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2005 Speedway Conference League

The 2005 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

2005 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsOxford Silver Machine Academy
Knockout CupWeymouth Wildcats
IndividualSteve Boxall
PairsWimbledon Dons
FoursWeymouth Wildcats
Division/s above2005 Elite League
2005 Premier League

Summary

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The title was won by Oxford Silver Machine Academy, junior club of the Oxford Cheetahs.[2]

Final league table

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Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts
1 Oxford Silver Machine Academy 22 15 3 4 1091 909 42
2 Wimbledon Dons 22 15 0 7 1106 932 41
3 Weymouth Wildcats 22 13 0 9 1075 956 33
4 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 22 12 1 9 1067 968 33
5 Armadale Dale Devils 22 12 0 10 1025 986 31
6 Rye House Raiders 22 12 0 10 1046 987 29
7 Stoke Spitfires 22 12 0 10 1031 982 29
8 Scunthorpe Scorpions 22 11 0 11 1012 1000 27
9 Boston Barracuda-Braves 22 11 0 11 982 1055 26
10 Newport Mavericks 22 9 0 13 968 1051 21
11 Buxton Hitmen 22 6 1 15 890 1112 14
12 Sittingbourne Crusaders 22 1 1 20 823 1178 4

Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away ARM BOS BUX MIL NEW OX RYE SCU SIT STO WEY WIM
Armadale Dale Devils 52–41 54–41 58–37 61–34 41–53 46–43 58–38 47–45 54–39 50–39 57–36
Boston Barracuda Braves 45–44 57–35 44–49 52–38 45–53 40–49 48–42 62–31 56–39 48–45 55–42
Buxton Hitmen 44–45 44–46 39–51 48–41 45–45 47–43 54–38 56–36 47–43 40–49 38–53
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 51–44 57–39 59–36 54–37 46–46 51–39 57–37 63–30 54–42 56–39 42–48
Newport Mavericks 45–43 44–48 63–28 48–43 67–26 58–38 42–47 46–47 45–41 52–43 49–46
Oxford Silver Machine Academy 55–18 66–27 63–31 49–38 54–39 58–35 50–30 53–37 53–43 51–45 46–44
Rye House Raiders 51–41 54.5–37.5 64–30 47–42 56–40 44–46 53–42 59–36 60–34 51–45 52–43
Scunthorpe Scorpions 50–44 61–31 60–37 50–43 57–35 44–49 55–38 64–29 41–49 42–48 54–40
Sittingbourne Crusaders 43–47 42–48 39–55 43–47 45–46 45–45 41–49 34–42 42–48 39–55 36–57
Stoke Spitfires 46–44 53–41 46–30 52–41 57–35 50–43 50–40 44–45 63–29 63–32 54–39
Weymouth Wildcats 54–43 60–33 58–33 51–40 53–37 45–44 53–40 54–42 66–20 53–40 44–46
Wimbledon Dons 56–34 55–39 58–32 50–46 64–27 50–43 52–40 63–31 60–34 58–35 46–44
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League Knockout Cup

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The 2005 Conference League Knockout Cup was the eighth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Weymouth Wildcats were the winners.[4] First round

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg5
Oxford Wimbledon 60–33 44–46
Boston Scunthorpe 53–41 49–40

Quarter-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg
Buxton Weymouth 51–43 40–55
Mildenhall Oxford 54–40 42–53
Newport Rye House 56–38 40–50
Stoke Boston 59–35 39–54

Semi-finals

Team one Team two First Leg Second Leg
Weymouth Newport 51–43 50–41
Boston Mildenhall 41–51 33–60

Final

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14 October Weymouth Wildcats
Lewis Bridger 13
Dan Giffard 13
David Mason 11
Tom Brown 7
James Clement 5
Shane Waldron 4
Danny Hughes 1 		54–40 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jon Armstrong 11
Chris Johnson 9
Lee Smart 5
Andrew Bargh 5
James Purchase 3
Mark Thompson 3
Trevor Heath 2 		Wessex Stadium

16 October Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Jon Armstrong 12
Mark Thompson 11
Chris Johnson 9
Andrew Bargh 8
Lee Smart 5
James Purchase 5
Trevor Heath 1 		51–45 Weymouth Wildcats
Lewis Bridger 11
Dan Giffard 11
David Mason 11
Tom Brown 6
Shane Waldron 4
James Clement 2
Danny Hughes 0 		Mildenhall Stadium

Conference Trophy

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  • Armadale 99 Stoke 84

Riders' Championship

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Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 August at Rye House Stadium.[5]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Steve Boxall Rye House 15
2 Barrie Evans Stoke 11
3 Blair Scott Armadale 11
4 David Mason Weymouth 11
5 Lewis Bridger Weymouth 10
6 Jon Armstrong Mildenhall 10
7 Wayne Carter Scunthorpe 9
8 Mark Burrows Wimbledon 8
9 Adam Roynon Mildenhall 7
10 Craig Branney Oxford 7
11 Karlis Ezergailis Newport 5
12 Jonathon Bethel Buxton 4
13 Danny Betson Wimbledon 4
14 Harland Cook Rye House 3
15 Mark Baseby (res) Sittingbourne 3
16 Chris Hunt Sittingbourne 2
17 Simon Lambert Boston 0
18 Lee Smart (res) Mildenhall 0

Pairs

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The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 17 July. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Scott James of the Wimbledon.[6]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Wimbledon 16 Mark Burrows 11, Scott James 5
2 Oxford 16 Craig Branney 10, Chris Mills 6
3 Stoke 14 Barrie Evans 12, Jack Hargreaves 2
4 Scunthorpe 8 Wayne Carter 5, Benji Compton 3
  • Run-Off for the Title: James, Burrows, Mills, Branney

Fours

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Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 25 June 2005 at Loomer Road Stadium.[7]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Weymouth 16 Mason 5, Giffard 5, Bridger 4, Brown 1
2 Oxford 15 Barker 6, Mills 5, Courtney 4, Branney 0
3 Armadale 9 Sneddon 5, Scott 3, Stoddart 1, Tully 0
4 Boston 8 Walker 3, Roynon 3, Irwin 1, Lambert 1

See also

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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

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  1. ^ "2005 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "2005 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ^ "Bears relish hat-trick". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  6. ^ "2005 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  7. ^ "2005 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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