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]

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.

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.[8]

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][9]

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][10]

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

Riders' Championship

Simon Stead won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 21 September at Owlerton Stadium.[11]

Pos.RiderPtsTotalSFFinal
1England Simon Stead3 3 3 3 113-3
2England Danny King3 3 2 3 314-2
3Denmark Ulrich Østergaard1 1 3 2 31021
4England Richard Lawson3 3 1 3 11130
5England Stuart Robson2 2 2 2 2101
6England Craig Cook3 1 2 1 3100
7Denmark Lasse Bjerre1 2 0 2 38
8England Kyle Newman1 2 2 0 27
9England Jason Garrity2 1 1 1 16
10Netherlands Theo Pijper2 1 1 2 06
11Czech Republic Matěj Kůs0 2 1 3 06
12Australia Nick Morris0 0 3 1 26
13Australia Josh Grajczonek2 3 0 04
14England Steve Worrall1 0 0 0 23
15Australia Ryan Douglas0 fx 3 03
16Denmark Morten Risager0 0 0 1 12
17England Nathan Greaves (res)00
18England James Sarjeant (res)00
  • f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes

Pairs

The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 11 July. The event was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.[12][13]

Semi finals

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

Final

  • Edinburgh bt Somerset 5-4

Fours

Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 3 August 2014, at the East of England Arena.[14]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Somerset24Allen 8, Morris 7, Aspgren 5, Wright 4, Kurtz B 0
2Workington18Grajczonek 7, Bach 6, Howarth 4, Wells 1
3Scunthorpe15Howe 6, Douglas 4, Birks 3, Jorgensen 2
4Edinburgh15Worrall S 5, Sedgmen 4, Masters 3, Cook 3,

Final Leading averages

Rider Team Average
England Craig CookEdinburgh10.41
England Simon SteadSheffield9.70
England Ben BarkerPlymouth9.48
England Danny KingNewcastle9.34
England Richard LawsonRedcar9.31
Australia Sam MastersEdinburgh9.12
Denmark Lasse BjerrePeterborough9.02
England Oliver AllenSomerset8.83
Australia Max FrickeEdinburgh8.76
England Edward KennettRye House8.70

Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ipswich

Newcastle

Peterborough

Plymouth

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Workington

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. ↑ "2014 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  9. ↑ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "SIMON STEAD WINS PLRC". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "2014 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "IT'S SAM AND MAX FOR THE PAIRS". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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