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2014 Premier League speedway season

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

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]

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

Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

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

Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play Offs

Group 1

Group 2

Final

First leg

Oaktree Arena

Second leg

Armadale Stadium

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

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg

Foxhall Stadium

Second leg

Armadale Stadium

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]

Pairs

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

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 3 August 2014, at the East of England Arena.[16]

Final Leading averages

Berwick

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Ipswich

Newcastle

Peterborough

Plymouth

Redcar

Rye House

Scunthorpe

Sheffield

Somerset

Workington

See also

References

  1. ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
  2. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ "2014 season". Speedway GB.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2014 results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "2014 Statistics". Edinburgh Monarchs. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ "2014 Final table". Speedway archive.
  7. ^ a b "2014 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ "2014 Play Off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "2014 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ^ "2014 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
  11. ^ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  12. ^ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  13. ^ "SIMON STEAD WINS PLRC". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  14. ^ "2014 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  15. ^ "IT'S SAM AND MAX FOR THE PAIRS". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.