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 Total1 Sheffield Prowlers 14 11 0 3 735½ 518½ 22 7 292 Somerset Rebels 14 10 0 4 716½ 541½ 20 6 263 Boston Barracudas 14 8 1 5 625 638 17 4 214 Rye House Rockets 14 7 1 6 647 608 15 4 195 Peterborough Pumas 14 5 0 9 617 638 10 4 146 Buxton Hitmen 14 6 0 8 601 653 12 2 147 Newport Mavericks 14 4 0 10 556 698 8 1 98 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 14 4 0 10 525 728 8 0 8
Fixtures & results
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 ScoreNewportSomerset 48–42, 36–54Buxton Sheffield 41–49, 39–51PeterboroughMildenhall 46–44, 36–54Rye HouseBoston 51–39, 40–50 Semi-finals Team one Team two ScoreRye HouseSheffield 63–26, 41–49SomersetMildenhall 55–35, 55–35 Final
Conference Trophy
Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Somerset8602122Boston8602123Rye House8503104Mildenhall830565Buxton80080
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 Total1 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 97 Carl Wilkinson Boston 8 8 Barrie Evans Mildenhall 8 9Malcolm 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 316 Chris CollinsBuxton 3
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References