The 1997 Speedway Conference League (also called the Amateur League), was the third tier/division of British
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. It reverted to being the third tier because during the previous season it was inadvertently the second tier competition while the British League ran as a single merged division.
Summary
The title was won by
Peterborough Thundercats the junior side belonging to Peterborough Panthers.
The majority of the clubs were the junior sides belonging to their respective senior side or a collaboration ran by their senior sides. The Raven Sprockets were a combination of the
Reading Racers and
Swindon Robins, the Western Warriors were a combination of the
Exeter Falcons and
Newport Wasps
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, the Shuttle Cubs were
Wolverhampton Wolves and
Long Eaton Speedway
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and finally the Anglian Angels were the
Ipswich Witches and
Rye House Rockets
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History
Rye House began life in 1934 hosting open meetings. Whilst at Hackney in 1 ...
.
Final league table
+ combined team
Riders' Championship
Jon Armstrong won the
Riders' Championship. The final was held on 7 September at
Long Eaton Stadium.
See also
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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
*
Knockout Cup (speedway)
References
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Conference
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