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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

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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]

Edinburgh Monarchs, led by Craig Cook and Sam Masters won the treble of League, Knockout Cup and League Cup, while going on a 27 match unbeaten run.[5] Masters and Max Fricke also won the Premier Pairs.

Final League table

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[6]

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

'A' Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away BER ED GLA IPS NEW PET PLY RED RYE SCU SHE SOM WOR
Berwick Bandits 48–41 55–41 49–41 55–38 35–52 52–41 32–28 63–32 47–46 59–33 49–43 55–37
Edinburgh Monarchs 57–32 58–32 56–36 57–38 51–42 61–31 59–37 57–38 59–34 67–27 55–39 63–29
Glasgow Tigers 37–52 43–47 53–40 46–43 47–45 46–44 51–39 48–41 53–37 55–40 41–51 52–41
Ipswich Witches 60–34 45–45 45–45 45–45 55–40 58–36 41–34 52–38 53–39 54–36 57–35 60–36
Newcastle Diamonds 51–40 44–45 59–34 46–44 52–41 61–34 39–50 54–38 67–22 53–40 54–38 44–49
Peterborough Panthers 52–38 50–43 46–44 47–43 54–40 51–31 45–45 49–40 45–44 58–38 43–50 42–36
Plymouth Devils 43–52 40–52 53–41 52–41 48–42 52–38 50–41 54–41 55–40 59–37 38–40 47–37
Redcar Bears 42–50 41–51 51–42 40–50 47–43 47–43 52–40 48–42 50–40 53–37 47–43 47–45
Rye House Rockets 58–37 36–59 49–41 44–46 49–41 57–35 49–40 55–41 59–35 52–38 37–58 34–56
Scunthorpe Scorpions 62–34 43–48 57–36 55–39 58–38 58–36 52–43 54–39 60–35 54–39 46–44 53–37
Sheffield Tigers 48–42 45–47 52–41 42–51 50–40 46–44 32–30 40–38 52–38 41–49 39–51 52–40
Somerset Rebels 56–34 57–35 62–30 59–31 59–35 59–25 58–34 68–24 66–26 55–35 49–40 64–28
Workington Comets 41–49 53–43 40–54 47–43 50–45 52–40 51–42 51–41 63–31 49–41 50–43 40–32
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

'B' Fixtures & results

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4 extra random matches per team were held counting towards the league standings

Home \ Away BER ED GLA IPS NEW PET PLY RED RYE SCU SHE SOM WOR
Berwick Bandits 52–31 52–43
Edinburgh Monarchs 65–29 48–41
Glasgow Tigers 36–54 ab
Ipswich Witches 59–36 55–40
Newcastle Diamonds 51–37 42–42
Peterborough Panthers 42–47 47–35
Plymouth Devils 56–40 54–40
Redcar Bears 42–48 44–46
Rye House Rockets 42–49 44–49
Scunthorpe Scorpions 46–43 55–39
Sheffield Tigers 41–49 52–40
Somerset Rebels 52–42 72–20
Workington Comets 48–27 45–45
Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

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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

Final

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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][8]

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][9]

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

Premier League Knockout Cup

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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.[10]

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

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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][11]

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

Riders' Championship

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Simon Stead won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 21 September at Owlerton Stadium.[13]

Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final
1   Simon Stead 3 3 3 3 1 13 - 3
2   Danny King 3 3 2 3 3 14 - 2
3   Ulrich Østergaard 1 1 3 2 3 10 2 1
4   Richard Lawson 3 3 1 3 1 11 3 0
5   Stuart Robson 2 2 2 2 2 10 1
6   Craig Cook 3 1 2 1 3 10 0
7   Lasse Bjerre 1 2 0 2 3 8
8   Kyle Newman 1 2 2 0 2 7
9   Jason Garrity 2 1 1 1 1 6
10   Theo Pijper 2 1 1 2 0 6
11   Matěj Kůs 0 2 1 3 0 6
12   Nick Morris 0 0 3 1 2 6
13   Josh Grajczonek 2 3 0 0 4
14   Steve Worrall 1 0 0 0 2 3
15   Ryan Douglas 0 fx 3 0 3
16   Morten Risager 0 0 0 1 1 2
17   Nathan Greaves (res) 0 0
18   James Sarjeant (res) 0 0
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

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The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 11 July. The event was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.[14][15]

Semi finals

  • Somerset bt Workington 7-2
  • Edinburgh bt Redcar 7-2

Final

  • Edinburgh bt Somerset 5-4

Fours

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Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 3 August 2014, at the East of England Arena.[16]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Somerset 24 Allen 8, Morris 7, Aspgren 5, Wright 4, Kurtz B 0
2 Workington 18 Grajczonek 7, Bach 6, Howarth 4, Wells 1
3 Scunthorpe 15 Howe 6, Douglas 4, Birks 3, Jorgensen 2
4 Edinburgh 15 Worrall S 5, Sedgmen 4, Masters 3, Cook 3,

Final Leading averages

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Rider Team Average
  Craig Cook Edinburgh 10.41
  Simon Stead Sheffield 9.70
  Ben Barker Plymouth 9.48
  Danny King Newcastle 9.34
  Richard Lawson Redcar 9.31
  Sam Masters Edinburgh 9.12
  Lasse Bjerre Peterborough 9.02
  Oliver Allen Somerset 8.83
  Max Fricke Edinburgh 8.76
  Edward Kennett Rye House 8.70

Riders & final averages

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Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ipswich

Newcastle

Peterborough

Plymouth

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Workington

See also

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References

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  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 Statistics". Edinburgh Monarchs. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ "2014 Final table". Speedway archive.
  7. ^ a b "2014 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "2014 Play Off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "2014 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ^ "2014 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  11. ^ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. ^ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  13. ^ "SIMON STEAD WINS PLRC". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  14. ^ "2014 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ^ "IT'S SAM AND MAX FOR THE PAIRS". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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