# 2008 Speedway Conference League

The 2008 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

## Summary

The title was won by Weymouth Wildcats who won the playoffs.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Played | HW | HD | HL | AW | AD | AL | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Plymouth Devils | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 709 | 569 | 20 |
| 2 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 713 | 565 | 19 |
| 3 | Redcar Cubs | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 657 | 614 | 18 |
| 4 | Weymouth Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 688 | 588 | 17 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe Saints | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 637 | 629 | 17 |
| 6 | Buxton Hitmen | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 605 | 669 | 15 |
| 7 | Rye House Cobras | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 614 | 663 | 12 |
| 8 | Sittingbourne Crusaders | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 472 | 798 | 2 |

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | BB | BUX | PD | RED | RYE | SCU | SIT | WEY |
| Boston Barracuda Braves | | 63–29 | 64–30 | 46–46 | 54–39 | 60–33 | 62–25 | 64–28 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 42–47 | | 48–44 | 52–40 | 65–26 | 53–38 | 61–31 | 46–44 |
| Plymouth Devils | 60–32 | 63–28 | | 58–34 | 56–34 | 58–34 | 60–31 | 51–42 |
| Redcar Cubs | 46–44 | 56–32 | 47–43 | | 56–37 | 49–43 | 60–32 | 53–37 |
| Rye House Cobras | 52–40 | 59–34 | 42–47 | 49–40 | | 54–36 | 54–35 | 59–34 |
| Scunthorpe Saints | 46–43 | 50–41 | 51–39 | 49–39 | 58–34 | | 62–30 | 48–45 |
| Sittingbourne Crusaders | 35–55 | 44–46 | 33–59 | 36–54 | 46–44 | 32–60 | | 31–60 |
| Weymouth Wildcats | 54–39 | 64–28 | 49–41 | 56–37 | 62–31 | 52–29 | 61–31 | |

## Play-offs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| Boston | Boston | 44 | 48 | 92 | | | | | |
| Redcar | Redcar | 46 | 45 | 91 | | | | | |
| Redcar | Redcar | 46 | 45 | 91 | Boston | Boston | 23 | 45 | 68 |
| | | | | | Weymouth | Weymouth | 67 | 46 | 113 |
| Weymouth | Weymouth | 56 | 44 | 100 | Weymouth | Weymouth | 67 | 46 | 113 |
| Plymouth | Plymouth | 38 | 46 | 84 | | | | | |

### Final

| 25 October | Weymouth Wildcats Matt Wright 14 Lee Smart 12 Karl Mason 10 Jay Herne 10 Brendan Johnson 8 Andrew Bargh 7 Kyle Newman 6 | 67–23 | Boston Barracuda-Braves Simon Lambert 7 Darren Rolph 6 Adam Allott 5 Darren Mallett 3 Chris Widman 1 Adam Lowe 0 Rhys Naylor 0 | Wessex Stadium |
| 29 October | Boston Barracuda-Braves Simon Lambert 15 Darren Mallett 11 Adam Allott 7 Rhys Naylor 4 Darren Rolph 3 Adam Lowe 3 Chris Widman 2 | 45–46 | Weymouth Wildcats Lee Smart 10 Karl Mason 9 Jay Herne 9 Brendan Johnson 8 Andrew Bargh 7 Matt Wright 2 Tim Webster 1 | Saddlebow Road |

## Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2008 Conference League Knockout Cup was the 11th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Plymouth Devils were the winners.
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 03/05 | Rye House | 59-33 | Sittingbourne |
| 11/05 | Sittingbourne | 42-47 | Rye House |
| 21/06 | Weymouth | 47-45 | Plymouth |
| 10/07 | Plymouth | 51-42 | Weymouth |
| 08/06 | Boston | 51-43 | Redcar |
| 14/06 | Redcar | 45-45 | Boston |
| 26/05 | Scunthorpe | 52-41 | Buxton |
| 08/06 | Buxton | 50-41 | Scunthorpe |
Semi-finals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 28/09 | Boston | 56-35 | Scunthorpe |
| 10/10 | Scunthorpe | 45-48 | Boston |
| 18/07 | Plymouth | 57-36 | Rye House |
| 10/08 | Rye House | 56-37 | Plymouth |

