2000 Speedway Conference League

Summary

The 2000 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

2000 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsSheffield Prowlers
Knockout CupBoston Barracudas
IndividualScott Pegler
Division/s above2000 Elite League
2000 Premier League

Summary edit

The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers, the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers.[2]

Final league table edit

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Sheffield Prowlers 18 12 1 5 850 750 25 6 31
2 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 17 12 1 4 796 728 25 6 31
3 Somerset Rebels 18 10 0 8 868 744 20 7 27
4 Boston Barracudas 17 10 1 6 821 703 21 6 27
5 Newport Mavericks 18 9 1 8 818 791 19 4 23
6 Rye House Rockets 18 8 0 10 837 768 16 6 22
7 St Austell Gulls 16 8 0 8 711 721 16 4 20
8 Buxton Hitmen 18 7 2 9 752 859 16 2 18
9 Ashfield Giants 18 5 0 13 734 871 10 4 14
10 Peterborough Pumas 18 4 0 14 679 931 8 0 8

Conference League Knockout Cup edit

The 2000 Conference League Knockout Cup was the third edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Boston Barracudas were the winners.[3]

Semi-finals edit

Date Team one Score Team two
01/08 St Austell 57-33 Boston
20/08 Boston 65-25 St Austell
30/07 Mildenhall 48-42 Rye House
31/07 Rye House 55-35 Mildenhall

Final edit

Date Team one Score Team two
21/10 Boston 53-37 Rye House
23/10 Rye House 50-38 Boston

League Cup edit

Riders' Championship edit

Scott Pegler won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Hayley Stadium.[4][5]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Scott Pegler Newport 13
2 Steve Bishop Somerset 13
3 Adam Allott Sheffield 11
4 Gary Phelps St. Austell 9
5 Shane Colvin Mildenhall 9
6 Wayne Barrett St. Austell 9
7 Carl Wilkinson Boston 8
8 Rob Grant II Ashfield 8
9 David Mason Rye House 8
10 Chris Courage Newport 8
11 Andrew Moore Sheffield 8
12 Ian Barney Peterborough 7
13 Barrie Evans Mildenhall 3
14 Paul Burnett Buxton 3
15 Rob Hollingworth Boston 2
16 Chris Schramm Peterborough 1
17 Graig Gough (res) Newport 0

See also edit

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References edit

  1. ^ "2000 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ "Mavericks chief scouts for talent". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "BIG MEETING PREVIEW: THE NLRC!". Scunthorpe Speedway. Retrieved 28 June 2023.