1990 British League season

The 1990 British League season was the 26th season of the British League, the top tier of speedway in the UK since 1965.[1]

1990 British League season
LeagueBritish League
Season1990
ChampionsReading Racers
No. of competitors9
Knockout CupReading Racers
Division/s below1990 National League

Summary

Reading Racers won the league.[2]

Final table
Team PL W D L BP Pts
Reading Racers 32 19 3 10 13 54
Wolverhampton Wolves 32 17 5 10 10 49
Belle Vue Aces 32 19 2 11 7 47
Oxford Cheetahs 32 17 2 13 10 46
Bradford Dukes 32 16 1 15 8 41
Swindon Robins 32 15 2 15 8 41
Cradley Heath Heathens 32 12 1 19 7 32
Coventry Bees 32 10 3 19 7 30
King's Lynn Stars 32 7 5 20 2 21

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Leading averages
Rider Team Average
Hans NielsenOxford10.36
Jan O. PedersenCradley Heath9.37
Jeremy DoncasterReading9.09
Kelvin TatumCoventry8.93
Sam ErmolenkoSheffield8.87
Ronnie CorreySheffield8.85
Todd WiltshireReading8.77
Simon CrossCradley8.73
Marvyn CoxBradford8.63
Jimmy NilsenSwindon8.57

British League Knockout Cup

The 1990 British League Knockout Cup was the 52nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Reading Racers were the winners.[3]

First Round
Date Team One Score Team Two
04/04Coventry45-45Oxford
18/05Oxford44-46Coventry

Quarter Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
21/07Coventry37-53Swindon
11/07Cradley Heath45-45Bradford
14/07Bradford54-36Cradley Heath
07/07Swindon56-34Coventry
15/06Belle Vue61-29Wolverhampton
21/05Wolverhampton34-56Belle Vue
23/04Reading54-36King's Lynn
21/04King's Lynn47-42Reading

Semi Finals
Date Team One Score Team Two
20/09Swindon50-40Bradford
13/09Bradford51-39Swindon
27/07Belle Vue57-33Reading
16/07Reading53-36Belle Vue

Final
Date Team One Score Team Two
08/10Reading51-39Bradford
13/10Bradford43-47Reading

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. "1990 league tables". Speedway GB.
  3. "1990 British League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.
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