# 2001 Speedway Conference League

The 2001 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

## Summary

The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers, the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bonus | Total |
| 1 | Sheffield Prowlers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 735½ | 518½ | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 2 | Somerset Rebels | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 716½ | 541½ | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Boston Barracudas | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 625 | 638 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Rye House Rockets | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 647 | 608 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Peterborough Pumas | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 617 | 638 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Buxton Hitmen | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 601 | 653 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Newport Mavericks | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 556 | 698 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 525 | 728 | 8 | 0 | 8 |

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BOS | BUX | MIL | NEW | PET | RYE | SHE | SOM |
| Boston Barracudas | | 54–36 | 55–35 | 56–34 | 57–33 | 45–45 | 32–59 | 34–56 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 42–48 | | 56–34 | 57–33 | 48–42 | 47–41 | 48–41 | 39–50 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 40–49 | 47–43 | | 49–41 | 48–41 | 46–44 | 41–47 | 41–50 |
| Newport Mavericks | 44–46 | 36–53 | 57–32 | | 49–41 | 51–39 | 48–40 | 38–52 |
| Peterborough Pumas | 40–53 | 54–35 | 60–27 | 51–38 | | 49–40 | 35–55 | 53–37 |
| Rye House Rockets | 49–41 | 51–39 | 63–27 | 70–19 | 47–43 | | 46–44 | 45–44 |
| Sheffield Prowlers | 61–29 | 59–31 | 58–32 | 62–28 | 47–42 | 59–31 | | 58–32 |
| Somerset Rebels | 64–26 | 63–27 | 64–26 | 50–40 | 57–33 | 54–36 | 43.5–45.5 | |

## Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2001 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners.
First round
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Newport | Somerset | 48–42, 36–54 |
| Buxton | Sheffield | 41–49, 39–51 |
| Peterborough | Mildenhall | 46–44, 36–54 |
| Rye House | Boston | 51–39, 40–50 |
Semi-finals
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Rye House | Sheffield | 63–26, 41–49 |
| Somerset | Mildenhall | 55–35, 55–35 |

### Final

| 20 October | Rye House Rockets Chris Courage 14 David Mason 10 Simon Wolstenholme 5 Phil Ambrose 3 James Cockle 2 Dan Giffard 3 Darren Andrews 2 | 38–52 | Somerset Rebels Jamie Smith 11 Gary Phelps 10 Jarno Kosonen 10 Steve Bishop 8 Nick Simmons 6 Simon Phillips 5 Matthew Cross 2 | Rye House Stadium |
| 26 October | Somerset Rebels Gary Phelps 14 Steve Bishop 13 Jamie Smith 12 Simon Phillips 8 Jarno Kosonen 6 Matthew Cross 4 Tim Healey 0 | 57–33 | Rye House Rockets David Mason 10 Simon Wolstenholme 7 Chris Courage 7 Phil Ambrose 5 James Cockle 2 Ed Kennett 1 Dan Giffard 1 | Oaktree Arena |

## Conference Trophy

* final - Somerset Rebels 104 Boston Barracudas 75

## Riders' Championship

David Mason won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | David Mason | Rye House | 13 |
| 2 | Scott Pegler | Newport | 12 |
| 3 | Simon Wolstenholme | Rye House | 12 |
| 4 | James Mann | Buxton | 11 |
| 5 | Gavin Hedge | Mildenhall | 10 |
| 6 | Jason King | Peterborough | 9 |
| 7 | Carl Wilkinson | Boston | 8 |
| 8 | Barrie Evans | Mildenhall | 8 |
| 9 | Malcolm Holloway | Somerset | 6 |
| 10 | Luke Clifton | Boston | 5 |
| 11 | Daniel Giffard | Rye House | 5 |
| 12 | Chris Courage | Rye House | 5 |
| 13 | Ricky Scarboro | Boston | 4 |
| 14 | Nick Simmons | Somerset | 4 |
| 15 | Rory Schlein | Sheffield | 3 |
| 16 | Chris Collins | Buxton | 3 |