2014 Elite League speedway season

British motorcycle speedway season February 2024 February 2024 Elite League Champions Poole Pirates Elite Shield Poole Pirates Riders Championship Troy Batchelor Knockout Cup not held Niels Kristian Iversen 2014 Premier League2014 National League 2013 2015 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Teams England right 300 Locations of the 2014 Elite League teams England 53.4667 -2.2333 Belle Vue right England 52.486243 -1.890401 Birmingham left England 52.4081 -1.5106 Coventry right England 50.8582 -0.2283 Eastbourne right England 52.7543 -0.3976 King's Lynn right England 51.4750 0.2828 Lakeside left England 52.6333 -1.1333 Leicester right England 50.7167 -1.9833 Poole right England 51.5600 -1.7800 Swindon left England 52.5833 -2.1333 Wolves left 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.http://www1.skysports.com/speedway/news/14464/9189988/elite-league-speedway-bspa-reveal-new-meeting-format Sky Sports - Sports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport Poole Pirates won their second consecutive Elite League title, defeating Coventry Bees 90–71 in the Grand Final.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables2014.php 2014 league tables Speedway GB 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.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/4943/poole Speedway riders, history and results wwosbackup 1 August 2021 Final league table Pos. Position Club M Matches Home Away F Race points for A Race points against +/− Plus/minus Pts Total points 3W Home win by more than seven points; three points awarded 2W Home win by less than seven points; two points awarded D Home draw; one point awarded L Home loss; no points awarded 4W Away win by more than seven points; four points awarded 3W Away win by less than seven points; three points awarded D Away draw; two points awarded 1L Away loss by less than seven points; one point awarded L Away loss by more than seven points; no points awarded 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 main FBR grey 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 41–49 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 complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives14 British Speedway Fixtures and Results 28 May 2024 'B' Fixtures main FBR grey 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 complete https://www.speedwaygbarchive.co.uk/archives14 Fixtures and Results British Speedway 28 May 2024 Play-offs Draw Semi-finals Grand final 3 Coventry Bees 49 50 99 4 Swindon Robins 41 45 86 1 Poole Pirates 45 47 92 2 King's Lynn Stars 44 43 87 3 Coventry Bees 34 37 71 1 Poole Pirates 37 53 90 Semi-finals 29 September 2014 Coventry Bees 49 41 Report Swindon Robins Brandon Stadium Chris Durno 29 September 2014 King's Lynn Stars 44 45 Report Poole Pirates King's Lynn Stadium Graham Flint 6 October 2014 Swindon Robins 45 50 Report Coventry Bees Swindon Dan Holt 16 October 2014Postponed from 6 October 2014 due to a waterlogged track. Poole Pirates 47 43 Report King's Lynn Stars Poole Stadium Christina Turnbull Grand final 17 October 2014Result stood after 12 heats, due to rain. Coventry BeesHowarth 10Harris 8Garrity 5Hansen 5Andersen 3Sarjeant 2Barker 1 34 37 Report Poole PiratesNewman 9Pawlicki 8Janowski 6Batchelor 5Milik 5King 4Williamson 0 Brandon Stadium Peter Clarke 20 October 2014 Poole PiratesJanowski 14Newman 11Pawlicki 8Milik 8Batchelor 6Morris 5Compton 1 53 37 Report Coventry BeesHowarth 9Harris 7Garrity 6Andersen 6Sarjeant 4Fricke 3Hansen 2 Poole Stadium 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.https://wwosbackup.proboards.com/thread/7306/2014-elite-league-riders-championship Elite League Riders' Championship WWOS Backup 9 June 2023https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/speedway/11497702.troy-batchelor-claims-elite-league-rider-crown-at-kings-lynn/ Troy Batchelor claims Elite League Rider crown at King's Lynn Swindon Advertiser 9 June 2023 Pos. Rider Pts Total SF Final1 AUS Troy Batchelor 2 3 3 1 3 12332 POL Maciej Janowski 1 3 2 2 210223 AUS Jason Doyle 3 1 3 3 212x14 SVN Matej Žagar 3 T/exc 3 3 312x05 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 2 3 3 2 11116 DEN Hans Andersen 3 2 2 2 0907 ENG Chris Harris 2 2 1 1 398 DEN Václav Milík Jr. 0 2 2 3 199 AUS Rory Schlein 3 2 1 1 1 810 ENG Danny King 1 3 0 3 0711 AUS Dakota North 0 1 1 2 2612 SWE Jacob Thorssell 1 1 2 1 1 613 ENG Richard Lawson 1 1 0 1 2 514 DEN Peter Kildemand 2 0 1 ret - 315 ENG Robert Lambert 0 0 0 0 3316 ENG James Cockle 0 1117 AUS Davey Watt 0 ret ret - -018 ENG Scott Campos (res) 0 0 0 f=fell, exc=excluded, ret=retired ef=engine failure t-touched tapes Final Leading averages http://www.speedwaygb.co/14issues/el14_issue29.pdf Greensheet Averages Speedway GB Rider Team Average DEN Niels Kristian Iversen Kings Lynn 9.62 AUS Darcy Ward Poole 9.24 ENG Lewis Blackbird Eastbourne 8.95 SVN Matej Žagar Belle Vue 8.84 POL Maciej Janowski Poole 8.70 ENG Chris Harris Coventry 8.69 AUS Jason Doyle Leicester 8.67 DEN Hans Andersen Coventry 8.63 AUS Troy Batchelor Swindon 8.46 POL Piotr Pawlicki Wolverhampton 8.36 Riders & averages Belle Vue 22em SLO Matej Žagar 8.84 ENG Scott Nicholls 8.25 ENG Craig Cook 6.97 ENG Richie Worrall 5.95 ENG Stefan Nielsen 5.61 DEN Michael Palm Toft 5.40 ENG Lee Payne 2.73 ENG Ben Reade 2.00 Birmingham 22em SWE Daniel Nermark 7.13 POL Adam Skornicki 6.95 ENG Danny King 6.41 ENG Paul Starke 6.17 ENG Ben Barker 5.65 ITA Nicolás Covatti 4.86 ENG Simon Lambert 4.00 ENG Edward Kennett 2.72 Coventry 22em ENG Chris Harris 8.69 DEN Hans Andersen 8.63 ENG Jason Garrity 7.91 DEN Michael Jepsen Jensen 6.91 ENG Kyle Howarth 6.74 AUS Max Fricke 6.51 DEN Kenneth Hansen 5.97 AUS Aaron Summers 5.78 USA Ryan Fisher 5.63 ENG James Sarjeant 5.27 Eastbourne 22em ENG Lewis Blackbird 8.95 DEN Bjarne Pedersen 7.79 AUS Cameron Woodward 7.24 DEN Mikkel Michelsen 6.98 FIN Joonas Kylmakorpi 6.62 FIN Timo Lahti 6.10 ENG Danny Halsey 4.24 Kings Lynn 22em DEN Niels Kristian Iversen 9.62 ENG Lewis Kerr 8.13 DEN Kenneth Bjerre 7.97 AUS Rory Schlein 7.01 DEN Nicklas Porsing 6.43 ENG Simon Lambert 5.94 ENG Robert Lambert 5.92 ENG Lewis Rose 5.86 Lakeside 22em DEN Mikkel Bech 7.55 ENG Lewis Bridger 7.52 ENG Richard Lawson 7.51 AUS Davey Watt 7.23 SWE Peter Karlsson 7.12 SWE Kim Nilsson 6.54 ENG Adam Ellis 5.57 ENG Ben Morley 5.52 ENG Danny King 5.27 Leicester 22em AUS Jason Doyle 8.67 ENG Simon Stead 7.42 DEN Nicolai Klindt 6.76 AUS Sam Masters 6.51 DEN Mads Korneliussen 6.34 SWE Peter Ljung 5.67 POL Krzysztof Buczkowski 5.64 DEN Patrick Hougaard 5.52 ENG Tom Perry 5.11 ENG Josh Bates 4.58 DEN Lasse Bjerre 4.50 ENG Max Clegg 3.48 Poole 22em AUS Darcy Ward 9.24 POL Maciej Janowski 8.70 ENG Edward Kennett 8.67 (4 matches only) ENG Kyle Newman 8.30 AUS Chris Holder 7.23 POL Przemyslaw Pawlicki 7.20 AUS Josh Grajczonek 7.09 CZE Václav Milík Jr. 6.91 ENG Brendan Johnson 3.00 ENG Benji Compton 2.38 ENG Lee Smart 2.15 (4 matches only) ENG Ben Hopwood 2.14 Swindon 22em AUS Troy Batchelor 8.46 DEN Peter Kildemand 8.26 ENG Steve Worrall 7.42 AUS Dakota North 7.10 AUS Nick Morris 7.09 SWE Simon Gustafsson 6.39 DEN Nicolai Klindt 5.89 ENG Nathan Greaves 2.84 ENG Dan Greenwood 2.36 Wolverhampton 22em POL Piotr Pawlicki 8.36 ENG Tai Woffinden 7.73 USA Ricky Wells 6.76 SWE Jacob Thorssell 6.54 DEN Lasse Bjerre 6.50 SWE Peter Karlsson 5.84 ENG Ashley Morris 5.45 ENG Joe Jacobs 5.33 AUS Ty Proctor 5.32 ENG Tom Perry 4.12 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Notes References Category:SGB Premiership Elite League