2001 Speedway Conference League
The 2001 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway .
Summary The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers , the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers.
Final league table Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total 1 Sheffield Prowlers 14 11 0 3 735½ 518½ 22 7 29 2 Somerset Rebels 14 10 0 4 716½ 541½ 20 6 26 3 Boston Barracudas 14 8 1 5 625 638 17 4 21 4 Rye House Rockets 14 7 1 6 647 608 15 4 19 5 Peterborough Pumas 14 5 0 9 617 638 10 4 14 6 Buxton Hitmen 14 6 0 8 601 653 12 2 14 7 Newport Mavericks 14 4 0 10 556 698 8 1 9 8 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 14 4 0 10 525 728 8 0 8
Fixtures & results Home \ Away BOS BUX MIL NEW PET RYE SHE SOM Boston Barracudas 54–36 55–35 56–34 57–33 45–45 32–59 34–56 Buxton Hitmen 42–48 56–34 57–33 48–42 47–41 48–41 39–50 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 40–49 47–43 49–41 48–41 46–44 41–47 41–50 Newport Mavericks 44–46 36–53 57–32 49–41 51–39 48–40 38–52 Peterborough Pumas 40–53 54–35 60–27 51–38 49–40 35–55 53–37 Rye House Rockets 49–41 51–39 63–27 70–19 47–43 46–44 45–44 Sheffield Prowlers 61–29 59–31 58–32 62–28 47–42 59–31 58–32 Somerset Rebels 64–26 63–27 64–26 50–40 57–33 54–36 43.5–45.5
Conference League Knockout Cup The 2001 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners.
First round
Team one Team two Score Newport Somerset 48–42, 36–54 Buxton Sheffield 41–49, 39–51 Peterborough Mildenhall 46–44, 36–54 Rye House Boston 51–39, 40–50
Semi-finals
Team one Team two Score Rye House Sheffield 63–26, 41–49 Somerset Mildenhall 55–35, 55–35
Final 20 October Rye House Rockets Chris Courage 14 David Mason 10 Simon Wolstenholme 5 Phil Ambrose 3 James Cockle 2 Dan Giffard 3 Darren Andrews 238–52 Somerset Rebels Jamie Smith 11 Gary Phelps 10 Jarno Kosonen 10 Steve Bishop 8 Nick Simmons 6 Simon Phillips 5 Matthew Cross 2Rye House Stadium
26 October Somerset Rebels Gary Phelps 14 Steve Bishop 13 Jamie Smith 12 Simon Phillips 8 Jarno Kosonen 6 Matthew Cross 4 Tim Healey 057–33 Rye House Rockets David Mason 10 Simon Wolstenholme 7 Chris Courage 7 Phil Ambrose 5 James Cockle 2 Ed Kennett 1 Dan Giffard 1Oaktree Arena
Conference Trophy Home \ Away BOS BUX MIL RYE SOM Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 Somerset 8 6 0 2 12 2 Boston 8 6 0 2 12 3 Rye House 8 5 0 3 10 4 Mildenhall 8 3 0 5 6 5 Buxton 8 0 0 8 0 Home \ Away BOS BUX MIL RYE SOM Boston 60–30 58–31 48–42 52–38 Buxton 40–49 44–46 28–61 34–56 Mildenhall 43–45 65–25 47–43 37–52 Rye House 55–34 62–28 47–43 49–41 Somerset 55–35 52–38 58–32 48–42 Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 Somerset 8 6 0 2 12 2 Boston 8 6 0 2 12 3 Rye House 8 5 0 3 10 4 Mildenhall 8 3 0 5 6 5 Buxton 8 0 0 8 0 Boston 60–30 58–31 48–42 52–38 Buxton 40–49 44–46 28–61 34–56 Mildenhall 43–45 65–25 47–43 37–52 Rye House 55–34 62–28 47–43 49–41 Somerset 55–35 52–38 58–32 48–42
Final
Team one Team two Score Boston Somerset 49–40, 26–64
Riders' Championship David Mason won the Riders' Championship . The final was held on 8 September at Rye House Stadium .
Pos. Rider Team Total 1 David Mason Rye House 13 2 Scott Pegler Newport 12 3 Simon Wolstenholme Rye House 12 4 James Mann Buxton 11 5 Gavin Hedge Mildenhall 10 6 Jason King Peterborough 9 7 Carl Wilkinson Boston 8 8 Barrie Evans Mildenhall 8 9 Malcolm Holloway Somerset 6 10 Luke Clifton Boston 5 11 Daniel Giffard Rye House 5 12 Chris Courage Rye House 5 13 Ricky Scarboro Boston 4 14 Nick Simmons Somerset 4 15 Rory Schlein Sheffield 3 16 Chris Collins Buxton 3
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions