2001 Speedway Conference League Explained

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

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		14	11	0	3	735½	518½	22	7	29
2		14	10	0	4	716½	541½	20	6	26
3		14	8	1	5	625	638	17	4	21
4		14	7	1	6	647	608	15	4	19
5		14	5	0	9	617	638	10	4	14
6		14	6	0	8	601	653	12	2	14
7		14	4	0	10	556	698	8	1	9
8		14	4	0	10	525	728	8	0	8

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.^{[3] [4] [5]}

First round

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=150	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

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=150	Score
Rye House	Sheffield	63–26, 41–49
Somerset	Mildenhall	55–35, 55–35

Final

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Conference Trophy

• final - Somerset Rebels 104 Boston Barracudas 75

Riders' Championship

David Mason won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Rye House Stadium.^[6]

width=25px	Pos.	width=180px	Rider	width=100px	Team	width=50px	Total
1		Rye House	13
2		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		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		Sheffield	3
16	Chris Collins	Buxton	3

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2001 tables. Speedway GB.
2. Web site: Final table. Speedway archive.
3. Web site: Conference League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
4. Web site: 2001 Conference League Knockout Cup. Speedway Archive.
5. Web site: Season results. Speed-way.com.
6. Web site: Mason aims to bring the House down . Dorset Echo . 28 June 2023.