1964 Speedway National League
League | National League |
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Champions | Oxford Cheetahs |
No. of competitors | 7 |
National Trophy | Oxford Cheetahs |
Britannia Shield | Oxford Cheetahs |
Highest average | Ove Fundin |
Division/s below | 1964 Provincial League |
The 1964 National League was the 30th season and the nineteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain, but the final season of the National League being the highest tier.[1]
Summary[]
West Ham Hammers returned after a nine-year absence but the league stayed at seven competitors with the withdrawal of Southampton Saints. Oxford Cheetahs, who had finished bottom of the table in 1963, rose spectacularly up the league to win the title, a repeat of the feat they had accomplished at a lower level in 1950.[2][3][4][5]
Final table[]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Oxford Cheetahs | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
2 | Coventry Bees | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
3 | Norwich Stars | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
4 | Belle Vue Aces | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
5 | Swindon Robins | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
6 | Wimbledon Dons | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
7 | West Ham Hammers | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
On account of the small number of teams in the league meeting each other only once home and away, the Britannia Shield was run in a league format. Oxford Cheetahs came out on top.
Britannia Shield table[]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Oxford Cheetahs | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
2 | Coventry Bees | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
3 | Belle Vue Aces | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
4 | Swindon Robins | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
5 | Norwich Stars | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
6 | Wimbledon Dons | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
7 | West Ham Hammers | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 |
Top Ten Riders (League only)[]
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ove Fundin | Norwich Stars | 10.71 | |
2 | Göte Nordin | Wimbledon Dons | 10.62 | |
3 | Barry Briggs | Swindon Robins | 10.51 | |
4 | Nigel Boocock | Coventry Bees | 10.44 | |
5 | Ken McKinlay | Coventry Bees | 9.92 | |
6 | Ron How | Oxford Cheetahs | 9.84 | |
7 | Mike Broadbank | Swindon Robins | 9.80 | |
8 | Sören Sjösten | Belle Vue Aces | 9.62 | |
9 | Björn Knutsson | West Ham Hammers | 9.16 | |
10 | Dick Fisher | Belle Vue Aces | 8.77 |
National Trophy[]
The 1964 National Trophy was the 26th edition of the Knockout Cup. Oxford were the winners.[7]
First Round[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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03/07 | Norwich | 47-36 | Oxford |
25/06 | Oxford | 48-36 | Norwich |
13/06 | Coventry | 43-41 | West Ham |
09/06 | West Ham | 45-39 | Coventry |
17/08 | Wimbledon | 46-38 | Swindon |
08/08 | Swindon | 51-33 | Wimbledon |
Semi Finals[]
Date | Team One | Score | Team Two |
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08/08 | Belle Vue | 32a-28a | Oxford |
12/09 | Belle Vue | 46-38 | Oxford |
06/08 | Oxford | 49-35 | Belle Vue |
01/09 | West Ham | 51-33 | Swindon |
05/09 | Swindon | 43-41 | West Ham |
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Final[]
West Ham Hammers 11 Björn Knutsson 9 Bengt Jansson 9 Reg Luckhurst 9 Ray Cresp 7 Malcolm Simmons 3 Norman Hunter 2 Alf Hagon 2 | 52 - 32 | Oxford Cheetahs Ron How 8 Jimmy Gooch 7 Ronnie Genz 6 Arne Pander 4 3 Colin Gooddy 2 2 0 |
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[8] |
Second leg[]
Oxford Cheetahs Colin Gooddy 10 Ron How 9 Jack Geran 8 Ronnie Genz 8 Arne Pander 7 Jimmy Gooch 5 4 2 | 53 - 31 | West Ham Hammers Björn Knutsson 10 Bengt Jansson 7 5 Bob Dugard 5 Ray Cresp 2 Reg Luckhurst 1 Norman Hunter 1 Alf Hagon 0 |
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[8] |
Oxford Cheetahs were declared National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 85-83.
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "League Tables".
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Rider Averages" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
- ^ "1964 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "Oxford 1964" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Speedway National League
- 1964 in speedway
- 1964 in British motorsport