1999 Speedway Conference League
League | Conference League |
---|---|
Champions | Newport Mavericks |
Knockout Cup | St Austell Gulls |
Individual | Jonathan Swales |
Division/s above | 1999 Elite League 1999 Premier League |
The 1999 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]
Summary
[edit]The title was won by Newport Mavericks, the junior club belonging to the Newport Wasps.[2]
Final league table
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
25/06 | Newport | 57-32 | Rye House |
25/06 | Rye House | 47-43 | Newport |
Final
[edit]Team One | Agg Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|
St. Austell | 93-87 | Newport |
Riders' Championship
[edit]Jonathan Swales won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 14 August at Mildenhall Stadium.[5]
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1999 tables". Speedway GB.
- ^ "Final table". Speedway archive.
- ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". GB Speedway.
- ^ "Starting trouble costs Camden". Cambridge Daily News. 16 August 1999. Retrieved 28 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.