# 2003 Speedway Conference League

The 2003 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

## Summary

Mildenhall Fen Tigers completed the league and cup double.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bonus | Total |
| 1 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 24 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1326 | 917 | 37 | 10 | 47 |
| 2 | Rye House Raiders | 24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1178 | 936 | 36 | 9 | 45 |
| 3 | Oxford Silver Machine Academy | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1179 | 960 | 28 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 24 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 1103 | 1017 | 30 | 8 | 38 |
| 5 | Swindon Sprockets | 24 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 1042 | 1036 | 28 | 5 | 33 |
| 6 | Buxton Hitmen | 24 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 1095 | 1054 | 25 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Newcastle Gems | 24 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 1072 | 1070 | 26 | 5 | 31 |
| 8 | Sheffield Prowlers | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 1115 | 1016 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
| 9 | Wimbledon Dons | 24 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 1028 | 1126 | 19 | 5 | 24 |
| 10 | Wolverhampton Cubs | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 1005 | 1116 | 21 | 2 | 23 |
| 11 | Carmarthen Dragons | 24 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 957 | 1177 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 12 | Peterborough Pumas | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 950 | 1187 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 13 | Newport Mavericks | 24 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 895 | 1243 | 11 | 1 | 12 |

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BOS | BUX | CAR | MIL | NG | NM | OX | PET | RYE | SHE | SWI | WIM | WOL |
| Boston Barracuda Braves | | 48–42 | 59–31 | 44–46 | 56–3 | 68–22 | 31–59 | 61–29 | 41–49 | 32–58 | 44–46 | 58–32 | 57–33 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 41–49 | | 49–40 | 47–43 | 59–31 | 60–30 | 56–34 | 57–33 | 46–44 | 54–36 | 58–31 | 61–26 | 52–35 |
| Carmarthen Dragons | 45–43 | 64–26 | | 41–50 | 47–33 | 54–35 | 52–38 | 48–41 | 36–54 | 37–52 | 41–49 | 42–48 | 43–45 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 50–39 | 56–34 | 68–22 | | 67–23 | 65–25 | 50–40 | 56–33 | 48–44 | 63–26 | 58–32 | 54–36 | 55–34 |
| Newcastle Gems | 41–48 | 57–33 | 58–29 | 44–46 | | 57–32 | 51–37 | 51–39 | 50–40 | 50–39 | 61–27 | 51–39 | 48–41 |
| Newport Mavericks | 42–48 | 45–45 | 40–49 | 43–47 | 37–52 | | 46–43 | 54–36 | 34–44 | 56–33 | 41–49 | 52–37 | 63–25 |
| Oxford Silver Machine Academy | 63–27 | 59–31 | 57–34 | 53–37 | 56–34 | 70–20 | | 53–37 | 63–25 | 54–39 | 50–40 | 57–33 | 61–31 |
| Peterborough Pumas | 38–52 | 41–48 | 46–44 | 25–65 | 43–46 | 54–36 | 49–40 | | 32–55 | 48–42 | 37–52 | 48–42 | 49–41 |
| Rye House Raiders | 64–26 | 50–39 | 58–30 | 51–40 | 53–36 | 57–32 | 53–37 | 57–33 | | 58–31 | 47–43 | 69–19 | 57–33 |
| Sheffield Prowlers | 35–37 | 53–37 | 67–22 | 45–45 | 62–28 | 63–27 | 54–35 | 45–45 | 64–26 | | 43–47 | 64–25 | 62–28 |
| Swindon Sprockets | 43–46 | 54–36 | 48–29 | 42–41 | 45–39 | 61–29 | 34–38 | 43–34 | 43–29 | 50–39 | | 54–36 | 44–45 |
| Wimbledon Dons | 44–49 | 47–43 | 60–30 | 44–46 | 53–37 | 67–23 | 46–44 | 52–38 | 42–47 | 55–35 | 58–32 | | 45–45 |
| WOL | 31–40 | 48–41 | 43–47 | 50–40 | 42–51 | 59–31 | 50–38 | 47–42 | 38–47 | 57–28 | 57–33 | 47–42 | |

## Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2003 Conference League Knockout Cup was the sixth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners.
First round
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Buxton | Armadale | 48–40, 34–55 |
Quarter-finals
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Boston | Wimbledon | 55–35, 35–55 rep 46–44, 39–50 |
| Carmarthen | Rye House | 40–50, 23–67 |
| Mildenhall | Oxford | 53–37, 44–45 |
| Stoke | Armadale | 45–45, 31–58 |
Semi-finals
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Mildenhall | Boston | 55–35, 45–45 |
| Rye House | Armadale | 59–31, 50–40 |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
Mildenhall were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 91–89

## Conference Trophy

* Boston Barracuda-Braves

## Riders' Championship

Barrie Evans won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 30 August at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | Barrie Evans | Rye House | 14 |
| 2 | Jamie Robertson | Newcastle | 11 |
| 3 | Trevor Harding II | Boston | 10 |
| 4 | Joel Parsons | Rye House | 10 |
| 5 | Tom Brown | Newport | 10 |
| 6 | Craig Branney | Newcastle | 10 |
| 7 | Chris Mills | Oxford | 9 |
| 8 | Rob Finlow | Buxton | 9 |
| 9 | Richard Hall | Boston | 8 |
| 10 | James Wright | Buxton | 6 |
| 11 | James Brundle | Mildenhall | 6 |
| 12 | Ben Powell | Carmarthen/Exeter | 3 |
| 13 | Tommy Allen | Swindon | 3 |
| 14 | Joe Cook | Rye House | 3 |
| 15 | Mark Burrows | Wimbledon | 3 |
| 16 | Danny Norton | Peterborough | 2 |
| 17 | Dean Garrod (res) | Boston | 1 |
| 18 | Gordon Meakins (res) | Carmarthen | 1 |

## Fours

Rye House won the Conference League Four-Team Championship final, held on 5 October 2003 at Mildenhall Stadium.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Mildenhall | 15 |
| 2 | Peterborough | 13 |
| 3 | Wimbledon | 11 |
| 4 | Newcastle | 9 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Rye House | 22 |
| 2 | Boston | 13 |
| 3 | Sheffield | 10 |
| 4 | Buxton | 3 |
Final :
| Pos | Team | Pts |
| 1 | Rye House | 30 |
| 2 | Mildenhall | 29 |
| 3 | Peterborough | 19 |
| 4 | Boston | 14 |