ever win against the Bristol Aztecs, but in a repeat of the previous year's semi-final, they again fell to the London Blitz by 4 points, despite having their chances to win. The Blitz finally lost their title to the London Warriors. The 2014 season started with a 72–0 whitewash of Gateshead Senators, with the Pirates notching up their biggest win since 2011, followed by a 41–0 victory away to Sheffield. The strong results continued (despite forfeits from Yorkshire Rams and Doncaster Mustangs) and the Pirates were 8–0, going into the final game of the regular season, away to Tamworth Phoenix. The game was streamed online and hundreds of viewers saw EKP win a nailbiter 14–7 and claim their fifth conference title in a row, along with home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Two weeks later, they hosted the London Olympians in the Quarter Finals (a team the Pirates had never beaten in six attempts) and dismantled them by a score of 52–18. The following week saw a rematch of the last two semi finals, with the London Blitz travelling up to take on the Pirates for a spot at Britbowl. 2015 saw the Pirates lose two regular season games for the first time since 2008, to Lancashire Wolverines and Tamworth Phoenix, but they turned both results around in the second meetings and managed to do so with a good enough points difference to claim the #1 spot in the North for the seventh year running. With a new format and no Quarter Finals this year, the team hosted the London Blitz for the fourth year in a row in the British Semi Finals and for the fourth year in a row they came off worse, losing 19–7 in a nail biter where the visitors scored on a pass, a punt return and a strip returned for a TD. The 2016 season saw the Pirates lose four regular season games, lose the northern champions crown and fail to qualify for playoffs for the first time in eight years. The retirement of many long-time players, coupled with an influx of new players had led to the challenge of a larger, but less experienced squad. The off-season saw refocusing for the team and 2017 sees the first wholsale graduation of members the club's junior team to play senior football, with six junior graduates stepping up to adult football. Another disappointing season followed in