2002 Speedway Conference League

British motorcycle speedway season

2002 Speedway Conference LeagueLeague| Conference League

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Champions| Peterborough Pumas
Knockout Cup| Buxton Hitmen
Individual| James Birkinshaw
Division/s above| 2002 Elite League
2002 Premier League

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* 2003 ->

The 2002 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

## Summary

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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]

## Final league table

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Pos  | Team  | Played  | W  | D  | L  | F  | A  | Pts  | Bonus  | Total

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1 | Peterborough Pumas | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1008 | 786 | 32 | 8 | 40
2 | Sheffield Prowlers | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1008 | 780 | 30 | 9 | 39
3 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 20 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 988 | 799 | 26 | 9 | 35
4 | Rye House Raiders | 20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1005 | 789 | 26 | 7 | 33
5 | Buxton Hitmen | 20 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 919 | 875 | 22 | 5 | 27
6 | Boston Barracudas | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 874 | 925 | 19 | 5 | 24
7 | Carmarthen Dragons | 19 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 801 | 902 | 18 | 3 | 21
8 | Newcastle Gems | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 851 | 842 | 16 | 3 | 19
9 | King's Lynn Kids | 20 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 778 | 1014 | 12 | 3 | 15
10 | Newport Mavericks | 19 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 737 | 964 | 11 | 1 | 12
11 | Wimbledon Dons | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 709 | 902 | 4 | 0 | 4

## Fixtures & results

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Home \ Away  | BOS | BUX | CAR | KL | MIL | NG | NM | PET | RYE | SHE | WIM

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Boston Barracudas |  | 49–41  | 58–32  | 58–32  | 42–48  | 43–47  | 53–37  | 38–52  | 45–45  | 50–37  | 54–35
Buxton Hitmen | 58–31  |  | 43–47  | 61–29  | 47–43  | 50–40  | 60–30  | 41–49  | 47–42  | 49–41  | 54–36
Carmarthen Dragons | 58–32  | 44–46  |  | 53–35  | 43–47  | 50–40  | 47–43  | 44–43  | 50–40  | 42–46  | 56–34
King's Lynn Kids | 36–54  | 39–51  | 61–29  |  | 45–44  | 47–43  | 55–35  | 28–62  | 29–61  | 38–48  | 52–38
Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 49–41  | 56–34  | 62–29  | 54–36  |  | 57–33  | 63–20  | 44–45  | 54–36  | 49–41  | 60–30
Newcastle Gems | 43–47  | 46–44  | 48–42  | 51–38  | 38–49  |  | 57–33  | 39–50  | 45–45  | 32–56  | 48–42
Newport Mavericks | 42–48  | 46–44  | 43–46  | 52–38  | 47–43  | 45–45  |  | 48–42  | 46–44  | 32–58  | n/a
Peterborough Pumas | 63–27  | 50–39  | 59–31  | 59–31  | 51–39  | 61–30  | 47–43  |  | 60–30  | 48–42  | 47–42
Rye House Raiders | 61–30  | 55–35  | 65–25  | 65–25  | 52–38  | 53–35  | 65–25  | 52–38  |  | 58–32  | 58–32
Sheffield Prowlers | 60–33  | 60–29  | 57–33  | 53–37  | 48–42  | 48–42  | 55–35  | 54–36  | 60–30  |  | 64–26
Wimbledon Dons | 49–41  | 42–48  | n/a  | 43–47  | 41–47  | 42–49  | 54–35  | 44–46  | 40–48  | 39–48  |

Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

## Conference League Knockout Cup

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The 2002 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.[5] [6] [7]

Quarter-finals

Team one  | Team two  | Score

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Newcastle | Sheffield | 45–45, 32–58
Wolverhampton | Newport | 23–66, 37–51
Mildenhall | Buxton | 40–50, 47–43

Semi-finals

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Buxton | Sheffield | 61–28, 47–43
Newport | Rye House | 40–49, 41–49

### Final

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First leg

13 October 2002

Buxton
William Beveridge 15
Aidan Collins 14
Carl Belfield 12
Chris Collins 8
Lee Derbyshire 4
James Wright 4
Richard Moss 1| 58 – 41| Rye House
Ed Kennett 9
Scott Courtney 7
Steve Boxall 6
Luke Bowen 3
Simon Wolstenholme 3
Barry Evans 3
Daniel Giffard 2

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Buxton Raceway

Second leg

16 October 2002

Rye House
Steve Boxall 15
Ed Kennett 13
Scott Courtney 8
Daniel Giffard 7
Barry Evans 4
Luke Bowen 1
Simon Wolstenholme 0| 49 – 41| Buxton
Aidan Collins 17
Chris Collins 8
James Wright 7
Carl Belfield 5
William Beveridge R/R
Richard Moss 3
Lee Derbyshire 2
Alan Brown 0

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Rye House Stadium

Buxton were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.

## Conference Trophy

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* Mildenhall Fen Tigers

## Riders' Championship

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James Birkinshaw won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 31 August at Rye House Stadium.[9]

Pos. | Rider | Team | Total

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1 | James Birkinshaw | Boston | 14
2 | Edward Kennett | Rye House | 13
3 | Jamie Robertson | Newcastle | 12
4 | Wayne Broadhurst | Mildenhall | 12
5 | Joe Cook | King's Lynn | 10
6 | Rory Schlein | Sheffield | 9
7 | Craig Branney | Newcastle | 7
8 | Chris Mills | King's Lynn | 7
9 | Steve Braidford (res) | Wolverhampton | 6
10 | James Wright | Buxton | 6
11 | Danny King | Peterborough | 5
12 | James Brundle | 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

## See also

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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

## References

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1. ^ "2002 tables". Speedway GB.
2. ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
3. ^ "Boycott call after rider's death". Ipswich Star. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
4. ^ "2002 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
5. ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
6. ^ "2002 Conference League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
7. ^ "Season results". Speed-way.com.
8. ^ a b "Rye House 2002" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
9. ^ "Speedway: Rico wins testimonial". The Argus. Retrieved 28 June 2023.

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