2000 Speedway Conference League Explained

The 2000 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.^[1]

Summary

A new team called Somerset Rebels entered British speedway for the first time, racing at the Oaktree Arena.^[2]

The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers, the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers.^[3] 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.^[4]

Final league table

width=20	Pos	width=300	Team	width=20	Played	width=20	W	width=20	D	width=20	L	width=20	F	width=20	A	width=20	Pts	width=20	Bonus	width=20	Total
1		18	12	1	5	850	750	25	6	31
2		17	12	1	4	796	728	25	6	31
3		18	10	0	8	868	744	20	7	27
4		17	10	1	6	821	703	21	6	27
5		18	9	1	8	818	791	19	4	23
6		18	8	0	10	837	768	16	6	22
7		16	8	0	8	711	721	16	4	20
8		18	7	2	9	752	859	16	2	18
9		18	5	0	13	734	871	10	4	14
10		18	4	0	14	679	931	8	0	8

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.^[5]

First round

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=150	Score
Somerset	Rye House	42.5–47.5, 32–58
Boston	Buxton	70–19, 45–44

Semi-finals

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=150	Score
Mildenhall	Rye House	48–42, 35–55
St Austell	Boston	57–33, 25–65

Final

First legSecond legBoston were declared Knockout Cup champions, winning on aggregate 91–87.

League Cup

• final - Mildenhall Fen Tigers 97 Somerset Rebels 80

Riders' Championship

Scott Pegler won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Hayley Stadium.^{[6] [7]}

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=100px	Team	width=50px	Total
1		Newport	13
2		Somerset	13
3	Adam Allott	Sheffield	11
4	Gary Phelps	St. Austell	9
5	Shane Colvin	Mildenhall	9
6	Wayne Barrett	St. Austell	9
7		Boston	8
8	Rob Grant II	Ashfield	8
9		Rye House	8
10	Chris Courage	Newport	8
11		Sheffield	8
12	Ian Barney	Peterborough	7
13	Barrie Evans	Mildenhall	3
14	Paul Burnett	Buxton	3
15	Rob Hollingworth	Boston	2
16		Peterborough	1
17	Graig Gough (res)	Newport	0

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2000 tables. Speedway GB.
2. News: New opponents . Cambridge Daily News . 14 April 1999 . 16 May 2024. British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
3. Web site: Final table. Speedway archive.
4. News: Luke is the first to the line . Lincolnshire Standard and Boston Guardian . 2 November 2000 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 11 November 2024 .
5. Web site: Conference League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
6. Web site: Mavericks chief scouts for talent . South Wales Argus . 28 June 2023.
7. Web site: BIG MEETING PREVIEW: THE NLRC! . Scunthorpe Speedway . 28 June 2023.