The 2014 season of the
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...
, the third tier of British
speedway was contested by nine teams. The
Cradley Heathens won the title. The
Isle of Wight Islanders
The Isle of Wight Wightlink Warriors (formerly Islanders) are a British speedway team. They last competed in the 2019 National Development League and ride their home meetings at the Smallbrook Stadium.
History
Isle of Wight speedway began at ...
were missing from 2012, and the
Scunthorpe Stags and
Devon Demons
The Plymouth Gladiators are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. Under several names Plymouth have competed during various seasons from 1932. The club was reformed after a gap of thirty-six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls ...
have joined the league.
Final table
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
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.
Semi-finals
Final
Final Leading averages
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.
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Team lineups and final averages
Buxton Hitmen
*Tony Atkin 8.14
*Liam Carr 8.00
*Adam Extance 5.08
*Ryan Blacklock 4.55
*Tom Woolley 4.11
*Sean Phillips 3.00
*Stefan Farnaby 3.00
Coventry Storm
*Oliver Greenwood 9.22
*
James Sarjeant 8.67
*
Stefan Nielsen 8.38
*Luke Crang 7.37
*Dan Greenwood 7.27
*Luke Priest 6.37
*Ryan Terry-Daley 4.68
*Martin Knuckey 4.55
Cradley Heathens
*
Steve Worrall 10.46
*
Paul Starke 9.75
*
Max Clegg 8.58
*
Tom Perry 8.21
*
Nathan Greaves 7.12
*
Matt Williamson 6.60
*Dan Phillips 4.98
Devon Demons
*Tim Webster 8.74
*
Ben Reade 7.70
*Matt Bates 6.27
*
James Shanes 6.14
*
Lee Smart 5.76
*Luke Chessell 5.62
*Richard Andrews 4.41
*Danny Stoneman 4.20
*Tyler Govier 3.00
Kent Kings
*
Simon Lambert 9.14
*
Ben Morley 9.06
*
Benji Compton
Benjamin Mark "Benji" Compton (born 17 September 1986, in Playa de las Américas, Tenerife)
is a Spanish-British motorcycle speedway rider.
Career
Compton has ridden for Buxton Hitmen in 2004, Scunthorpe Scorpions in 2005, Sheffield Tigers i ...
8.95
*David Mason 7.38
*Aaron Baseby 6.58
*
Danny Ayres 4.47
*Daniel Blake 3.40
*Brandon Freemantle 3.00
*Jason Garrad 3.00
King's Lynn Young Stars
*
Lewis Rose 10.82
*Darren Mallett 7.40
*
James Cockle 7.32
*Tom Stokes 6.95
*
Kyle Hughes 6.22
*Marc Owen 6.11
*Scott Campos 5.53
*Josh Bailey 4.07
Mildenhall Fen Tigers
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Danny Halsey
Daniel John Halsey (born 15 September 1988) is a former motorcycle speedway from England.
Speedway career
He rode in the top tier of British Speedway riding for the Eastbourne Eagles during the 2014 Elite League speedway season. He started his s ...
9.23
*
Joe Jacobs 8.63
*
Josh Bates 7.68
*
Connor Coles
Connor Coles (born 7 September 1994) is a speedway rider from England.
Speedway career
Coles began his speedway career riding for Rye House Raiders during the 2012 National League speedway season and then moved to Kent Kings for the 2013 Na ...
6.65
*Brendan Johnson 6.21
*
Connor Mountain
Connor Reece Mountain (born 26 August 1997) is a speedway rider from England.
Career
Mountain began his British speedway career riding for Coventry Bees in 2015. In 2021, he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for the King's Lynn ...
5.54
*Jack Kingston 4.90
Scunthorpe Stags
*Sam Chapman 5.45
*Steven Jones 4.90
*Arron Mogridge 4.36
*Danno Verge 3.57
*Reece Downs 3.33
*Liam Sanderson 3.00
*Ryan MacDonald 3.00
*Michael Neale 3.00
Stoke Potters
*
Ben Wilson 9.04
*Jon Armstrong 7.94
*Ben Hopwood 7.28
*Lee Payne 7.10
*Chris Widman 4.81
*Rob Shuttleworth 3.75
*Adam Kirby 3.68
*James McBain 3.00
Development Leagues
Midland Development League
Northern Junior League
See also
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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
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Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four c ...
References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Speedway National League
Speedway National League
Speedway National League