2002 Speedway Conference League

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2002 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsPeterborough Pumas
Knockout CupBuxton Hitmen
IndividualJames Birkinshaw
Division/s above2002 Elite League
2002 Premier League

The 2002 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary[edit]

The title was won by Peterborough Pumas, the junior club belonging to the Peterborough Panthers.[2]

On 1 May, David Nix was killed after crashing into the fence during the match between Newcastle and King's Lynn at the Norfolk Arena.[3]

Final league table[edit]

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Peterborough Pumas 20 16 0 4 1008 786 32 8 40
2 Sheffield Prowlers 20 15 0 5 1008 780 30 9 39
3 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 20 13 0 7 988 799 26 9 35
4 Rye House Raiders 20 12 2 6 1005 789 26 7 33
5 Buxton Hitmen 20 11 0 9 919 875 22 5 27
6 Boston Barracudas 20 9 1 10 874 925 19 5 24
7 Carmarthen Dragons 19 9 0 10 801 902 18 3 21
8 Newcastle Gems 20 7 2 11 851 842 16 3 19
9 King's Lynn Kids 20 6 0 14 778 1014 12 3 15
10 Newport Mavericks 19 5 1 23 737 964 11 1 12
11 Wimbledon Dons 18 2 0 16 709 902 4 0 4

Conference League Knockout Cup[edit]

The 2002 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.[4] [5] [6]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Date Team one Score Team two
17/06 Sheffield 58-32 Newcastle
16/06 Buxton 43-47 Mildenhall
16/06 Newcastle 45-45 Sheffield
14/06 Newport 51-37 Wolverhampton
11/06 Wolverhampton 23-66 Newport
09/06 Mildenhall 40-50 Buxton

Semi-finals[edit]

Date Team one Score Team two
02/09 Rye House 49-41 Newport
25/08 Newport 40-49 Rye House
08/07 Sheffield 43-47 Buxton
07/07 Buxton 61-28 Sheffield

Final[edit]

First leg

Buxton
William Beveridge 15
Aidan Collins 14
Carl Belfield 12
Chris Collins 8
Lee Derbyshire 4
James Wright 4
Richard Moss 1		58 – 41Rye House
Ed Kennett 9
Scott Courtney 7
Steve Boxall 6
Luke Bowen 3
Simon Wolstenholme 3
Barry Evans 3
Daniel Giffard 2
[7]

Second leg

Rye House
Steve Boxall 15
Ed Kennett 13
Scott Courtney 8
Daniel Giffard 7
Barry Evans 4
Luke Bowen 1
Simon Wolstenholme 0		49 – 41Buxton
Aidan Collins 17
Chris Collins 8
James Wright 7
Carl Belfield 5
William Beveridge R/R
Richard Moss 3
Lee Derbyshire 2
Alan Brown 0
[7]

Buxton were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.

Conference Trophy[edit]

Riders' Championship[edit]

James Birkinshaw won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 31 August at Rye House Stadium.[8]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 James Birkinshaw Boston 14
2 Edward Kennett Rye House 13
3 Jamie Robertson Newcastle 12
4 Wayne Broadhurst Mildenhall 12
5 Joe Cook King's Lynn 10
6 Rory Schlein Sheffield 9
7 Craig Branney Newcastle 7
8 Chris Mills King's Lynn 7
9 Steve Braidford (res) Wolverhampton 6
10 James Wright Buxton 6
11 Danny King Peterborough 5
12 James Brundle Mildenhall 5
13 Stuart McCabe Peterborough 4
14 Martin Williams Wimbledon 4
15 Adam Pryor Peterborough 4
16 Ben Wilson Sheffield 1
17 Simon Wolstenholme (res) Rye House 1
18 Barrie Evans (res) Rye House 0

See also[edit]

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2002 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "Boycott call after rider's death". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ^ "2002 Conference League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  6. ^ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
  7. ^ a b "Rye House 2002" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Speedway: Rico wins testimonial". The Argus. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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