1998 Speedway Conference League British motorcycle speedway season
The 1998 Speedway Conference League sponsored by Dunlop, was the third tier/division of British speedway .[ 1]
Final league table
+ withdrew - Norfolk replaced Skegness and took over fixtures
A Fixtures
Source:
[ 3] Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
B Fixtures
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
21/06 Skegness 41-49 Mildenhall
21/06 Mildenhall 48-41 Skegness
Semi-finals
Date
Team one
Score
Team two
30/08 Buxton 43-47 Mildenhall
19/07 Mildenhall 49-41 Buxton
17/07 Newport 52-38 St Austell
14/07 St Austell 59-31 Newport
Steve Bishop won the Riders' Championship . The final was held on 12 July at the Clay Country Moto Parc in St Austell .[ 8]
Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Steve Bishop St. Austell 15
2 Andrew Appleton Newport 14
3 Seemond Stephens St. Austell 12
4 Adrian Newman St. Austell 11
5 Peter Boast Norfolk 10
6 Wayne Barrett St. Austell 10
7 Roger Lobb Newport 9
8 Dean Garrod Mildenhall 8
9 Jason Prynne St. Austell 8
10 Chris Neath Newport 7
11 Paul Lydes Uings Mildenhall 4
12 Richard Ford Newport 4
13 Kevin Phillips St. Austell 3
14 Paul Macklin Buxton 3
15 Martin Williams Newport 1
16 Chris Harris St. Austell 1
17 Vince Purnell (res) 0
References
Current leagues Former leagues Current team competitions Former team competitions Current individual competitions Former individual competitions See also
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Tier One League Tier Two League Tier Three League Champions
Teams Seasons Domestic cups
