1990 British League season

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. 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

Fixtures and results

A fixtures

B fixtures

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.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

First leg Todd Wiltshire 15 Per Jonsson 12 Jan Andersson 6 Jeremy Doncaster 6 Armando Castagna 5 Dave Mullett 5 David Steen 2 Marvyn Cox 11 Gary Havelock 11 Glenn Doyle 10 Paul Thorp 3 Andy Smith 2 Neil Evitts 1 Bryan Larner 1

Second leg 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) Todd Wiltshire 13 Dave Mullett 12 Jeremy Doncaster 6 Armando Castagna 6 Jan Andersson 5 Per Jonsson 4 David Steen 2

Reading Racers were declared Knockout Cup Champions, winning on aggregate 98-82.

Gold Cup

North Group

** South Group**

North Group

South Group

Final

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.

• ef=engine failure, f=fell, x=excluded r-retired

Final leading averages

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

• 8.42
• 8.00
• 7.18
• 7.01
• 6.69
• 5.76
• 4.73
• 3.08

Bradford

• 8.63
• 8.50
• 7.69
• 6.90
• 6.16
• 6.13
• 2.02
• 2.00

Coventry

• 8.93
• 7.82
• 6.77
• 5.85
• 5.74
• 5.55
• 5.33
• 2.86
• 1.95
• 0.67

Cradley Heath

• 9.37
• 8.73
• 6.80
• 6.21
• 6.18
• 5.51
• 2.48

King's Lynn

• 7.77
• 7.38
• 7.09
• 5.90
• 5.63
• 5.57
• 5.33
• 0.89

Oxford

• 10.36
• 8.26
• 7.52
• 5.81
• 5.54
• 5.05
• 3.47
• 1.84

Reading

• 9.09
• 8.77
• 8.39
• 7.22
• 6.42
• 6.31
• 6.25
• 2.51
• 2.16

Swindon

• 8.57
• 7.91
• 7.53
• 7.31
• 7.15
• 7.01
• 5.67
• 5.08

Wolverhampton

• 8.87
• 8.85
• 6.18
• 5.70
• 5.57
• 5.42
• 4.73
• 3.45

References

References

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