2008 Speedway Conference League
Appearance
League | Conference League |
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Champions | Weymouth Wildcats |
Knockout Cup | Plymouth Devils |
Individual | Benji Compton |
Pairs | Boston Barracudas |
Fours | Weymouth Wildcats |
Division/s above | 2008 Elite League 2008 Premier League |
The 2008 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]
Summary
The title was won by Weymouth Wildcats who won the playoffs.[2]
Final league table
Pos | Team | Played | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | F | A | Pts |
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1 | Plymouth Devils | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 709 | 569 | 20 |
2 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 713 | 565 | 19 |
3 | Redcar Cubs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 657 | 614 | 18 |
4 | Weymouth Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 688 | 588 | 17 |
5 | Scunthorpe Saints | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 637 | 629 | 17 |
6 | Buxton Hitmen | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 669 | 15 |
7 | Rye House Cobras | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 614 | 663 | 12 |
8 | Sittingbourne Crusaders | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 472 | 798 | 2 |
Play-offs
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
Boston | 44 | 48 | 92 | ||||||||||
Redcar | 46 | 45 | 91 | ||||||||||
Boston | 45 | 23 | 68 | ||||||||||
Weymouth | 46 | 67 | 113 | ||||||||||
Weymouth | 56 | 44 | 100 | ||||||||||
Plymouth | 38 | 46 | 84 |
Conference League Knockout Cup
The 2008 Conference League Knockout Cup was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Plymouth Devils were the winners.[3]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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03/05 | Rye House | 59-33 | Sittingbourne |
11/05 | Sittingbourne | 42-47 | Rye House |
21/06 | Weymouth | 47-45 | Plymouth |
10/07 | Plymouth | 51-42 | Weymouth |
08/06 | Boston | 51-43 | Redcar |
14/06 | Redcar | 45-45 | Boston |
26/05 | Scunthorpe | 52-41 | Buxton |
08/06 | Buxton | 50-41 | Scunthorpe |
Semi-finals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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28/09 | Boston | 56-35 | Scunthorpe |
10/10 | Scunthorpe | 45-48 | Boston |
18/07 | Plymouth | 57-36 | Rye House |
10/08 | Rye House | 56-37 | Plymouth |
Final
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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19/10 | Boston | 50-39 | Plymouth |
24/10 | Plymouth | 59-33 | Boston |
Conference Trophy
- Plymouth 94 Boston 88
Riders' Championship
Benji Compton won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Rye House Stadium.[4]
Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
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1 | Benji Compton | Redcar | 14 |
2 | Byron Bekker | Scunthorpe | 13 |
3 | Darcy Ward | Boston | 12 |
4 | Danny Halsey | Rye House | 12 |
5 | Jay Herne | Weymouth | 12 |
6 | Ben Taylor | Buxton | 9 |
7 | Gareth Isherwood | Buxton | 7 |
8 | Rob Smith | Rye House | 7 |
9 | Dean Felton | Sittingbourne | 6 |
10 | Kyle Hughes | Plymouth | 6 |
11 | Gary Cottham (res) | Rye House | 5 |
12 | Simon Lambert | Boston | 4 |
13 | Tom Brown | Plymouth | 3 |
14 | Harland Cook (res) | Rye House | 3 |
15 | Scott Richardson | Scunthorpe | 2 |
16 | Richard Lawson | Redcar | 2 |
17 | Aaron Baseby | Sittingbourne | 1 |
18 | Kyle Newman | Weymouth | 0 |
Pairs
The Pairs Championship was held at the Wessex Stadium, on 31 May. The event was won by James Cockle and Simon Lambert of the Boston.[5]
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Semi finals
- Boston bt Sittingbourne
- Redcar bt Scunthorpe
Final
- Boston bt Redcar
Fours
Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 October 2008 at Loomer Road Stadium.[6]
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Final | |||
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Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
1 | Weymouth | 13 | Smart 6, Herne 3, Johnson 3, Mason 1 |
2 | Redcar | 12 | Lawson 4, Cockle 3, James 3, McKinna 2 |
3 | Sittingbourne | 7 | Baseby M 4, Felton 2, Scarboro 1, Baseby A 0 |
4 | Scunthorpe | 4 | Hopwood 1, Irving 1, Widman 1, Parnaby 1, Richardson 0 |
See also
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References
- ^ "2008 tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
- ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Cats capture Compton". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "2008 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "2008 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.