2014 National League speedway season explained

Competition:National League
Domesticcup1:Champions
Domesticcup1 Winners:Cradley Heathens
Domesticcup2:Knockout Cup
Domesticcup2 Winners:Cradley Heathens
Domesticcup3:Individual
Domesticcup3 Winners:Danny Halsey
Domesticcup4:Pairs
Domesticcup4 Winners:Stoke Potters
Domesticcup5:Fours
Domesticcup5 Winners:Cradley Heathens
League Above:2014 Elite League
2014 Premier League
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

The 2014 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by nine teams. The Cradley Heathens won the title. The Isle of Wight Islanders were missing from 2012, and the Scunthorpe Stags and Devon Demons have joined the league.[1]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1Cradley Heathens16150151
2Coventry Storm15110435
3Kent Kings16101534
4Mildenhall Fen Tigers15100532
5King's Lynn Young Stars1681730
6Stoke Potters1580725
7Devon Demons1220107
8Buxton Hitmen1520137
9Scunthorpe Stags1610152
[2] PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

SCORING SYSTEMHome loss by any number of points = 0Home draw = 1Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2Home win by 7 points or more = 3Away loss by 7 points or more = 0Away loss by 6 points or less = 1Away draw = 2Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Play Offs

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide the championship. Cradley Heathens defeated Coventry Storm in the final.[3]

Semi-finals

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05/10Mildenhall 41-48 Cradley
03/10Coventry 54-39 Kent
30/09Cradley68-27 Mildenhall
22/09Kent 49-44 Coventry

Final

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21/10Cradley 52-42 Coventry
31/10Coventry 44-46 Cradley Heath

Final Leading averages

[4]

width=200Riderwidth=200Teamwidth=40Average
Lewis Rose Kings Lynn 10.82
Steve Worrall Cradley 10.46
Paul Starke Cradley 9.75

National League Knockout Cup

The 2014 National League Knockout Cup was the 17th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Cradley Heathens were the winners for the second successive year.[5] [6]

First round

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19/05Kent56-36 Devon
15/03Devon38-51 Kent
Quarter-finals
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25/07Coventry60-34 Buxton
29/06Buxton 40-55 Coventry
24/06Cradley 59-33 Mildenhall
23/06Kent 50-40 Stoke
18/05Mildenhall39-49 Cradley Heath
05/07Stoke 58-32 Kent
06/04Scunthorpe37-56 Kings Lynn
02/04King's Lynn67-24 Scunthorpe
Semi-finals
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27/09Stoke49-40 Kings Lynn
17/09/Kings Lynn54-39 Stoke
26/09Coventry27-32 Cradley Heath
09/09Cradley Heath63-28 Coventry

Final

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22/10King's Lynn 43-47Cradley Heath
28/10Cradley Heath 39-22King's Lynn

Riders' Championship

Danny Halsey won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 28 September at Rye House Stadium.[7] [8]

width=25pxPos. width=180pxRider width=100pxTeam width=50pxTotal
1 Mildenhall14
2 Cradley13
3 Kent12+3
4 Mildenhall12+2
5 Stoke9
6 Dan Greenwood Coventry8
7 Marc Owen King's Lynn7
8 King's Lynn7
9Luke Chessell Stoke6
10 Coventry6
11 Cradley6
12 Cradley6
13 Ben Hopwood Stoke5
14 Tom Woolley Buxton3
15 Danno Verge (res) Scunthorpe3
16 Arron Mogridge Scunthorpe2
17 Kent0

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Mildenhall Stadium, on 15 June 2014. The event was won by Ben Wilson and Jon Armstrong of the Stoke Potters.[9]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Stoke21 Wilson 12, Armstrong 9
2Buxton 16Carr 8, Atkin 8
3King's Lynn9Owen 7, Campos 2
4Coventry 8Terry-Daley 4, Crang 4
Group B
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Mildenhall18 Halsey 9, Jacobs 9
2Cradley 15Worrall S 11, Clegg 4
3Kent 15Lambert 10, Morley 5
4Devon6Shanes 4, Andrews 2
Final
width=20Poswidth=80Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=200Riders
1Stoke17 Armstrong 9, Wilson 8
2Mildenhall 16Jacobs 12, Halsey 4
3Kent12Lambert 9, Morley 3
4Buxton 8Carr 5, Atkin 4

Fours

Cradley won the National League Fours, held on 26 October 2014 at Brandon Stadium.[10]

Group A
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Coventry18Nielsen 6, Sarjeant 5, Greenwood 4, Priest 3
2 Cradley13Starke 5, Greaves 4, Clegg 3, Perry 1
3 Kent12Morley 5, Ayres 3, Lambert 3, Baseby 1
4 Buxton5Atkin 2, Blacklock 2, Woolley 1, Extance 0
Group B
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=450Riders
1 Mildenhall15Bates 6, Johnson 5, Kingston 4, Phillips 0
2 King's Lynn15Cockle 5, Owen 5, Stokes 5, Terry-Daley 0
3 Stoke 12Armstrong 6, Hopwood 3, Shuttleworth 2, Widman 1
4 Devon 4 Andrews 2, Shanes 1, Chessell 1, Govier 0
Final
width=20Poswidth=90Teamwidth=20Ptswidth=350Riders
1 Cradley18Clegg 6, Greaves 6, Starke 6 Perry 0
2 Coventry11Sarjeant 4, Nielsen 3, Priest 2, Greenwood 2
3 Mildenhall11Bates 4, Johnson 3, Kingston 3, Phillips 1
4 King's Lynn8Cockle 4, Owen 2, Terry-Daley 2, Stokes 0

Teams and final averages

Buxton Hitmen

Coventry Storm

Cradley Heathens

Devon Demons

Kent Kings

King's Lynn Young Stars

Mildenhall Fen Tigers

Scunthorpe Stags

Stoke Potters

Development Leagues

Midland Development League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Milton Keynes 17 15 0 2 30
2 Rye House 16 11 1 4 23
3 Belle Vue 17 10 1 421
4 Castleford 17 10 0 720
5 Stoke 16 90 718
6 King's Lynn 18 8 1 917
7 Coventry 14 7 0 714
8 Long Eaton 17 5 1 1111
9 Sheffield 16 2 1 135
10 Buxton 16 1 3 125

Northern Junior League

width=20Poswidth=200teamwidth=20Pwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20Pts
1 Castleford 85 1 2 11
2 Berwick8 3 4 1 10
3 Workington 8 4 1 3 9
4 Northside 8 3 1 4 7
5 Redcar 8 1 1 6 3

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Competitions. Speedway Archive.
  2. Web site: British Speedway Official Website.
  3. Web site: 2014 Play Offs. Speedway Archive.
  4. Web site: 2014 Averages. Speedway GB.
  5. Web site: National League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
  6. Web site: 2014 National League Knockout Cup. Speedway Archive.
  7. Web site: 2014 National League Riders' Championship . British Speedway . 30 June 2023.
  8. Web site: Brilliant Halsey claims National League Riders Championship in last-heat decider. East Anglian Daily Times. 21 June 2021.
  9. Web site: National League Pairs . British Speedway . 2 July 2023.
  10. Web site: 2014 National League Fours . British Speedway . 10 July 2023.

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