1990 National League season
| League | National League |
|---|---|
| Season | 1990 |
| Champions | Poole Pirates |
| National League Knockout Cup | Poole Pirates |
| National League Four-Team Tournament | Stoke Potters |
| National League Pairs Championship | Hackney Kestrels |
| National League Riders Championship |  Andy GrahameWimbledon Dons |
| Highest average | Steve Schofield Hackney Kestrels (10.51) |
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.
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 | Rod Hunter
|
9.93 | Middlesbrough Bears |
| 6 |  David Bargh
|
9.72 | Newcastle Diamonds |
| 7 | Mick Poole
|
9.58 | Peterborough Panthers |
| 8 | Andy Grahame
|
9.40 | Wimbledon Dons |
| 9 |  Jens Rassmussen
|
9.36 | Rye House Rockets |
| 10 | Andy Galvin
|
9.27 | Hackney Kestrels |
