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]
Pos | Club | M | Home | Away | F | A | Pts | |||||||
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3W | 2W | D | L | 4W | 3W | D | 1L | L | ||||||
1 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1465 | 1108 | 74 |
2 | Somerset Rebels | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1339 | 1083 | 67 |
3 | Ipswich Witches | 28 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1339 | 1212 | 57 |
4 | Berwick Bandits | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1282 | 1247 | 56 |
5 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 28 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1310 | 1267 | 50 |
6 | Workington Comets | 27 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1191 | 1241 | 41 |
7 | Peterborough Panthers | 28 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1228 | 1300 | 37 |
8 | Newcastle Diamonds | 28 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1277 | 1272 | 36 |
9 | Plymouth Devils | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1224 | 1304 | 34 |
10 | Redcar Bears | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1194 | 1303 | 31 |
11 | Glasgow Tigers | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1145 | 1314 | 31 |
12 | Sheffield Tigers | 28 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1164 | 1363 | 25 |
13 | Rye House Rockets | 28 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1164 | 1418 | 25 |
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
'A' Fixtures & results
Home \ Away | BER | ED | GLA | IPS | NEW | PET | PLY | RED | RYE | SCU | SHE | SOM | WOR |
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Berwick Bandits | 48–41 | 55–41 | 49–41 | 55–38 | 35–52 | 52–41 | 32–28 | 63–32 | 47–46 | 59–33 | 49–43 | 55–37 | |
Edinburgh Monarchs | 57–32 | 58–32 | 56–36 | 57–38 | 51–42 | 61–31 | 59–37 | 57–38 | 59–34 | 67–27 | 55–39 | 63–29 | |
Glasgow Tigers | 37–52 | 43–47 | 53–40 | 46–43 | 47–45 | 46–44 | 51–39 | 48–41 | 53–37 | 55–40 | 41–51 | 52–41 | |
Ipswich Witches | 60–34 | 45–45 | 45–45 | 45–45 | 55–40 | 58–36 | 41–34 | 52–38 | 53–39 | 54–36 | 57–35 | 60–36 | |
Newcastle Diamonds | 51–40 | 44–45 | 59–34 | 46–44 | 52–41 | 61–34 | 39–50 | 54–38 | 67–22 | 53–40 | 54–38 | 44–49 | |
Peterborough Panthers | 52–38 | 50–43 | 46–44 | 47–43 | 54–40 | 51–31 | 45–45 | 49–40 | 45–44 | 58–38 | 43–50 | 42–36 | |
Plymouth Devils | 43–52 | 40–52 | 53–41 | 52–41 | 48–42 | 52–38 | 50–41 | 54–41 | 55–40 | 59–37 | 38–40 | 47–37 | |
Redcar Bears | 42–50 | 41–51 | 51–42 | 40–50 | 47–43 | 47–43 | 52–40 | 48–42 | 50–40 | 53–37 | 47–43 | 47–45 | |
Rye House Rockets | 58–37 | 36–59 | 49–41 | 44–46 | 49–41 | 57–35 | 49–40 | 55–41 | 59–35 | 52–38 | 37–58 | 34–56 | |
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 62–34 | 43–48 | 57–36 | 55–39 | 58–38 | 58–36 | 52–43 | 54–39 | 60–35 | 54–39 | 46–44 | 53–37 | |
Sheffield Tigers | 48–42 | 45–47 | 52–41 | 42–51 | 50–40 | 46–44 | 32–30 | 40–38 | 52–38 | 41–49 | 39–51 | 52–40 | |
Somerset Rebels | 56–34 | 57–35 | 62–30 | 59–31 | 59–35 | 59–25 | 58–34 | 68–24 | 66–26 | 55–35 | 49–40 | 64–28 | |
Workington Comets | 41–49 | 53–43 | 40–54 | 47–43 | 50–45 | 52–40 | 51–42 | 51–41 | 63–31 | 49–41 | 50–43 | 40–32 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
'B' Fixtures & results
4 extra random matches per team were held counting towards the league standings
Home \ Away | BER | ED | GLA | IPS | NEW | PET | PLY | RED | RYE | SCU | SHE | SOM | WOR |
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Berwick Bandits | 52–31 | 52–43 | |||||||||||
Edinburgh Monarchs | 65–29 | 48–41 | |||||||||||
Glasgow Tigers | 36–54 | ab | |||||||||||
Ipswich Witches | 59–36 | 55–40 | |||||||||||
Newcastle Diamonds | 51–37 | 42–42 | |||||||||||
Peterborough Panthers | 42–47 | 47–35 | |||||||||||
Plymouth Devils | 56–40 | 54–40 | |||||||||||
Redcar Bears | 42–48 | 44–46 | |||||||||||
Rye House Rockets | 42–49 | 44–49 | |||||||||||
Scunthorpe Scorpions | 46–43 | 55–39 | |||||||||||
Sheffield Tigers | 41–49 | 52–40 | |||||||||||
Somerset Rebels | 52–42 | 72–20 | |||||||||||
Workington Comets | 48–27 | 45–45 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Play Offs
Group 1
Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
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1 | Edinburgh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 158 | 13 |
2 | Workington | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 172 | 196 | 3 |
3 | Berwick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 170 | 200 | 3 |
Group 2
Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
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1 | Somerset | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 166 | 7 |
2 | Ipswich | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 191 | 177 | 6 |
3 | Scunthorpe | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 207 | 5 |
Final
First leg
Somerset Rebels Charles Wright 13 Pontus Aspgren 12 Nick Morris 10 Paul Starke 8 Todd Kurtz 6 Edward Kennett (guest) 5 Brady Kurtz R/R | 54 – 42 | Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 15 Sam Masters 14 Max Fricke 7 Justin Sedgman 3 Aaron Fox 2 Derek Sneddon 1 Steve Worrall R/R |
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Second leg
Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 14 Justin Sedgman 12 Max Fricke 11 Sam Masters 10 Aaron Fox 4 Derek Sneddon 3 Steve Worrall R/R | 54 – 41 | Somerset Rebels Paul Starke 10 Nick Morris 9 Pontus Aspgren 8 Aaron Summers (guest) 6 Charles Wright 4 Todd Kurtz 4 Brady Kurtz R/R |
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[4][9] |
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
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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26/06 | Sheffield | 45-45 | Berwick |
15/06 | Glasgow | 53-37 | Rye House |
14/06 | Rye House | 50-40 | Glasgow |
26/05 | Scunthorpe | 46-44 | Peterborough |
20/05 | Peterborough | 46-43 | Scunthorpe |
09/05 | Somerset | 60-30 | Workington |
08/05 | Redcar | 47-43 | Plymouth |
03/05 | Berwick | 54-36 | Sheffield |
03/05 | Workington | 52-38 | Somerset |
25/04 | Plymouth | 49-41 | Redcar |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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28/09 | Glasgow | 35-55 | Newcastle |
