# 2005 Speedway Conference League

The 2005 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

## Summary

The title was won by Oxford Silver Machine Academy, junior club of the Oxford Cheetahs.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Oxford Silver Machine Academy | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1091 | 909 | 42 |
| 2 | Wimbledon Dons | 22 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 1106 | 932 | 41 |
| 3 | Weymouth Wildcats | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 1075 | 956 | 33 |
| 4 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 22 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1067 | 968 | 33 |
| 5 | Armadale Dale Devils | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1025 | 986 | 31 |
| 6 | Rye House Raiders | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1046 | 987 | 29 |
| 7 | Stoke Spitfires | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 1031 | 982 | 29 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe Scorpions | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1012 | 1000 | 27 |
| 9 | Boston Barracuda-Braves | 22 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 982 | 1055 | 26 |
| 10 | Newport Mavericks | 22 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 968 | 1051 | 21 |
| 11 | Buxton Hitmen | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 890 | 1112 | 14 |
| 12 | Sittingbourne Crusaders | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 823 | 1178 | 4 |

## Fixtures & results

| Home \ Away | ARM | BOS | BUX | MIL | NEW | OX | RYE | SCU | SIT | STO | WEY | WIM |
| Armadale Dale Devils | | 52–41 | 54–41 | 58–37 | 61–34 | 41–53 | 46–43 | 58–38 | 47–45 | 54–39 | 50–39 | 57–36 |
| Boston Barracuda Braves | 45–44 | | 57–35 | 44–49 | 52–38 | 45–53 | 40–49 | 48–42 | 62–31 | 56–39 | 48–45 | 55–42 |
| Buxton Hitmen | 44–45 | 44–46 | | 39–51 | 48–41 | 45–45 | 47–43 | 54–38 | 56–36 | 47–43 | 40–49 | 38–53 |
| Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 51–44 | 57–39 | 59–36 | | 54–37 | 46–46 | 51–39 | 57–37 | 63–30 | 54–42 | 56–39 | 42–48 |
| Newport Mavericks | 45–43 | 44–48 | 63–28 | 48–43 | | 67–26 | 58–38 | 42–47 | 46–47 | 45–41 | 52–43 | 49–46 |
| Oxford Silver Machine Academy | 55–18 | 66–27 | 63–31 | 49–38 | 54–39 | | 58–35 | 50–30 | 53–37 | 53–43 | 51–45 | 46–44 |
| Rye House Raiders | 51–41 | 54.5–37.5 | 64–30 | 47–42 | 56–40 | 44–46 | | 53–42 | 59–36 | 60–34 | 51–45 | 52–43 |
| Scunthorpe Scorpions | 50–44 | 61–31 | 60–37 | 50–43 | 57–35 | 44–49 | 55–38 | | 64–29 | 41–49 | 42–48 | 54–40 |
| Sittingbourne Crusaders | 43–47 | 42–48 | 39–55 | 43–47 | 45–46 | 45–45 | 41–49 | 34–42 | | 42–48 | 39–55 | 36–57 |
| Stoke Spitfires | 46–44 | 53–41 | 46–30 | 52–41 | 57–35 | 50–43 | 50–40 | 44–45 | 63–29 | | 63–32 | 54–39 |
| Weymouth Wildcats | 54–43 | 60–33 | 58–33 | 51–40 | 53–37 | 45–44 | 53–40 | 54–42 | 66–20 | 53–40 | | 44–46 |
| Wimbledon Dons | 56–34 | 55–39 | 58–32 | 50–46 | 64–27 | 50–43 | 52–40 | 63–31 | 60–34 | 58–35 | 46–44 | |

## Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2005 Conference League Knockout Cup was the eighth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Weymouth Wildcats were the winners. First round
| Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg5 |
| Oxford | Wimbledon | 60–33 | 44–46 |
| Boston | Scunthorpe | 53–41 | 49–40 |
Quarter-finals
| Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg |
| Buxton | Weymouth | 51–43 | 40–55 |
| Mildenhall | Oxford | 54–40 | 42–53 |
| Newport | Rye House | 56–38 | 40–50 |
| Stoke | Boston | 59–35 | 39–54 |
Semi-finals
| Team one | Team two | First Leg | Second Leg |
| Weymouth | Newport | 51–43 | 50–41 |
| Boston | Mildenhall | 41–51 | 33–60 |

