1998 Speedway Conference League


The 1998 Speedway Conference League sponsored by Dunlop, was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Summary

The title was won by St Austell Gulls.

Final league table

+ withdrew - Norfolk replaced Skegness and took over fixtures

Fixtures & results

A Fixtures
'''B Fixtures'''

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 1998 Conference league Knockout Cup was the first edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.
In 1995 there had been an Academy League Knockout Cup and in 1996 a Conference League Knockout Cup but due to a merger of the British Leagues, both the 1995 and 1996 editions acted as the second tier of British speedway at the time.
First round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
21/06 Skegness41-49Mildenhall
21/06 Mildenhall48-41Skegness

'''Semi-finals'''

Final

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Riders' Championship

won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 July at the Clay Country Moto Parc in St Austell.
Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Steve BishopSt. Austell15
2Andrew AppletonNewport14
3Seemond StephensSt. Austell12
4Adrian NewmanSt. Austell11
5Peter BoastNorfolk10
6Wayne BarrettSt. Austell10
7Roger LobbNewport9
8Dean GarrodMildenhall8
9Jason PrynneSt. Austell8
10Chris NeathNewport7
11Paul Lydes UingsMildenhall4
12Richard FordNewport4
13Kevin PhillipsSt. Austell3
14Paul MacklinBuxton3
15Martin WilliamsNewport1
16Chris HarrisSt. Austell1
17Vince Purnell 0