2006 Speedway Conference League
The 2006 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway .
Summary The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions who won the playoffs.
League Final table 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
Fixtures and results Home \ Away BOS BUX MIL NEW PLY RYE SCU STO Boston Barracuda Braves 47–43 66–24 65–24 44–46 44–49 40–53 51–43 Buxton Hitmen 47–43 55–38 63–31 52–43 47–43 41–52 45–46 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 37–53 51–44 49–40 49–44 31–58 41–52 51–44 Newport Mavericks 37–55 48–46 43–46 31–49 31–59 39–55 31–43 Plymouth Devils 54–38 55–36 54–42 65–29 51–43 56–38 66–26 Rye House Raiders 61–32 54–38 63–31 64–26 44–46 47–46 65–27 Scunthorpe Scorpions 52–40 54–39 59–34 75–15 44–46 67–24 64–28 Stoke Spitfires 46–48 50–43 45–45 59–35 45–44 50–43 31–45
Play-offs 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 767–25 Plymouth Devils Lee Smart 12 Rob Smith 6 Tom Brown 6 Shane Waldron 1 Jamie Pickard 0 Andrew Braithwaite 0 Seemond Stephens R/REddie Wright Raceway
27 October Plymouth Devils Lee Smart 11 Tom Brown 8 Jamie Pickard 2 Shane Waldron 1 Jamie Westacott R/R36–58 Scunthorpe Scorpions Tai Woffinden 12 Andrew Tully 12 Josh Auty 11 Richie Dennis 10 Benji Compton 7 Byron Bekker 6 Paul Cooper R/RPlymouth Coliseum
Conference League Knockout Cup The 2006 Conference League Knockout Cup was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Scunthorpe Scorpions were the winners.
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
13 October Plymouth Devils Seemond Stephens 12 Lee Smart 10 Tom Brown 9 Rob Smith 7 Shane Waldron 4 Matt Bates 0 Jamie Pickard 042–51 Scunthorpe Scorpions Tai Woffinden 14 Josh Auty 12 Richie Dennis 7 Andrew Tully 7 Benji Compton 7 Byron Bekker 4 Paul Cooper R/RPlymouth 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 448–24 Plymouth Devils Lee Smart 9 Michael Coles 5 Tom Brown 5 Shane Waldron 3 Rob Smith 1 Jamie Pickard 1 Seemond Stephens R/REddie Wright Raceway
Conference Trophy West Group Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 Plymouth 4 4 0 0 8 2 Buxton 4 1 0 3 2 3 Stoke 4 1 0 3 2East Group Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 Scunthorpe 4 4 0 0 8 2 Mildenhall 4 2 0 2 4 3 Boston 4 0 0 4 0Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 Plymouth 4 4 0 0 8 2 Buxton 4 1 0 3 2 3 Stoke 4 1 0 3 2 Pos Team M W D L Pts 1 Scunthorpe 4 4 0 0 8 2 Mildenhall 4 2 0 2 4 3 Boston 4 0 0 4 0
Home \ Away BUX PLY STO Home \ Away BUX PLY STO Buxton 32–60 44–48 Plymouth 57–36 64–27 Stoke 32–39 34–38 Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Home \ Away BOS MIL SCU Boston 43–44 38–52 Mildenhall 55–38 36–57 Scunthorpe 57–37 60–33 Source: Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Buxton 32–60 44–48 Plymouth 57–36 64–27 Stoke 32–39 34–38 Home \ Away BOS MIL SCU Boston 43–44 38–52 Mildenhall 55–38 36–57 Scunthorpe 57–37 60–33
Final
Team one Team two Score Plymouth Scunthorpe 39–51, 36–59
Riders' Championship Adam Roynon won the Riders' Championship . The final was held on 9 September at Rye House Stadium .
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 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.
Group A Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Scunthorpe B 22 Paul Cooper 12, Benji Compton 10 2 Stoke 20 Ben Barker 12, Adam Allott 8 3 Scunthorpe A 19 Richie Dennis 13, Josh Auty 6 4 Buxton 10 Scott James 8, Ben Taylor 2 5 Rye House 17 Robert Mear 9, Barry Burchatt 8 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Plymouth 25 Seemond Stephens 12, Lee Smart 13 2 Mildenhall 23 Mark Thompson 12, Andrew Bargh 11 3 Boston 17 John Oliver 14, Wayne Broadhurst 3 4 Cleveland 12 Paul Burnett 10, Jittendra Duffill 2 5 Newport 11 Karl Mason 8, Nicki Glanz 5 Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Scunthorpe B 22 Paul Cooper 12, Benji Compton 10 2 Stoke 20 Ben Barker 12, Adam Allott 8 3 Scunthorpe A 19 Richie Dennis 13, Josh Auty 6 4 Buxton 10 Scott James 8, Ben Taylor 2 5 Rye House 17 Robert Mear 9, Barry Burchatt 8 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Plymouth 25 Seemond Stephens 12, Lee Smart 13 2 Mildenhall 23 Mark Thompson 12, Andrew Bargh 11 3 Boston 17 John Oliver 14, Wayne Broadhurst 3 4 Cleveland 12 Paul Burnett 10, Jittendra Duffill 2 5 Newport 11 Karl Mason 8, Nicki Glanz 5
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 Stoke won the Conference League Four-Team Championship , held on 24 June 2006 at Loomer Road Stadium .
Group A Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Stoke 18 Barker 5, Priest 5, Irving 4, Courtney 4, 2 Plymouth 16 Johnson 6, Stephens 5, Smart 4, Waldron 1 3 Boston 10 Mallett 4, Stoddart 3, Martin 2, Broadhurst 1 4 Newport 4 Blake 2, Mason 1, Lowe 1, Hurst 0, Legg 0 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Scunthorpe 19 Dennis 5, Carter 5, Auty 5, Woffinden 4 2 Mildenhall 12 Bargh 5, Thompson 3, Wright 3, Purchase 2 3 Buxton 12 Taylor 5, James 4, Roynon 3, Bethell 0 4 Rye House 5 Mear 2, Halsey 1, Burchatt 1, Cook 1 Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Stoke 18 Barker 5, Priest 5, Irving 4, Courtney 4, 2 Plymouth 16 Johnson 6, Stephens 5, Smart 4, Waldron 1 3 Boston 10 Mallett 4, Stoddart 3, Martin 2, Broadhurst 1 4 Newport 4 Blake 2, Mason 1, Lowe 1, Hurst 0, Legg 0 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Scunthorpe 19 Dennis 5, Carter 5, Auty 5, Woffinden 4 2 Mildenhall 12 Bargh 5, Thompson 3, Wright 3, Purchase 2 3 Buxton 12 Taylor 5, James 4, Roynon 3, Bethell 0 4 Rye House 5 Mear 2, Halsey 1, Burchatt 1, Cook 1
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 List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions