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2014 Elite League speedway season
The 2014 Elite League speedway season was the 80th season of the top division of UK speedway and the took place between March and October 2014. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning in 2013.[1]
| League | Elite League |
|---|---|
| Champions | Poole Pirates |
| Elite Shield | Poole Pirates |
| Riders Championship | Troy Batchelor |
| Highest average | Niels Kristian Iversen |
| Division/s below | 2014 Premier League 2014 National League |
Summary edit
This season saw the first team line-up change since 2011, with the Leicester Lions replacing the Peterborough Panthers who dropped down a division. Ahead of the season the BSPA announced a new rule called the "Fast Track Scheme" which means every side has to use two British youngsters at reserve who have passed through the National League - the third tier of British speedway.[2]
Poole Pirates won their second consecutive Elite League title, defeating Coventry Bees 90–71 in the Grand Final.[3] Poole continued their success, their sixth league title in eleven years. Darcy Ward, Maciej Janowski, Przemysław Pawlicki and Josh Grajczonek all returned for Poole and they were backed up by Kyle Newman and Václav Milík Jr.[4]
Final league table edit
| Pos. | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | +/− | Pts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3W | 2W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | |||||||
| 1 | Poole Pirates (Q) | 32 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1542 | 1333 | +209 | 70 |
| 2 | King's Lynn Stars (Q) | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1528 | 1346 | +182 | 70 |
| 3 | Coventry Bees (Q) | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1489 | 1406 | +83 | 64 |
| 4 | Swindon Robins (Q) | 32 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1465 | 1407 | +58 | 55 |
| 5 | Eastbourne Eagles | 32 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1430 | 1460 | −30 | 47 |
| 6 | Lakeside Hammers | 32 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1435 | 1445 | −10 | 45 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1398 | 1524 | −126 | 37 |
| 8 | Belle Vue Aces | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1372 | 1524 | −152 | 34 |
| 9 | Leicester Lions | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 1350 | 1564 | −214 | 25 |
| Birmingham Brummies | Club folded, results expunged | ||||||||||||||
Play-offs edit
Draw edit
| Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Coventry Bees | 49 | 50 | 99 | |||||||||
| 4 | Swindon Robins | 41 | 45 | 86 | |||||||||
| 3 | Coventry Bees | 34 | 37 | 71 | |||||||||
| 1 | Poole Pirates | 37 | 53 | 90 | |||||||||
| 1 | Poole Pirates | 45 | 47 | 92 | |||||||||
| 2 | King's Lynn Stars | 44 | 43 | 87 | |||||||||
Semi-finals edit
| 29 September 2014 | Report | Coventry Bees | 49–41 | Swindon Robins | Brandon Stadium Referee(s): Chris Durno |
| 29 September 2014 | Report | King's Lynn Stars | 44–45 | Poole Pirates | King's Lynn Stadium Referee(s): Graham Flint |
| 6 October 2014 | Report | Swindon Robins | 45–50 | Coventry Bees | Abbey Stadium Referee(s): Dan Holt |
| 16 October 2014[a] | Report | Poole Pirates | 47–43 | King's Lynn Stars | Poole Stadium Referee(s): Christina Turnbull |
Grand final edit
| 17 October 2014[b] | Report | Coventry Bees Howarth 10 Harris 8 Garrity 5 Hansen 5 Andersen 3 Sarjeant 2 Barker 1 | 34–37 | Poole Pirates Newman 9 Pawlicki 8 Janowski 6 Batchelor 5 Milik 5 King 4 Williamson 0 | Brandon Stadium Referee(s): Peter Clarke |
| 20 October 2014 | Report | Poole Pirates Janowski 14 Newman 11 Pawlicki 8 Milik 8 Batchelor 6 Morris 5 Compton 1 | 53–37 | Coventry Bees Howarth 9 Harris 7 Garrity 6 Andersen 6 Sarjeant 4 Fricke 3 Hansen 2 | Poole Stadium Referee(s): Mick Bates |
Knockout Cup edit
The Knockout Cup was not held during 2014.
