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British motorcycle speedway season
The 1996 Speedway Conference League was the inaugural season of the Conference League , which was the second tier of British motorcycle speedway .[ 1] It was listed as the second tier of British speedway because during 1995 and 1996 the two divisions of the British League had merged into one division only.[ 2] The following season it would be a third tier/division competition.
The Conference League was the first to promoted under the name and was an entirely amateur competition contested by thirteen teams (many were junior sides belonging to their parent clubs). The league expanded from the eight that had begun the previous season's 1995 Academy League - Berwick, Buxton, Devon, Linlithgow, Mildenhall, and Sittingbourne all returned from 1995, and were joined by Arena Essex, Eastbourne, Owlerton, Peterborough, Reading, Ryde, and Swindon. Stoke and Cleveland did not return from 1995.[ 3]
As not all fixtures were able to be run, the champions were decided by a percentage of total points available. Linlithgow Lightning topped the table to become champions.[ 4] [ 5]
PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Match Points; % = Win Rate
Conference League Knockout Cup [ edit ]
The 1996 Conference League Knockout Cup was the 29th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams.[ 6]
It was only the tier two competition because the Division 1 & 2 had merged during 1995 & 1996, this meant that the newly formed Conference League was tier two of British speedway at the time. Linlithgow Lightning were the winners of the Cup.
First leg
Second leg
Linlithgow were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 88–68 .
Riders' Championship[ edit ]
Mike Hampson won the Riders' Championship . The final was held on 7 September at Long Eaton Stadium .[ 8]
Pos.
Rider
Team
Total
1
Mike Hampson
Buxton
12
2
Justin Elkins
Isle of Wight
12
3
Graeme Gordon
Exeter
12
4
David Mason
Sittingbourne
12
5
Paul Lee
Peterborough
10
6
Lee Dicken
Sheffield
9
7
Martin Willis
Isle of Wight
8
8
Barry Campbell
Linlithgow
8
9
Krister Marsh
Swindon
7
10
Dean Garrod
Mildenhall
6
11
Carl Checketts
Reading
6
12
Russell Etherington
Arena Essex
4
13
Roland Pollard
Arena Essex
4
14
Blair Scott
Linlithgow
3
15
Bobby Eldridge
Eastbourne
2
16
Anthony Barlow
Berwick
2
17
Paul Clews (res)
Peterborough
0
Arena Essex Hammers
CMA[ 9]
Russell Etherington
8.11
Paul Lydes-Udings
7.91
Nathan Morton
6.82
Roland Pollard
6.68
Simon Wolstenholme
6.59
Darren Bolger
6.35
Andy Carfield
5.28
Gavin Pell
5.25
Phil Ranson
4.97
Ben Osborn
4.00
Jamie Barton
0.89
Berwick Bandits
CMA
David Blackburn
10.19
Glyn Taylor
9.19
Anthony Barlow
8.88
Richard Emson
8.00
William Beveridge
7.76
Peter Johnson
5.96
David McAllan
2.70
Michael Lowrie
8.67
Darren Pearson
2.67
Peter Grimwood
0.00
Buxton Hitmen
CMA
Mike Hampson
10.00
Jon Armstrong
8.77
Barry Ayres
8.00
Stephen Read
7.16
Dean Felton
7.13
Tony Howe
6.26
David Meldrum
6.10
Mark Harrison
4.38
Paul Macklin
2.18
Tony Atkin
12.00
Andre Compton
12.00
Graeme Gordon
10.67
Craig Taylor
9.75
Michael Lowrie
8.00
Drew Wheeldon
7.00
Elvis Jones
6.00
Jamie Young
6.00
Mark Burrows
4.00
