1959 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 National League 9 Champions Wimbledon Dons National Trophy Wimbledon Dons Britannia Shield Wimbledon Dons Ove Fundin 1959 Southern Area League 1958 1960 The 1959 National League was the 25th season and the fourteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary With Ipswich Witches dropping down to the Southern Area League, only 9 teams competed with Wimbledon Dons continuing their domination of British speedway with their fifth title in six years.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1959.html Year by Year Speedway Researcher 12 August 2021Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1946-1964 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964) Official British Speedway website 12 August 2021 League Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 16 13 0 3 262 Leicester Hunters 16 8 1 7 173 Coventry Bees 16 8 1 7 174 Norwich Stars 16 8 0 8 165 Southampton Saints 16 8 0 8 166 Poole Pirates 16 8 0 8 167 Oxford Cheetahs 16 7 0 9 148 Swindon Robins 16 6 0 10 129 Belle Vue Aces 16 5 0 11 10 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV COV LEI NOR OX PP SOT SWI WIM Belle Vue 55–35 50–39 44–46 44–46 65–43 69–38 51–57 52–56 Coventry 51–39 45–45 64–44 51–39 69–39 48–42 51–39 43–47 Leicester 50–40 57–33 66–42 45–43 60–30 43–47 46–44 49–41 Norwich 47–43 60–30 62–46 65–42 54–36 72–36 48–42 44–46 Oxford 62–28 61–29 49–41 58–49 44–45 49–41 52–38 34–56 Poole 48–60 60–48 58–50 63–27 52–38 53–37 46–44 47–43 Southampton 59–31 53–54 50–58 47–43 74–34 58–32 54–36 41–49 Swindon 51–39 50–58 59–31 49–41 45–44 63–27 43–47 39–68 Wimbledon 65–25 67–41 75–33 50–40 70–38 53–37 44–45 63–27 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1959.html Speedway Researcher 1959 fixtures & results 28 January 2025 Top ten riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ove Fundin SWE Norwich 11.00 2 Peter Craven ENG Belle Vue 10.84 3 Ken McKinlay SCO Leicester 10.75 4 Brian Crutcher ENG Southampton 10.65 5 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 10.52 6 Peter Moore AUS Wimbledon 10.08 7 Ron How ENG Wimbledon 9.92 8 Mike Broadbank ENG Swindon 9.40 9 Ron Johnston NZL Belle Vue 9.05 10 Arne Pander DEN Oxford 8.90 National Trophy The 1959 National Trophy was the 21st edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1959.html 1959 National Trophy Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two30/05 Swindon 55-52 Oxford28/05 Oxford 59-49 Swindon Second round Date Team one Score Team two16/07 Oxford 57-51 Southampton14/07 Southampton 61-47 Oxford27/06 Belle Vue 67-41 Leicester27/06 Coventry 69-39 Wimbledon26/06 Leicester 59-49 Belle Vue22/06 Wimbledon 71-37 Coventry20/06 Norwich 65-43 Poole19/06 Poole 46-62 Norwich Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two08/08 Norwich 53-55 Southampton04/08 Southampton 73-35 Norwich03/08 Wimbledon 75-33 Belle Vue01/08 Belle Vue 54-54 Wimbledon Final First leg 14 September 1959 Wimbledon DonsBarry Briggs 18Ronnie Moore 13 Bob Andrews 12Ron How 11 Jim Tebby 8Cyril Maidment 4Cyril Brine 2Gil Goldfinch 0 67 – 41 http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1959.html 1959 National Trophy Speedway Archive 12 August 2021 Southampton SaintsGeoff Mardon 11Brian Crutcher 9Björn Knutson 7Alby Golden 5 Chum Taylor 4Jack Scott 2Brian Hanham 1Dick Bradley 0 Wimbledon Stadium Second leg 15 September 1959 Southampton SaintsGeoff Mardon 11Björn Knutson 9Chum Taylor 8Alby Golden 8Brian Brett 8Brian