2001 Speedway Conference League
# 2001 Speedway Conference League

The 2001 Speedway Conference League was the third tier/division of British speedway.

## Summary

The title was won by Sheffield Prowlers, the junior club belonging to the Sheffield Tigers.

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Played | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Bonus | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sheffield Prowlers | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 735½ | 518½ | 22 | 7 | 29 |
| 2 | Somerset Rebels | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 716½ | 541½ | 20 | 6 | 26 |
| 3 | Boston Barracudas | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 625 | 638 | 17 | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | Rye House Rockets | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 647 | 608 | 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Peterborough Pumas | 14 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 617 | 638 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Buxton Hitmen | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 601 | 653 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | Newport Mavericks | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 556 | 698 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Mildenhall Fen Tigers | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 525 | 728 | 8 | 0 | 8 |

## Conference League Knockout Cup

The 2001 Conference League Knockout Cup was the fourth edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Somerset Rebels were the winners.

### First round

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| - | - | - | - |
| 12/07 | Boston | 50-40 | Rye House |
| 08/07 | Mildenhall | 54-36 | Peterborough |
| 07/07 | Rye House | 51-39 | Boston |
| 06/07 | Peterborough | 46-44 | Mildenhall |
| 17/06 | Buxton | 41-49 | Sheffield |
| 18/05 | Somerset | 54-36 | Newport |
| 07/05 | Newport | 48-42 | Somerset |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| - | - | - | - |
| 16/09 | Mildenhall | 35-55 | Somerset |
| 14/09 | Somerset | 55-35 | Mildenhall |
| 30/07 | Sheffield | 49-41 | Rye House |
| 28/07 | Rye House | 63-26 | Sheffield |

### Final

| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| - | - | - | - |
| 26/10 | Somerset | 57-33 | Rye House |
| 20/10 | Rye House | 38-52 | Somerset |

## Conference Trophy

* final - Somerset Rebels 104 Boston Barracudas 75

## Riders' Championship

David Mason won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 8 September at Rye House Stadium.

| Pos. | Rider | Team | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Mason | Rye House | 13 |
| 2 | Scott Pegler | Newport | 12 |
| 3 | Simon Wolstenholme | Rye House | 12 |
| 4 | James Mann | Buxton | 11 |
| 5 | Gavin Hedge | Mildenhall | 10 |
| 6 | Jason King | Peterborough | 9 |
| 7 | Carl Wilkinson | Boston | 8 |
| 8 | Barrie Evans | Mildenhall | 8 |
| 9 | Malcolm Holloway | Somerset | 6 |
| 10 | Luke Clifton | Boston | 5 |
| 11 | Daniel Giffard | Rye House | 5 |
| 12 | Chris Courage | Rye House | 5 |
| 13 | Ricky Scarboro | Boston | 4 |
| 14 | Nick Simmons | Somerset | 4 |
| 15 | Rory Schlein | Sheffield | 3 |
| 16 | Chris Collins | Buxton | 3 |
