| League | Elite League |
|---|---|
| Champions | Poole Pirates |
| Elite Shield | Poole Pirates |
| Riders Championship | Troy Batchelor |
| Knockout Cup | not held |
| Highest average | Niels Kristian Iversen |
| Division/s below | 2014 Premier League 2014 National League |
The2014 Elite League speedway season was the 80th season of the top division of UK speedway and the took place between March and October 2014. ThePoole Pirates were the defending champions after winning in 2013.[1]
This season saw the first team line-up change since 2011, with theLeicester Lions replacing thePeterborough 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, defeatingCoventry 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 andJosh Grajczonek all returned for Poole and they were backed up byKyle Newman andVáclav Milík Jr.[4]
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
TheKnockout Cup was not held during 2014.
Troy Batchelor won theRiders' Championship. The final was held atKing's Lynn Stadium on 25 September.[7][8]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Troy Batchelor | 23313 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Maciej Janowski | 13222 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Jason Doyle | 31332 | 12 | x | 1 |
| 4 |  Matej Žagar | 3T/exc333 | 12 | x | 0 |
| 5 |  Bjarne Pedersen | 23321 | 11 | 1 | |
| 6 | Hans Andersen | 32220 | 9 | 0 | |
| 7 |  Chris Harris | 22113 | 9 | ||
| 8 | Václav Milík Jr. | 02231 | 9 | ||
| 9 | Rory Schlein | 32111 | 8 | ||
| 10 | Danny King | 13030 | 7 | ||
| 11 | Dakota North | 01122 | 6 | ||
| 12 |  Jacob Thorssell | 11211 | 6 | ||
| 13 | Richard Lawson | 11012 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Peter Kildemand | 201ret- | 3 | ||
| 15 | Robert Lambert | 00003 | 3 | ||
| 16 | James Cockle | 01 | 1 | ||
| 17 | Davey Watt | 0ret ret - - | 0 | ||
| 18 | Scott Campos (res) | 00 | 0 |
| Rider | Team | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Niels Kristian Iversen | Kings Lynn | 9.62 |
| Darcy Ward | Poole | 9.24 |
| Lewis Blackbird | Eastbourne | 8.95 |
| Matej Žagar | Belle Vue | 8.84 |
| Maciej Janowski | Poole | 8.70 |
| Chris Harris | Coventry | 8.69 |
| Jason Doyle | Leicester | 8.67 |
| Hans Andersen | Coventry | 8.63 |
| Troy Batchelor | Swindon | 8.46 |
| Piotr Pawlicki | Wolverhampton | 8.36 |
Belle Vue
Matej Žagar 8.84Scott Nicholls 8.25Craig Cook 6.97Richie Worrall 5.95Stefan Nielsen 5.61Michael Palm Toft 5.40Lee Payne 2.73Ben Reade 2.00Birmingham
Daniel Nermark 7.13Adam Skornicki 6.95Danny King 6.41Paul Starke 6.17Ben Barker 5.65
Nicolás Covatti 4.86Simon Lambert 4.00Edward Kennett 2.72Coventry
Chris Harris 8.69Hans Andersen 8.63Jason Garrity 7.91Michael Jepsen Jensen 6.91Kyle Howarth 6.74Max Fricke 6.51Kenneth Hansen 5.97Aaron Summers 5.78
Ryan Fisher 5.63James Sarjeant 5.27Eastbourne
Lewis Blackbird 8.95Bjarne Pedersen 7.79Cameron Woodward 7.24Mikkel Michelsen 6.98
Joonas Kylmakorpi 6.62Timo Lahti 6.10Danny Halsey 4.24Kings Lynn
Niels Kristian Iversen 9.62Lewis Kerr 8.13Kenneth Bjerre 7.97Rory Schlein 7.01Nicklas Porsing 6.43Simon Lambert 5.94Robert Lambert 5.92Lewis Rose 5.86Lakeside
Mikkel Bech 7.55Lewis Bridger 7.52Richard Lawson 7.51Davey Watt 7.23Peter Karlsson 7.12Kim Nilsson 6.54Adam Ellis 5.57Ben Morley 5.52Danny King 5.27Leicester
Jason Doyle 8.67Simon Stead 7.42Nicolai Klindt 6.76Sam Masters 6.51Mads Korneliussen 6.34Peter Ljung 5.67Krzysztof Buczkowski 5.64Patrick Hougaard 5.52Tom Perry 5.11Josh Bates 4.58Lasse Bjerre 4.50Max Clegg 3.48Poole
Darcy Ward 9.24Maciej Janowski 8.70Edward Kennett 8.67 (4 matches only)Kyle Newman 8.30Chris Holder 7.23Przemyslaw Pawlicki 7.20Josh Grajczonek 7.09
Václav Milík Jr. 6.91Brendan Johnson 3.00Benji Compton 2.38Lee Smart 2.15 (4 matches only)Ben Hopwood 2.14Swindon
Troy Batchelor 8.46Peter Kildemand 8.26Steve Worrall 7.42Dakota North 7.10Nick Morris 7.09Simon Gustafsson 6.39Nicolai Klindt 5.89Nathan Greaves 2.84Dan Greenwood 2.36Wolverhampton
Piotr Pawlicki 8.36Tai Woffinden 7.73Ricky Wells 6.76Jacob Thorssell 6.54Lasse Bjerre 6.50Peter Karlsson 5.84Ashley Morris 5.45Joe Jacobs 5.33Ty Proctor 5.32Tom Perry 4.12| Teams |  | |
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