| Competition: | Conference League |
| Domesticcup1: | Champions |
| Domesticcup1 Winners: | Peterborough Pumas |
| Domesticcup2: | Knockout Cup |
| Domesticcup2 Winners: | Buxton Hitmen |
| Domesticcup3: | Individual |
| Domesticcup3 Winners: | James Birkinshaw |
| League Above: | 2002 Elite League 2002 Premier League |
| Prevseason: | 2001 |
| Nextseason: | 2003 |
The 2002 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]
The title was won by Peterborough Pumas, the junior club belonging to the Peterborough Panthers.[2]
On 1 May, David Nix was killed after crashing into the fence during the match between Newcastle and King's Lynn at the Norfolk Arena.[3]
| width=20 | Pos | width=300 | Team | width=20 | Played | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | F | width=20 | A | width=20 | Pts | width=20 | Bonus | width=20 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1008 | 786 | 32 | 8 | 40 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1008 | 780 | 30 | 9 | 39 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 988 | 799 | 26 | 9 | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1005 | 789 | 26 | 7 | 33 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 919 | 875 | 22 | 5 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 874 | 925 | 19 | 5 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 801 | 902 | 18 | 3 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 851 | 842 | 16 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 778 | 1014 | 12 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 737 | 964 | 11 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 709 | 902 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
The 2002 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.[4] [5] [6]
Quarter-finals
| width=150 | Team one | width=150 | Team two | width=150 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | Sheffield | 45–45, 32–58 | |||
| Wolverhampton | Newport | 23–66, 37–51 | |||
| Mildenhall | Buxton | 40–50, 47–43 |
| width=150 | Team one | width=150 | Team two | width=150 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buxton | Sheffield | 61–28, 47–43 | |||
| Newport | Rye House | 40–49, 41–49 |
First legSecond legBuxton were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.
James Birkinshaw won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 31 August at Rye House Stadium.[7]
| width=25px | Pos. | width=180px | Rider | width=100px | Team | width=50px | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 14 | |||||
| 2 | Rye House | 13 | |||||
| 3 | Jamie Robertson | Newcastle | 12 | ||||
| 4 | Wayne Broadhurst | Mildenhall | 12 | ||||
| 5 | Joe Cook | King's Lynn | 10 | ||||
| 6 | Sheffield | 9 | |||||
| 7 | Newcastle | 7 | |||||
| 8 | King's Lynn | 7 | |||||
| 9 | Steve Braidford (res) | Wolverhampton | 6 | ||||
| 10 | Buxton | 6 | |||||
| 11 | Peterborough | 5 | |||||
| 12 | Mildenhall | 5 | |||||
| 13 | Stuart McCabe | Peterborough | 4 | ||||
| 14 | Martin Williams | Wimbledon | 4 | ||||
| 15 | Adam Pryor | Peterborough | 4 | ||||
| 16 | Ben Wilson | Sheffield | 1 | ||||
| 17 | Simon Wolstenholme (res) | Rye House | 1 | ||||
| 18 | Barrie Evans (res) | Rye House | 0 |
List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions