1960 Speedway National League

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1960 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
ChampionsWimbledon Dons
No. of competitors10
National TrophyWimbledon Dons
Highest averageOve Fundin
Division/s below1960 Provincial League

The 1960 National League was the 26th season and the fifteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

Summary[]

The number of competitors increased from nine to ten with New Cross Rangers returning after a seven-year absence, and Ipswich Witches returning after one year away replacing Poole Pirates who moved down to the newly formed Provincial League.[2][3]

Wimbledon Dons won their sixth title in just seven years.[4]

Derek 'Tink' Maynard of the Belle Vue Aces was fatally injured in a crash at The Firs Stadium, on 23 July 1960. Maynard was competing in the second leg of the National Trophy against Norwich when Slant Payling lost control of his bike and it hit Maynard. Both riders were taken to Norwich Hospital but Maynard died the following morning.[5]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wimbledon Dons 17 13 0 4 26
2 Belle Vue Aces 18 11 1 6 23
3 Oxford Cheetahs 18 11 0 7 22
4 Ipswich Witches 18 10 0 8 20
5 Norwich Stars 17 8 1 8 17
6 Leicester Hunters 18 7 2 9 16
7 Southampton Saints 18 7 1 10 15
8 New Cross Rangers 18 7 1 10 15
9 Coventry Bees 18 7 0 11 14
10 Swindon Robins 18 5 0 13 10

Top Ten Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich Stars 11.41
2 Peter Craven England Belle Vue Aces 10.75
3 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 10.72
4 Björn Knutsson Sweden Southampton Saints 10.08
5 Arne Pander Denmark Oxford Cheetahs 10.06
6 Ken McKinlay Scotland Leicester Hunters 9.98
7 Barry Briggs New Zealand New Cross Rangers 9.93
8 Peter Moore Australia Ipswich Witches 9.89
9 Ron Johnston New Zealand Belle Vue Aces 9.88
10 Olle Nygren Sweden Southampton Saints 9.40

National Trophy[]

The 1960 National Trophy was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.[6]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
17/05 Southampton 55-53 Oxford
12/05 Oxford 54-54 Southampton
06/05 Leicester 52-56 Ipswich
05/05 Ipswich 64-44 Leicester

Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/06 New Cross 61-46 Norwich
27/06 Wimbledon 73-34 Coventry
25/06 Belle Vue 71-37 Ipswich
25/06 Coventry 54-54 Wimbledon
25/06 Norwich 67-41 New Cross
25/06 Swindon 66-42 Southampton
23/06 Ipswich 52-56 Belle Vue
21/06 Southampton 55-52 Swindon

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
25/07 Wimbledon 71-36 Swindon
23/07 Norwich 65-41 Belle Vue
16/07 Belle Vue 66-42 Norwich
16/07 Swindon 48-60 Wimbledon
17/08
replay		 Norwich 61-47 Belle Vue
26/08
replay		 Belle Vue 53-55 Norwich

Final[]

First leg[]

Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 17
Aub Lawson 14
10
10
5
3
3
Cyril Roger 0		62 – 46Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 12
Bob Andrews 10
Cyril Maidment 9
6
Cyril Brine 4
3
2
0
[7]
The Firs Stadium

Second leg[]

Wimbledon Dons
Cyril Maidment 15
Bob Andrews 13
12
Cyril Brine 11
9
7
Ronnie Moore 2
0		69 – 39Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 18
5
5
4
4
Cyril Roger 2
1
Billy Bales 0
[7]
Wimbledon Stadium

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 115–101.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  5. ^ "Speedway rider killed". Birmingham Daily Post. 25 July 1960. Retrieved 13 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1960 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  7. ^ a b "1960 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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