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
[edit]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
[edit]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
'A' Fixtures & results
[edit]'B' Fixtures & results
[edit]4 extra random matches per team were held counting towards the league standings
Play Offs
[edit]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 |
Final
[edit]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][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 – 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][9] |
Edinburgh were declared League Champions, winning on aggregate 96–95.
Premier League Knockout Cup
[edit]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 |
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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
[edit]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][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 – 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][12] |
Edinburgh were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 105–75.
Riders' Championship
[edit]Simon Stead won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 21 September at Owlerton Stadium.[13]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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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
[edit]The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 11 July. The event was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.[14][15]
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Semi finals
- Somerset bt Workington 7-2
- Edinburgh bt Redcar 7-2
Final
- Edinburgh bt Somerset 5-4
Fours
[edit]Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 3 August 2014, at the East of England Arena.[16]
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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
[edit]Rider | Team | Average |
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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
[edit]Berwick
- Claus Vissing 8.11
- Matěj Kůs 7.67
- Kevin Doolan 7.24
- David Bellego 6.83
- Matthew Wethers 6.64
- Steen Jensen 6.31
- Alex Edberg 4.94
- Liam Carr 2.61
Edinburgh
- Craig Cook 10.41
- Sam Masters 9.12
- Max Fricke 8.76
- Steve Worrall 8.67
- Justin Sedgmen 8.31
- Derek Sneddon 5.44
- Aaron Fox 4.00
Glasgow
- Theo Pijper 7.31
- Rusty Harrison 6.97
- Anders Thomsen 6.53
- Kevin Wolbert 6.28
- Kasper Lykke 5.64
- Mark Lemon 5.21
- Dimitri Berge 5.20
- Tero Aarnio 5.00
- Victor Palovaara 2.53
Ipswich
- Richie Worrall 8.06
- Rohan Tungate 8.00
- Morten Risager 7.98
- Gino Manzares 6.84
- Ritchie Hawkins 6.29
- Cameron Heeps 6.14
- Adam Ellis 6.10
Newcastle
- Danny King 9.34
- Stuart Robson 8.59
- Lewis Kerr 7.81
- Ludvig Lindgren 7.41
- Anton Rosén 6.98
- Christian Henry 6.59
- Lewis Rose 5.28
- Chris Mills 4.90
- Simon Nielsen 4.41
- Chris Schramm 4.39
Peterborough
- Lasse Bjerre 9.02
- Ulrich Østergaard 8.40
- Ryan Fisher 8.00
- Aleš Dryml, Jr. 7.90
- Lewis Blackbird 7.17
- Adam Roynon 5.85
- Nicki Barrett 4.71
- Joe Jacobs 4.31
- Oliver Greenwood 4.06
- Richard Hall 3.80
- Max Dilger 3.14
Plymouth
- Ben Barker 9.48
- Kyle Newman 7.18
- Kalle Katajisto 6.81
- Rasmus Jensen 6.80
- Zdeněk Simota 6.41
- James Wright 5.97
- Josef Franc 5.84
- Roland Benko 3.73
- Ben Reade 1.53
Redcar
- Richard Lawson 9.31
- Aaron Summers 8.02
- Hugh Skidmore 7.23
- Mark Lemon 6.07
- Carl Wilkinson 5.99
- Jan Graversen 5.41
- Luke Crang 3.03
- Rafal Konopka 2.89
Rye House
- Edward Kennett 8.70
- Jason Garrity 7.10
- Steve Boxall 6.33
- Mathieu Trésarrieu 5.81
- Anders Mellgren 5.33
- Luke Bowen 5.32
- Jason Bunyan 5.32
- Oliver Greenwood 4.25
- Simon Lambert 1.50
Scunthorpe
- David Howe 7.85
- Nikolai Klindt 7.54
- Josh Auty 7.49
- Thomas Jørgensen 7.14
- Ryan Douglas 7.13
- Ashley Birks 6.71
- Matt Williamson 2.21
Sheffield
- Simon Stead 9.70
- Andre Compton 6.28
- Taylor Poole 6.15
- Ty Proctor 5.96
- Leigh Lanham 5.60
- Ben Wilson 5.54
- Nicolas Covatti 4.84
- Simon Nielsen 4.28
- Josh Bates 3.91
Somerset
- Oliver Allen 8.83
- Nick Morris 8.34
- Pontus Aspgren 8.19
- Charles Wright 7.74
- Brady Kurtz 7.55
- Todd Kurtz 6.79
- Paul Starke 5.93
Workington
- Josh Grajczonek 9.04
- Rene Bach 7.88
- Ricky Wells 7.49
- Kyle Howarth 6.79
- Mason Campton 5.76
- Simon Lambert 5.54
- Ashley Morris 5.54
- Joe Jacobs 4.58
- Chris Mills 3.24
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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 Statistics". Edinburgh Monarchs. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "2014 Final table". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2014 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SIMON STEAD WINS PLRC". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "2014 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "IT'S SAM AND MAX FOR THE PAIRS". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.