2006 Speedway Conference League

2006 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsScunthorpe Scorpions
Knockout CupScunthorpe Scorpions
IndividualAdam Roynon
PairsScunthorpe Scorpions
FoursStoke Spitfires
Division/s above2006 Elite League
2006 Premier League

The 2006 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

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The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions who won the playoffs.[2]

Final league table

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Pos Team Played HW HD HL AW AD AL F A Bonus Total
1 Plymouth Devils 14 7 0 0 4 0 3 719 561 7 29
2 Scunthorpe Scorpions 14 6 0 1 5 0 2 756 521 6 28
3 Rye House Raiders 14 6 0 1 3 0 4 705 581 5 23
4 Stoke Spitfires 14 4 1 2 3 0 4 599 657 3 18
5 Boston Barracuda-Braves 14 4 0 3 3 0 4 666 616 3 17
6 Buxton Hitmen 14 5 0 2 0 0 7 639 655 3 13
7 Mildenhall Academy 14 3 0 4 1 1 5 562 722 1 10
8 Newport Mavericks 14 1 0 6 0 0 7 460 793 0 2

Play-offs

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Semi-finals Grand Final
          
Rye House 38 32 70
Scunthorpe 52 62 114
Scunthorpe 67 58 125
Plymouth 25 36 61
Plymouth
bye
15 October Scunthorpe Scorpions
Richie Dennis 14
Paul Cooper 11
Josh Auty 10
Tai Woffinden 9
Andrew Tully 9
Byron Bekker 7
Benji Compton 7 		67–25 Plymouth Devils
Lee Smart 12
Rob Smith 6
Tom Brown 6
Shane Waldron 1
Jamie Pickard 0
Andrew Braithwaite 0
Seemond Stephens R/R 		Eddie Wright Raceway

27 October Plymouth Devils
Lee Smart 11
Tom Brown 8
Jamie Pickard 2
Shane Waldron 1
Jamie Westacott R/R 		36–58 Scunthorpe Scorpions
Tai Woffinden 12
Andrew Tully 12
Josh Auty 11
Richie Dennis 10
Benji Compton 7
Byron Bekker 6
Paul Cooper R/R 		Plymouth Coliseum

Conference League Knockout Cup

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The 2006 Conference League Knockout Cup was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Scunthorpe Scorpions were the winners.[3][4]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
23/07 Scunthorpe 59-36 Stoke
26/07 Stoke 47-46 Scunthorpe
26/08 Rye House 50-43 Mildenhall
27/08 Newport 41-48 Plymouth

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
04/09 Scunthorpe 52-36 Rye House
23/09 Rye House 45-45 Scunthorpe

Final

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13 October Plymouth Devils
Seemond Stephens 12
Lee Smart 10
Tom Brown 9
Rob Smith 7
Shane Waldron 4
Matt Bates 0
Jamie Pickard 0 		42–51 Scunthorpe Scorpions
Tai Woffinden 14
Josh Auty 12
Richie Dennis 7
Andrew Tully 7
Benji Compton 7
Byron Bekker 4
Paul Cooper R/R 		Plymouth Coliseum

22 October Scunthorpe Scorpions
Andrew Tully 11
Benji Compton 8
Paul Cooper 7
Tai Woffinden 6
Richie Dennis 6
Byron Bekker 6
Josh Auty 4 		48–24 Plymouth Devils
Lee Smart 9
Michael Coles 5
Tom Brown 5
Shane Waldron 3
Rob Smith 1
Jamie Pickard 1
Seemond Stephens R/R 		Eddie Wright Raceway

Conference Trophy

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  • Scunthorpe 110 Plymouth 75

Riders' Championship

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Adam Roynon won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Rye House Stadium.[5]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Adam Roynon Buxton 15
2 David Mason (res) Weymouth 12
3 Seemond Stephens Plymouth 11
4 Lee Smart Plymouth 10
5 Scott Courtney Stoke 9
6 Mark Thompson Mildenhall 8
7 Tai Woffinden Scunthorpe 8
8 John Oliver Boston 8
9 Ben Powell Rye House 7
10 Adam Allott Stoke 7
11 Andrew Bargh Mildenhall 6
12 Gary Cottham (res) Sittingbourne 6
13 Barry Burchatt Rye House 4
14 Scott James Buxton 3
15 Josh Auty Scunthorpe 3
16 Wayne Broadhurst Boston 2
17 Nicki Glanz Newport 1
18 Karl Mason Newport 0

Pairs

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The Pairs Championship was held at the Eddie Wright Raceway, on 28 August. The event was won by Paul Cooper and Benji Compton of the Scunthorpe.[6]

  • Semi-Final 1: Scunthorpe bt Mildenhall 7-0 (Cooper, Compton, Bargh (ret), Thompson(Fx))
  • Semi-Final 2: Stoke bt Plymouth 7-2 (Barker, Allott, Smart, Stephens(Fx))
  • Final: 7-2 Scunthorpe bt Stoke (Cooper, Compton, Allott, Barker(Fx))

Fours

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Stoke won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 24 June 2006 at Loomer Road Stadium.[7]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Stoke 16+3 Barker 6, Courtney 5, Priest 4+3, Irving 1
2 Plymouth 16+2 Johnson 6+2, Stephens 5, Waldron 3, Smart 2
3 Mildenhall 10 Wright 5, Thompson 4, Bargh 1, Purchase 0
4 Scunthorpe 6 Auty 3, Isherwood 2, Carter 1, Woffinden 0

See also

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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

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  1. ^ "2006 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ "Scunthorpe Knockout Cup results". Scunthorpe Speedway.
  5. ^ "Adam Roynon joins The SWTR Centurions". Plymouth Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ Bamford, Robert (2007). Tempus Speedway Yearbook, Profile Peter I Karlsson. Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-07524-4250-1.
  7. ^ "2006 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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