League | British League |
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No. of competitors | 9 |
Champions | Reading Racers |
Knockout Cup | Reading Racers |
Individual | Hans Nielsen |
Highest average | Hans Nielsen |
Division/s below | 1990 National League |
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. [1] [2]
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. [3] 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.
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | BP | Pts |
1 | Reading Racers | 32 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 54 |
2 | Wolverhampton Wolves | 32 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 49 |
3 | Belle Vue Aces | 32 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 47 |
4 | Oxford Cheetahs | 32 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 46 |
5 | Bradford Dukes | 32 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
6 | Swindon Robins | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 41 |
7 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 32 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 32 |
8 | Coventry Bees | 32 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 7 | 30 |
9 | King's Lynn Stars | 32 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 21 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
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. [4]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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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 |
First leg
Reading Racers Todd Wiltshire 15 Per Jonsson 12 Jan Andersson 6 Jeremy Doncaster 6 Armando Castagna 5 Dave Mullett 5 David Steen 2 | 51 - 39 | Bradford Dukes Marvyn Cox 11 Gary Havelock 11 Glenn Doyle 10 Paul Thorp 3 Andy Smith 2 Neil Evitts 1 Bryan Larner 1 |
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[5] |
Second leg
Bradford Dukes Gary Havelock 11 Marvyn Cox 9 Paul Thorp 7 Andy Smith 7 Neil Evitts 5 Bryan Larner 2 Stuart Parnaby 2 Glenn Doyle 0 (inj) | 43 - 47 | Reading Racers Todd Wiltshire 13 Dave Mullett 12 Jeremy Doncaster 6 Armando Castagna 6 Jan Andersson 5 Per Jonsson 4 David Steen 2 |
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[6] |
Reading Racers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98-82.
Hans Nielsen won the British League Riders' Championship for the third time. It was the held at Belle Vue Stadium on 14 October. [7]
Pos. | Rider | Heat Scores | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 |
2 | ![]() | 2 3 2 3 2 | 12+3 |
3 | ![]() | 3 2 3 2 2 | 12+2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 3 3 2 3 | 12+1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 3 2 3 3 | 11 |
6 | ![]() | 2 2 0 1 3 | 8 |
7 | ![]() | 3 1 1 3 0 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 1 1 3 2 1 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 3 2 2 0 0 | 7 |
10 | ![]() | 2 1 1 1 2 | 7 |
11 | ![]() | 2 1 1 1 1 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 0 2 2 0 1 | 5 |
13 | ![]() | 1 0 0 0 2 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 1 0 1 1 0 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 2 | 2 |
16 | ![]() | 0 0 0 0 1 | 1 |
17 | ![]() | 0 0 0 | 0 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 |
Rider | Team | Average |
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![]() | Oxford | 10.36 |
![]() | Cradley Heath | 9.37 |
![]() | Reading | 9.09 |
![]() | Coventry | 8.93 |
![]() | Wolverhampton | 8.87 |
![]() | Wolverhampton | 8.85 |
![]() | Reading | 8.77 |
![]() | Cradley Heath | 8.73 |
![]() | Bradford | 8.63 |
![]() | Swindon | 8.57 |
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Per Christer Jonsson is a former speedway rider who won the Speedway World Championship in 1990, and finished runner-up in 1992.
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