1990 National League season

British motorcycle speedway tier 2 league season December 2023 December 2023 National League Champions Poole Pirates Knockout Cup Poole Pirates Individual Andy Grahame Pairs Hackney Kestrels Fours Stoke Potters Steve Schofield 1990 British League 1989 1991 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive 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. Matches were once again run over a 16-heat formula, with seven riders per team. Poole Pirates were again champions, and stepped up into British League Division One for the 1991 season.https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - BRITISH LEAGUE ERA (1965-1990) Official British Speedway website 11 September 2021 25 August 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210825113627/https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1965-1990 dead League table Pos Club M Home Away F A Pts W D L W D L1 Poole Pirates321600130317791224582 Middlesbrough Bears32160062817011367463 Ipswich Witches32132190716741387464 Glasgow Tigers32130360101643.51419,5385 Hackney Kestrels321303601016081451386 Berwick Bandits32150131121575.51483.5377 Wimbledon Dons321213421013761469358 Stoke Potters321105511015731489339 Exeter Falcons3214021114157614893110 Peterborough Panthers3213032014145616133011 Eastbourne Eagles3212043013142616363012 Newcastle Diamonds32110530131478.51586.52813 Edinburgh Monarchs32101520141520.51539.52514 Arena Essex Hammers329153013138016742515 Rye House Rockets327091015138616721616 Long Eaton Invaders327270016137216971617 Milton Keynes Knights32501110151286177012 M = Meetings; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results main FBR grey AE BER EAS ED EX GLA HAC IPS LE MID MK NEW PET PP RH STO WIM Arena Essex 58–38 38–58 57–36 62–34 44–52 54–42 47–49 51–43 48–48 47–49 47–49 52–43 41–51 51–45 50–46 50–46 Berwick 71–25 61–35 48–45 63–32 51–44 46–47 49–47 54–42 51–45 68–27 68–27 73–23 61–35 68–28 56–40 53–42 Eastbourne 39–56 58–38 62–34 66–30 53–42 51–45 46–49 49–47 42–54 56–39 49–46 53–43 35–61 61–34 54–42 54–42 Edinburgh 67–29 46.5–49.5 60–36 66–29 43–52 40–56 31–64 71–25 45–51 66–30 56–40 62–34 53–43 51–45 49–47 48–48 Exeter 76–20 56–40 63–32 56–39 60–35 45–51 53–43 65–31 67–29 64–32 55–41 68–28 44–52 64–32 53–43 62–34 Glasgow 74–22 60–36 66–30 53–43 61–35 54–42 62–33 74–22 57–39 63–32 51.5–44.5 64–32 46–49 60–36 45–51 44–52 Hackney 44–50 61–35 62–33 52–44 51–45 50–46 53–42 62–34 43–53 67–29 60–35 59–37 47–49 68–28 57–39 51–45 Ipswich 70–25 48–48 63–33 56–40 50–46 56–40 48–47 55–41 60–36 65–31 60–36 63–33 44–51 67–28 48–48 53–43 Long Eaton 54–42 46–50 41–55 52–44 48–48 40–56 49–47 43–53 40–56 56–40 54–42 69–27 45–51 49–47 44–52 48–48 Middlesbrough 53–43 71–25 61–35 65–31 61–34 60–36 58–38 53–43 62–34 68–28 55–41 70–26 59–37 58–37 52–44 60–35 Milton Keynes 53–42 46–49 41–55 46–50 40–56 40–56 45–51 44–49 59–37 39–57 49–46 51–45 44–52 48–47 37–59 42–53 Newcastle 55–41 50–46 51–45 54–42 55–41 45–50 