Crutcher 4Dick Bradley 2Brian Hanham 2 52 – 56 Wimbledon DonsBarry Briggs 17Ron How 16Ronnie Moore 10Bob Andrews 6Gil Goldfinch 3Jim Tebby 3Cyril Brine 1Cyril Maidment 0 Banister Court Stadium Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–93. Britannia Shield South Team PL W D L PtsWimbledon 8 6 0 2 12 Southampton 8 5 0 3 10 Norwich 8 4 1 3 9 Swindon 8 2 1 5 5 Poole 8 2 0 6 4 North Team PL W D L PtsBelle Vue 6 4 0 2 8 Coventry 6 4 0 2 8 Leicester 6 2 0 4 4 Oxford 6 2 0 4 4 main FBR grey NOR PP SOT SWI WIM Norwich 52–38 57–33 69–21 54–36 Poole 48–42 43–47 38–52 43–47 Southampton 60–30 54–36 50–40 48–42 Swindon 45–45 42–48 46–43 44–46 Wimbledon 59–31 57–33 60–30 53–37 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1959.html Speedway Researcher 1959 fixtures & results 25 June 2025 main FBR grey BV COV LEI OX Belle Vue 57–33 58–32 51–39 Coventry 35–53 49–41 52–38 Leicester 46–44 44–46 62–28 Oxford 51–39 41–49 47–43 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1959.html Speedway Researcher 1959 fixtures & results 25 June 2025 Final Team one Team two ScoresWimbledon Belle Vue59–31, 56–34 Riders and final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Peter Craven 10.84 NZL Ron Johnston 9.05 NZL Bob Duckworth 7.24 ENG Dick Fisher 6.57 ENG Peter Williams 5.54 ENG Arthur Wright 5.33 ENG Slant Payling 4.21 ENG Tink Maynard 3.64 ENG Jack Kitchen 3.00 ENG Danny Dunton 2.73 ENG Graham Beattie 2.50 ENG Tony Robinson 1.20 ENG Graham Coombes 0.29 Coventry 22em ENG Nigel Boocock 8.65 ENG Ron Mountford 7.61 ENG Arthur Forrest 7.28 ENG Nick Nicholls 5.51 ENG Maury Mattingley 5.44 ENG Brian Meredith 5.33 ENG Jim Lightfoot 4.98 ENG Les Owen 4.94 FIN Antti Pajari 4.32 AUS Graham Warren 2.00 Leicester 22em SCO Ken McKinlay 10.75 AUS Jack Geran 8.50 POL Marian Kaiser 7.80 ENG Eric Boothroyd 5.95 ENG Charlie Barsby 4.10 ENG Bryan Elliott 4.00 ENG Guy Allott 3.80 ENG Alf Hagon 3.70 ENG Harry Bastable 2.67 ENG Dave Hankins 2.10 Norwich 22em SWE Ove Fundin 11.00 AUS Aub Lawson 8.56 ENG Billy Bales 7.78 ENG Cyril Roger 6.25 ENG Reg Trott 5.76 ENG Phil Clarke 5.63 AUS Johnny Chamberlain 5.58 ENG Derek Strutt 4.55 ENG Harry Edwards 4.76 ENG Clive Featherby 4.00 Oxford 22em DEN Arne Pander 8.90 SCO Gordon McGregor 8.32 ENG Ronnie Genz 7.07 ENG Nick Nicholls 7.00 ENG Roy Bowers 5.96 ENG Arthur Wright 5.70 ENG Ken Adams 5.37 ENG Colin Gooddy 5.02 ENG Howdy Byford 3.52 ENG Dave Still 0.00 Poole 22em AUS Ray Cresp 7.37 ENG Les McGillivray 7.14 ENG Jack Unstead 7.08 SWE Birger Forsberg 6.85 AUS Jack Biggs 6.34 ENG Jimmy Squibb 5.70 RSA 1928 Trevor Blokdyk 4.88 ENG Reg Duval 4.50 ENG Terry Small 4.34 ENG Norman Strachan 3.73 Southampton 22em ENG Brian Crutcher 10.65 NZL Geoff Mardon 8.73 SWE Björn Knutson 8.40 ENG Jimmy Squibb 6.67 AUS Chum Taylor 6.22 ENG Dick Bradley 6.22 ENG Alby Golden 5.33 AUS Jack Scott 4.86 ENG Johnny Hole 5.70 ENG Brian Hanham 4.09 ENG Brian Brett 4.85 Swindon 22em ENG Mike Broadbank 9.40 ENG George White 7.89 WAL Ian Williams 7.22 POL Tadeusz Teodorowicz 6.58 AUS Neil Street 6.57 NZL Trevor Redmond 3.71 AUS John Board 3.60 ENG Glyn Chandler 2.18 ENG Ray Harris 1.56 ENG Roy Moreton 0.94 WAL Leo McAuliffe 0.00 Wimbledon 22em NZL Ronnie Moore 10.52 AUS Peter Moore 10.40 ENG Ron How 9.92 NZL Barry Briggs 8.80 ENG Gerald Jackson 7.14 ENG Jim Tebby 6.55 ENG Bob Andrews 6.49 ENG Cyril Maidment 6.35 ENG Gerry King 5.00 ENG Cyril Brine 4.07 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1959 in speedway Category:1959 in British motorsport