1990 National League season

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1990 National League season
League National League
Champions Poole Pirates
Knockout Cup Poole Pirates
Individual Andy Grahame
Pairs Hackney Kestrels
Fours Stoke Potters
Highest average Steve Schofield
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]

Contents

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. [2]

League table

PosClubMHomeAwayFAPts
WDLWDL
1 Poole Pirates 32160013031779122458
2 Middlesbrough Bears 3216006281701136746
3 Ipswich Witches 3213219071674138746
4 Glasgow Tigers 32130360101643.51419,538
5 Hackney Kestrels 32130360101608145138
6 Berwick Bandits 32150131121575.51483.537
7 Wimbledon Dons 32121342101376146935
8 Stoke Potters 32110551101573148933
9 Exeter Falcons 32140211141576148931
10 Peterborough Panthers 32130320141456161330
11 Eastbourne Eagles 32120430131426163630
12 Newcastle Diamonds 32110530131478.51586.528
13 Edinburgh Monarchs 32101520141520.51539.525
14 Arena Essex Hammers 3291530131380167425
15 Rye House Rockets 3270910151386167216
16 Long Eaton Invaders 3272700161372169716
17 Milton Keynes Knights 32501110151286177012

M = Meetings; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; Pts = Total Points

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. [3]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
14/04Berwick62-33Long Eaton
11/04Long Eaton57-39Berwick

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
21/07Berwick50-44Poole
27/06Wimbledon62-33Exeter
15/06Hackney64-32Eastbourne
10/06Eastbourne40-56Hackney
10/06Rye House51-45Milton Keynes
07/06Middlesbrough51-44Edinburgh
05/06Milton Keynes56-39Rye House
05/06Poole56-40Berwick
04/06Exeter61-35Wimbledon
03/06Edinburgh51-45Middlesbrough
03/06Glasgow54-41Ipswich
03/06Newcastle61-35Arena Essex
02/06Arena Essex41-55Newcastle
02/06Stoke65-31Peterborough
01/06Peterborough48-48Stoke
31/05Ipswich60-36Glasgow

Quarter-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
21/08Poole62-33Hackney
10/08Hackney47-48Poole
29/07Newcastle54-41Ipswich
21/07Stoke51-45Wimbledon
19/07Middlesbrough69-27Milton Keynes
18/07Wimbledon57-37Stoke
17/07Milton Keynes40-56Middlesbrough
19/07Ipswich61-35Newcastle

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
30/08Ipswich47-49Poole
28/08Poole60-36Ipswich
23/08Middlesbrough69-27Wimbledon
22/08Wimbledon36-59Middlesbrough

Final

First leg

Poole Pirates
Craig Boyce 19
Alun Rossiter 13
Gary Allan 11
Tony Langdon 10
Rod Colquhoun 6
Gary Chessell 3
Tom P. Knudsen R/R
62 – 34 Middlesbrough Bears
Rod Hunter 11
Jamie Luckhurst 7
Daz Sumner 5
Paul Bentley 5
David Cheshire 3
Dave Edwards 2
Steve Wilcock 1
[4] [5]

Second leg

Middlesbrough Bears
Rod Hunter 9
Steve Wilcock 9
Daz Sumner 9
Paul Bentley 9
Jamie Luckhurst 7
David Cheshire 7
Dave Edwards 1
51 – 45 Poole Pirates
Craig Boyce 16
Gary Allan 11
Tony Langdon 10
Rod Colquhoun 4
Alun Rossiter 3
Justin Elkins 1
Tom P. Knudsen R/R
[4] [5]

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. [6]

Pos.RiderPtsTotal
1 Flag of England.svg Andy Grahame 2 3 3 3 314
2 Flag of England.svg Chris Louis 3 2 2 3 313
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce 3 3 2 3 011+3
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Bargh 2 3 3 1 211+2
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Regeling 1 2 3 2 210
6 Flag of England.svg Steve Schofield 3 1 2 1 29
7 Flag of England.svg Les Collins 3 0 r 2 38
8 Flag of England.svg Martin Goodwin 2 1 1 3 18
9 Flag of England.svg Eric Monaghan 1 1 3 2 18
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Hunter 2 3 0 0 16
11 Flag of England.svg David Walsh f f 2 0 35
12 Flag of Sweden.svg Richard Hellsen 1 2 1 1 16
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shane Bowes 1 2 fex 1 26
14 Flag of England.svg Gordon Kennett 0 1 1 2 04
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Poole fex r 1 0 01
16 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Rasmussen r - - - -0
17 Flag of England.svg Andy Meredith (res)0 00
18 Flag of England.svg Lee Coleman (res)0 00

Pairs

The National League Pairs Championship was held at Shawfield Stadium Glasgow on 17 June. The event was won by Hackney Kestrels. [7] [8]

Semi finals

Final

Fours

Stoke won the fours championship final, held at the East of England Showground on 22 July. [9]

Semi finals

Final

PosTeamPtsRiders
1Stoke16Monaghan 6, Carr 5, Crabtree 4, Cobby 1 Carlson 0
2Poole13Rossiter 5, Langdon 4, Boyce 3, Allan 1
3Hackney10Schofield 5, Galvin 3, Whittaker 2, Tagg 0
4Ipswich9Louis 4, Parker 2, Standing 2, Mogridge 1

Final leading averages

The top ten rider averages in the National League as of October 31, 1990:

RiderAverageTeam
1 Flag of England.svg Steve Schofield 10.51Hackney
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Boyce 10.45Poole
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Regeling 10.20Exeter
4 Flag of England.svg Chris Louis 10.19Ipswich
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Hunter 9.93Middlesbrough
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg David Bargh 9.72Newcastle
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Poole 9.58Peterborough
8 Flag of England.svg Andy Grahame 9.40Wimbledon
9 Flag of Denmark.svg Jens Rasmussen 9.36Rye House
10 Flag of England.svg Andy Galvin 9.27Hackney

Riders & final averages

Arena Essex

Berwick

Eastbourne

Edinburgh

Exeter

Glasgow

Hackney

Ipswich

Long Eaton

Middlesbrough

Milton Keynes

Newcastle

Peterborough

Poole

Rye House

Stoke

Wimbledon

See also

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