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.
League Final table Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts1 Oxford Silver Machine Academy 22 15 3 4 1091 909 422 Wimbledon Dons 22 15 0 7 1106 932 413 Weymouth Wildcats22 13 0 9 1075 956 334 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 22 12 1 9 1067 968 335 Armadale Dale Devils 22 12 0 10 1025 986 316 Rye House Raiders22 12 0 10 1046 987 297 Stoke Spitfires 22 12 0 10 1031 982 298 Scunthorpe Scorpions 22 11 0 11 1012 1000 279 Boston Barracuda-Braves 22 11 0 11 982 1055 2610 Newport Mavericks22 9 0 13 968 1051 2111 Buxton Hitmen 22 6 1 15 890 1112 1412 Sittingbourne Crusaders 22 1 1 20 823 1178 4
Fixtures and results
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 Leg5Oxford Wimbledon 60–3344–46Boston Scunthorpe 53–4149–40
Quarter-finals Team one Team two First Leg Second LegBuxton Weymouth 51–43 40–55 Mildenhall Oxford 54–4042–53Newport Rye House 56–38 40–50Stoke Boston 59–3539–54 Semi-finals Team one Team two First Leg Second LegWeymouth Newport 51–43 50–41Boston Mildenhall 41–5133–60
Final
Conference Trophy
North Group Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Armadale631272Stoke630363Buxton303564Scunthorpe62135
South Group Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Weymouth6501102 Boston630363Wimbledon620444Mildenhall62044
Semi-final Team one Team two ScoreWeymouth Stoke 44–46, 41–52Armadale Boston 53–43, 48–42
Final Team one Team two ScoreArmadale Stoke 41–40, 50–43
Riders' Championship Steve Boxall won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 27 August at Rye House Stadium.
Pos. Rider Team Total1 Steve Boxall Rye House 15 2 Barrie Evans Stoke 113 Blair Scott Armadale 114 David Mason Weymouth 115 Lewis Bridger Weymouth 106 Jon Armstrong Mildenhall 107 Wayne Carter Scunthorpe 98 Mark Burrows Wimbledon 89Adam Roynon Mildenhall 710 Craig Branney Oxford 711 Karlis Ezergailis Newport 512 Jonathon Bethel Buxton 413 Danny Betson Wimbledon 414 Harland Cook Rye House 315 Mark Baseby (res) Sittingbourne 316 Chris Hunt Sittingbourne 217 Simon Lambert Boston 018 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 1PosTeamPtsRiders1Wimbledon 14 Mark Burrows 8, Scott James 62Sittingbourne 7 Gary Phelps 4, Andre Cross 33Newport 6 Karl Mason 6, Billy Legg 0
Group 2PosTeamPtsRiders1Stoke 12 Barrie Evans 8, Jack Hargreaves 42Mildenhall 8 Lee Smart 5, Jon Armstrong 33Wimbledon B7 Matthew Wright 7, Danny Betson 0
Group 3PosTeamPtsRiders1Scunthorpe 11 Wayne Carter 7, Benji Compton 42Boston 8 Rob Hollingworth 6, Karl White 23Weymouth 8 Dan Giffard 8, Lewis Bridger 0
Group 4PosTeamPtsRiders1Oxford 11 Craig Branney 8, Chris Mills 32Buxton 9 Jonathon Bethell 6, Carl Belfield 33Rye House 7 Barry Burchatt 5, Luke Bowen 2
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1Wimbledon16 Mark Burrows 11, Scott James 52Oxford 16 Craig Branney 10, Chris Mills 63Stoke 14 Barrie Evans 12, Jack Hargreaves 24Scunthorpe 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 APosTeamPtsRiders1 Boston16Lambert 5, Walker 5, Roynon 3, Irwin 32 Armadale 14Sneddon 5, Scott 4, Tully 4, Stoddart 13 Stoke12 Evans 5, Grant 4, Priest 3, Mitchell 04 Wimbledon5 Betson 2, James 1, Burrows 1, Wright 1
Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1 Oxford 14 Branney 5, Mills 3, Barker 3, Courtney 32 Weymouth 13Giffard 5, Bridger 4, Brown 3, Mason 13 Scunthorpe 11Carter 5, Norton 3, Compton 2, Bekker 14 Mildenhall 10 Armstrong 5, Collins 4, Bargh 1, Smart 0
FinalPosTeamPtsRiders1 Weymouth16Mason 5, Giffard 5, Bridger 4, Brown 12 Oxford 15Barker 6, Mills 5, Courtney 4, Branney 03 Armadale9Sneddon 5, Scott 3, Stoddart 1, Tully 04 Boston 8Walker 3, Roynon 3, Irwin 1, Lambert 1
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
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