2004 Speedway Conference League

2004 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsMildenhall Fen Tigers
Knockout CupMildenhall Fen Tigers
IndividualJames Wright
PairsWimbledon Dons
FoursMildenhall Fen Tigers
Division/s above2004 Elite League
2004 Premier League

The 2004 Speedway Conference League was the third-tier division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

Sittingbourne Crusaders returned after a seven-year absence but ionly competed in the Knockout Cup.

The title was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 24 21 0 3 1254 952 42 10 52
2 Rye House Raiders 24 19 0 5 1206 991 38 9 47
3 Oxford Silver Machine Academy 24 17 0 7 1199 979 34 10 44
4 Armadale Dale Devils 24 15 0 9 1185 990 30 8 38
5 Boston Barracuda-Braves 24 14 1 9 1171 1034 29 8 37
6 Buxton Hitmen 24 13 1 10 1093 1100 27 7 34
7 Wimbledon Dons 24 11 0 13 1138 1080 22 6 28
8 Weymouth Wildcats 24 10 1 13 1047 1143 21 5 26
9 Stoke Spitfires 24 9 1 14 1054 1139 19 4 23
10 Swindon Sprockets 24 8 0 16 1063 1158 16 5 21
11 Newcastle Gems 24 7 0 17 998 1203 14 2 16
12 Carmarthen Dragons 24 5 1 18 998 1187 11 4 15
13 Newport Mavericks 24 4 1 19 883 1333 9 0 9

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away ARM BOS BUX CAR MIL NG NM OX RYE STO SWI WEY WIM
Armadale Dale Devils 48–42 49–44 67–27 45–49 65–25 62–31 44–43 59–31 46–27 59–33 53–21 58–37
Boston Barracuda Braves 55–40 48–42 65–28 52–42 48–31 67–24 33–52 57–36 57–36 43–47 50–44 52–43
Buxton Hitmen 47–45 52–39 46–44 38–56 50–45 55–40 51–45 36–54 47–42 56–38 59–33 48–41
Carmarthen Dragons 44–46 36–57 46–46 42–46 63–27 57–37 29–62 40–54 50–42 43–46 42–48 38–55
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 47–46 45–47 57–35 55–38 54–38 66–26 55–37 53–40 59–36 59–36 60–32 59–36
Newcastle Gems 41–48 47–49 44–46 52–43 40–55 58–38 39–53 42–53 50–43 53–39 45–44 31–41
Newport Mavericks 39–53 26–66 42–48 46–44 29–55 43–53 41–52 41–52 47–46 49–43 45–45 47–43
Oxford Silver Machine Academy 58–37 58–35 51–44 44–31 32–43 61–29 62–34 48–42 46–48 57–34 54–39 45–43
Rye House Raiders 54–39 55–38 42–33 50–42 56–36 62–33 64–31 47–46 51–38 65–26 61–30 52–41
Stoke Spitfires 46–44 45–45 42–48 58–36 45–50 41–51 57–38 48–45 41–49 57–36 50–40 51–42
Swindon Sprockets 44–50 55–40 59–36 42–47 46–47 58–37 65–27 41–52 39–49 43–47 55–39 53–41
Weymouth Wildcats 46–45 55–40 47–42 42–48 35–58 51–44 55–37 45–48 59–34 57–36 48–47 45–47
Wimbledon Dons 59–37 47–46 51–44 54–40 45–48 55–43 65–25 47–48 43–53 62–32 57–38 43–47
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2004 Conference League Knockout Cup was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners for the second successive year.[4] [5]

First round

Team one Team two Score
Weymouth Stoke 53–41, 47–42
Mildenhall Carmarthen 52–31, 53–42
Wimbledon Sittingbourne 55–38, 53–40

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two Score
Boston Rye House 48–42, 51–44
Oxford Buxton 61–31, 44–50
Weymouth Wimbledon 47–48, 38–56
Mildenhall King's Lynn 63–27, n/a

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
Wimbledon Boston 38–56, 43–54
Mildenhall Oxford 51–43, 45–48

Final

29 October Boston Barracuda-Braves 46–47 Mildenhall Fen Tigers Saddlebow Road

31 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Adam Roynon 15 		69–12 Boston Barracuda-Braves
Ben Powell 4 		Mildenhall Stadium

Conference Trophy

Riders' Championship

James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 28 August at Rye House Stadium.[6]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 James Wright Buxton 14
2 Mark Burrows Wimbledon 12
3 Richard Hall Boston 12
4 Matthew Wethers Armadale 11
5 Steve Boxall Rye House 10
6 Chris Schramm Oxford 10
7 David Mason Weymouth 10
8 Barrie Evans Wimbledon 8
9 Malcom Holloway Swindon 6
10 Dean Felton Carmarthen 6
11 Jamie Westacott Newport 5
12 Ritchie Hawkins Mildenhall 5
13 Justin Elkins Stoke 3
14 Jamie Robertson Newcastle 3
15 Lee Smart Mildenhall 2
16 Joel Parsons Rye House 1
17 Karl Mason (res) Coventry 1
18 Jack Hargreaves (res) Stoke 0

Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 2 June. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Barrie Evans of the Wimbledon.[7]

Final

  • Wimbledon (Burrows & Evans) bt Mildenhall (Hawkins & Armstrong)

Fours

Mildenhall won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 10 July 2004 at Loomer Road Stadium.[8]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Mildenhall 16
2 Newcastle 13
2 Wimbledon 13 Burrows, Evans, Broadhurst
4 Stoke 6 Grant

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "2004 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "2004 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ^ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
  6. ^ "Ulrich Ostergaard is back!". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  7. ^ "2004 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Spitfires crash in frustrating final". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 10 July 2023.