44–52 47–49 50–46 48–47 63–33 55–41 45–51 51–44 50–46 39–57 Peterborough 67–29 64–32 74–22 53–43 50–36 67–29 61–35 41–55 52–44 50–46 59–37 51–45 29–67 57–39 46–49 57–39 Poole 61–35 70–26 71–25 52–43 57–39 62–34 63–32 59–37 56–40 58–38 56–40 63–33 58–38 73–23 57–39 54–42 Rye House 46–49 52–43 62–33 43–52 55–40 46–49 50–46 44–52 56–39 59–37 51–45 39–57 47–49 36–60 45–49 47–49 Stoke 54–40 58–38 54–42 62–34 61–35 50–46 47–49 40–56 61–35 45–51 55–37 41–55 66–30 44–52 50–46 51–45 Wimbledon 61–35 55–41 66–29 50–46 61–35 54–42 52–41 49–47 62–34 48–48 62–33 57–39 46–49 47–48 47–49 55–40 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990.html Speedway Researcher 1990 fixtures & results 12 May 2025 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/03/national-league-ko-cup-1990.html 1990 National League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two14/04 Berwick 62-33 Long Eaton11/04 Long Eaton 57-39 Berwick Second round Date Team one Score Team two21/07 Berwick 50-44 Poole27/06 Wimbledon 62-33 Exeter15/06 Hackney 64-32 Eastbourne10/06 Eastbourne 40-56 Hackney10/06 Rye House 51-45 Milton Keynes07/06 Middlesbrough 51-44 Edinburgh05/06 Milton Keynes 56-39 Rye House05/06 Poole 56-40 Berwick04/06 Exeter 61-35 Wimbledon03/06 Edinburgh 51-45 Middlesbrough03/06 Glasgow 54-41 Ipswich03/06 Newcastle 61-35 Arena Essex02/06 Arena Essex 41-55 Newcastle02/06 Stoke 65-31 Peterborough01/06 Peterborough 48-48 Stoke31/05 Ipswich 60-36 Glasgow Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two21/08 Poole 62-33 Hackney10/08 Hackney 47-48 Poole29/07 Newcastle 54-41 Ipswich21/07 Stoke 51-45 Wimbledon19/07 Middlesbrough 69-27 Milton Keynes18/07 Wimbledon 57-37 Stoke17/07 Milton Keynes 40-56 Middlesbrough19/07 Ipswich 61-35 Newcastle Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two30/08 Ipswich47-49 Poole28/08 Poole 60-36 Ipswich23/08 Middlesbrough 69-27 Wimbledon22/08 Wimbledon 36-59 Middlesbrough Final First leg 18 September 1990 Poole PiratesCraig Boyce 19Alun Rossiter 13Gary Allan 11Tony Langdon 10Rod Colquhoun 6Gary Chessell 3Tom P. Knudsen R/R 62 – 34 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990fixtures.pdf 1990 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/poole1990.pdf Poole 1990 KO cup final Speedway Researcher 30 September 2021 Middlesbrough BearsRod Hunter 11Jamie Luckhurst 7Daz Sumner 5Paul Bentley 5David Cheshire 3Dave Edwards 2Steve Wilcock 1 Wimborne Road Second leg 20 September 1990 Middlesbrough BearsRod Hunter 9Steve Wilcock 9Daz Sumner 9Paul Bentley 9Jamie Luckhurst 7David Cheshire 7Dave Edwards 1 51 – 45 Poole PiratesCraig Boyce 16Gary Allan 11Tony Langdon 10Rod Colquhoun 4Alun Rossiter 3Justin Elkins 1Tom P. Knudsen R/R Cleveland Park Stadium Poole were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 107–85. Riders' Championship Andy Grahame won the Riders' Championship. The final sponsored by Jawa Moto & Barum was held on 15 September at Brandon Stadium.Grahame's title Staffordshire Sentinel 17 September 1990 22 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19900917/222/0023 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 ENG Andy Grahame 2 3 3 3 3 142 ENG Chris Louis 3 2 2 3 3 133 AUS Craig Boyce 3 3 2 3 0 11+34 NZL David Bargh 2 3 3 1 2 11+2 5 AUS Steve Regeling 1 2 3 2 2 106 ENG Steve Schofield 3 1 2 1 2 97 ENG Les Collins 3 0 r 2 3 88 ENG Martin Goodwin 2 1 1 3 1 8 9ENG Eric Monaghan 1 1 3 2 1 810 AUS Rod Hunter 2 3 0 0 1 6 11 ENG David Walsh f f 2 0 3 5 12 SWE Richard Hellsen 1 2 1 1 1 6 13 AUS Shane Bowes 1 2 fex 1 2 6 14 ENG Gordon Kennett 0 1 1 2 0 4 15 AUS Mick Poole fex r 1 0 0 1 16 DEN Jens Rasmussen r - - - - 0 17 ENG Andy Meredith (res) 0 0 018 ENG Lee Coleman (res) 0 0 0 f=fell, r-retired, ex=excluded, ef=engine failure t=touched tapes Pairs The National League Pairs Championship was held at Shawfield Stadium Glasgow on 17 June. The event was won by Hackney Kestrels.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990fixtures.pdf 1990 fixtures Speedway Researcher 26 May 2023Potters pairs bid comes unstuck Staffordshire Sentinel 18 June 1990 26 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19900618/239/0026 British Newspaper Archive subscription Group APosTeamPtsRiders1Hackney18 SchofieldGalvin2 Ipswich 153Poole 104 Rye House 9 Group BPosTeamPtsRiders1Newcastle17 BarghCarr P2Long Eaton15 Hellsen 11Smart 43Wimbledon 12 4Arena Essex 10 Group CPosTeamPtsRiders1Exeter 18 Regeling 11Jeffrey 72Stoke 18 Crabtree 10Carr L 83 Peterborough 11 4 Eastbourne5 Group DPosTeamPtsRiders1 Middlesbrough 19 2 Berwick 14 3 Edinburgh 124 Glasgow 9 Semi finals Hackney bt Middlesbrough Exeter bt Newcastle Final Hackney bt Exeter Fours Stoke won the Fours championship final, held at the East of England Showground on 22 July.Potters capture fours title for the first time Staffordshire Sentinel 6 August 1990 8 May 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000525/19900806/186/0021 British Newspaper Archive subscription Semi finals SF1 = Ipswich 16, Stoke 11, Wimbledon 11, Glasgow 10 SF2 = Poole 16, Hackney 13, Berwick 10, Middlesbrough 9 Final Pos TeamPts Riders1 Stoke 16 Monaghan 6, Carr 5, Crabtree 4, Cobby 1 Carlson 02 Poole 13Rossiter 5, Langdon 4, Boyce 3, Allan 13 Hackney 10Schofield 5, Galvin 3, Whittaker 2, Tagg 04 Ipswich 9Louis 4, Parker 2, Standing 2, Mogridge 1 Final leading averages The top ten rider averages in the National League as of October 31, 1990: RiderAverageTeam1ENG Steve Schofield10.51Hackney2AUS Craig Boyce10.45Poole3AUS Steve Regeling10.20Exeter4ENG Chris Louis10.19Ipswich5AUS Rod Hunter9.93Middlesbrough6NZL David Bargh 9.72Newcastle7AUS Mick Poole9.58Peterborough8ENG Andy Grahame9.40Wimbledon9DEN Jens Rasmussen9.36Rye House10ENG Andy Galvin9.27Hackney Riders & final averages Arena Essex 22em Martin Goodwin 8.85 Rob Tilbury 8.09 Wayne Garratt 5.77 Troy Pratt 5.65 Kevin Brice 4.95 Adrian Stevens 4.48 Simon Wolstenholme 4.31 Kevin Teager 3.88 Robert