2014 Elite League speedway season

The 2014 Elite League took place between March and October 2014. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning in 2013.[1]

2014 Elite League speedway season
LeagueElite League
Season2014
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Riders Championship Troy Batchelor
Division/s below2014 Premier League
2014 National League

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]

Team Lineups

Belle Vue Aces

Birmingham Brummies

Coventry Bees

Eastbourne Eagles

Kings Lynn Stars

Lakeside Hammers

Leicester Lions

Poole Pirates

Swindon Robins

Wolverhampton Wolves

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

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 34–37 Poole Pirates Brandon Stadium
Referee(s):
Peter Clarke

20 October 2014 Report Poole Pirates 53–37 Coventry Bees Poole Stadium
Referee(s):
Mick Bates

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

Final Leading averages

[4]

Rider Team Average
Niels Kristian IversenKings Lynn9.03
Darcy WardPoole8.70
Jason DoyleLeicester8.44
Hans AndersenCoventry8.33
Matej ŽagarBelle Vue8.29
Peter KildemandSwindon7.58
Troy BatchelorSwindon7.58
Scott NichollsBelle Vue7.56
Maciej JanowskiPoole7.50
Chris HarrisCoventry7.49
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See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. http://www1.skysports.com/speedway/news/14464/9189988/elite-league-speedway-bspa-reveal-new-meeting-format
  3. "2014 league tables". Speedway GB.
  4. "Greensheet Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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