2007 Speedway Conference League

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2007 Speedway Conference League
League Conference League
Champions Scunthorpe Scorpions
Knockout Cup Scunthorpe Scorpions
Individual Tai Woffinden
Pairs Boston Barracudas
Fours Scunthorpe Scorpions
Division/s above 2007 Elite League
2007 Premier League
Woffinden riding for Scunthorpe in 2007 2007 speedway Tai Woffinden riding for Scunthorpe.jpg
Woffinden riding for Scunthorpe in 2007

The 2007 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Contents

Summary

The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions for the second successive year. [1] [2] Scunthorpe also won the Knockout Cup, Conference Trophy and Conference League Fours. Their leading rider was Tai Woffinden who also won the Conference League Riders' Championship. [3]

The Oxford Lions took their senior side team name Oxford Cheetahs following the withdrawal of the senior side from the 2007 Elite League speedway season. In June 2007, businessman Allen Trump invested in the club (also sponsoring the club via LCD Publishing) to secure the lease on the track and the Cheetahs completed the 2007 season in the Conference League, replacing their junior side the Oxford Lions. [4]

Final league table

PosTeamPlayedHWHDHLAWADALFAPtsAPTotal
1 Scunthorpe Scorpions 1890070299363732941
2 Oxford Lions/Cheetahs 1890041492172927835
3 Plymouth Devils 1880130687276922628
4 Boston Barracudas 1880121684280121526
5 Weymouth Wildcats 1871120784180119524
6 Rye House Raiders 1870210884479416622
7 Buxton Hitmen 1870210876288616117
8 Stoke Spitfires 1851320775789815217
9 Cleveland Bays 182161087199107310
10 Sittingbourne Crusaders 18207018653979505

Key

Fixtures & results

Home \ Away BOS BUX CB OX PLY RYE SCU SIT STO WEY
Boston Barracuda Braves 58–3456–3344–4849–4365–2646–4355–3852–4447–42
Buxton Hitmen 47–4350–4259–3653–4247–4338–5456–3139–5455–35
Cleveland Bays 46–4750–4143–4943–4741–4834–5745–4557–3644–46
Oxford Lions/Cheetahs 50–4367–2370–1853–3850–4347–4571–2157–3549–44
Plymouth Devils 51–4064–2648–4051–4147–4043–4664–2867–2550–43
Rye House Raiders 61–3357–3560–3337–5460–3343–4861–2854–3858–33
Scunthorpe Scorpions 50–3158–3564–2858–3552–4061–2860–2967–2354–37
Sittingbourne Crusaders 40–5342–4838–5445–4438–5149–3924–6844–4943–47
Stoke Spitfires 46–4653–3951–3537–5544–4952–4032–6052–4347–43
Weymouth Wildcats 59–3458–3757–3345–4548–4447–4644–4862–2751–40
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

[6]

Semi-finalsGrand Final
          
Oxford 56 37 93
Plymouth 38 54 92
Oxford 42 31 73
Scunthorpe 47 61 108
Boston 36 30 66
Scunthorpe 58 63 121

Final


19 October [7] Oxford Lions/Cheetahs
Lee Smethills 10
Kyle Hughes 7
Danny Betson 7
Andrew Bargh 6
Sam Martin 5
Scott Campos 4
Brendan Johnson 0
4247 Scunthorpe Scorpions
Tai Woffinden 17
Bryon Bekker 10
Joe Haines 10
Benji Compton 5
James Cockle 4
Scott Richardson 1
R/R
Oxford Stadium


21 October Scunthorpe Scorpions
Tai Woffinden
Bryon Bekker
Joe Haines
Benji Compton
James Cockle
Scott Richardson
R/R
6131 Oxford Lions/Cheetahs
Lee Smethills
Kyle Hughes
Danny Betson
Andrew Bargh
Jordan Frampton
Scott Campos
Brendan Johnson
Eddie Wright Raceway

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2007 Conference League Knockout Cup was the tenth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Scunthorpe Scorpions were the winners for the second successive year. [8] [9]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
18/04Stoke50-40Weymouth
20/04Weymouth54-32Stoke
22/04Sittingbourne32-59Rye House

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
08/07Oxford45-44Plymouth
27/07Plymouth45-44Oxford
07/09Plymouth63-30Oxford
28/07Cleveland35-35Boston
10/06Scunthorpe59-31Rye House
16/06Rye House52-41Scunthorpe
08/07Buxton43-50Weymouth

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29-SepWeymouth45-45Plymouth
30-SepScunthorpe51-45Boston
05 OctBoston30-62Scunthorpe

Final


26 October Plymouth Devils 4944 Scunthorpe Scorpions Plymouth Coliseum


28 October Scunthorpe Scorpions 5835 Plymouth Devils Eddie Wright Raceway

Conference Trophy

Riders' Championship

Tai Woffinden won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 15 September at Rye House Stadium. [10]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1 Tai Woffinden Scunthorpe15
2 Josh Auty Scunthorpe13
3 Robert Mear Rye House12
4Jey HerneWeymouth9
5Danny WarwickSittingbourne9
6 Lee Smart Weymouth9
7Ben TaylorBuxton8
8 Barrie Evans Stoke8
9John BranneyStoke7
10Mark BurrowsCleveland7
11Tom BrownPlymouth6
12 Danny Halsey Rye House5
13 Andrew Bargh Oxford5
14 Lee Smethills Oxford4
15Nicki GlanzPlymouth3
16 Simon Lambert Boston0

Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Eddie Wright Raceway, on 22 July. The event was won by Paul Cooper and Simon Lambert of the Boston. [11]

Final

Fours

Scunthorpe won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 May 2007 at Plymouth Coliseum. [12] [13]

Final
PosTeamPtsRiders
1Scunthorpe19Woffinden, Bekker, Auty, Dennis
2Plymouth16Stephens, Brown, Roynon, Glanz
3Weymouth8Smart, Hurst, Irwin, Mason
4Buxton5James, Roberts, Taylor, Bethell

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

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  2. "Club Honours". Scunthorpe Scorpions.
  3. "2007 Roll of Honour". Speedway GB.
  4. "Oxford Saved". British Speedway Promoters' Association.
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  6. "Play Offs". Speedway Archive.
  7. "Battling Oxford meet their match". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  9. "Scunthorpe Knockout Cup results". Scunthorpe Speedway.
  10. "2007 ROLL OF HONOUR". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. "2007 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  12. "2007 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  13. "FOURS FEVER HITS PLYMOUTH". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.