title: 2014 Premier League speedway season
text: # 2014 Premier League speedway season
  
  The 2014 Premier League was the second division of British speedway.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Final League table
  
  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
  
  ## Play Offs
  
  Group 1
  
  | Pos | Team | P | 3w | 2w | D | L | 4w | 3w | D | 1L | L | F | A | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  
  ## Play Off final
  
  First leg
  
  Second leg
  
  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.
  
  ### First round
  
  | Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 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
  
  Second leg
  
  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.
  
  | Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total | SF | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Simon Stead | 3 3 3 3 1 | 13 | - | 3 |
  | 2 | Danny King | 3 3 2 3 3 | 14 | - | 2 |
  | 3 | Ulrich Østergaard | 1 1 3 2 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
  | 4 | Richard Lawson | 3 3 1 3 1 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
  | 5 | Stuart Robson | 2 2 2 2 2 | 10 | 1 |
  | 6 | Craig Cook | 3 1 2 1 3 | 10 | 0 |
  | 7 | Lasse Bjerre | 1 2 0 2 3 | 8 |
  | 8 | Kyle Newman | 1 2 2 0 2 | 7 |
  | 9 | Jason Garrity | 2 1 1 1 1 | 6 |
  | 10 | Theo Pijper | 2 1 1 2 0 | 6 |
  | 11 | Matěj Kůs | 0 2 1 3 0 | 6 |
  | 12 | Nick Morris | 0 0 3 1 2 | 6 |
  | 13 | Josh Grajczonek | 2 3 0 0 | 4 |
  | 14 | Steve Worrall | 1 0 0 0 2 | 3 |
  | 15 | Ryan Douglas | 0 fx 3 0 | 3 |
  | 16 | Morten Risager | 0 0 0 1 1 | 2 |
  | 17 | Nathan Greaves (res) | 0 | 0 |
  | 18 | James Sarjeant (res) | 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.
  
  Group A :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Workington | 21 | Grajczonek 13, Bach 8 |
  | 2 | Redcar | 21 | Lawson 13, Summers 8 |
  | 3 | Peterborough | 20 | Bjerre 13, Ostergaard 7 |
  | 4 | Ipswich | 17 | Tungate 8, Risager 8 |
  | 5 | Newcastle | 11 | Robson 6 Kerr 5 |
  
  Group B :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Somerset | 25 | Allen 13, Morris 12 |
  | 2 | Edinburgh | 20 | Masters 11, Fricke 9 |
  | 3 | Sheffield | 17 | Stead 10, Lanham 7 |
  | 4 | Berwick | 15 | Bellego 9, Vissing 6 |
  | 5 | Plymouth | 13 | Newman 10, Jensen 3 |
  
  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.
  
  Group A :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Somerset | 14 | Allen 5, Morris 4, Aspgren 3, Kurtz B 2 |
  | 2 | Scunthorpe | 13 | Jorgensen 5, Douglas 4, Howe 2, Birks 2 |
  | 3 | Peterborough | 11 | Bjerre 3, Ostergaard 3, Blackbird 3, Dryml 2 |
  | 4 | Newcastle | 10 | King 5, Kerr 2, Robson 2, Lindgren 1 |
  
  Group B :
  
  | Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Edinburgh | 14 | Masters 5, Sedgmen 5, Cook 4, Worrall S 0 |
  | 2 | Workington | 14 | Grajczonek 5, Bach 3, Wells 3, Howarth 2 Campton 1 |
  | 3 | Redcar | 11 | Lawson 4, Wilkinson 3, Skidmore 2, Summers 2 |
  | 4 | Berwick | 9 | Bellego 3, Kus 3, Doolan 2, Vissing 1, Wethers 0 |
  
  Final :
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - |
  | Craig Cook | Edinburgh | 10.41 |
  | Simon Stead | Sheffield | 9.70 |
  | Ben Barker | Plymouth | 9.48 |
  | Danny King | Newcastle | 9.34 |
  | Richard Lawson | Redcar | 9.31 |
  | Sam Masters | Edinburgh | 9.12 |
  | Lasse Bjerre | Peterborough | 9.02 |
  | Oliver Allen | Somerset | 8.83 |
  | Max Fricke | Edinburgh | 8.76 |
  | Edward Kennett | Rye House | 8.70 |
  
  ## Riders & final averages
  
  Berwick
  
  * Claus Vissing 8.11
  * Matěj Kůs 7.67
  * Kevin Doolan 7.24
  * David Bellego 6.83
  * Matthew Wethers 6.64
  * Steen Jensen 6.31
  * Alex Edberg 4.94
  * Liam Carr 2.61
  
  Edinburgh
  
  * Craig Cook 10.41
  * Sam Masters 9.12
  * Max Fricke 8.76
  * Steve Worrall 8.67
  * Justin Sedgmen 8.31
  * Derek Sneddon 5.44
  * Aaron Fox 4.00
  
  Glasgow
  
  * Theo Pijper 7.31
  * Rusty Harrison 6.97
  * Anders Thomsen 6.53
  * Kevin Wolbert 6.28
  * Kasper Lykke 5.64
  * Mark Lemon 5.21
  * Dimitri Berge 5.20
  * Tero Aarnio 5.00
  * Victor Palovaara 2.53
  
  Ipswich
  
  * Richie Worrall 8.06
  * Rohan Tungate 8.00
  * Morten Risager 7.98
  * Gino Manzares 6.84
  * Ritchie Hawkins 6.29
  * Cameron Heeps 6.14
  * Adam Ellis 6.10
  
  Newcastle
  
  * Danny King 9.34
  * Stuart Robson 8.59
  * Lewis Kerr 7.81
  * Ludvig Lindgren 7.41
  * Anton Rosén 6.98
  * Christian Henry 6.59
  * Lewis Rose 5.28
  * Chris Mills 4.90
  * Simon Nielsen 4.41
  * Chris Schramm 4.39
  
  Peterborough
  
  * Lasse Bjerre 9.02
  * Ulrich Østergaard 8.40
  * Ryan Fisher 8.00
  * Aleš Dryml, Jr. 7.90
  * Lewis Blackbird 7.17
  * Adam Roynon 5.85
  * Nicki Barrett 4.71
  * Joe Jacobs 4.31
  * Oliver Greenwood 4.06
  * Richard Hall 3.80
  * Max Dilger 3.14
  
  Plymouth
  
  * Ben Barker 9.48
  * Kyle Newman 7.18
  * Kalle Katajisto 6.81
  * Rasmus Jensen 6.80
  * Zdeněk Simota 6.41
  * James Wright 5.97
  * Josef Franc 5.84
  * Roland Benko 3.73
  * Ben Reade 1.53
  
  Redcar
  
  * Richard Lawson 9.31
  * Aaron Summers 8.02
  * Hugh Skidmore 7.23
  * Mark Lemon 6.07
  * Carl Wilkinson 5.99
  * Jan Graversen 5.41
  * Luke Crang 3.03
  * Rafal Konopka 2.89
  
  Rye House
  
  * Edward Kennett 8.70
  * Jason Garrity 7.10
  * Steve Boxall 6.33
  * Mathieu Trésarrieu 5.81
  * Anders Mellgren 5.33
  * Luke Bowen 5.32
  * Jason Bunyan 5.32
  * Oliver Greenwood 4.25
  * Simon Lambert 1.50
  
  Scunthorpe
  
  * David Howe 7.85
  * Nikolai Klindt 7.54
  * Josh Auty 7.49
  * Thomas Jørgensen 7.14
  * Ryan Douglas 7.13
  * Ashley Birks 6.71
  * Matt Williamson 2.21
  
  Sheffield
  
  * Simon Stead 9.70
  * Andre Compton 6.28
  * Taylor Poole 6.15
  * Ty Proctor 5.96
  * Leigh Lanham 5.60
  * Ben Wilson 5.54
  * Nicolas Covatti 4.84
  * Simon Nielsen 4.28
  * Josh Bates 3.91
  
  Somerset
  
  * Oliver Allen 8.83
  * Nick Morris 8.34
  * Pontus Aspgren 8.19
  * Charles Wright 7.74
  * Brady Kurtz 7.55
  * Todd Kurtz 6.79
  * Paul Starke 5.93
  
  Workington
  
  * Josh Grajczonek 9.04
  * Rene Bach 7.88
  * Ricky Wells 7.49
  * Kyle Howarth 6.79
  * Mason Campton 5.76
  * Simon Lambert 5.54
  * Ashley Morris 5.54
  * Joe Jacobs 4.58
  * Chris Mills 3.24
  