The 1990 National League was the 16th since its establishment as a second tier in 1975, a renamed British League Division Two, and the last before it was again renamed British League Division Two.^[1]

Summary

The league was initially supposed to run with 18 teams - however, Mildenhall Fen Tigers were unable to form a team to the 42-point minimum average limit, and were expelled on March 22, 1990. Poole Pirates were again champions, and stepped up into British League Division One for the 1991 season. Matches were once again run over a 16-heat formula, with seven riders per team.

League table

Pos	Club	M	Home			Away			F	A	Pts
			W	D	L	W	D	L
1	Poole Pirates	32	16	0	0	13	0	3	1779	1224	58
2	Middlesbrough Bears	32	16	0	0	6	2	8	1701	1367	46
3	Ipswich Witches	32	13	2	1	9	0	7	1674	1387	46
4	Glasgow Tigers	32	13	0	3	6	0	10	1643.5	1419,5	38
5	Hackney Kestrels	32	13	0	3	6	0	10	1608	1451	38
6	Berwick Bandits	32	15	0	1	3	1	12	1575.5	1483.5	37
7	Wimbledon Dons	32	12	1	3	4	2	10	1376	1469	35
8	Stoke Potters	32	11	0	5	5	1	10	1573	1489	33
9	Exeter Falcons	32	14	0	2	1	1	14	1576	1489	31
10	Peterborough Panthers	32	13	0	3	2	0	14	1456	1613	30
11	Eastbourne Eagles	32	12	0	4	3	0	13	1426	1636	30
12	Newcastle Diamonds	32	11	0	5	3	0	13	1478.5	1586.5	28
13	Edinburgh Monarchs	32	10	1	5	2	0	14	1520.5	1539.5	25
14	Arena Essex Hammers	32	9	1	5	3	0	13	1380	1674	25
15	Rye House Rockets	32	7	0	9	1	0	15	1386	1672	16
16	Long Eaton Invaders	32	7	2	7	0	0	16	1372	1697	16
17	Milton Keynes Knights	32	5	0	11	1	0	15	1286	1770	12

M = Meetings; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; Pts = Total Points

Last updated: May 1, 2009

Averages

The top ten rider averages in the National League as of October 31, 1990:

	Rider	Average	Team
1	Steve Schofield	10.51	Hackney Kestrels
2	Craig Boyce	10.45	Poole Pirates
3	Steve Regeling	10.20	Exeter Falcons
4	Chris Louis	10.19	Ipswich Witches
5		9.93	Middlesbrough Bears
6		9.72	Newcastle Diamonds
7	Mick Poole	9.58	Peterborough Panthers
8	Andy Grahame	9.40	Wimbledon Dons
9		9.36	Rye House Rockets
10	Andy Galvin	9.27	Hackney Kestrels

National League Knockout Cup

The 1990 National League Knockout Cup was the 23rd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier two teams. Poole Pirates were the winners of the competition.^[2]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
14/04	Berwick	62-33	Long Eaton
11/04	Long Eaton	57-39	Berwick

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
21/07	Berwick	50-44	Poole
27/06	Wimbledon	62-33	Exeter
15/06	Hackney	64-32	Eastbourne
10/06	Eastbourne	40-56	Hackney
10/06	Rye House	51-45	Milton Keynes
07/06	Middlesbrough	51-44	Edinburgh
05/06	Milton Keynes	56-39	Rye House
05/06	Poole	56-40	Berwick
04/06	Exeter	61-35	Wimbledon
03/06	Edinburgh	51-45	Middlesbrough
03/06	Glasgow	54-41	Ipswich
03/06	Newcastle	61-35	Arena Essex
02/06	Arena Essex	41-55	Newcastle
02/06	Stoke	65-31	Peterborough
01/06	Peterborough	48-48	Stoke
31/05	Ipswich	60-36	Glasgow

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
21/08	Poole	62-33	Hackney
10/08	Hackney	47-48	Poole
29/07	Newcastle	54-41	Ipswich
21/07	Stoke	51-45	Wimbledon
19/07	Middlesbrough	69-27	Milton Keynes
18/07	Wimbledon	57-37	Stoke
17/07	Milton Keynes	40-56	Middlesbrough
19/07	Ipswich	61-35	Newcastle

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
30/08	Ipswich	47-49	Poole
28/08	Poole	60-36	Ipswich
23/08	Middlesbrough	69-27	Wimbledon
22/08	Wimbledon	36-59	Middlesbrough

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
20/09	Middlesbrough	51-45	Poole
18/09	Poole	62-34	Middlesbrough

See also

• Speedway in the United Kingdom
• List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

External links

• British Speedway Promoters Association Website