2006 Speedway Conference League Explained
The 2006 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]
Summary
The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions who won the playoffs.[2]
Final league table
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1 | | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 719 | 561 | 7 | 29 |
2 | | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 756 | 521 | 6 | 28 |
3 | | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 705 | 581 | 5 | 23 |
4 | | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 599 | 657 | 3 | 18 |
5 | | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 666 | 616 | 3 | 17 |
6 | | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 639 | 655 | 3 | 13 |
7 | | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 562 | 722 | 1 | 10 |
8 | | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 460 | 793 | 0 | 2 | |
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.[3] [4]
First round
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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
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04/09 | Scunthorpe | 52-36 | Rye House |
23/09 | Rye House | 45-45 | Scunthorpe | |
Final
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13/10 | Plymouth | 51-42 | Scunthorpe |
22/10 | Scunthorpe | 48-24 | Plymouth | |
Conference Trophy
- Scunthorpe 110 Plymouth 75
Riders' Championship
Adam Roynon won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Rye House Stadium.[5]
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1 | | Buxton | 15 |
2 | David Mason (res) | Weymouth | 12 |
3 | Seemond Stephens | Plymouth | 11 |
4 | | 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 | | 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.[6]
Group A |
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1 | Scunthorpe B | 22 | Paul Cooper 12, Benji Compton 10 |
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2 | Stoke | 20 | Ben Barker 12, Adam Allott 8 |
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3 | Scunthorpe A | 19 | Richie Dennis 13, Josh Auty 6 |
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4 | Buxton | 10 | Scott James 8, Ben Taylor 2 |
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5 | Rye House | 17 | Robert Mear 9, Barry Burchatt 8 | |
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Group B |
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1 | Plymouth | 25 | Seemond Stephens 12, Lee Smart 13 |
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2 | Mildenhall | 23 | Mark Thompson 12, Andrew Bargh 11 |
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3 | Boston | 17 | John Oliver 14, Wayne Broadhurst 3 |
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4 | Cleveland | 12 | Paul Burnett 10, Jittendra Duffill 2 |
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5 | Newport | 11 | Karl Mason 8, Nicki Glanz 5 | |
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- 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.[7]
Group A |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Notes and References
- Web site: 2006 tables. Speedway GB.
- Web site: Final table. Speedway archive.
- Web site: Conference League Knockout Cup Winners. Speedway Archive.
- Web site: Scunthorpe Knockout Cup results. Scunthorpe Speedway.
- Web site: Adam Roynon joins The SWTR Centurions. Plymouth Speedway . 29 June 2023.
- Book: Bamford, Robert . Tempus Speedway Yearbook, Profile Peter I Karlsson . 2007 . Tempus Publishing Ltd . 978-07524-4250-1.
- Web site: 2006 fixtures and results . Speedway Researcher . 11 July 2023.