aspgren
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Brady Kurtz
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Todd Kurtz
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Charles Wright
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Paul Starke
Workington Comets[]
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Josh Grajczonek
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Rene Bach
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Ricky Wells
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Kyle Howarth
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Ashley Morris
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Chris Mills
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "2014 season". Speedway GB.
- ^ a b c d e "2014 results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2014 Final table". Speedway archive.
- ^ "2014 Play Off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2014 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- ^ "2014 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- Speedway Premier League
- 2014 in speedway
- 2014 in British motorsport