1990 British League season

56th season of the top tier of British motorcycle speedway December 2023 December 2023 British League 9 Champions Reading Racers Knockout Cup Reading Racers Gold Cup Bradford Dukes Individual Hans Nielsen Hans Nielsen 1990 National League 1989 1991 The 1990 British League season was the 56th season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom and the 26th known as the British League.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archivehttps://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/historyarchive HISTORY ARCHIVE British Speedway 3 July 2021 Summary Reading Racers won the league for the first time since 1980. The domination of speedway in recent years by Oxford Cheetahs, Coventry Bees and Cradley Heathens had come to an end. The Reading team was an extremely strong all round squad, highlighted by the fact that Per Jonsson who finished third in the Reading averages would become World Champion by the end of the season. Veteran English international Jeremy Doncaster and their new Australian signing Todd Wiltshire topped the Reading averages and they were supported by fans favourite Jan Andersson, Dave Mullett and Tony Olsson. The team went on to complete the league and cup double after beating Bradford in the cup final.http://www.speedwaygb.co/history/leaguetables1990.php 1990 league tables Speedway GB Hans Nielsen of Oxford topped the averages for an incredible eighth season running and also won the British League Riders' Championship for the third time. Final table Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts1Reading Racers 32 19 3 10 13 542 Wolverhampton Wolves 32 17 5 10 10 493 Belle Vue Aces 32 19 2 11 7 474 Oxford Cheetahs 32 17 2 13 10 465 Bradford Dukes 32 16 1 15 8 416 Swindon Robins 32 15 2 15 8 417 Cradley Heath Heathens 32 12 1 19 7 328 Coventry Bees 32 10 3 19 7 309 King's Lynn Stars 32 7 5 20 2 21M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Fixtures and results A fixtures main FBR grey BV BRA COV CH KL OX RR SWI WOL Belle Vue 48–42 56–34 47–43 43–46 41–49 50–40 48–42 51–39 Bradford 58–32 44–46 47–43 57–33 46–44 53–37 49–41 69–21 Coventry 34–56 44–46 46–44 52–38 43–46 42–48 45–45 52–38 Cradley Heath 53–37 58–32 43–47 53–37 41–49 52–38 53–37 47–43 King's Lynn 45–45 52–38 45–45 48–42 45–45 46–44 44–46 45–45 Oxford 44–45 49–41 42–48 52–38 66–24 41–48 44–46 40–50 Reading 44–45 56–34 46–44 57–33 57–33 51–39 59–31 47–43 Swindon 55–35 50–40 64–26 46–44 59–31 57–31 40–50 57–33 Wolverhampton 53–36 53–37 49–41 47–43 51–39 48–42 45–45 49–41 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990.html Speedway Researcher 1990 fixtures & results 12 May 2025 B fixtures main FBR grey BV BRA COV CH KL OX RR SWI WOL Belle Vue 59–31 51–39 55–35 55–35 40–49 51–39 54–36 45–45 Bradford 59–31 47–41 50–40 46–43 57–33 49–41 58–32 45–45 Coventry 43–45 46–44 45–45 58–32 48–42 43–47 44–46 42–47 Cradley Heath 38–52 48–42 41–49 47–43 39–51 42.5–47.5 48–42 53–37 King's Lynn 43–47 42–48 50–40 47–43 43–47 61–29 35–55 43–47 Oxford 50–40 51–39 51–38 48–42 45–45 43–46 49–41 49–41 Reading 61–29 54–36 49–41 44–46 57–30 47–43 53–37 45–45 Swindon 42–48 46–44 54–36 38–52 59–31 43–47 45–45 57–33 Wolverhampton 52–37 48–42 46–44 54–36 49–41 44–46 48–42 58–32 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990.html Speedway Researcher 1990 fixtures & results 12 May 2025 British League Knockout Cup The 1990 Speedway Star British League Knockout Cup was the 52nd edition of the Knockout Cup for tier one teams. Reading Racers were the winners.