2008 Speedway Conference League
The 2008 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway .
Summary The title was won by Weymouth Wildcats who won the playoffs.
Final league table Pos Team Played HW HD HL AW AD AL F A Pts 1 Plymouth Devils 14 7 0 0 2 0 5 709 569 20 2 Boston Barracuda-Braves 14 6 1 0 2 0 5 713 565 19 3 Redcar Cubs 14 7 0 0 1 1 5 657 614 18 4 Weymouth Wildcats 14 7 0 0 1 0 6 688 588 17 5 Scunthorpe Saints 14 7 0 0 1 0 6 637 629 17 6 Buxton Hitmen 14 6 0 1 1 0 6 605 669 15 7 Rye House Cobras 14 6 0 1 0 0 7 614 663 12 8 Sittingbourne Crusaders 14 1 0 6 0 0 7 472 798 2
Fixtures & results Home \ Away BB BUX PD RED RYE SCU SIT WEY Boston Barracuda Braves 63–29 64–30 46–46 54–39 60–33 62–25 64–28 Buxton Hitmen 42–47 48–44 52–40 65–26 53–38 61–31 46–44 Plymouth Devils 60–32 63–28 58–34 56–34 58–34 60–31 51–42 Redcar Cubs 46–44 56–32 47–43 56–37 49–43 60–32 53–37 Rye House Cobras 52–40 59–34 42–47 49–40 54–36 54–35 59–34 Scunthorpe Saints 46–43 50–41 51–39 49–39 58–34 62–30 48–45 Sittingbourne Crusaders 35–55 44–46 33–59 36–54 46–44 32–60 31–60 Weymouth Wildcats 54–39 64–28 49–41 56–37 62–31 52–29 61–31
Play-offs Semi-finals Grand Final Boston 44 48 92 Redcar 46 45 91 Boston 23 45 68 Weymouth 67 46 113 Weymouth 56 44 100 Plymouth 38 46 84
Final 25 October Weymouth Wildcats Matt Wright 14 Lee Smart 12 Karl Mason 10 Jay Herne 10 Brendan Johnson 8 Andrew Bargh 7 Kyle Newman 667–23 Boston Barracuda-Braves Simon Lambert 7 Darren Rolph 6 Adam Allott 5 Darren Mallett 3 Chris Widman 1 Adam Lowe 0 Rhys Naylor 0Wessex Stadium
29 October Boston Barracuda-Braves Simon Lambert 15 Darren Mallett 11 Adam Allott 7 Rhys Naylor 4 Darren Rolph 3 Adam Lowe 3 Chris Widman 245–46 Weymouth Wildcats Lee Smart 10 Karl Mason 9 Jay Herne 9 Brendan Johnson 8 Andrew Bargh 7 Matt Wright 2 Tim Webster 1Saddlebow Road
Conference League Knockout Cup The 2008 Conference League Knockout Cup was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Plymouth Devils were the winners.
First round
Date Team one Score Team two 03/05 Rye House 59-33 Sittingbourne 11/05 Sittingbourne 42-47 Rye House 21/06 Weymouth 47-45 Plymouth 10/07 Plymouth 51-42 Weymouth 08/06 Boston 51-43 Redcar 14/06 Redcar 45-45 Boston 26/05 Scunthorpe 52-41 Buxton 08/06 Buxton 50-41 Scunthorpe
Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two 28/09 Boston 56-35 Scunthorpe 10/10 Scunthorpe 45-48 Boston 18/07 Plymouth 57-36 Rye House 10/08 Rye House 56-37 Plymouth
Final Conference Trophy Semi final
Team one Team two Score Boston Buxton 60–34, 41–49 Plymouth Weymouth 57–35, 45–46
Final
Team one Team two Score Plymouth Boston 63–28, 31–60
Riders' Championship Benji Compton won the Riders' Championship . The final was held on 27 September at Rye House Stadium .
