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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]
League | National League |
---|---|
Champions | Cradley Heathens |
Knockout Cup | Cradley Heathens |
Individual | Danny Halsey |
Pairs | Stoke Potters |
Fours | Cradley Heathens |
Division/s above | 2014 Elite League 2014 Premier League |
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
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1 | Cradley Heathens | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
2 | Coventry Storm | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 35 |
3 | Kent Kings | 16 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 34 |
4 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 32 |
5 | King's Lynn Young Stars | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 30 |
6 | Stoke Potters | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
7 | Devon Demons | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 |
8 | Buxton Hitmen | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
9 | Scunthorpe Stags | 16 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
[2] PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
SCORING SYSTEM Home loss by any number of points = 0 Home draw = 1 Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2 Home win by 7 points or more = 3 Away loss by 7 points or more = 0 Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4
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]
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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05/10 | Mildenhall | 41-48 | Cradley |
03/10 | Coventry | 54-39 | Kent |
30/09 | Cradley | 68-27 | Mildenhall |
22/09 | Kent | 49-44 | Coventry |
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
21/10 | Cradley | 52-42 | Coventry |
31/10 | Coventry | 44-46 | Cradley Heath |
Rider | Team | Average |
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Lewis Rose | Kings Lynn | 10.82 |
Steve Worrall | Cradley | 10.46 |
Paul Starke | Cradley | 9.75 |
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
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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19/05 | Kent | 56-36 | Devon |
15/03 | Devon | 38-51 | Kent |
Quarter-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
25/07 | Coventry | 60-34 | Buxton |
29/06 | Buxton | 40-55 | Coventry |
24/06 | Cradley | 59-33 | Mildenhall |
23/06 | Kent | 50-40 | Stoke |
18/05 | Mildenhall | 39-49 | Cradley Heath |
05/07 | Stoke | 58-32 | Kent |
06/04 | Scunthorpe | 37-56 | Kings Lynn |
02/04 | King's Lynn | 67-24 | Scunthorpe |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
27/09 | Stoke | 49-40 | Kings Lynn |
17/09/ | Kings Lynn | 54-39 | Stoke |
26/09 | Coventry | 27-32 | Cradley Heath |
09/09 | Cradley Heath | 63-28 | Coventry |
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
22/10 | King's Lynn | 43-47 | Cradley Heath |
28/10 | Cradley Heath | 39-22 | King's Lynn |
Danny Halsey won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 28 September at Rye House Stadium.[7][8]
Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Danny Halsey | Mildenhall | 14 |
2 | Steve Worrall | Cradley | 13 |
3 | Ben Morley | Kent | 12+3 |
4 | Joe Jacobs | Mildenhall | 12+2 |
5 | Jon Armstrong | Stoke | 9 |
6 | Dan Greenwood | Coventry | 8 |
7 | Marc Owen | King's Lynn | 7 |
8 | James Cockle | King's Lynn | 7 |
9 | Luke Chessell | Stoke | 6 |
10 | James Sarjeant | Coventry | 6 |
11 | Paul Starke | Cradley | 6 |
12 | Max Clegg | Cradley | 6 |
13 | Ben Hopwood | Stoke | 5 |
14 | Tom Woolley | Buxton | 3 |
15 | Danno Verge (res) | Scunthorpe | 3 |
16 | Arron Mogridge | Scunthorpe | 2 |
17 | Benji Compton | Kent | 0 |
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]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Stoke | 17 | Armstrong 9, Wilson 8 |
2 | Mildenhall | 16 | Jacobs 12, Halsey 4 |
3 | Kent | 12 | Lambert 9, Morley 3 |
4 | Buxton | 8 | Carr 5, Atkin 4 |
Cradley won the National League Fours, held on 26 October 2014 at Brandon Stadium.[10]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Cradley | 18 | Clegg 6, Greaves 6, Starke 6 Perry 0 |
2 | Coventry | 11 | Sarjeant 4, Nielsen 3, Priest 2, Greenwood 2 |
3 | Mildenhall | 11 | Bates 4, Johnson 3, Kingston 3, Phillips 1 |
4 | King's Lynn | 8 | Cockle 4, Owen 2, Terry-Daley 2, Stokes 0 |
Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Milton Keynes | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 30 |
2 | Rye House | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
3 | Belle Vue | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
4 | Castleford | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
5 | Stoke | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
6 | King's Lynn | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
7 | Coventry | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
8 | Long Eaton | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 |
9 | Sheffield | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
10 | Buxton | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 |
Pos | team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Castleford | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
2 | Berwick | 8 | 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 |
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