2007 Speedway Conference League
The 2007 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.
League | Conference League |
---|---|
Season | 2007 |
Champions | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
Knockout Cup | Scunthorpe Scorpions |
Division/s above | 2007 Elite League 2007 Premier League |
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 |
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1 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 993 | 637 | 32 | 9 | 41 |
2 | Oxford Cheetahs | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 921 | 729 | 27 | 8 | 35 |
3 | Plymouth Devils | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 872 | 769 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
4 | Boston Barracudas | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 842 | 801 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
5 | Weymouth Wildcats | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 841 | 801 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
6 | Rye House Raiders | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 844 | 794 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
7 | Buxton Hitmen | 18 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 762 | 886 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
8 | Stoke Spitfires | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 757 | 898 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
9 | Cleveland Bays | 18 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 719 | 910 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
10 | Sittingbourne Crusaders | 18 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 653 | 979 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Key
- HW=Home win
- HD=Home draw
- HL=Home loss
- AW=Away win
- AD=Away draw
- AL=Away loss
Play-offs
Semi Finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
Oxford | 56 | 37 | 93 | |||||||||
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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 |
---|---|---|---|
18/04 | Stoke | 50-40 | Weymouth |
20/04 | Weymouth | 54-32 | Stoke |
22/04 | Sittingbourne | 32-59 | Rye House |
Quarter Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
08/07 | Oxford | 45-44 | Plymouth |
27/07 | Plymouth | 45-44 | Oxford |
07/09 | Plymouth | 63-30 | Oxford |
28/07 | Cleveland | 35-35 | Boston |
10/06 | Scunthorpe | 59-31 | Rye House |
16/06 | Rye House | 52-41 | Scunthorpe |
08/07 | Buxton | 43-50 | Weymouth |
Semi Finals
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
29-Sep | Weymouth | 45-45 | Plymouth |
30-Sep | Scunthorpe | 51-45 | Boston |
05 Oct | Boston | 30-62 | Scunthorpe |
Final
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
---|---|---|---|
26/10 | Plymouth | 49-44 | Scunthorpe |
28/10 | Scunthorpe | 58-35 | Plymouth |
Others Honours
- Conference Trophy - Scunthorpe Scorpions
- Conference league pairs - Boston Barracudas (Paul Cooper and Simon Lambert)
- Conference league fours - Scunthorpe Scorpions
- Conference League Riders' Championship - Tai Woffinden (Scunthorpe Scorpions)
References
- "2007 table". Speedway GB.
- "Club Honours". Scunthorpe Scorpions.
- "2007 Roll of Honour". Speedway GB.
- "Oxford Saved". British Speedway Promoters' Association.
- "Play Offs". Speedway Archive.
- "Conference League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
- "Scunthorpe Knockout Cup results". Scunthorpe Speedway.