Paul Fudge
4.00
Darren Matthews
2.67
Richard Moss
1.85
Jamie Isherwood
1.71
Geoff Batt
1.33
Neil Painter
1.00
David Nix
0.00
Paul Taylor
0.00
Devon Demons
CMA
Graeme Gordon
9.90
Paul Fudge
9.05
Roger Lobb
8.08
Greg Daniels
7.72
Kevin Phillips
4.84
Gary Lobb
4.00
Richard Ford
2.55
Mike Bowden
5.00
Andy Wilkinson
3.00
Wayne Holloway
0.00
Dave Ward
0.00
Nick Couch
0.00
Eastbourne Starlets
CMA
Paul Lydes-Udings
8.59
Brent Collyer
8.13
Bobby Eldridge
7.16
Steven Colvin
3.38
Richard Watts
2.91
Clive Seaby
2.87
Simon Moon
1.50
Dean Standing
12.00
Jason Bunyan
8.00
Tara O'Callaghan
7.82
Paul Taylor
7.56
Dean Chapman
7.44
David Meldrum
6.67
Justin Elkins
6.00
Scott Donovan
5.18
Mark Thompson
3.60
Nigel Roberts
3.50
Ian Clarke
2.80
Darren Grayling
0.00
Paul Bradford
0.00
Linlithgow Lightning
CMA
Peter Scully
9.81
Barry Campbell
9.43
Blair Scott
8.70
Brian Turner
8.43
Grant McDonald
7.74
Stuart Coleman
6.29
Brian Mercer
6.14
Neil Hewitt
5.76
Ian Milne
0.70
David Stokes
1.43
Mark Thompson
1.33
Andrew Swales
0.00
Mildenhall Fen Tigers
CMA
Geoff Powell
9.29
Jason Gage
9.00
Peter Boast
7.78
Dean Garrod
7.13
Jonathan Swales
6.71
Tony Kingsbury
5.48
Charlie Whitwam
1.64
Steve Knott
8.22
Mark Thompson
4.00
Dave Smith
4.00
Simon Brown
3.27
Richard Watts
1.33
Malcolm Hogg
0.00
Chris Simpson
0.00
Peter Grimwood
0.00
Colin Thorpe
0.00
Owlerton Prowlers
CMA
Derrol Keats
9.16
Lee Dicken
7.92
James Birkinshaw
7.37
Mark Blackwell
4.12
Glen Furniss
4.00
Andy Wilkinson
12.00
Charlie Whitwam
8.00
Philip Knowles
6.00
Neil Painter
5.25
Andy Buck
4.89
Paul Wyer
4.57
Phil Pickering
3.50
Aaron Baker
2.29
Simon Cartwright
1.82
Peterborough Thundercats
CMA
Paul Lee
9.00
Paul Clews
8.56
Jon Underwood
6.53
Gavin Hedge
5.60
Lee Dixon
5.48
Freddie Stephenson
4.42
Jason Newitt
2.10
Tommy Palmer
12.00
David Housley
0.00
Phil Pickering
0.00
Reading Ravens
CMA
Roger Lobb
9.93
Darren Andrews
8.89
Carl Checketts
7.85
Rob Cooling
4.53
Steve Targett
3.79
Mick Hester
3.25
Bill Haynes
0.60
Lee Richardson
11.64
Jason Gage
11.33
Lance Sealey
7.08
Karl Bainbridge
4.80
Patrice Deloubes
3.33
Steve Woolley
3.00
Mike Bowden
2.67
Damian Aplin
0.67
Steve Aston
0.00
Ryde Wizards
CMA
Václav Verner
11.38
Justin Elkins
11.17
Martin Willis
10.35
Mark Chessell
7.87
Colin Crook
5.25
Mike Bowden
4.88
Chris Simpson
2.86
Paul Oughton
2.85
Geoff Batt
2.71
Barry Bishop
1.26
Buck Blair
10.00
Simon Wolstenholme
6.50
Paul Taylor
6.00
Dean Garton
4.67
Ian Milne
4.00
Malcolm Hogg
3.00
Mark Czyz
2.80
Andrew Swales
2.00
Sittingbourne Crusaders
CMA
David Mason
11.38
Dean Chapman
5.68
Mark Czyz
5.37
John Curtis
4.17
Karl Armstrong
3.44
Andy Kerrison
3.33
Martyn Smith
2.67
Simon Wolstenholme
8.80
Gary Laker
8.00
Keith Yorke
7.20
Bobby Eldridge
6.25
Ben Osborn
4.67
Malcolm Smith
3.56
Ramon Majsa
3.27
Chris Simpson
2.67
Dean Norton
2.67
Mike Bowden
2.50
David Stokes
2.40
Karl Bainbridge
2.00
Mark Thompson
2.00
Andy Cooper
0.00
Swindon Sprockets
CMA
Scott Pegler
10.32
Krister Marsh
9.26
Keith Lansley
6.75
Gary Phelps
6.57
Scott Donovan
4.44
Martin Williams
4.11
Simon Paget
3.19
John Jeffries
9.78
Malcolm Holloway
9.33
Alan Spencer
6.00
Wayne Holloway
1.33
Richard Holloway
0.00
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