2008 Speedway Conference League

2008 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsWeymouth Wildcats
Knockout CupPlymouth Devils
IndividualBenji Compton
PairsBoston Barracudas
FoursWeymouth Wildcats
Division/s above2008 Elite League
2008 Premier League

The 2008 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

The title was won by Weymouth Wildcats who won the playoffs.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Played HW HD HL AW AD AL F A Pts
1 Plymouth Devils 14 7 0 0 2 0 5 709 569 20
2 Boston Barracuda-Braves 14 6 1 0 2 0 5 713 565 19
3 Redcar Cubs 14 7 0 0 1 1 5 657 614 18
4 Weymouth Wildcats 14 7 0 0 1 0 6 688 588 17
5 Scunthorpe Saints 14 7 0 0 1 0 6 637 629 17
6 Buxton Hitmen 14 6 0 1 1 0 6 605 669 15
7 Rye House Cobras 14 6 0 1 0 0 7 614 663 12
8 Sittingbourne Crusaders 14 1 0 6 0 0 7 472 798 2

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BB BUX PD RED RYE SCU SIT WEY
Boston Barracuda Braves 63–29 64–30 46–46 54–39 60–33 62–25 64–28
Buxton Hitmen 42–47 48–44 52–40 65–26 53–38 61–31 46–44
Plymouth Devils 60–32 63–28 58–34 56–34 58–34 60–31 51–42
Redcar Cubs 46–44 56–32 47–43 56–37 49–43 60–32 53–37
Rye House Cobras 52–40 59–34 42–47 49–40 54–36 54–35 59–34
Scunthorpe Saints 46–43 50–41 51–39 49–39 58–34 62–30 48–45
Sittingbourne Crusaders 35–55 44–46 33–59 36–54 46–44 32–60 31–60
Weymouth Wildcats 54–39 64–28 49–41 56–37 62–31 52–29 61–31
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Semi-finals Grand Final
          
Boston 44 48 92
Redcar 46 45 91
Boston 23 45 68
Weymouth 67 46 113
Weymouth 56 44 100
Plymouth 38 46 84

Final

25 October Weymouth Wildcats
Matt Wright 14
Lee Smart 12
Karl Mason 10
Jay Herne 10
Brendan Johnson 8
Andrew Bargh 7
Kyle Newman 6 		67–23 Boston Barracuda-Braves
Simon Lambert 7
Darren Rolph 6
Adam Allott 5
Darren Mallett 3
Chris Widman 1
Adam Lowe 0
Rhys Naylor 0 		Wessex Stadium

29 October Boston Barracuda-Braves
Simon Lambert 15
Darren Mallett 11
Adam Allott 7
Rhys Naylor 4
Darren Rolph 3
Adam Lowe 3
Chris Widman 2 		45–46 Weymouth Wildcats
Lee Smart 10
Karl Mason 9
Jay Herne 9
Brendan Johnson 8
Andrew Bargh 7
Matt Wright 2
Tim Webster 1 		Saddlebow Road

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2008 Conference League Knockout Cup was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Plymouth Devils were the winners.[4]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
03/05 Rye House 59-33 Sittingbourne
11/05 Sittingbourne 42-47 Rye House
21/06 Weymouth 47-45 Plymouth
10/07 Plymouth 51-42 Weymouth
08/06 Boston 51-43 Redcar
14/06 Redcar 45-45 Boston
26/05 Scunthorpe 52-41 Buxton
08/06 Buxton 50-41 Scunthorpe

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
28/09 Boston 56-35 Scunthorpe
10/10 Scunthorpe 45-48 Boston
18/07 Plymouth 57-36 Rye House
10/08 Rye House 56-37 Plymouth

Final

22 October Boston Barracuda-Braves 50–39 Plymouth Devils Saddlebow Road

24 October Plymouth Devils 59–33 Boston Barracuda-Braves Plymouth Coliseum

Conference Trophy

  • Plymouth 94 Boston 88

Riders' Championship

Benji Compton won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Rye House Stadium.[5]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Benji Compton Redcar 14
2 Byron Bekker Scunthorpe 13
3 Darcy Ward Boston 12
4 Danny Halsey Rye House 12
5 Jay Herne Weymouth 12
6 Ben Taylor Buxton 9
7 Gareth Isherwood Buxton 7
8 Rob Smith Rye House 7
9 Dean Felton Sittingbourne 6
10 Kyle Hughes Plymouth 6
11 Gary Cottham (res) Rye House 5
12 Simon Lambert Boston 4
13 Tom Brown Plymouth 3
14 Harland Cook (res) Rye House 3
15 Scott Richardson Scunthorpe 2
16 Richard Lawson Redcar 2
17 Aaron Baseby Sittingbourne 1
18 Kyle Newman Weymouth 0

Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Wessex Stadium, on 31 May. The event was won by James Cockle and Simon Lambert of the Boston.[6]

Semi finals

  • Boston bt Sittingbourne
  • Redcar bt Scunthorpe

Final

  • Boston bt Redcar

Fours

Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 October 2008 at Loomer Road Stadium.[7]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Weymouth 13 Smart 6, Herne 3, Johnson 3, Mason 1
2 Redcar 12 Lawson 4, Cockle 3, James 3, McKinna 2
3 Sittingbourne 7 Baseby M 4, Felton 2, Scarboro 1, Baseby A 0
4 Scunthorpe 4 Hopwood 1, Irving 1, Widman 1, Parnaby 1, Richardson 0

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "2008 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "2008 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ^ "Cats capture Compton". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "2008 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "2008 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.