2005 Speedway Conference League

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The 2005 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

The title was won by Oxford Silver Machine Academy, junior club of the Oxford Cheetahs.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts
1 Oxford Silver Machine Academy 22 15 3 4 1091 909 42
2 Wimbledon Dons 22 15 0 7 1106 932 41
3 Weymouth Wildcats 22 13 0 9 1075 956 33
4 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 22 12 1 9 1067 968 33
5 Armadale Dale Devils 22 12 0 10 1025 986 31
6 Rye House Raiders 22 12 0 10 1046 987 29
7 Stoke Spitfires 22 12 0 10 1031 982 29
8 Scunthorpe Scorpions 22 11 0 11 1012 1000 27
9 Boston Barracuda-Braves 22 11 0 11 982 1055 26
10 Newport Mavericks 22 9 0 13 968 1051 21
11 Buxton Hitmen 22 6 1 15 890 1112 14
12 Sittingbourne Crusaders 22 1 1 20 823 1178 4

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2005 Conference League Knockout Cup was the eighth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Weymouth Wildcats were the winners.[3]

Semi-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg Agg
Weymouth Newport 51-43 50-41 101-84
Boston Mildenhall 41-51 33-60 74-111

Final

Date Team one Score Team two
14/10 Weymouth 54-40 Mildenhall
16/10 Mildenhall 51-45 Weymouth
14 October Weymouth Wildcats
Lewis Bridger 13
Dan Giffard 13
David Mason 11
Tom Brown 7
James Clement 5
Shane Waldron 4
Danny Hughes 1 		54–40 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jon Armstrong 11
Chris Johnson 9
Lee Smart 5
Andrew Bargh 5
James Purchase 3
Mark Thompson 3
Trevor Heath 2 		Wessex Stadium

16 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jon Armstrong 12
Mark Thompson 11
Chris Johnson 9
Andrew Bargh 8
Lee Smart 5
James Purchase 5
Trevor Heath 1 		51–45 Weymouth Wildcats
Lewis Bridger 11
Dan Giffard 11
David Mason 11
Tom Brown 6
Shane Waldron 4
James Clement 2
Danny Hughes 0 		Mildenhall Stadium

Conference Trophy

  • Armadale 99 Stoke 84

Riders' Championship

Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 August at Rye House Stadium.[4]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Steve Boxall Rye House 15
2 Barrie Evans Stoke 11
3 Blair Scott Armadale 11
4 David Mason Weymouth 11
5 Lewis Bridger Weymouth 10
6 Jon Armstrong Mildenhall 10
7 Wayne Carter Scunthorpe 9
8 Mark Burrows Wimbledon 8
9 Adam Roynon Mildenhall 7
10 Craig Branney Oxford 7
11 Karlis Ezergailis Newport 5
12 Jonathon Bethel Buxton 4
13 Danny Betson Wimbledon 4
14 Harland Cook Rye House 3
15 Mark Baseby (res) Sittingbourne 3
16 Chris Hunt Sittingbourne 2
17 Simon Lambert Boston 0
18 Lee Smart (res) Mildenhall 0

Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 17 July. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Scott James of the Wimbledon.[5]

Group 1
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Wimbledon 14 Mark Burrows 8, Scott James 6
2 Sittingbourne 7 Gary Phelps 4, Andre Cross 3
3 Newport 6 Karl Mason 6, Billy Legg 0
Group 2
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Stoke 12 Barrie Evans 8, Jack Hargreaves 4
2 Mildenhall 8 Lee Smart 5, Jon Armstrong 3
3 Wimbledon B 7 Matthew Wright 7, Danny Betson 0

Group 3
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Scunthorpe 11 Wayne Carter 7, Benji Compton 4
2 Boston 8 Rob Hollingworth 6, Karl White 2
3 Weymouth 8 Dan Giffard 8, Lewis Bridger 0
Group 4
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Oxford 11 Craig Branney 8, Chris Mills 3
2 Buxton 9 Jonathon Bethell 6, Carl Belfield 3
3 Rye House 7 Barry Burchatt 5, Luke Bowen 2

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Wimbledon 16 Mark Burrows 11, Scott James 5
2 Oxford 16 Craig Branney 10, Chris Mills 6
3 Stoke 14 Barrie Evans 12, Jack Hargreaves 2
4 Scunthorpe 8 Wayne Carter 5, Benji Compton 3
  • Run-Off for the Title: James, Burrows, Mills, Branney

Fours

Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 25 June 2005 at Loomer Road Stadium.[6]

Group A
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Boston 16 Lambert 5, Walker 5, Roynon 3, Irwin 3
2 Armadale 14 Sneddon 5, Scott 4, Tully 4, Stoddart 1
3 Stoke 12 Evans 5, Grant 4, Priest 3, Mitchell 0
4 Wimbledon 5 Betson 2, James 1, Burrows 1, Wright 1
Group B
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Oxford 14 Branney 5, Mills 3, Barker 3, Courtney 3
2 Weymouth 13 Giffard 5, Bridger 4, Brown 3, Mason 1
3 Scunhtorpe 11 Carter 5, Norton 3, Compton 2, Bekker 1
4 Mildenhall 10 Armstrong 5, Collins 4, Bargh 1, Smart 0

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Weymouth 16 Mason 5, Giffard 5, Bridger 4, Brown 1
2 Oxford 15 Barker 6, Mills 5, Courtney 4, Branney 0
3 Armadale 9 Sneddon 5, Scott 3, Stoddart 1, Tully 0
4 Boston 8 Walker 3, Roynon 3, Irwin 1, Lambert 1

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "2005 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ "Bears relish hat-trick". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  5. ^ "2005 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  6. ^ "2005 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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