2003 Speedway Conference League

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2003 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsMildenhall Fen Tigers
Knockout CupMildenhall Fen Tigers
Conference TrophyBoston Barracuda Braves
IndividualBarrie Evans
FoursRye House Raiders
Division/s above2003 Elite League
2003 Premier League

The 2003 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

Mildenhall Fen Tigers completed the league and cup double.[2][3]

League

Final table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
1Mildenhall Fen Tigers2418151326917371047
2Rye House Raiders241806117893636945
3Oxford Silver Machine Academy24140101179960281139
4Boston Barracuda-Braves2415091103101730838
5Swindon Sprockets24140101042103628533
6Buxton Hitmen24121111095105425732
7Newcastle Gems24130111072107026531
8Sheffield Prowlers24102121115101622830
9Wimbledon Dons2491141028112619524
10Wolverhampton Cubs24101131005111621223
11Carmarthen Dragons248016957117716420
12Peterborough Pumas246117950118713316
13Newport Mavericks245118895124311112

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away BOS BUX CAR MIL NG NM OX PET RYE SHE SWI WIM WOL
Boston Barracuda Braves 48–42 59–31 44–46 56–3 68–22 31–59 61–29 41–49 32–58 44–46 58–32 57–33
Buxton Hitmen 41–49 49–40 47–43 59–31 60–30 56–34 57–33 46–44 54–36 58–31 61–26 52–35
Carmarthen Dragons 45–43 64–26 41–50 47–33 54–35 52–38 48–41 36–54 37–52 41–49 42–48 43–45
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 50–39 56–34 68–22 67–23 65–25 50–40 56–33 48–44 63–26 58–32 54–36 55–34
Newcastle Gems 41–48 57–33 58–29 44–46 57–32 51–37 51–39 50–40 50–39 61–27 51–39 48–41
Newport Mavericks 42–48 45–45 40–49 43–47 37–52 46–43 54–36 34–44 56–33 41–49 52–37 63–25
Oxford Silver Machine Academy 63–27 59–31 57–34 53–37 56–34 70–20 53–37 63–25 54–39 50–40 57–33 61–31
Peterborough Pumas 38–52 41–48 46–44 25–65 43–46 54–36 49–40 32–55 48–42 37–52 48–42 49–41
Rye House Raiders 64–26 50–39 58–30 51–40 53–36 57–32 53–37 57–33 58–31 47–43 69–19 57–33
Sheffield Prowlers 35–37 53–37 67–22 45–45 62–28 63–27 54–35 45–45 64–26 43–47 64–25 62–28
Swindon Sprockets 43–46 54–36 48–29 42–41 45–39 61–29 34–38 43–34 43–29 50–39 54–36 44–45
Wimbledon Dons 44–49 47–43 60–30 44–46 53–37 67–23 46–44 52–38 42–47 55–35 58–32 45–45
Wolverhampton Cubs 31–40 48–41 43–47 50–40 42–51 59–31 50–38 47–42 38–47 57–28 57–33 47–42
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2003 Conference League Knockout Cup was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners.[5] [6]

First round

Team one Team two Score
BuxtonArmadale48–40, 34–55

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two Score
BostonWimbledon55–35, 35–55
rep 46–44, 39–50
CarmarthenRye House40–50, 23–67
MildenhallOxford53–37, 44–45
StokeArmadale45–45, 31–58

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
MildenhallBoston55–35, 45–45
Rye HouseArmadale59–31, 50–40

Final

First leg

Rye House Raiders
Edward Kennett 14
Steve Boxall
James Cockle
Barry Burchatt		46 – 43Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Paul Lee
Danny King x
[7]

Second leg

Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Paul Lee
Danny King		48 – 43Rye House Raiders
Edward Kennett
Steve Boxall
James Cockle
Barry Burchatt
[7]

Mildenhall were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 91–89

Conference Trophy

Riders' Championship

Barrie Evans won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 August at Rye House Stadium.[9]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Barrie EvansRye House14
2Jamie RobertsonNewcastle11
3Trevor Harding IIBoston10
4Joel ParsonsRye House10
5Tom BrownNewport10
6Craig BranneyNewcastle10
7Chris MillsOxford9
8Rob FinlowBuxton9
9Richard HallBoston8
10James WrightBuxton6
11James BrundleMildenhall6
12Ben PowellCarmarthen/Exeter3
13Tommy AllenSwindon3
14Joe CookRye House3
15Mark BurrowsWimbledon3
16Danny NortonPeterborough2
17Dean Garrod (res)Boston1
18Gordon Meakins (res)Carmarthen1

Fours

Rye House won the Conference League Four-Team Championship final, held on 5 October 2003 at Mildenhall Stadium.[10]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Rye House30
2Mildenhall29
3Peterborough19
4Boston14

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ↑ "2003 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ↑ "Raiders miss out on KoC to arch rivals". Crash.net. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "2003 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  6. ↑ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
  7. 1 2 "Raiders miss out on KoC to arch rivals". Crash.net. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "2003 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Silver heaps praise on Evans". Crash.net. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "2003 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.