Pos. Rider Team Total 1 Benji Compton Redcar 14 2 Byron Bekker Scunthorpe 13 3 Darcy Ward Boston 12 4 Danny Halsey Rye House 12 5 Jay Herne Weymouth 12 6 Ben Taylor Buxton 9 7 Gareth Isherwood Buxton 7 8 Rob Smith Rye House 7 9 Dean Felton Sittingbourne 6 10 Kyle Hughes Plymouth 6 11 Gary Cottham (res) Rye House 5 12 Simon Lambert Boston 4 13 Tom Brown Plymouth 3 14 Harland Cook (res) Rye House 3 15 Scott Richardson Scunthorpe 2 16 Richard Lawson Redcar 2 17 Aaron Baseby Sittingbourne 1 18 Kyle Newman Weymouth 0
Pairs The Pairs Championship was held at the Wessex Stadium , on 31 May. The event was won by James Cockle and Simon Lambert of the Boston.
Group A Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Redcar 18 Aaron Summers 12, Scott James 6 2 Sittingbourne 14 Jerran Hart 11, Dean Felton 3 3 Buxton 12 Jack Roberts 7, Ben Taylor 5 4 Weymouth 8 Jay Herne 6, Jon Armstrong 2 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Boston 17 James Cockle 12, Simon Lambert 5 2 Scunthorpe 14 Byron Bekker 11, Jon Bethell 3 3 Plymouth 14 Kyle Hughes 10, Paul Starke 4 4 Rye House 7 Gary Cottham 5, Terry Day 2 Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Redcar 18 Aaron Summers 12, Scott James 6 2 Sittingbourne 14 Jerran Hart 11, Dean Felton 3 3 Buxton 12 Jack Roberts 7, Ben Taylor 5 4 Weymouth 8 Jay Herne 6, Jon Armstrong 2 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Boston 17 James Cockle 12, Simon Lambert 5 2 Scunthorpe 14 Byron Bekker 11, Jon Bethell 3 3 Plymouth 14 Kyle Hughes 10, Paul Starke 4 4 Rye House 7 Gary Cottham 5, Terry Day 2
Semi finals
Boston bt Sittingbourne Redcar bt Scunthorpe Final
Fours Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship , held on 18 October 2008 at Loomer Road Stadium .
Group A Group A Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Redcar 19 James 6, McKinna 6, Cockle 5, Lawson 2 2 Sittingbourne 12 Scarboro 5, Baseby M 3, Baseby A 2, Felton 2 3 Plymouth 9 Starke 4, Pickard 3, Brown 2, Gough 0 4 Boston 7 Lowe 2, Rolph 2, Mallett 2, Allott 1 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Weymouth 15 Smart 6, Mason 4, Herne 3, Johnson 2 2 Scunthorpe 13 Hopwood 5, Richardson 4, Irving 2, Parnaby 2 3 Rye House 12 Franklin 4, Smith 3, Aldridge 3, Cottham 2 4 Buxton 7 Isherwood 5, Taylor 2, Whittington 0, Burnett 0 Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Redcar 19 James 6, McKinna 6, Cockle 5, Lawson 2 2 Sittingbourne 12 Scarboro 5, Baseby M 3, Baseby A 2, Felton 2 3 Plymouth 9 Starke 4, Pickard 3, Brown 2, Gough 0 4 Boston 7 Lowe 2, Rolph 2, Mallett 2, Allott 1 Group B Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Weymouth 15 Smart 6, Mason 4, Herne 3, Johnson 2 2 Scunthorpe 13 Hopwood 5, Richardson 4, Irving 2, Parnaby 2 3 Rye House 12 Franklin 4, Smith 3, Aldridge 3, Cottham 2 4 Buxton 7 Isherwood 5, Taylor 2, Whittington 0, Burnett 0
Final Pos Team Pts Riders 1 Weymouth 13 Smart 6, Herne 3, Johnson 3, Mason 1 2 Redcar 12 Lawson 4, Cockle 3, James 3, McKinna 2 3 Sittingbourne 7 Baseby M 4, Felton 2, Scarboro 1, Baseby A 0 4 Scunthorpe 4 Hopwood 1, Irving 1, Widman 1, Parnaby 1, Richardson 0
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions