1990 British League season

1990 British League season

League	British League
Season	1990
Champions	Reading Racers
No. of competitors	9
Knockout Cup	Reading Racers
Division/s below	1990 National League

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

Summary

Reading Racers won the league.

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 Nielsen	Oxford	10.36
Jan O. Pedersen	Cradley Heath	9.37
Jeremy Doncaster	Reading	9.09
Kelvin Tatum	Coventry	8.93
Sam Ermolenko	Sheffield	8.87
Ronnie Correy	Sheffield	8.85
Todd Wiltshire	Reading	8.77
Simon Cross	Cradley	8.73
Marvyn Cox	Bradford	8.63
Jimmy Nilsen	Swindon	8.57

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.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
04/04	Coventry	45-45	Oxford
18/05	Oxford	44-46	Coventry

Quarter Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
21/07	Coventry	37-53	Swindon
11/07	Cradley Heath	45-45	Bradford
14/07	Bradford	54-36	Cradley Heath
07/07	Swindon	56-34	Coventry
15/06	Belle Vue	61-29	Wolverhampton
21/05	Wolverhampton	34-56	Belle Vue
23/04	Reading	54-36	King's Lynn
21/04	King's Lynn	47-42	Reading

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
20/09	Swindon	50-40	Bradford
13/09	Bradford	51-39	Swindon
27/07	Belle Vue	57-33	Reading
16/07	Reading	53-36	Belle Vue

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
08/10	Reading	51-39	Bradford
13/10	Bradford	43-47	Reading

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions