1960 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 National League 10 Champions Wimbledon Dons National Trophy Wimbledon Dons Britannia Shield Belle Vue Aces Midland Cup Coventry Bees Ove Fundin 1960 Provincial League 1959 1961 The 1960 National League was the 26th season and the fifteenth 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 The number of competitors increased from nine to ten with New Cross Rangers returning after a seven-year absence, Johnnie Hoskins persuaded Split Waterman and Eric Williams to come out of retirement and also signed was double world champion Barry Briggs.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004819/19600428/210/0008 Rangers need new men South London Observer 28 April 1960 British Newspaper Archive subscription 18 February 2025 Ipswich Witches returned after one year away replacing Poole Pirates who moved down to the newly formed Provincial League.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1960.html Year by Year Speedway Researcher 12 August 2021https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1946-1964 British League Tables - Post-War Era (1946–1964) Official British Speedway website 12 August 2021 Wimbledon Dons won their sixth title in just seven years.Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3 The Dons also won the Knockout Cup, while Belle Vue claimed the Britannia Shieldhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19600802/089/0009 Britannia Shield for Belle Vue Coventry Evening Telegraph 2 August 1960 British Newspaper Archive subscription 30 June 2025 and Coventry were Midland Cup winners.Bees' Sparkling Win in Midland Cup Final Coventry Evening Telegraph 26 September 1960 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19600926/167/0016 British Newspaper Archive 19 October 2023 subscription 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.Speedway rider killed Birmingham Daily Post 25 July 1960 13 August 2021 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19600725/437/0018 British Newspaper Archive subscription League Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 17 13 0 4 262 Belle Vue Aces 18 11 1 6 233 Oxford Cheetahs 18 11 0 7 224 Ipswich Witches 18 10 0 8 205 Norwich Stars 17 8 1 8 176 Leicester Hunters 18 7 2 9 167 Southampton Saints 18 7 1 10 158 New Cross Rangers 18 7 1 10 159 Coventry Bees 18 7 0 11 1410 Swindon Robins 18 5 0 13 10 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV COV IPS LEI NC NOR OX SOT SWI WIM Belle Vue 51–39 61–29 61–29 57–33 54–35 47–43 55–34 51–39 44–46 Coventry 33–57 58–31 54–36 63–27 53–37 53–37 58–32 52–38 44–46 Ipswich 47–42 46–44 46–44 53–36 52–38 39–51 45–44 50–40 38–52 Leicester 40–49 50–40 50–40 41–49 56.5–33.5 57–33 48–42 52–38 53–37 New Cross 45–45 49–40 44–45 53–37 42–47 47–42 50–37 55–33 47–43 Norwich 46–44 52–38 56–34 45–45 61–29 55–35 47–43 56–34 n/a Oxford 43–47 59–30 55–35 49-41 46–44 49–41 47–41 48–42 46–44 Southampton 50–40 49–41 44–46 45–45 55–35 60–30 41–46 60–30 50–40 Swindon 48–42 54–36 43–47 47–43 47–43 55–35 44–46 42–47 44–46 Wimbledon 47–43 56–34 61–28 64–26 48–42 56–34 49–41 49–41 54–36 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1960.html Speedway Researcher 1960 fixtures & results 28 January 2025 Top ten riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ove Fundin SWE Norwich 11.41 2 Peter Craven ENG Belle Vue 10.75 3 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 10.72 4 Björn Knutson SWE Southampton 10.08 5 Arne Pander DEN Oxford 10.06 6 Ken McKinlay SCO Leicester 9.98 7 Barry Briggs NZL New Cross 9.93 8 Peter Moore AUS Ipswich 9.89 9 Ron Johnston NZL Belle Vue 9.88 10 Olle Nygren