15/09 | Newcastle | 53-37 | Glasgow |
25/07 | Edinburgh | 67-23 | Berwick |
23/07 | Berwick | 51-39 | Edinburgh |
03/06 | Peterborough | 46-44 | Plymouth |
06/06 | Plymouth | 50-40 | Peterborough |
13/06 | Somerset | 49-41 | Ipswich |
05/06 | Ipswich | 65-25 | Somerset |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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12/10 | Newcastle | 44-46 | Edinburgh |
10/10 | Edinburgh | 62-27 | Newcastle |
26/09 | Plymouth | 47-43 | Ipswich |
11/09 | Ipswich | 65-25 | Plymouth |
Final
First leg
Ipswich Witches Adam Ellis 9 Cameron Heeps 8 Ritchie Hawkins 7 Rohan Tungate 5 Morten Risager 5 Richie Worrall 3 Gino Manzares 0 | 37 – 53 | Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 15 Max Fricke 13 Sam Masters 13 Justin Sedgman 8 Aaron Fox 3 Derek Sneddon 1 Steve Worrall R/R |
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[4][11] |
Second leg
Edinburgh Monarchs Craig Cook 13 Max Fricke 12 Sam Masters 11 Justin Sedgman 10 Aaron Fox 6 Joe Jacobs 0 Steve Worrall R/R | 52 – 38 | Ipswich Witches Cameron Heeps 12 Richie Worrall 11 Adam Ellis 8 Ritchie Hawkins 4 Rohan Tungate 3 Morten Risager 0 Gino Manzares R/R |
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[4][12] |
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]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
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1 | ![]() | 3 3 3 3 1 | 13 | - | 3 |
2 | ![]() | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | - | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 1 1 3 2 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 3 3 1 3 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | 2 2 2 2 2 | 10 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() | 3 1 2 1 3 | 10 | 0 | |
7 | ![]() | 1 2 0 2 3 | 8 | ||
8 | ![]() | 1 2 2 0 2 | 7 | ||
9 | ![]() | 2 1 1 1 1 | 6 | ||
10 | ![]() | 2 1 1 2 0 | 6 | ||
11 | ![]() | 0 2 1 3 0 | 6 | ||
12 | ![]() | 0 0 3 1 2 | 6 | ||
13 | ![]() | 2 3 0 0 | 4 | ||
14 | ![]() | 1 0 0 0 2 | 3 | ||
15 | ![]() | 0 fx 3 0 | 3 | ||
16 | ![]() | 0 0 0 1 1 | 2 | ||
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
- f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes
Pairs
The Premier League Pairs Championship was held at Oaktree Arena on 11 July. The event was won by Edinburgh Monarchs.[14][15]
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Semi finals
- Somerset bt Workington 7-2
- Edinburgh bt Redcar 7-2
Final
- Edinburgh bt Somerset 5-4
Fours
Somerset Rebels won the Premier League Four-Team Championship, held on 3 August 2014, at the East of England Arena.[16]
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Somerset | 24 | Allen 8, Morris 7, Aspgren 5, Wright 4, Kurtz B 0 |
2 | Workington | 18 | Grajczonek 7, Bach 6, Howarth 4, Wells 1 |
3 | Scunthorpe | 15 | Howe 6, Douglas 4, Birks 3, Jorgensen 2 |
4 | Edinburgh | 15 | Worrall S 5, Sedgmen 4, Masters 3, Cook 3, |
Final Leading averages
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Edinburgh | 10.41 |
![]() | Sheffield | 9.70 |
![]() | Plymouth | 9.48 |
![]() | Newcastle | 9.34 |
![]() | Redcar | 9.31 |
![]() | Edinburgh | 9.12 |
![]() | Peterborough | 9.02 |
![]() | Somerset | 8.83 |
![]() | Edinburgh | 8.76 |
![]() | Rye House | 8.70 |
Riders & final averages
Berwick
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Claus Vissing 8.11
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Matěj Kůs 7.67
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Kevin Doolan 7.24
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David Bellego 6.83
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Matthew Wethers 6.64
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Steen Jensen 6.31
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Alex Edberg 4.94
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Liam Carr 2.61
Edinburgh
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Craig Cook 10.41
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Sam Masters 9.12
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Max Fricke 8.76
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Steve Worrall 8.67
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Justin Sedgmen 8.31
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Derek Sneddon 5.44
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Aaron Fox 4.00
Glasgow
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Theo Pijper 7.31
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Rusty Harrison 6.97
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Anders Thomsen 6.53
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Kevin Wolbert 6.28
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Kasper Lykke 5.64
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Mark Lemon 5.21
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Dimitri Berge 5.20
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Tero Aarnio 5.00
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Victor Palovaara 2.53
Ipswich
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Richie Worrall 8.06
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Rohan Tungate 8.00
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Morten Risager 7.98
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Gino Manzares 6.84
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Ritchie Hawkins 6.29
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Cameron Heeps 6.14
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Adam Ellis 6.10
Newcastle
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Danny King 9.34
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Stuart Robson 8.59
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Lewis Kerr 7.81
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Ludvig Lindgren 7.41
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Anton Rosén 6.98
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Christian Henry 6.59
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Lewis Rose 5.28
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Chris Mills 4.90
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Simon Nielsen 4.41
