1999 Speedway Conference League

1999 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsNewport Mavericks
Knockout CupSt Austell Gulls
IndividualJonathan Swales
Division/s above1999 Elite League
1999 Premier League

The 1999 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

Summary

The title was won by Newport Mavericks, the junior club belonging to the Newport Wasps.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts
1 Newport Mavericks 12 10 0 2 606 465 20
2 St Austell Gulls 12 8 1 3 620 460 17
3 Buxton Hitmen 12 7 1 4 582 484 15
4 Rye House Rockets 12 6 0 6 484 586 12
5 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 12 4 0 8 521 547 8
6 Linlithgow Lightning 12 4 0 8 478 589 8
7 King's Lynn Braves 12 2 0 10 455 615 4

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 1999 Conference League Knockout Cup was the second edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. St Austell Gulls were the winners for the second successive year.[3] [4]

First round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Newport Rye House 57–32, 43–47
Linlithgow Buxton 23–67, 39–51
King's Lynn Mildenhall 45–44, 38–52

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Buxton Newport 43–47, 32–56
St Austell Mildenhall 52–38, 45–45

Final

16 October [5] Newport Mavericks
Andrew Appleton 15 		52–38 St Austell Gulls
Seemond Stephens 14 		Hayley Stadium

24 October [6] St Austell Gulls
Adrian Newman 18 		55–35 Newport Mavericks
Chris Neath 13 		Clay Country Moto Parc

Riders' Championship

Jonathan Swales won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 14 August at Mildenhall Stadium.[7]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Jonathan Swales Linlithgow 15
2 Steve Camden Mildenhall 13
3 Scott Courtney Linlithgow 11
4 Andrew Appleton Newport 10
5 Peter Collyer Rye House 8
6 Peter Boast King's Lynn 7
7 Bobby Eldridge Newport 7
8 Adrian Newman St. Austell 7
9 Barrie Evans Mildenhall 7
10 Simon Wolstenholme Rye House 6
11 Philip Knowles Cradley Heath 6
12 Neil Painter Buxton 5
13 Luke Clifton King's Lynn 5
14 Garry Sweet Mildenhall 5
15 Paul Burnett Buxton 5
16 Luke Clifton King's Lynn 5
17 Neil Painter Buxton 5
18 Martin Williams St. Austell 2
19 Jamie Barton (res) Rye House 1

See also

References

  1. ^ "1999 tables". Speedway GB.
  2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
  3. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  4. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". GB Speedway.
  5. ^ "Sport in Brief". Sunday Express. 17 October 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Speedway". Birmingham Mail. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Starting trouble costs Camden". Cambridge Daily News. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.