2014_Elite_League_speedway_season

2014 Elite League speedway season

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]

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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

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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[lower-alpha 1] Report Poole Pirates 47–43 King's Lynn Stars Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Christina Turnbull

Grand final

17 October 2014[lower-alpha 2] 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.[5][6]

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Final Leading averages

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