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/10/1990-british-league-division-one-ko-cup.html 1990 British League Knockout Cup Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two04/04 Coventry 45-45 Oxford18/05 Oxford 44-46 Coventry Quarter-finals Date Team one Score Team two21/07 Coventry 37-53 Swindon11/07 Cradley Heath 45-45 Bradford14/07 Bradford 54-36 Cradley Heath07/07 Swindon 56-34 Coventry15/06 Belle Vue 61-29 Wolverhampton21/05 Wolverhampton 34-56 Belle Vue23/04 Reading 54-36 King's Lynn21/04 King's Lynn 47-42 Reading Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two20/09 Swindon 50-40 Bradford13/09 Bradford 51-39 Swindon27/07 Belle Vue 57-33 Reading16/07 Reading 53-36 Belle Vue Final First leg 8 October 1990 Reading RacersTodd Wiltshire 15Per Jonsson 12Jan Andersson 6Jeremy Doncaster 6Armando Castagna 5Dave Mullett 5David Steen 2 51 - 39 Racers made to Sweat Reading Evening Post 9 October 1990 27 June 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19901009/301/0018 British Newspaper Archive subscription Bradford DukesMarvyn Cox 11Gary Havelock 11Glenn Doyle 10Paul Thorp 3Andy Smith 2Neil Evitts 1Bryan Larner 1 Smallmead Second leg 13 October 1990 Bradford DukesGary Havelock 11Marvyn Cox 9Paul Thorp 7Andy Smith 7Neil Evitts 5Bryan Larner 2Stuart Parnaby 2Glenn Doyle 0 (inj) 43 - 47 Mullett hero of Odsal victory Reading Evening Post 15 October 1990 27 June 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19901015/306/0017 British Newspaper Archive subscription Reading RacersTodd Wiltshire 13Dave Mullett 12Jeremy Doncaster 6Armando Castagna 6Jan Andersson 5Per Jonsson 4David Steen 2 Odsal Stadium Reading Racers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98-82. Gold Cup North Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1Bradford 8 5 0 3 102 Cradley Heath 8 4 1 3 93 Wolverhampton 8 4 1 3 94 Belle Vue 8 3 0 5 65 Coventry 8 3 0 5 6 South Group Pos Team P W D L Pts1 Oxford 6 4 0 2 82 Reading 6 4 0 2 83 Swindon 6 3 0 3 64 King's Lynn 6 1 0 5 2 North Group main FBR grey BV BRA COV CH WOL Belle Vue 48–42 46–44 44–43 42–48 Bradford 47–43 51–39 63–27 67–23 Coventry 46–44 46–44 40–50 53–37 Cradley Heath 52–38 41–49 52–38 55–35 Wolverhampton 47–43 61–29 47–43 45–45 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990.html Speedway Researcher 1990 fixtures & results 20 October 2025 South Group main FBR grey KL OX RR SWI King's Lynn 39–51 44–46 47–43 Oxford 46–44 53–37 39–51 Reading 46–44 47–43 51–39 Swindon 51–39 38–51 47–42 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1990.html Speedway Researcher 1990 fixtures & results 20 October 2025 Final Team one Team two ScoreOxfordBradford47–43, 27–63 Riders' Championship Hans Nielsen won the British League Riders' Championship for the third time. It