1998 Speedway Conference League

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LeagueConference League
ChampionsSt Austell Gulls
Knockout CupSt Austell Gulls
IndividualSteve Bishop
1998 Speedway Conference League
LeagueConference League
ChampionsSt Austell Gulls
Knockout CupSt Austell Gulls
IndividualSteve Bishop
Division/s above1998 Elite League
1998 Premier League

The 1998 Speedway Conference League sponsored by Dunlop, was the third tier/division of British speedway.[1]

The title was won by St Austell Gulls.[2]

Final league table

Pos Team Played W D L F A Pts
1St Austell Gulls16131284456227
2Newport Mavericks16100674268220
3Mildenhall Fen Tigers1681770470917
4Norfolk Braves16601069073912
5Buxton Hitmen1620145738614
6Skegness Braves+41031661912

+ withdrew - Norfolk replaced Skegness and took over fixtures

Fixtures & results

A Fixtures

Home \ Away BUX MIL NEW NOR SA
Buxton Hitmen 40–50 29–61 30–60 36–53
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 63–27 42–47 44–46 55–35
Newport Mavericks 62–28 54–36 53–36 53–33
Norfolk Braves 54–36 51–38 56–33 38–51
St Austell Gulls 61–29 51–38 57–32 57–32
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B Fixtures

Home \ Away BUX MIL NEW NOR SA
Buxton Hitmen 44–46 48–41 50–40 36–53
Mildenhall Fen Tigers 49–41 51–39 45–44 45–45
Newport Mavericks 58–30 56–34 51–35 35–54
Norfolk Braves 55–34 42–48 43–47 39–51
St Austell Gulls 55–35 46–20 70–20 71–19
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Conference League Knockout Cup

The 1998 Conference league Knockout Cup (sponsored by Dunlop) was the first edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams.[5]

In 1995 there had been an Academy League Knockout Cup and in 1996 a Conference League Knockout Cup but due to a merger of the British Leagues, both the 1995 and 1996 editions acted as the second tier of British speedway at the time.

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
21/06Skegness41-49Mildenhall
21/06Mildenhall48-41Skegness

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
30/08Buxton43-47Mildenhall
19/07Mildenhall49-41Buxton
17/07Newport52-38St Austell
14/07St Austell59-31Newport

Final

22 September [6] St Austell Gulls
Steve Bishop 17
Seemond Stephens 14
Roger Lobb 12
Garry Lobb		 53–36 Mildenhall Fen Tigers
David Mason 13
Ross Brady 8
Geoff Powell 5
Dean Garrod
Jamie Barton		 Clay Country Moto Parc

3 October [7] Mildenhall Fen Tigers
Geoff Powell 12
Ross Brady 9		 38–52 St Austell Gulls
Seemond Stephens 15
James Birkinshaw 13
Steve Bishop 10		 Mildenhall Stadium

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See also

References

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