1990 Speedway National 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 Grahame
Wimbledon Dons
Highest average Steve Schofield
Hackney Kestrels
(10.51)
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The 1990 National League was the 16th since its establishment as a second tier in 1975, a re-named British League Division Two, and the last before it was again re-named 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.

Contents

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

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