2003 Speedway Conference League

2003 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsMildenhall Fen Tigers
Knockout CupMildenhall Fen Tigers
IndividualBarrie Evans
FoursRye House Raiders
Division/s above2003 Elite League
2003 Premier League

The 2003 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

Mildenhall Fen Tigers completed the league and cup double.[2][3]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 24 18 1 5 1326 917 37 10 47
2 Rye House Raiders 24 18 0 6 1178 936 36 9 45
3 Oxford Silver Machine Academy 24 14 0 10 1179 960 28 11 39
4 Boston Barracuda-Braves 24 15 0 9 1103 1017 30 8 38
5 Swindon Sprockets 24 14 0 10 1042 1036 28 5 33
6 Buxton Hitmen 24 12 1 11 1095 1054 25 7 32
7 Newcastle Gems 24 13 0 11 1072 1070 26 5 31
8 Sheffield Prowlers 24 10 2 12 1115 1016 22 8 30
9 Wimbledon Dons 24 9 1 14 1028 1126 19 5 24
10 Wolverhampton Cubs 24 10 1 13 1005 1116 21 2 23
11 Carmarthen Dragons 24 8 0 16 957 1177 16 4 20
12 Peterborough Pumas 24 6 1 17 950 1187 13 3 16
13 Newport Mavericks 24 5 1 18 895 1243 11 1 12

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BOS BUX CAR MIL NG NM OX PET RYE SHE SWI WIM WOL
Boston Barracuda Braves 48–42 59–31 44–46 56–3 68–22 31–59 61–29 41–49 32–58 44–46 58–32 57–33
Buxton Hitmen 41–49 49–40 47–43 59–31 60–30 56–34 57–33 46–44 54–36 58–31 61–26 52–35
Carmarthen Dragons 45–43 64–26 41–50 47–33 54–35 52–38 48–41 36–54 37–52 41–49 42–48 43–45
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50–39 56–34 68–22 67–23 65–25 50–40 56–33 48–44 63–26 58–32 54–36 55–34
Newcastle Gems 41–48 57–33 58–29 44–46 57–32 51–37 51–39 50–40 50–39 61–27 51–39 48–41
Newport Mavericks 42–48 45–45 40–49 43–47 37–52 46–43 54–36 34–44 56–33 41–49 52–37 63–25
Oxford Silver Machine Academy 63–27 59–31 57–34 53–37 56–34 70–20 53–37 63–25 54–39 50–40 57–33 61–31
Peterborough Pumas 38–52 41–48 46–44 25–65 43–46 54–36 49–40 32–55 48–42 37–52 48–42 49–41
Rye House Raiders 64–26 50–39 58–30 51–40 53–36 57–32 53–37 57–33 58–31 47–43 69–19 57–33
Sheffield Prowlers 35–37 53–37 67–22 45–45 62–28 63–27 54–35 45–45 64–26 43–47 64–25 62–28
Swindon Sprockets 43–46 54–36 48–29 42–41 45–39 61–29 34–38 43–34 43–29 50–39 54–36 44–45
Wimbledon Dons 44–49 47–43 60–30 44–46 53–37 67–23 46–44 52–38 42–47 55–35 58–32 45–45
WOL 31–40 48–41 43–47 50–40 42–51 59–31 50–38 47–42 38–47 57–28 57–33 47–42
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2003 Conference League Knockout Cup was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners.[5] [6]

First round

Team one Team two Score
Buxton Armadale 48–40, 34–55

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two Score
Boston Wimbledon 55–35, 35–55
rep 46–44, 39–50
Carmarthen Rye House 40–50, 23–67
Mildenhall Oxford 53–37, 44–45
Stoke Armadale 45–45, 31–58

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
Mildenhall Boston 55–35, 45–45
Rye House Armadale 59–31, 50–40

Final

First leg

Rye House Raiders
Edward Kennett 14
Steve Boxall
James Cockle
Barry Burchatt		46 – 43Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Paul Lee
Danny King x
[7]

Second leg

Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Paul Lee
Danny King		48 – 43Rye House Raiders
Edward Kennett
Steve Boxall
James Cockle
Barry Burchatt
[7]

Mildenhall were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 91–89

Conference Trophy

Riders' Championship

Barrie Evans won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 August at Rye House Stadium.[8]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Barrie Evans Rye House 14
2 Jamie Robertson Newcastle 11
3 Trevor Harding II Boston 10
4 Joel Parsons Rye House 10
5 Tom Brown Newport 10
6 Craig Branney Newcastle 10
7 Chris Mills Oxford 9
8 Rob Finlow Buxton 9
9 Richard Hall Boston 8
10 James Wright Buxton 6
11 James Brundle Mildenhall 6
12 Ben Powell Carmarthen/Exeter 3
13 Tommy Allen Swindon 3
14 Joe Cook Rye House 3
15 Mark Burrows Wimbledon 3
16 Danny Norton Peterborough 2
17 Dean Garrod (res) Boston 1
18 Gordon Meakins (res) Carmarthen 1

Fours

Rye House won the Conference League Four-Team Championship final, held on 5 October 2003 at Mildenhall Stadium.[9]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Rye House 30
2 Mildenhall 29
3 Peterborough 19
4 Boston 14

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "2003 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "Raiders miss out on KoC to arch rivals". Crash.net. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ^ "2003 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  6. ^ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
  7. ^ a b "Raiders miss out on KoC to arch rivals". Crash.net. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Silver heaps praise on Evans". Crash.net. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "2003 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.