### Final

| 22 October | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 50–39 | Plymouth Devils | Saddlebow Road |
| 24 October | Plymouth Devils | 59–33 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | Plymouth Coliseum |

## Conference Trophy

* Plymouth 94 Boston 88

## Riders' Championship

Benji Compton won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 September at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | Benji Compton | Redcar | 14 |
| 2 | Byron Bekker | Scunthorpe | 13 |
| 3 | Darcy Ward | Boston | 12 |
| 4 | Danny Halsey | Rye House | 12 |
| 5 | Jay Herne | Weymouth | 12 |
| 6 | Ben Taylor | Buxton | 9 |
| 7 | Gareth Isherwood | Buxton | 7 |
| 8 | Rob Smith | Rye House | 7 |
| 9 | Dean Felton | Sittingbourne | 6 |
| 10 | Kyle Hughes | Plymouth | 6 |
| 11 | Gary Cottham (res) | Rye House | 5 |
| 12 | Simon Lambert | Boston | 4 |
| 13 | Tom Brown | Plymouth | 3 |
| 14 | Harland Cook (res) | Rye House | 3 |
| 15 | Scott Richardson | Scunthorpe | 2 |
| 16 | Richard Lawson | Redcar | 2 |
| 17 | Aaron Baseby | Sittingbourne | 1 |
| 18 | Kyle Newman | Weymouth | 0 |

## Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Wessex Stadium, on 31 May. The event was won by James Cockle and Simon Lambert of the Boston.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Redcar | 18 | Aaron Summers 12, Scott James 6 |
| 2 | Sittingbourne | 14 | Jerran Hart 11, Dean Felton 3 |
| 3 | Buxton | 12 | Jack Roberts 7, Ben Taylor 5 |
| 4 | Weymouth | 8 | Jay Herne 6, Jon Armstrong 2 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Boston | 17 | James Cockle 12, Simon Lambert 5 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe | 14 | Byron Bekker 11, Jon Bethell 3 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 14 | Kyle Hughes 10, Paul Starke 4 |
| 4 | Rye House | 7 | Gary Cottham 5, Terry Day 2 |
Semi finals
* Boston bt Sittingbourne
* Redcar bt Scunthorpe
Final
* Boston bt Redcar

## Fours

Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 18 October 2008 at Loomer Road Stadium.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Redcar | 19 | James 6, McKinna 6, Cockle 5, Lawson 2 |
| 2 | Sittingbourne | 12 | Scarboro 5, Baseby M 3, Baseby A 2, Felton 2 |
| 3 | Plymouth | 9 | Starke 4, Pickard 3, Brown 2, Gough 0 |
| 4 | Boston | 7 | Lowe 2, Rolph 2, Mallett 2, Allott 1 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Weymouth | 15 | Smart 6, Mason 4, Herne 3, Johnson 2 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe | 13 | Hopwood 5, Richardson 4, Irving 2, Parnaby 2 |
| 3 | Rye House | 12 | Franklin 4, Smith 3, Aldridge 3, Cottham 2 |
| 4 | Buxton | 7 | Isherwood 5, Taylor 2, Whittington 0, Burnett 0 |
Final :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Weymouth | 13 | Smart 6, Herne 3, Johnson 3, Mason 1 |
| 2 | Redcar | 12 | Lawson 4, Cockle 3, James 3, McKinna 2 |
| 3 | Sittingbourne | 7 | Baseby M 4, Felton 2, Scarboro 1, Baseby A 0 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 4 | Hopwood 1, Irving 1, Widman 1, Parnaby 1, Richardson 0 |