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Chris Schramm 4.39
Peterborough
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Lasse Bjerre 9.02
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Ulrich Østergaard 8.40
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Ryan Fisher 8.00
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Aleš Dryml, Jr. 7.90
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Lewis Blackbird 7.17
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Adam Roynon 5.85
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Nicki Barrett 4.71
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Joe Jacobs 4.31
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Oliver Greenwood 4.06
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Richard Hall 3.80
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Max Dilger 3.14
Plymouth
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Ben Barker 9.48
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Kyle Newman 7.18
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Kalle Katajisto 6.81
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Rasmus Jensen 6.80
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Zdeněk Simota 6.41
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James Wright 5.97
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Josef Franc 5.84
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Roland Benko 3.73
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Ben Reade 1.53
Redcar
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Richard Lawson 9.31
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Aaron Summers 8.02
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Hugh Skidmore 7.23
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Mark Lemon 6.07
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Carl Wilkinson 5.99
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Jan Graversen 5.41
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Luke Crang 3.03
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Rafal Konopka 2.89
Rye House
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Edward Kennett 8.70
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Jason Garrity 7.10
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Steve Boxall 6.33
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Mathieu Trésarrieu 5.81
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Anders Mellgren 5.33
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Luke Bowen 5.32
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Jason Bunyan 5.32
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Oliver Greenwood 4.25
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Simon Lambert 1.50
Scunthorpe
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David Howe 7.85
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Nikolai Klindt 7.54
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Josh Auty 7.49
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Thomas Jørgensen 7.14
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Ryan Douglas 7.13
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Ashley Birks 6.71
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Matt Williamson 2.21
Sheffield
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Simon Stead 9.70
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Andre Compton 6.28
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Taylor Poole 6.15
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Ty Proctor 5.96
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Leigh Lanham 5.60
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Ben Wilson 5.54
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Nicolas Covatti 4.84
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Simon Nielsen 4.28
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Josh Bates 3.91
Somerset
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Oliver Allen 8.83
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Nick Morris 8.34
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Pontus Aspgren 8.19
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Charles Wright 7.74
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Brady Kurtz 7.55
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Todd Kurtz 6.79
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Paul Starke 5.93
Workington
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Josh Grajczonek 9.04
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Rene Bach 7.88
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Ricky Wells 7.49
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Kyle Howarth 6.79
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Mason Campton 5.76
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Simon Lambert 5.54
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Ashley Morris 5.54
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Joe Jacobs 4.58
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Chris Mills 3.24
See also
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
- ^ "Final tables". Speedway archive.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - MODERN ERA (1991-PRESENT)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "2014 season". Speedway GB.
- ^ a b c d e "2014 results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2014 Statistics". Edinburgh Monarchs. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "2014 Final table". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "2014 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "2014 Play Off 1st Leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2014 Play Off 2nd Leg". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "2014 Premier League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
- ^ "KO Cup final 1st leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "KO Cup final 2nd leg" (PDF). Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ "SIMON STEAD WINS PLRC". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "2014 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "IT'S SAM AND MAX FOR THE PAIRS". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
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