League | Conference League |
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Champions | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
Knockout Cup | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
Individual | James Wright |
Pairs | Wimbledon Dons |
Fours | Mildenhall Fen Tigers |
Division/s above | 2004 Elite League 2004 Premier League |
The 2004 Speedway Conference League was the third-tier division of British speedway. [1]
Sittingbourne Crusaders returned after a seven-year absence but ionly competed in the Knockout Cup.
The title was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers. [2]
Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bonus | Total |
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1 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1254 | 952 | 42 | 10 | 52 |
2 | Rye House Raiders | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1206 | 991 | 38 | 9 | 47 |
3 | Oxford Silver Machine Academy | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1199 | 979 | 34 | 10 | 44 |
4 | Armadale Dale Devils | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1185 | 990 | 30 | 8 | 38 |
5 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1171 | 1034 | 29 | 8 | 37 |
6 | Buxton Hitmen | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1093 | 1100 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
7 | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1138 | 1080 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
8 | Weymouth Wildcats | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1047 | 1143 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
9 | Stoke Spitfires | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1054 | 1139 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
10 | Swindon Sprockets | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1063 | 1158 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
11 | Newcastle Gems | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 998 | 1203 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
12 | Carmarthen Dragons | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 998 | 1187 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
13 | Newport Mavericks | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 883 | 1333 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
The 2004 Conference League Knockout Cup was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners for the second successive year. [4] [5]
First round
Team one | Team two | Score |
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Weymouth | Stoke | 53–41, 47–42 |
Mildenhall | Carmarthen | 52–31, 53–42 |
Wimbledon | Sittingbourne | 55–38, 53–40 |
Quarter-finals
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Boston | Rye House | 48–42, 51–44 |
Oxford | Buxton | 61–31, 44–50 |
Weymouth | Wimbledon | 47–48, 38–56 |
Mildenhall | King's Lynn | 63–27, n/a |
Semi-finals
Team one | Team two | Score |
---|---|---|
Wimbledon | Boston | 38–56, 43–54 |
Mildenhall | Oxford | 51–43, 45–48 |
29 October | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 46–47 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | Saddlebow Road |
31 October | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Adam Roynon 15 | 69–12 | Boston Barracuda-Braves Ben Powell 4 | Mildenhall Stadium |
James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 28 August at Rye House Stadium. [6]
Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
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1 | James Wright | Buxton | 14 |
2 | Mark Burrows | Wimbledon | 12 |
3 | Richard Hall | Boston | 12 |
4 | Matthew Wethers | Armadale | 11 |
5 | Steve Boxall | Rye House | 10 |
6 | Chris Schramm | Oxford | 10 |
7 | David Mason | Weymouth | 10 |
8 | Barrie Evans | Wimbledon | 8 |
9 | Malcom Holloway | Swindon | 6 |
10 | Dean Felton | Carmarthen | 6 |
11 | Jamie Westacott | Newport | 5 |
12 | Ritchie Hawkins | Mildenhall | 5 |
13 | Justin Elkins | Stoke | 3 |
14 | Jamie Robertson | Newcastle | 3 |
15 | Lee Smart | Mildenhall | 2 |
16 | Joel Parsons | Rye House | 1 |
17 | Karl Mason (res) | Coventry | 1 |
18 | Jack Hargreaves (res) | Stoke | 0 |
The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 2 June. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Barrie Evans of the Wimbledon. [7]
Final
Mildenhall won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 10 July 2004 at Loomer Road Stadium. [8]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Mildenhall | 16 | |
2 | Newcastle | 13 | |
2 | Wimbledon | 13 | Burrows, Evans, Broadhurst |
4 | Stoke | 6 | Grant |
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