# 2004 Speedway Conference League

The 2004 Speedway Conference League was the third-tier division of British speedway.

## Summary

Sittingbourne Crusaders returned after a seven-year absence but ionly competed in the Knockout Cup.
The title was won by Mildenhall Fen Tigers.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bonus | Total |
| 1 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 24 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1254 | 952 | 42 | 10 | 52 |
| 2 | Rye House Raiders | 24 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1206 | 991 | 38 | 9 | 47 |
| 3 | Oxford Silver Machine Academy | 24 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 1199 | 979 | 34 | 10 | 44 |
| 4 | Armadale Dale Devils | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1185 | 990 | 30 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 24 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1171 | 1034 | 29 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Buxton Hitmen | 24 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1093 | 1100 | 27 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 1138 | 1080 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
| 8 | Weymouth Wildcats | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1047 | 1143 | 21 | 5 | 26 |
| 9 | Stoke Spitfires | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1054 | 1139 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| 10 | Swindon Sprockets | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 1063 | 1158 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 11 | Newcastle Gems | 24 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 998 | 1203 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Carmarthen Dragons | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 998 | 1187 | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| 13 | Newport Mavericks | 24 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 883 | 1333 | 9 | 0 | 9 |

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | ARM | BOS | BUX | CAR | MIL | NG | NM | OX | RYE | STO | SWI | WEY | WIM |
| Armadale Dale Devils | | 48–42 | 49–44 | 67–27 | 45–49 | 65–25 | 62–31 | 44–43 | 59–31 | 46–27 | 59–33 | 53–21 | 58–37 |
| Boston Barracuda Braves | 55–40 | | 48–42 | 65–28 | 52–42 | 48–31 | 67–24 | 33–52 | 57–36 | 57–36 | 43–47 | 50–44 | 52–43 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 47–45 | 52–39 | | 46–44 | 38–56 | 50–45 | 55–40 | 51–45 | 36–54 | 47–42 | 56–38 | 59–33 | 48–41 |
| Carmarthen Dragons | 44–46 | 36–57 | 46–46 | | 42–46 | 63–27 | 57–37 | 29–62 | 40–54 | 50–42 | 43–46 | 42–48 | 38–55 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 47–46 | 45–47 | 57–35 | 55–38 | | 54–38 | 66–26 | 55–37 | 53–40 | 59–36 | 59–36 | 60–32 | 59–36 |
| Newcastle Gems | 41–48 | 47–49 | 44–46 | 52–43 | 40–55 | | 58–38 | 39–53 | 42–53 | 50–43 | 53–39 | 45–44 | 31–41 |
| Newport Mavericks | 39–53 | 26–66 | 42–48 | 46–44 | 29–55 | 43–53 | | 41–52 | 41–52 | 47–46 | 49–43 | 45–45 | 47–43 |
| Oxford Silver Machine Academy | 58–37 | 58–35 | 51–44 | 44–31 | 32–43 | 61–29 | 62–34 | | 48–42 | 46–48 | 57–34 | 54–39 | 45–43 |
| Rye House Raiders | 54–39 | 55–38 | 42–33 | 50–42 | 56–36 | 62–33 | 64–31 | 47–46 | | 51–38 | 65–26 | 61–30 | 52–41 |
| Stoke Spitfires | 46–44 | 45–45 | 42–48 | 58–36 | 45–50 | 41–51 | 57–38 | 48–45 | 41–49 | | 57–36 | 50–40 | 51–42 |
| Swindon Sprockets | 44–50 | 55–40 | 59–36 | 42–47 | 46–47 | 58–37 | 65–27 | 41–52 | 39–49 | 43–47 | | 55–39 | 53–41 |
| Weymouth Wildcats | 46–45 | 55–40 | 47–42 | 42–48 | 35–58 | 51–44 | 55–37 | 45–48 | 59–34 | 57–36 | 48–47 | | 45–47 |
| Wimbledon Dons | 59–37 | 47–46 | 51–44 | 54–40 | 45–48 | 55–43 | 65–25 | 47–48 | 43–53 | 62–32 | 57–38 | 43–47 | |

## Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2004 Conference League Knockout Cup was the seventh edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners for the second successive year.
First round
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Weymouth | Stoke | 53–41, 47–42 |
| Mildenhall | Carmarthen | 52–31, 53–42 |
| Wimbledon | Sittingbourne | 55–38, 53–40 |
Quarter-finals
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Boston | Rye House | 48–42, 51–44 |
| Oxford | Buxton | 61–31, 44–50 |
| Weymouth | Wimbledon | 47–48, 38–56 |
| Mildenhall | King's Lynn | 63–27, n/a |
Semi-finals
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Wimbledon | Boston | 38–56, 43–54 |
| Mildenhall | Oxford | 51–43, 45–48 |

### Final

| 29 October | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 46–47 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | Saddlebow Road |
| 31 October | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Adam Roynon 15 | 69–12 | Boston Barracuda-Braves Ben Powell 4 | Mildenhall Stadium |

## Conference Trophy

* Mildenhall Fen Tigers

## Riders' Championship

James Wright won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 28 August at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | James Wright | Buxton | 14 |
| 2 | Mark Burrows | Wimbledon | 12 |
| 3 | Richard Hall | Boston | 12 |
| 4 | Matthew Wethers | Armadale | 11 |
| 5 | Steve Boxall | Rye House | 10 |
| 6 | Chris Schramm | Oxford | 10 |
| 7 | David Mason | Weymouth | 10 |
| 8 | Barrie Evans | Wimbledon | 8 |
| 9 | Malcom Holloway | Swindon | 6 |
| 10 | Dean Felton | Carmarthen | 6 |
| 11 | Jamie Westacott | Newport | 5 |
| 12 | Ritchie Hawkins | Mildenhall | 5 |
| 13 | Justin Elkins | Stoke | 3 |
| 14 | Jamie Robertson | Newcastle | 3 |
| 15 | Lee Smart | Mildenhall | 2 |
| 16 | Joel Parsons | Rye House | 1 |
| 17 | Karl Mason (res) | Coventry | 1 |
| 18 | Jack Hargreaves (res) | Stoke | 0 |

## Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 2 June. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Barrie Evans of the Wimbledon.
Final
* Wimbledon (Burrows & Evans) bt Mildenhall (Hawkins & Armstrong)

## Fours

Mildenhall won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 10 July 2004 at Loomer Road Stadium.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Stoke | 17 |
| 2 | Mildenhall | 12 |
| 3 | Carmarthen | 11 |
| 4 | Boston | 7 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Newcastle | 15 |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 15 |
| 3 | Buxton | 9 |
| 4 | Weymouth | 9 |
Final :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Mildenhall | 16 | |
| 2 | Newcastle | 13 | |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 13 | Burrows, Evans, Broadhurst |
| 4 | Stoke | 6 | Grant |