2014 Elite League speedway season
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League | 2014 Elite League |
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Season | 2014 |
Champions | Poole Pirates |
Elite League Riders Championship | Troy Batchelor |
Highest average | Tai Woffinden (9.20) |
The 2014 Elite League took place between March and October 2014. The Poole Pirates were the defending champions after winning in 2013. 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.[1]
Poole Pirates won their second consecutive Elite League title, defeating Coventry Bees 90–71 in the Grand Final.
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 | |||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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 |