1990 National League season
League | National League |
---|---|
Season | 1990 |
Champions | Poole Pirates |
Knockout Cup | Poole Pirates |
Four-Team Tournament | Stoke Potters |
Pairs Championship | Hackney Kestrels |
Riders Championship | ![]() Wimbledon Dons |
Highest average | ![]() Hackney Kestrels (10.51) |
Division/s above | 1990 British League |
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 | ![]() |
10.51 | Hackney Kestrels |
2 | ![]() |
10.45 | Poole Pirates |
3 | ![]() |
10.20 | Exeter Falcons |
4 | ![]() |
10.19 | Ipswich Witches |
5 | ![]() |
9.93 | Middlesbrough Bears |
6 | ![]() |
9.72 | Newcastle Diamonds |
7 | ![]() |
9.58 | Peterborough Panthers |
8 | ![]() |
9.40 | Wimbledon Dons |
9 | ![]() |
9.36 | Rye House Rockets |
10 | ![]() |
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
References
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "1990 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive.