# 2006 Speedway Conference League

The 2006 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

## Summary

The title was won by Scunthorpe Scorpions who won the playoffs.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Played | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | F | A | Bonus | Total |
| 1 | Plymouth Devils | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 719 | 561 | 7 | 29 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 756 | 521 | 6 | 28 |
| 3 | Rye House Raiders | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 705 | 581 | 5 | 23 |
| 4 | Stoke Spitfires | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 599 | 657 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 14 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 666 | 616 | 3 | 17 |
| 6 | Buxton Hitmen | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 639 | 655 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Mildenhall Academy | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 562 | 722 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Newport Mavericks | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 460 | 793 | 0 | 2 |

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BOS | BUX | MIL | NEW | PLY | RYE | SCU | STO |
| Boston Barracuda Braves | | 47–43 | 66–24 | 65–24 | 44–46 | 44–49 | 40–53 | 51–43 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 47–43 | | 55–38 | 63–31 | 52–43 | 47–43 | 41–52 | 45–46 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 37–53 | 51–44 | | 49–40 | 49–44 | 31–58 | 41–52 | 51–44 |
| Newport Mavericks | 37–55 | 48–46 | 43–46 | | 31–49 | 31–59 | 39–55 | 31–43 |
| Plymouth Devils | 54–38 | 55–36 | 54–42 | 65–29 | | 51–43 | 56–38 | 66–26 |
| Rye House Raiders | 61–32 | 54–38 | 63–31 | 64–26 | 44–46 | | 47–46 | 65–27 |
| Scunthorpe Scorpions | 52–40 | 54–39 | 59–34 | 75–15 | 44–46 | 67–24 | | 64–28 |
| Stoke Spitfires | 46–48 | 50–43 | 45–45 | 59–35 | 45–44 | 50–43 | 31–45 | |

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| Rye House | Rye House | 38 | 32 | 70 | | | | | |
| Scunthorpe | Scunthorpe | 52 | 62 | 114 | | | | | |
| Scunthorpe | Scunthorpe | 52 | 62 | 114 | Scunthorpe | Scunthorpe | 67 | 58 | 125 |
| | | | | | Plymouth | Plymouth | 25 | 36 | 61 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth | | | | Plymouth | Plymouth | 25 | 36 | 61 |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | |
| 15 October | Scunthorpe Scorpions Richie Dennis 14 Paul Cooper 11 Josh Auty 10 Tai Woffinden 9 Andrew Tully 9 Byron Bekker 7 Benji Compton 7 | 67–25 | Plymouth Devils Lee Smart 12 Rob Smith 6 Tom Brown 6 Shane Waldron 1 Jamie Pickard 0 Andrew Braithwaite 0 Seemond Stephens R/R | Eddie Wright Raceway |
| 27 October | Plymouth Devils Lee Smart 11 Tom Brown 8 Jamie Pickard 2 Shane Waldron 1 Jamie Westacott R/R | 36–58 | Scunthorpe Scorpions Tai Woffinden 12 Andrew Tully 12 Josh Auty 11 Richie Dennis 10 Benji Compton 7 Byron Bekker 6 Paul Cooper R/R | Plymouth Coliseum |

## Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2006 Conference League Knockout Cup was the ninth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Scunthorpe Scorpions were the winners.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 23/07 | Scunthorpe | 59-36 | Stoke |
| 26/07 | Stoke | 47-46 | Scunthorpe |
| 26/08 | Rye House | 50-43 | Mildenhall |
| 27/08 | Newport | 41-48 | Plymouth |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 04/09 | Scunthorpe | 52-36 | Rye House |
| 23/09 | Rye House | 45-45 | Scunthorpe |

### Final

| 13 October | Plymouth Devils Seemond Stephens 12 Lee Smart 10 Tom Brown 9 Rob Smith 7 Shane Waldron 4 Matt Bates 0 Jamie Pickard 0 | 42–51 | Scunthorpe Scorpions Tai Woffinden 14 Josh Auty 12 Richie Dennis 7 Andrew Tully 7 Benji Compton 7 Byron Bekker 4 Paul Cooper R/R | Plymouth Coliseum |
| 22 October | Scunthorpe Scorpions Andrew Tully 11 Benji Compton 8 Paul Cooper 7 Tai Woffinden 6 Richie Dennis 6 Byron Bekker 6 Josh Auty 4 | 48–24 | Plymouth Devils Lee Smart 9 Michael Coles 5 Tom Brown 5 Shane Waldron 3 Rob Smith 1 Jamie Pickard 1 Seemond Stephens R/R | Eddie Wright Raceway |

