2007 Speedway Conference League

The 2007 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

2007 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsScunthorpe Scorpions
Knockout CupScunthorpe Scorpions
IndividualTai Woffinden
PairsBoston Barracudas
FoursScunthorpe Scorpions
Division/s above2007 Elite League
2007 Premier League
Woffinden riding for Scunthorpe in 2007

Summary

The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions for the second successive year.[1][2] Scunthorpe also won the Knockout Cup, Conference Trophy and Conference League Fours. Their leading rider was Tai Woffinden who also won the Conference League Riders' Championship.[3]

The Oxford Lions took their senior side team name Oxford Cheetahs following the withdrawal of the senior side from the 2007 Elite League speedway season. In June 2007, businessman Allen Trump invested in the club (also sponsoring the club via LCD Publishing) to secure the lease on the track and the Cheetahs completed the 2007 season in the Conference League, replacing their junior side the Oxford Lions.[4]

Final league table
Pos Team Played HW HD HL AW AD AL F A Pts AP Total
1Scunthorpe Scorpions1890070299363732941
2Oxford Lions/Cheetahs1890041492172927835
3Plymouth Devils1880130687276922628
4Boston Barracudas1880121684280121526
5Weymouth Wildcats1871120784180119524
6Rye House Raiders1870210884479416622
7Buxton Hitmen1870210876288616117
8Stoke Spitfires1851320775789815217
9Cleveland Bays182161087199107310
10Sittingbourne Crusaders18207018653979505

Key
  • HW=Home win
  • HD=Home draw
  • HL=Home loss
  • AW=Away win
  • AD=Away draw
  • AL=Away loss

Play-offs

[5]

Semi-finals Grand Final
          
Oxford 56 37 93
Plymouth 38 54 92
Oxford 42 31 73
Scunthorpe 47 61 108
Boston 36 30 66
Scunthorpe 58 63 121

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2007 Conference League Knockout Cup was the tenth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Scunthorpe Scorpions were the winners for the second successive year.[6][7]

First round
Date Team one Score Team two
18/04Stoke50-40Weymouth
20/04Weymouth54-32Stoke
22/04Sittingbourne32-59Rye House

Quarter-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
08/07Oxford45-44Plymouth
27/07Plymouth45-44Oxford
07/09Plymouth63-30Oxford
28/07Cleveland35-35Boston
10/06Scunthorpe59-31Rye House
16/06Rye House52-41Scunthorpe
08/07Buxton43-50Weymouth

Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
29-SepWeymouth45-45Plymouth
30-SepScunthorpe51-45Boston
05 OctBoston30-62Scunthorpe

Final
Date Team one Score Team two
26/10Plymouth49-44Scunthorpe
28/10Scunthorpe58-35Plymouth

Conference Trophy
  • Scunthorpe Scorpions

Riders' Championship

Tai Woffinden won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 15 September at Rye House Stadium.[8]

Pos.RiderTeamTotal
1Tai WoffindenScunthorpe15
2Josh AutyScunthorpe13
3Robert MearRye House12
4Jey HerneWeymouth9
5Danny WarwickSittingbourne9
6Lee SmartWeymouth9
7Ben TaylorBuxton8
8Barrie EvansStoke8
9John BranneyStoke7
10Mark BurrowsCleveland7
11Tom BrownPlymouth6
12Danny HalseyRye House5
13Andrew BarghOxford5
14Lee SmethillsOxford4
15Nicki GlanzPlymouth3
16Simon LambertBoston0

Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Eddie Wright Raceway, on 22 July. The event was won by Paul Cooper and Simon Lambert of the Boston.[9]

Final

  • Boston bt Oxford 7-2

Fours

Scunthorpe won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 May 2007 at Plymouth Coliseum.[10][11]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1Scunthorpe19Woffinden, Bekker, Auty, Dennis
2Plymouth16Stephens, Brown, Roynon, Glanz
3Weymouth8Smart, Hurst, Irwin, Mason
4Buxton5James, Roberts, Taylor, Bethell

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "2007 table". Speedway GB.
  2. "Club Honours". Scunthorpe Scorpions.
  3. "2007 Roll of Honour". Speedway GB.
  4. "Oxford Saved". British Speedway Promoters' Association.
  5. "Play Offs". Speedway Archive.
  6. "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  7. "Scunthorpe Knockout Cup results". Scunthorpe Speedway.
  8. "2007 ROLL OF HONOUR". British Speedway. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. "2007 fixtures & results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  10. "2007 fixtures and results" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  11. "FOURS FEVER HITS PLYMOUTH". British Speedway. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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