was the held at Belle Vue Stadium on 14 October.Speedway Birmingham Mail 15 October 1990 5 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002139/19901015/032/0032 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Heat Scores Total1 DEN Hans Nielsen 3 3 3 3 3 152 USA Kelly Moran 2 3 2 3 2 12+33 USA Ronnie Correy 3 2 3 2 2 12+24 ENG Marvyn Cox 1 3 3 2 3 12+15 USA Sam Ermolenko 0 3 2 3 3116 ENG Andrew Silver 2 2 0 1 3 8 7 DEN John Jørgensen 3 1 1 3 0 8 8 ENG Jeremy Doncaster 1 1 3 2 1 89 USA Shawn Moran 3 2 2 0 0 7 10 ENG Gary Havelock 2 1 1 1 2 7 11 ENG Mark Loram 2 1 1 1 1 612 AUS Todd Wiltshire 0 2 2 0 1 513 SWE Jimmy Nilsen 1 0 0 0 2 3 14 ENG Kelvin Tatum 1 0 1 1 0 3 15 USA Bobby Ott 2 216 USA Greg Hancock 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 ENG Martin Dugard 0 0 0018 ENG Richard Musson 00 ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired Final leading averages Rider Team Average DEN Hans Nielsen Oxford10.36 DEN Jan O. Pedersen Cradley Heath9.37 ENG Jeremy Doncaster Reading9.09 ENG Kelvin Tatum Coventry8.93 USA Sam ErmolenkoWolverhampton8.87 USA Ronnie CorreyWolverhampton8.85 AUS Todd WiltshireReading 8.77 ENG Simon Cross Cradley Heath8.73 ENG Marvyn Cox Bradford8.63 SWE Jimmy Nilsen Swindon8.57 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em USA Kelly Moran 8.42 USA Shawn Moran 8.00 USA Bobby Ott 7.18 ENG Chris Morton 7.01 ENG Joe Screen 6.69 DEN Peter Ravn 5.76 ENG Richard Musson 4.73 ENG Max Schofield 3.08 Bradford 22em ENG Marvyn Cox 8.63 ENG Gary Havelock 8.50 ENG Andy Smith 7.69 ENG Paul Thorp 6.90 AUS Glenn Doyle 6.16 ENG Neil Evitts 6.13 ENG Bryan Larner 2.02 ENG Phil Disney 2.00 Coventry 22em ENG Kelvin Tatum 8.93 DEN John Jørgensen 7.82 USA Rick Miller 6.77 CZE Roman Matoušek 5.85 DEN Tommy Knudsen 5.74 ENG Sean Wilson 5.55 ENG Andy Hackett 5.33 ENG Andy Phillips 2.86 ENG Andy Meredith 1.95 ENG Lee Coleman 0.67 Cradley Heath 22em DEN Jan O. Pedersen 9.37 ENG Simon Cross 8.73 USA Billy Hamill 6.80 ENG Alan Grahame 6.21 DEN Gert Handberg 6.18 USA Greg Hancock 5.51 ENG Mark Robinson 2.48 King's Lynn 22em ENG Mark Loram 7.77 ENG Richard Knight 7.38 SWE Henka Gustaffson 7.09 USA Gary Hicks 5.90 SWE Dennis Löfqvist 5.63 AUS Stephen Davies 5.57 CZE Bohumil Brhel 5.33 ENG Roger Horspool 0.89 Oxford 22em DEN Hans Nielsen 10.36 ENG Martin Dugard 8.26 ENG Simon Wigg 7.52 ENG Dean Barker 5.81 ENG Alastair Stevens 5.54 AUS Troy Butler 5.05 ENG Paul Dugard 3.47 ENG John Bostin 1.84 Reading 22em ENG Jeremy Doncaster 9.09 AUS Todd Wiltshire 8.77 SWE Per Jonsson 8.39 SWE Jan Andersson 7.22 ITA Armando Castagna 6.42 ENG Dave Mullett 6.31 SWE Tony Olsson 6.25 NZL Nathan Murray 2.51 ZIM Davd Steen 2.16 Swindon 22em SWE Jimmy Nilsen 8.57 DEN Brian Karger 7.91 ENG Andrew Silver 7.53 SWE Peter Nahlin 7.31 ENG John Davis 7.15 AUS Leigh Adams 7.01 AUS Phil Crump 5.67 ENG David Smart 5.08 Wolverhampton 22em USA Sam Ermolenko 8.87 USA Ronnie Correy 8.85 ENG Graham Jones 6.18 ENG Neil Collins 5.70 DEN Jan Stæchmann 5.57 ENG Carl Stonehewer 5.42 SWE Peter Karlsson 4.73 ENG Wayne Carter 3.45 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:British League Category:1990 in British motorsport