The 2002 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.
Summary The title was won by Peterborough Pumas, the junior club belonging to the Peterborough Panthers.
On 1 May, David Nix was killed after crashing into the fence during the match between Newcastle and King's Lynn at the Norfolk Arena.
Final league table Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts Bonus Total1 Peterborough Pumas 2016041008786328402 Sheffield Prowlers 2015051008780309393 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 201307988799269354 Rye House Raiders 2012261005789267335 Buxton Hitmen 201109919875225276 Boston Barracudas 209110874925195247 Carmarthen Dragons 199010801902183218 Newcastle Gems 207211851842163199 King's Lynn Kids 20601477810141231510 Newport Mavericks 1951237379641111211 Wimbledon Dons 182016709902404
Fixtures & results
Conference League Knockout Cup The 2002 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Buxton Hitmen were the winners.
Quarter-finals Team one Team two ScoreNewcastle Sheffield 45–45, 32–58WolverhamptonNewport 23–66, 37–51MildenhallBuxton 40–50, 47–43 Semi-finals Team one Team two ScoreBuxtonSheffield 61–28, 47–43 Newport Rye House 40–49, 41–49
Final First leg
Second leg
Buxton were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 99–81.
Conference Trophy
Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Mildenhall10802162 Carmarthen10703143 Buxton10604124 Wimbledon1040685 Swindon1030766 Wolverhampton102084
Riders' Championship James Birkinshaw won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 31 August at Rye House Stadium.
Pos. Rider Team Total1 James Birkinshaw Boston 14 2 Edward Kennett Rye House 13 3 Jamie Robertson Newcastle 124 Wayne Broadhurst Mildenhall 125 Joe Cook King's Lynn 106 Rory Schlein Sheffield 97 Craig Branney Newcastle 78 Chris Mills King's Lynn 79Steve Braidford (res) Wolverhampton 610 James Wright Buxton 611 Danny King Peterborough 512 James Brundle Mildenhall 513 Stuart McCabe Peterborough 414 Martin Williams Wimbledon 415 Adam Pryor Peterborough 416 Ben Wilson Sheffield 117 Simon Wolstenholme (res) Rye House 1 18 Barrie Evans (res) Rye House0
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
References