2001 Speedway Conference League

2001 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsSheffield Prowlers
Knockout CupSomerset Rebels
IndividualDavid Mason
Division/s above2001 Elite League
2001 Premier League

The 2001 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

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

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1 Sheffield Prowlers 14 11 0 3 735½ 518½ 22 7 29
2 Somerset Rebels 14 10 0 4 716½ 541½ 20 6 26
3 Boston Barracudas 14 8 1 5 625 638 17 4 21
4 Rye House Rockets 14 7 1 6 647 608 15 4 19
5 Peterborough Pumas 14 5 0 9 617 638 10 4 14
6 Buxton Hitmen 14 6 0 8 601 653 12 2 14
7 Newport Mavericks 14 4 0 10 556 698 8 1 9
8 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 14 4 0 10 525 728 8 0 8

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BOS BUX MIL NEW PET RYE SHE SOM
Boston Barracudas 54–36 55–35 56–34 57–33 45–45 32–59 34–56
Buxton Hitmen 42–48 56–34 57–33 48–42 47–41 48–41 39–50
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40–49 47–43 49–41 48–41 46–44 41–47 41–50
Newport Mavericks 44–46 36–53 57–32 49–41 51–39 48–40 38–52
Peterborough Pumas 40–53 54–35 60–27 51–38 49–40 35–55 53–37
Rye House Rockets 49–41 51–39 63–27 70–19 47–43 46–44 45–44
Sheffield Prowlers 61–29 59–31 58–32 62–28 47–42 59–31 58–32
Somerset Rebels 64–26 63–27 64–26 50–40 57–33 54–36 43.5–45.5
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2001 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners.[4][5][6]

First round

Team one Team two Score
Newport Somerset 48–42, 36–54
Buxton Sheffield 41–49, 39–51
Peterborough Mildenhall 46–44, 36–54
Rye House Boston 51–39, 40–50

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
Rye House Sheffield 63–26, 41–49
Somerset Mildenhall 55–35, 55–35

Final

20 October [7] Rye House Rockets
Chris Courage 14
David Mason 10
Simon Wolstenholme 5
Phil Ambrose 3
James Cockle 2
Dan Giffard 3
Darren Andrews 2 		38–52 Somerset Rebels
Jamie Smith 11
Gary Phelps 10
Jarno Kosonen 10
Steve Bishop 8
Nick Simmons 6
Simon Phillips 5
Matthew Cross 2 		Rye House Stadium

26 October [7] Somerset Rebels
Gary Phelps 14
Steve Bishop 13
Jamie Smith 12
Simon Phillips 8
Jarno Kosonen 6
Matthew Cross 4
Tim Healey 0 		57–33 Rye House Rockets
David Mason 10
Simon Wolstenholme 7
Chris Courage 7
Phil Ambrose 5
James Cockle 2
Ed Kennett 1
Dan Giffard 1 		Oaktree Arena

Conference Trophy

Riders' Championship

David Mason won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Rye House Stadium.[8]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 David Mason Rye House 13
2 Scott Pegler Newport 12
3 Simon Wolstenholme Rye House 12
4 James Mann Buxton 11
5 Gavin Hedge Mildenhall 10
6 Jason King Peterborough 9
7 Carl Wilkinson Boston 8
8 Barrie Evans Mildenhall 8
9 Malcolm Holloway Somerset 6
10 Luke Clifton Boston 5
11 Daniel Giffard Rye House 5
12 Chris Courage Rye House 5
13 Ricky Scarboro Boston 4
14 Nick Simmons Somerset 4
15 Rory Schlein Sheffield 3
16 Chris Collins Buxton 3

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "2001 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "2001 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ^ "2001 Conference League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  6. ^ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
  7. ^ a b "Rye House results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Mason aims to bring the House down". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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