2014 Premier League speedway season

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

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

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]

PosClubMHomeAwayFAPts
3W2WDL4W3WD1LL
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
1Edinburgh420001100021215813
2Workington41001000021721963
3Berwick41001000021702003

Group 2

Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1Somerset42000000112021667
2Ipswich42000000021911776
3Scunthorpe41000000021572075

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]

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]

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


Final Leading averages

[8]

Rider Team Average
Craig CookEdinburgh9.19
Ben BarkerPlymouth8.91
Danny KingNewcastle8.84
Lasse BjerrePeterborough8.65
Edward KennettRye House8.38
Rohan TungateIpswich8.36
Sam MastersEdinburgh8.23
Richard LawsonRedcar8.22
Max FrickeEdinburgh8.07
Ulrich ØstergaardPeterborough8.00

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
26/06Sheffield45-45Berwick
15/06Glasgow53-37Rye House
14/06Rye House50-40Glasgow
26/05Scunthorpe46-44Peterborough
20/05Peterborough46-43Scunthorpe
09/05Somerset60-30Workington
08/05Redcar47-43Plymouth
03/05Berwick54-36Sheffield
03/05Workington52-38Somerset
25/04Plymouth49-41Redcar

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
28/09Glasgow35-55Newcastle
15/09Newcastle53-37Glasgow
25/07Edinburgh67-23Berwick
23/07Berwick51-39Edinburgh
03/06Peterborough46-44Plymouth
06/06Plymouth50-40Peterborough
13/06Somerset49-41Ipswich
05/06Ipswich65-25Somerset

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
12/10Newcastle44-46Edinburgh
10/10Edinburgh62-27Newcastle
26/09Plymouth47-43Ipswich
11/09Ipswich65-25Plymouth

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]

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]

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

Team Lineups

Berwick Bandits

Edinburgh Monarchs

Glasgow Tigers

Ipswich Witches

Newcastle Diamonds

Peterborough Panthers

Plymouth Devils

Redcar Bears

Rye House Rockets

Scunthorpe Scorpions

Sheffield Tigers

Somerset Rebels

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. "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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