2000 Speedway Conference League


The 2000 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Summary

A new team called Somerset Rebels entered British speedway for the first time, racing at the Oaktree Arena.
The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers, the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were denied the chance to win the title following their final fixture against St. Austell being unable to be fulfilled, it had been postponed four times because of the weather.

League

Final table

Fixtures and results

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Conference League Knockout Cup was the third edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Boston Barracudas were the winners.
First round
Team oneTeam twoScore
SomersetRye House42.5–47.5, 32–58
BostonBuxton70–19, 45–44

'''Semi-finals'''

Final

First leg
Second leg
Boston were declared Knockout Cup champions, winning on aggregate 91–87.

League Cup

Group A
PosTeamMWDLPts
1St. Austell43016
2Somerset42115
3Buxton40131

Group B
PosTeamMWDLPts
1Mildenhall43016
2Rye House42024
3Boston41032

Group A
Group B
Final
Team oneTeam twoScore
SomersetMildenhall46–43, 24–54

Riders' Championship

won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Hayley Stadium.
Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Scott PeglerNewport13
2Steve BishopSomerset13
3Adam AllottSheffield11
4Gary PhelpsSt. Austell9
5Shane ColvinMildenhall9
6Wayne BarrettSt. Austell9
7Carl WilkinsonBoston8
8Rob Grant IIAshfield8
9David MasonRye House8
10Chris CourageNewport8
11Andrew MooreSheffield8
12Ian BarneyPeterborough7
13Barrie EvansMildenhall3
14Paul BurnettBuxton3
15Rob HollingworthBoston2
16Chris SchrammPeterborough1
17Graig Gough Newport0