2014 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle 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]

Teams

2014 Elite League speedway season is located in England
Belle Vue
Belle Vue
Birmingham
Birmingham
Coventry
Coventry
Eastbourne
Eastbourne
Lakeside
Lakeside
Leicester
Leicester
Poole
Poole
Swindon
Swindon
Wolves
Wolves
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Locations of the 2014 Elite League teams

Summary

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

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

'A' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV BIR COV EAS KL LH LEI PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 51–39 36–56 52–40 39–54 45–45 56–35 51–39 41–39 50–39
Birmingham Brummies 50–40 46–44 52–44 30–60 37–56 n/a n/a n/a 46–44
Coventry Bees 52–40 46–44 60–32 42–48 49–41 48–42 47–43 41–49 48–42
Eastbourne Eagles 50–43 62–30 61–30 49–40 48–42 52–37 45–45 54–37 59–31
King's Lynn Stars 52–38 60–32 53–43 60–32 52–43 48–42 47–43 48–42 49–41
Lakeside Hammers 58–32 69–21 54–35 55–41 45–47 52–42 35–26 47–44 53–30
Leicester Lions 50–43 n/a 40–50 49–41 42–47 48–41 45–45 45–47 44–46
Poole Pirates 53–40 48–42 49–41 52–37 44–46 50–40 59–34 56–34 49–41
Swindon Robins 57–36 n/a 26–36 46–44 50–40 55–37 48–40 45–47 46–47
Wolverhampton Wolves 45–45 58–35 47–43 61–32 47–42 48–42 56–37 45–45 52–38
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

'B' Fixtures

Home \ Away BV BIR COV EAS KL LH LEI PP SWI WOL
Belle Vue Aces 56–39 40–53 47–43 48–42 42–33 55–38 54–38 48–44 55–38
Birmingham Brummies n/a n/a n/a 42–48 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Coventry Bees 52–39 n/a 60–33 52–38 55–35 50–42 40–50 53–40 58–34
Eastbourne Eagles 57–35 n/a 49–44 49–44 50–40 55–36 50–40 53–40 55–35
King's Lynn Stars 50–40 n/a 61–31 39–24 59–35 51–39 41–49 44–43 54–39
Lakeside Hammers 59–31 n/a 39–56 47–43 47–43 59–36 45–45 56–38 57–35
Leicester Lions 56–36 n/a 54–38 45–44 39–51 48–42 41–49 37–52 47–45
Poole Pirates 57–37 60–32 47–48 56–35 48–42 53–37 59–31 56–35 48–42
Swindon Robins 42–33 n/a 60–31 56–36 52–41 57–35 47–43 46–43 59–36
Wolverhampton Wolves 48–45 n/a 44–46 56–37 37–53 44–46 50–42 36–59 51–41
Source: [6]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


Play-offs

Draw

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

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

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

The Knockout Cup was not held during 2014.

Riders' Championship

Troy Batchelor won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at King's Lynn Stadium on 25 September.[7][8]

Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final
1 Australia Troy Batchelor 2 3 3 1 3 12 3 3
2 Poland Maciej Janowski 1 3 2 2 2 10 2 2
3 Australia Jason Doyle 3 1 3 3 2 12 x 1
4 Slovenia Matej Žagar 3 T/exc 3 3 3 12 x 0
5 Denmark Bjarne Pedersen 2 3 3 2 1 11 1
6 Denmark Hans Andersen 3 2 2 2 0 9 0
7 England Chris Harris 2 2 1 1 3 9
8 Denmark Václav Milík Jr. 0 2 2 3 1 9
9 Australia Rory Schlein 3 2 1 1 1 8
10 England Danny King 1 3 0 3 0 7
11 Australia Dakota North 0 1 1 2 2 6
12 Sweden Jacob Thorssell 1 1 2 1 1 6
13 England Richard Lawson 1 1 0 1 2 5
14 Denmark Peter Kildemand 2 0 1 ret - 3
15 England Robert Lambert 0 0 0 0 3 3
16 England James Cockle 0 1 1
17 Australia Davey Watt 0 ret ret - - 0
18 England Scott Campos (res) 0 0 0
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Final Leading averages

[9]

Rider Team Average
Denmark Niels Kristian Iversen Kings Lynn 9.62
Australia Darcy Ward Poole 9.24
England Lewis Blackbird Eastbourne 8.95
Slovenia Matej Žagar Belle Vue 8.84
Poland Maciej Janowski Poole 8.70
England Chris Harris Coventry 8.69
Australia Jason Doyle Leicester 8.67
Denmark Hans Andersen Coventry 8.63
Australia Troy Batchelor Swindon 8.46
Poland Piotr Pawlicki Wolverhampton 8.36

Riders & averages

Belle Vue

Birmingham

Coventry

Eastbourne

Kings Lynn

Lakeside

Leicester

Poole

Swindon

Wolverhampton

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Postponed from 6 October 2014 due to a waterlogged track.
  2. ^ Result stood after 12 heats, due to rain.

References

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Sky Sports - Sports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport".
  3. ^ "2014 league tables". Speedway GB.
  4. ^ "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Fixtures and Results". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Fixtures and Results". British Speedway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Elite League Riders' Championship". WWOS Backup. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Troy Batchelor claims Elite League Rider crown at King's Lynn". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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