Riders' Championship edit
Troy Batchelor won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at King's Lynn Stadium on 25 September.[5][6]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy Batchelor | 23313 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | Maciej Janowski | 13222 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jason Doyle | 31332 | 12 | x | 1 |
| 4 | Matej Žagar | 3T/exc333 | 12 | x | 0 |
| 5 | Bjarne Pedersen | 23321 | 11 | 1 | |
| 6 | Hans Andersen | 32220 | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 | Chris Harris | 22113 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Václav Milík Jr. | 02231 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Rory Schlein | 32111 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Danny King | 13030 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Dakota North | 01122 | 6 | ||
| 12 | Jacob Thorssell | 11211 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Richard Lawson | 11012 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Peter Kildemand | 201ret- | 3 | ||
| 15 | Robert Lambert | 00003 | 3 | ||
| 16 | James Cockle | 01 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Davey Watt | 0ret ret - - | 0 | ||
| 18 | Scott Campos (res) | 00 | 0 |
- f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired ef=engine failure t-touched tapes
Final Leading averages edit
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Niels Kristian Iversen | Kings Lynn | 9.62 |
| Darcy Ward | Poole | 9.24 |
| Lewis Blackbird | Eastbourne | 8.95 |
| Matej Žagar | Belle Vue | 8.84 |
| Maciej Janowski | Poole | 8.70 |
| Chris Harris | Coventry | 8.69 |
| Jason Doyle | Leicester | 8.67 |
| Hans Andersen | Coventry | 8.63 |
| Troy Batchelor | Swindon | 8.46 |
| Piotr Pawlicki | Wolverhampton | 8.36 |
Riders & averages edit
Belle Vue
- Matej Žagar 8.84
- Scott Nicholls 8.25
- Craig Cook 6.97
- Richie Worrall 5.95
- Stefan Nielsen 5.61
- Michael Palm Toft 5.40
- Lee Payne 2.73
- Ben Reade 2.00
Birmingham
- Daniel Nermark 7.13
- Adam Skornicki 6.95
- Danny King 6.41
- Paul Starke 6.17
- Ben Barker 5.65
- Nicolás Covatti 4.86
- Simon Lambert 4.00
- Edward Kennett 2.72
Coventry
- Chris Harris 8.69
- Hans Andersen 8.63
- Jason Garrity 7.91
- Michael Jepsen Jensen 6.91
- Kyle Howarth 6.74
- Max Fricke 6.51
- Kenneth Hansen 5.97
- Aaron Summers 5.78
- Ryan Fisher 5.63
- James Sarjeant 5.27
Eastbourne
- Lewis Blackbird 8.95
- Bjarne Pedersen 7.79
- Cameron Woodward 7.24
- Mikkel Michelsen 6.98
- Joonas Kylmakorpi 6.62
- Timo Lahti 6.10
- Danny Halsey 4.24
Kings Lynn
- Niels Kristian Iversen 9.62
- Lewis Kerr 8.13
- Kenneth Bjerre 7.97
- Rory Schlein 7.01
- Nicklas Porsing 6.43
- Simon Lambert 5.94
- Robert Lambert 5.92
- Lewis Rose 5.86
Lakeside
- Mikkel Bech 7.55
- Lewis Bridger 7.52
- Richard Lawson 7.51
- Davey Watt 7.23
- Peter Karlsson 7.12
- Kim Nilsson 6.54
- Adam Ellis 5.57
- Ben Morley 5.52
- Danny King 5.27
Leicester
- Jason Doyle 8.67
- Simon Stead 7.42
- Nicolai Klindt 6.76
- Sam Masters 6.51
- Mads Korneliussen 6.34
- Peter Ljung 5.67
- Krzysztof Buczkowski 5.64
- Patrick Hougaard 5.52
- Tom Perry 5.11
- Josh Bates 4.58
- Lasse Bjerre 4.50
- Max Clegg 3.48
Poole
- Darcy Ward 9.24
- Maciej Janowski 8.70
- Edward Kennett 8.67 (4 matches only)
- Kyle Newman 8.30
- Chris Holder 7.23
- Przemyslaw Pawlicki 7.20
- Josh Grajczonek 7.09
- Václav Milík Jr. 6.91
- Brendan Johnson 3.00
- Benji Compton 2.38
- Lee Smart 2.15 (4 matches only)
- Ben Hopwood 2.14
Swindon
- Troy Batchelor 8.46
- Peter Kildemand 8.26
- Steve Worrall 7.42
- Dakota North 7.10
- Nick Morris 7.09
- Simon Gustafsson 6.39
- Nicolai Klindt 5.89
- Nathan Greaves 2.84
- Dan Greenwood 2.36
Wolverhampton
- Piotr Pawlicki 8.36
- Tai Woffinden 7.73
- Ricky Wells 6.76
- Jacob Thorssell 6.54
- Lasse Bjerre 6.50
- Peter Karlsson 5.84
- Ashley Morris 5.45
- Joe Jacobs 5.33
- Ty Proctor 5.32
- Tom Perry 4.12
See also edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Sky Sports - Sports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport".
- ^ "2014 league tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Elite League Riders' Championship". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Troy Batchelor claims Elite League Rider crown at King's Lynn". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.