Ledwith 2.86 Berwick 22em Mark Courtney 8.67 David Walsh 8.62 David Blackburn 7.87 Andy Campbell 6.39 Alan Rivett 6.04 Rob Grant Sr. 5.89 Scott Robson 5.77 Kevin Little 3.80 Steve Widt 3.47 Eastbourne 22em Gordon Kennett 8.94 Andy Buck 6.99 Tony Primmer 6.49 Paul Woods 6.24 Darren Standing 5.76 Brian Nixon 5.52 Keith Pritchard 5.52 Justin Walker 4.82 Darren Grayling 4.12 Edinburgh 22em Les Collins 8.76 Frede Schott 7.81 Carl Blackbird 7.14 Brett Saunders 6.98 Michael Coles 6.09 Scott Lamb 5.59 Mick Powell 4.02 Nigel Alderton 2.75 Exeter 22em Steve Regeling 10.20 Peter Jeffery 7.71 Richard Green 7.68 Colin Cook 6.61 Andy Sell 5.73 Steve Bishop 5.19 Mark Simmonds 4.79 Ian Barney 3.86 Glasgow 22em Steve Lawson 8.83 Kenny McKinna 8.54 Shane Bowes 8.42 Charlie McKinna 6.68 Sean Courtney 6.58 Phil Jeffrey 5.87 Jason Lyons 5.79 Geoff Powell 3.57 Martin McKinna 3.04 Hackney 22em Steve Schofield .10.51 Andy Galvin 9.27 Paul Whittaker 8.18 Gary Tagg 5.96 Michael Warren 5.45 Dave Hamnett 4.41 Tim Korneliussen 3.96 Shawn Venables 3.80 Ian Humphreys 2.91 Ipswich 22em Chris Louis 10.18 David Norris 8.30 Dean Standing 8.02 Alan Mogridge 7.81 Shane Parker 6.45 Robbie Fuller 5.07 Colin White 2.53 Craig Hyde 2.47 Long Eaton 22em Richard Hellsen 8.43 Nigel De'ath 6.91 Kevin Smart 6.03 Paul Fry 6.02 Jon Surman 4.63 Gary O'Hare 4.60 Peter Lloyd 4.20 Middlesbrough 22em Rod Hunter 9.93 Daz Sumner 8.62 David Cheshire 7.42 Jamie Luckhurst .7.36 Steve Wilcock 7.32 Paul Bentley 7.26 Duncan Chapman 3.62 Dave Edwards 3.41 Milton Keynes 22em Peter Glanz 7.24 Jonathan Cooper 6.00 Mark Blackbird 5.52 David Clarke 5.47 Trevor Banks 5.45 Mark Lyndon 5.33 Andy Hines 5.03 Rob Woffinden 4.59 Thierry Hilaire 3.68 Newcastle 22em David Bargh 9.72 Peter Carr 8.35 Martin Dixon 7.40 Simon Green 5.97 Mark Thorpe 5.37 Ian Stead 4.42 Paul Smith 3.95 Spencer Timmo 2.60 John Wainwright 2.46 Peterborough 22em Mick Poole 9.58 Craig Hodgson 8.04 Frank Andersen 7.83 Scott Norman 6.91 Ian Barney 6.72 Nigel Flatman 5.77 Mark Lyndon 4.46 Wayne Bridgeford 3.70 Sean Barker 2.98 Poole 22em Craig Boyce 10.44 Tom P. Knudsen 8.72 Alun Rossiter 8.64 Tony Langdon 8.23 Gary Allan 7.51 Gary Chessell 6.87 Rod Colquhoun 5.73 Steve Langdon 4.38 Rye House 22em Jens Rasmussen 9.36 Melvyn Taylor 8.86 Glen Baxter 7.70 Roger Johns 6.08 Jamie Fagg 5.71 Trevor O'Brien 5.39 Scott Humphries 4.69 Wayne Baxter 3.56 Nigel Sparshott 3.14 Kelvin Mullarkey 2.81 Wayne Bridgeford 2.62 Linden Warner 2.26 Stoke 22em Eric Monaghan 9.00 Nigel Crabtree 8.78 Louis Carr 8.28 Chris Cobby 5.74 Mark Pearce 4.83 Rob Woffinden 4.61 David Clarke 4.00 Mark Carlson 1.88 Richard Davidson 1.88 Wimbledon 22em Andy Grahame 9.40 Nathan Simpson 8.00 Ray Morton 7.52 Neville Tatum 7.38 Nigel Leaver 5.41 Pete Chapman 4.99 Deon Prinsloo 3.48 Justin Pryor 3.34 See also Speedway in the United Kingdom List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions References Category:Speedway British League Division Two / National League