The 2000 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

Summary

A new team called Somerset Rebels entered British speedway for the first time, racing at the Oaktree Arena.

The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers, the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were denied the chance to win the title following their final fixture against St. Austell being unable to be fulfilled, it had been postponed four times because of the weather.

League

Final table

PosTeamPlayedWDLFAPtsBonusTotal
1Sheffield Prowlers18121585075025631
2Mildenhall Fen Tigers17121479672825631
3Somerset Rebels18100886874420727
4Boston Barracudas17101682170321627
5Newport Mavericks1891881879119423
6Rye House Rockets18801083776816622
7St Austell Gulls1680871172116420
8Buxton Hitmen1872975285916218
9Ashfield Giants18501373487110414
10Peterborough Pumas184014679931808

Fixtures and results

Home \ AwayASHBOSBUXMILNEWPETRYESASHESOM
Ashfield Giants35–5564–2644–4538–5150–3648–4255–3558–3238–52
Boston Barracudas60–2958–3257–3353–3660–3052–38n/a45–4560–29
Buxton Hitmen63–2643–4745–4545–4547–4148–4260–3046–4444–43
Mildenhall Fen Tigers57–3351–3949–4159–3154–3651–38n/a51–3945–44
Newport Mavericks59–3046–4464–2541–4861–2861–2950–4041–4953–37
Peterborough Pumas46–4443–4740–4933–5643–4646–4446–4447–4341–49
Rye House Rockets53–3746–4463–2755–3450–4064–2657–3258–3244–46
St Austell Gulls52–3646–4451–3835–5555–3363–2753–3738–5249–39
Sheffield Prowlers47–4058–2950–4050–4063–2556–3440–3848–4253–37
Somerset Rebels60–2963–2757–3367–2355–3554–3651–3944–4641–49

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2000 Conference League Knockout Cup was the third edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Boston Barracudas were the winners.

First round

Team oneTeam twoScore
SomersetRye House42.5–47.5, 32–58
BostonBuxton70–19, 45–44

Semi-finals

Team oneTeam twoScore
MildenhallRye House48–42, 35–55
St AustellBoston57–33, 25–65

Final

First leg

Boston Peter Boast 12 Carl Wilkinson 10 Luke Clifton 8 Ricky Scarboro 7 Rob Hollingworth 6 David Chadburn 6 Freddie Stephenson 453 – 37Rye House David Mason 12 Simon Wolstenholme 11 Daniel Giffard 8 Nathan Morton 4 Simon Moon 1 Gary Sweet 1 Phil Ambrose R/R

Second leg

Rye House David Mason 16 Gary Sweet 13 Simon Moon 8 Nathan Morton 6 Simon Wolstenholme 5 Daniel Giffard 2 Phil Ambrose R/R50 – 38Boston Luke Clifton 11 Carl Wilkinson 9 Ricky Scarboro 7 Rob Hollingworth 4 Peter Boast 3 Freddie Stephenson 3 David Chadburn 1

Boston were declared Knockout Cup champions, winning on aggregate 91–87.

League Cup

Group A Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 St. Austell 4 3 0 1 6 2 Somerset 4 2 1 1 5 3 Buxton 4 0 1 3 1Group B Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 Mildenhall 4 3 0 1 6 2 Rye House 4 2 0 2 4 3 Boston 4 1 0 3 2
PosTeamMWDLPts
1St. Austell43016
2Somerset42115
3Buxton40131
PosTeamMWDLPts
1Mildenhall43016
2Rye House42024
3Boston41032
Home \ AwayBUXSTASOM
Group A Home \ Away BUX STA SOM Buxton 43–47 45–45 St.Austell 50–39 48–40 Somerset 51–39 55–35 Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.Group B Home \ Away BOS MIL RYE Boston 30–59 59–31 Mildenhall 54–36 53–37 Rye House 52–38 47–41 Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Buxton43–4745–45
St.Austell50–3948–40
Somerset51–3955–35
Home \ AwayBOSMILRYE
Boston30–5959–31
Mildenhall54–3653–37
Rye House52–3847–41

Final

Team oneTeam twoScore
SomersetMildenhall46–43, 24–54

Riders' Championship

Scott Pegler won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Hayley Stadium.

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Scott PeglerNewport13
2Steve BishopSomerset13
3Adam AllottSheffield11
4Gary PhelpsSt. Austell9
5Shane ColvinMildenhall9
6Wayne BarrettSt. Austell9
7Carl WilkinsonBoston8
8Rob Grant IIAshfield8
9David MasonRye House8
10Chris CourageNewport8
11Andrew MooreSheffield8
12Ian BarneyPeterborough7
13Barrie EvansMildenhall3
14Paul BurnettBuxton3
15Rob HollingworthBoston2
16Chris SchrammPeterborough1
17Graig Gough (res)Newport0

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions