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2014 Premier League speedway season

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

Quick facts Champions, Knockout Cup ...
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
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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]

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

[6]

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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
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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

More information Home \ Away, BER ...
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
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Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

'B' Fixtures & results

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

More information Home \ Away, BER ...
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
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Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Group 1

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1Edinburgh420001100021215813
2Workington41001000021721963
3Berwick41001000021702003
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Group 2

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team P 3w 2w D L 4w 3w D 1L L F A Pts
1Somerset42000000112021667
2Ipswich42000000021911776
3Scunthorpe41000000021572075
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Final

First leg

More information Somerset RebelsCharles Wright 13Pontus Aspgren 12Nick Morris 10Paul Starke 8Todd Kurtz 6Edward Kennett (guest) 5Brady Kurtz R/R, 54 – 42 ...
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]
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Second leg

More information Edinburgh MonarchsCraig Cook 14Justin Sedgman 12Max Fricke 11Sam Masters 10Aaron Fox 4Derek Sneddon 3Steve Worrall R/R, 54 – 41 ...
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]
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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.[10]

First round

More information Date, Team one ...
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
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Quarter-finals

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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
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Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
12/10Newcastle44-46Edinburgh
10/10Edinburgh62-27Newcastle
26/09Plymouth47-43Ipswich
11/09Ipswich65-25Plymouth
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Final

First leg

More information Ipswich WitchesAdam Ellis 9Cameron Heeps 8Ritchie Hawkins 7Rohan Tungate 5Morten Risager 5Richie Worrall 3Gino Manzares 0, 37 – 53 ...
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]
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Second leg

More information Edinburgh MonarchsCraig Cook 13Max Fricke 12Sam Masters 11Justin Sedgman 10Aaron Fox 6Joe Jacobs 0Steve Worrall R/R, 52 – 38 ...
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][12]
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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.[13]

More information Pos., Rider ...
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
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Pairs

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

More information Group A, Pos ...
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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.[16]

More information Group A, Pos ...
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More information Final, Pos ...
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,
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Final Leading averages

More information Rider, Team ...
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
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Riders & final averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ipswich

Newcastle

Peterborough

Plymouth

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Workington

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