2014 Premier League speedway season
The 2014 Premier League was the second division of British speedway.[1]
| League | 2014 Premier League |
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| Season | 2014 |
| Champions | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Knockout Cup | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Premier League Cup | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Premier League Pairs | Edinburgh Monarchs |
| Division/s above | 2014 Elite League |
| Division/s below | 2014 National League |
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.[2]
Team Lineups
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Edinburgh Monarchs
Glasgow Tigers
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Ipswich Witches
Newcastle Diamonds
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Peterborough Panthers
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Plymouth Devils
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Redcar Bears
Rye House Rockets
Scunthorpe Scorpions
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Sheffield Tigers
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Somerset Rebels
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Workington Comets
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Final League table
| 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
Final Leading averages
| Rider | Team | Average |
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| Edinburgh | 9.19 | |
| Plymouth | 8.91 | |
| Newcastle | 8.84 | |
| Peterborough | 8.65 | |
| Rye House | 8.38 | |
| Ipswich | 8.36 | |
| Edinburgh | 8.23 | |
| Redcar | 8.22 | |
| Edinburgh | 8.07 | |
| Peterborough | 8.00 |
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.[5]
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
| Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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| 14/09 | Edinburgh | 52-38 | Ipswich |
| 16/10 | Ipswich | 37-53 | Edinburgh |
References
- "Final tables". Speedway archive.
- "2014 season". Speedway GB.
- "2014 Final table". Speedway archive.
- "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
- "2014 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.