### Final

| 14 October | Weymouth Wildcats Lewis Bridger 13 Dan Giffard 13 David Mason 11 Tom Brown 7 James Clement 5 Shane Waldron 4 Danny Hughes 1 | 54–40 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Jon Armstrong 11 Chris Johnson 9 Lee Smart 5 Andrew Bargh 5 James Purchase 3 Mark Thompson 3 Trevor Heath 2 | Wessex Stadium |
| 16 October | Mildenhall Fen Tigers Jon Armstrong 12 Mark Thompson 11 Chris Johnson 9 Andrew Bargh 8 Lee Smart 5 James Purchase 5 Trevor Heath 1 | 51–45 | Weymouth Wildcats Lewis Bridger 11 Dan Giffard 11 David Mason 11 Tom Brown 6 Shane Waldron 4 James Clement 2 Danny Hughes 0 | Mildenhall Stadium |

## Conference Trophy

* Armadale 99 Stoke 84

## Riders' Championship

Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 August at Rye House Stadium.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| 1 | Steve Boxall | Rye House | 15 |
| 2 | Barrie Evans | Stoke | 11 |
| 3 | Blair Scott | Armadale | 11 |
| 4 | David Mason | Weymouth | 11 |
| 5 | Lewis Bridger | Weymouth | 10 |
| 6 | Jon Armstrong | Mildenhall | 10 |
| 7 | Wayne Carter | Scunthorpe | 9 |
| 8 | Mark Burrows | Wimbledon | 8 |
| 9 | Adam Roynon | Mildenhall | 7 |
| 10 | Craig Branney | Oxford | 7 |
| 11 | Karlis Ezergailis | Newport | 5 |
| 12 | Jonathon Bethel | Buxton | 4 |
| 13 | Danny Betson | Wimbledon | 4 |
| 14 | Harland Cook | Rye House | 3 |
| 15 | Mark Baseby (res) | Sittingbourne | 3 |
| 16 | Chris Hunt | Sittingbourne | 2 |
| 17 | Simon Lambert | Boston | 0 |
| 18 | Lee Smart (res) | Mildenhall | 0 |

## Pairs

The Pairs Championship was held at the Wimbledon Stadium, on 17 July. The event was won by Mark Burrows and Scott James of the Wimbledon.
Group 1 :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Wimbledon | 14 | Mark Burrows 8, Scott James 6 |
| 2 | Sittingbourne | 7 | Gary Phelps 4, Andre Cross 3 |
| 3 | Newport | 6 | Karl Mason 6, Billy Legg 0 |
Group 2 :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Stoke | 12 | Barrie Evans 8, Jack Hargreaves 4 |
| 2 | Mildenhall | 8 | Lee Smart 5, Jon Armstrong 3 |
| 3 | Wimbledon B | 7 | Matthew Wright 7, Danny Betson 0 |
Group 3 :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Scunthorpe | 11 | Wayne Carter 7, Benji Compton 4 |
| 2 | Boston | 8 | Rob Hollingworth 6, Karl White 2 |
| 3 | Weymouth | 8 | Dan Giffard 8, Lewis Bridger 0 |
Group 4 :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Oxford | 11 | Craig Branney 8, Chris Mills 3 |
| 2 | Buxton | 9 | Jonathon Bethell 6, Carl Belfield 3 |
| 3 | Rye House | 7 | Barry Burchatt 5, Luke Bowen 2 |
Final :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Wimbledon | 16 | Mark Burrows 11, Scott James 5 |
| 2 | Oxford | 16 | Craig Branney 10, Chris Mills 6 |
| 3 | Stoke | 14 | Barrie Evans 12, Jack Hargreaves 2 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe | 8 | Wayne Carter 5, Benji Compton 3 |
* Run-Off for the Title: James, Burrows, Mills, Branney

## Fours

Weymouth won the Conference League Four-Team Championship, held on 25 June 2005 at Loomer Road Stadium.
Group A :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Boston | 16 | Lambert 5, Walker 5, Roynon 3, Irwin 3 |
| 2 | Armadale | 14 | Sneddon 5, Scott 4, Tully 4, Stoddart 1 |
| 3 | Stoke | 12 | Evans 5, Grant 4, Priest 3, Mitchell 0 |
| 4 | Wimbledon | 5 | Betson 2, James 1, Burrows 1, Wright 1 |
Group B :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Oxford | 14 | Branney 5, Mills 3, Barker 3, Courtney 3 |
| 2 | Weymouth | 13 | Giffard 5, Bridger 4, Brown 3, Mason 1 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe | 11 | Carter 5, Norton 3, Compton 2, Bekker 1 |
| 4 | Mildenhall | 10 | Armstrong 5, Collins 4, Bargh 1, Smart 0 |
Final :
| Pos | Team | Pts | Riders |
| 1 | Weymouth | 16 | Mason 5, Giffard 5, Bridger 4, Brown 1 |
| 2 | Oxford | 15 | Barker 6, Mills 5, Courtney 4, Branney 0 |
| 3 | Armadale | 9 | Sneddon 5, Scott 3, Stoddart 1, Tully 0 |
| 4 | Boston | 8 | Walker 3, Roynon 3, Irwin 1, Lambert 1 |