1998 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsSt Austell Gulls
Knockout CupSt Austell Gulls
IndividualSteve Bishop
Division/s above1998 Elite League
1998 Premier League

The 1998 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

The title was won by St Austell Gulls.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts
1St Austell Gulls16131284456227
2Newport Mavericks16100674268220
3Mildenhall Fen Tigers1681770470917
4Norfolk Braves16601069073912
5Buxton Hitmen1620145738614
6Skegness Braves+41031661912

+ withdrew - Norfolk replaced Skegness and took over fixtures

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 1998 Conference league Knockout Cup was the first edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.[3]

In 1995 there had been an Academy League Knockout Cup and in 1996 a Conference League Knockout Cup but due to a merger of the British Leagues, both the 1995 and 1996 editions acted as the second tier of British speedway at the time.

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
21/06Skegness41-49Mildenhall
21/06Mildenhall48-41Skegness

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
30/08Buxton43-47Mildenhall
19/07Mildenhall49-41Buxton
17/07Newport52-38St Austell
14/07St Austell59-31Newport

Final

Date Team one Score Team two
03/10Mildenhall38-52St Austell
22/09St Austell53-36Mildenhall

Riders' Championship

Steve Bishop won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 12 July at the Clay Country Moto Parc in St Austell.[4]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Steve BishopSt. Austell15
2Andrew AppletonNewport14
3Seemond StephensSt. Austell12
4Adrian NewmanSt. Austell11
5Peter BoastNorfolk10
6Wayne BarrettSt. Austell10
7Roger LobbNewport9
8Dean GarrodMildenhall8
9Jason PrynneSt. Austell8
10Chris NeathNewport7
11Paul Lydes UingsMildenhall4
12Richard FordNewport4
13Kevin PhillipsSt. Austell3
14Paul MacklinBuxton3
15Martin WilliamsNewport1
16Chris HarrisSt. Austell1
17Vince Purnell (res)0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1998 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ↑ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ↑ "1998 Conference league Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  4. ↑ "1998 fixtures" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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