2002 Speedway Conference League

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2002 Speedway Conference League
League Conference League
Champions Peterborough Pumas
Knockout Cup Buxton Hitmen
Individual James Birkinshaw
Division/s above 2002 Elite League
2002 Premier League

The 2002 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway. [1]

Contents

Summary

The title was won by Peterborough Pumas, the junior club belonging to the Peterborough Panthers. [2]

On 1 May, David Nix was killed after crashing into the fence during the match between Newcastle and King's Lynn at the Norfolk Arena. [3]

Final league table

PosTeamPlayedWDLFAPtsBonusTotal
1 Peterborough Pumas 201604100878632840
2 Sheffield Prowlers 201505100878030939
3 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 20130798879926935
4 Rye House Raiders 201226100578926733
5 Buxton Hitmen 20110991987522527
6 Boston Barracudas 20911087492519524
7 Carmarthen Dragons 19901080190218321
8 Newcastle Gems 20721185184216319
9 King's Lynn Kids 206014778101412315
10 Newport Mavericks 19512373796411112
11 Wimbledon Dons 182016709902404

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2002 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners. [4] [5] [6]

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
17/06Sheffield58-32Newcastle
16/06Buxton43-47Mildenhall
16/06Newcastle45-45Sheffield
14/06Newport51-37Wolverhampton
11/06Wolverhampton23-66Newport
09/06Mildenhall40-50Buxton

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
02/09Rye House49-41Newport
25/08Newport40-49Rye House
08/07Sheffield43-47Buxton
07/07Buxton61-28Sheffield

Final

First leg

Buxton
William Beveridge 15
Aidan Collins 14
Carl Belfield 12
Chris Collins 8
Lee Derbyshire 4
James Wright 4
Richard Moss 1		58 – 41Rye House
Ed Kennett 9
Scott Courtney 7
Steve Boxall 6
Luke Bowen 3
Simon Wolstenholme 3
Barry Evans 3
Daniel Giffard 2
[7]
Buxton Raceway

Second leg

Rye House
Steve Boxall 15
Ed Kennett 13
Scott Courtney 8
Daniel Giffard 7
Barry Evans 4
Luke Bowen 1
Simon Wolstenholme 0		49 – 41Buxton
Aidan Collins 17
Chris Collins 8
James Wright 7
Carl Belfield 5
William Beveridge R/R
Richard Moss 3
Lee Derbyshire 2
Alan Brown 0
[7]
Rye House Stadium

Buxton were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.

Conference Trophy

Riders' Championship

James Birkinshaw won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 31 August at Rye House Stadium. [8]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 James Birkinshaw Boston14
2 Edward Kennett Rye House13
3Jamie RobertsonNewcastle12
4Wayne BroadhurstMildenhall12
5Joe CookKing's Lynn10
6 Rory Schlein Sheffield9
7 Craig Branney Newcastle7
8 Chris Mills King's Lynn7
9Steve Braidford (res)Wolverhampton6
10 James Wright Buxton6
11 Danny King Peterborough5
12 James Brundle Mildenhall5
13Stuart McCabePeterborough4
14Martin WilliamsWimbledon4
15Adam PryorPeterborough4
16Ben WilsonSheffield1
17Simon Wolstenholme (res)Rye House1
18 Barrie Evans (res)Rye House0

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

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References

  1. ↑ "2002 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ↑ "Boycott call after rider's death". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ↑ "2002 Conference League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  6. ↑ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
  7. 1 2 "Rye House 2002" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Speedway: Rico wins testimonial". The Argus. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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