## Conference Trophy

* Scunthorpe 110 Plymouth 75

## Riders' Championship

Adam Roynon won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 9 September at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | Adam Roynon | Buxton | 15 |
| 2 | David Mason (res) | Weymouth | 12 |
| 3 | Seemond Stephens | Plymouth | 11 |
| 4 | Lee Smart | Plymouth | 10 |
| 5 | Scott Courtney | Stoke | 9 |
| 6 | Mark Thompson | Mildenhall | 8 |
| 7 | Tai Woffinden | Scunthorpe | 8 |
| 8 | John Oliver | Boston | 8 |
| 9 | Ben Powell | Rye House | 7 |
| 10 | Adam Allott | Stoke | 7 |
| 11 | Andrew Bargh | Mildenhall | 6 |
| 12 | Gary Cottham (res) | Sittingbourne | 6 |
| 13 | Barry Burchatt | Rye House | 4 |
| 14 | Scott James | Buxton | 3 |
| 15 | Josh Auty | Scunthorpe | 3 |
| 16 | Wayne Broadhurst | Boston | 2 |
| 17 | Nicki Glanz | Newport | 1 |
| 18 | Karl Mason | Newport | 0 |

## Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Eddie Wright Raceway, on 28 August. The event was won by Paul Cooper and Benji Compton of the Scunthorpe.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Scunthorpe B | 22 | Paul Cooper 12, Benji Compton 10 |
| 2 | Stoke | 20 | Ben Barker 12, Adam Allott 8 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe A | 19 | Richie Dennis 13, Josh Auty 6 |
| 4 | Buxton | 10 | Scott James 8, Ben Taylor 2 |
| 5 | Rye House | 17 | Robert Mear 9, Barry Burchatt 8 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Plymouth | 25 | Seemond Stephens 12, Lee Smart 13 |
| 2 | Mildenhall | 23 | Mark Thompson 12, Andrew Bargh 11 |
| 3 | Boston | 17 | John Oliver 14, Wayne Broadhurst 3 |
| 4 | Cleveland | 12 | Paul Burnett 10, Jittendra Duffill 2 |
| 5 | Newport | 11 | Karl Mason 8, Nicki Glanz 5 |
* Semi-Final 1: Scunthorpe bt Mildenhall 7-0 (Cooper, Compton, Bargh (ret), Thompson(Fx))
* Semi-Final 2: Stoke bt Plymouth 7-2 (Barker, Allott, Smart, Stephens(Fx))
* Final: 7-2 Scunthorpe bt Stoke (Cooper, Compton, Allott, Barker(Fx))

## Fours

Stoke won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 24 June 2006 at Loomer Road Stadium.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Stoke | 18 | Barker 5, Priest 5, Irving 4, Courtney 4, |
| 2 | Plymouth | 16 | Johnson 6, Stephens 5, Smart 4, Waldron 1 |
| 3 | Boston | 10 | Mallett 4, Stoddart 3, Martin 2, Broadhurst 1 |
| 4 | Newport | 4 | Blake 2, Mason 1, Lowe 1, Hurst 0, Legg 0 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Scunthorpe | 19 | Dennis 5, Carter 5, Auty 5, Woffinden 4 |
| 2 | Mildenhall | 12 | Bargh 5, Thompson 3, Wright 3, Purchase 2 |
| 3 | Buxton | 12 | Taylor 5, James 4, Roynon 3, Bethell 0 |
| 4 | Rye House | 5 | Mear 2, Halsey 1, Burchatt 1, Cook 1 |
Final :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Stoke | 16+3 | Barker 6, Courtney 5, Priest 4+3, Irving 1 |
| 2 | Plymouth | 16+2 | Johnson 6+2, Stephens 5, Waldron 3, Smart 2 |
| 3 | Mildenhall | 10 | Wright 5, Thompson 4, Bargh 1, Purchase 0 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 6 | Auty 3, Isherwood 2, Carter 1, Woffinden 0 |