2004 Speedway Conference League

2004 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsMildenhall Fen Tigers
Knockout CupMildenhall Fen Tigers
IndividualJames Wright
PairsWimbledon Dons
FoursMildenhall Fen Tigers
Division/s above2004 Elite League
2004 Premier League

The 2004 Speedway Conference League was the third-tier division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

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Sittingbourne Crusaders returned after a seven-year absence but ionly competed in the Knockout Cup.

The title was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers.[2]

Final league table

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Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total
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

Conference League Knockout Cup

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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.[3] [4]

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
01/09 Wimbledon 38-56 Boston
24/09 Boston 54-43 Wimbledon
05/09 Mildenhall 51-43 Oxford
22/10 Oxford 48-45 Mildenhall

Final

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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

Conference Trophy

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Riders' Championship

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James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 28 August at Rye House Stadium.[5]

Pos. Rider Team Total
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

Pairs

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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.[6]

Final

  • Wimbledon (Burrows & Evans) bt Mildenhall (Hawkins & Armstrong)

Fours

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Mildenhall won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 10 July 2004 at Loomer Road Stadium.[7]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Mildenhall 16
2 Newcastle 13
2 Wimbledon 13 Burrows, Evans, Broadhurst
4 Stoke 6 Grant

See also

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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

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  1. ^ "2004 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
  5. ^ "Ulrich Ostergaard is back!". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "2004 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Spitfires crash in frustrating final". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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