SWE Southampton 9.40 National Trophy The 1960 National Trophy was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/national-trophy-1960.html 1960 National Trophy Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two17/05 Southampton 55-53 Oxford12/05 Oxford 54-54 Southampton06/05 Leicester 52-56 Ipswich05/05 Ipswich 64-44 Leicester Second round Date Team one Score Team two29/06 New Cross 61-46 Norwich27/06 Wimbledon 73-34 Coventry25/06 Belle Vue 71-37 Ipswich25/06 Coventry 54-54 Wimbledon25/06 Norwich 67-41 New Cross25/06 Swindon 66-42 Southampton23/06 Ipswich 52-56 Belle Vue21/06 Southampton 55-52 Swindon Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two25/07 Wimbledon 71-36 Swindon23/07 Norwich 65-41 Belle Vue16/07 Belle Vue 66-42 Norwich16/07 Swindon 48-60 Wimbledon17/08replay Norwich 61-47 Belle Vue26/08replay Belle Vue 53-55 Norwich Final First leg 24 September 1960 Norwich Stars Ove Fundin 17 Aub Lawson 14John Chamberlain 10Dennis Newton 10Reg Trott 5Derek Strutt 3 Harry Edwards 3Cyril Roger 0 62 – 46 http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/05/national-trophy-1960.html 1960 National Trophy Speedway Archive 12 August 2021 Wimbledon DonsRonnie Moore 12 Bob Andrews 10 Cyril Maidment 9Gerry Jackson 6Cyril Brine 4 Gil Goldfinch 3Jim Tebby 2 Ernie Baker 0 The Firs Stadium Second leg 3 October 1960 Wimbledon DonsCyril Maidment 15Bob Andrews 13 Gil Goldfinch 12Cyril Brine 11Gerry Jackson 9Jim Tebby 7 Ronnie Moore 2 Ernie Baker 0 69 – 39 Norwich StarsOve Fundin 18John Chamberlain 5Reg Trott 5Dennis Newton 4 Harry Edwards 4Cyril Roger 2Derek Strutt 1 Billy Bales 0 Wimbledon Stadium Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 115–101. Britannia Shield North Team PL W D L PtsBelle Vue 8 8 0 0 16 Leicester 8 4 0 4 8 Coventry 7 3 0 4 6 Oxford 8 2 0 6 4 Ipswich 7 1 0 6 2 South Team PL W D L PtsWimbledon 8 7 0 1 14 Swindon 8 4 0 4 8 Norwich 8 4 0 4 8 Southampton 8 4 0 4 8 New Cross 8 1 0 7 2 North main FBR grey BV COV IPS LEI OX Belle Vue 55–35 52–38 58–32 50–39 Coventry 43–47 61–29 56–34 61–28 Ipswich 41–49 43–47+ 60–30 54–36 Leicester 44–46 55–35 52–38 54–36 Oxford 34–56 59–30 49–41 40-50 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1960.html Speedway Researcher 1960 fixtures & results 30 June 2025 South main FBR grey NC NOR SOT SWI WIM New Cross 48–42 36–54 35–55 28–62 Norwich 65–25 57–33 47–42 47–43 Southampton 66–24 50–40 49–41 42–48 Swindon 62–28 54–35 53–37 41–49 Wimbledon 56–31 54–36 59–30 56–34 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1960.html Speedway Researcher 1960 fixtures & results 30 June 2025 + match declared void Final Team one Team two ScoresBelle Vue Wimbledon56–34, 46–44 Midland Cup Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of four teams.Bees' Sparkling Win in Midland Cup Final Coventry Evening Telegraph 26 September 1960 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000769/19600926/167/0016 British Newspaper Archive 19 October 2023 subscription First round Team one Team two ScoreCoventrySwindon 58–31, 32–58OxfordLeicester 45–45, 36–54 Final First leg 23 September 1960 LeicesterStefan Kwoczala 15Ken McKinlay 14 Guy Allott 6 Charlie Barsby 4Jack Geran 3 Bryan Elliott 2Dave Hankins 2Alf Hagon 2 48–41 CoventryJack Young 10 Nigel Boocock 9Henryk Zyto 9 Ron Mountford 5Les Owen 4 Maury Mattingley 2Jim Lightfoot 1 Nick Nicholls 1 Leicester Stadium Second leg 24 September 1960 Coventry Henryk Zyto 9Jack Young 9 Nigel Boocock 8 Jim Lightfoot 6Maury Mattingley 6 Les Owen 6Ron Mountford 4 Nick Nicholls 3 51–39 LeicesterStefan Kwoczala 15Ken McKinlay 12 Guy Allott 8 Charlie Barsby 2 Dave Hankins 2Alf Hagon 0Jack Geran 0 Bryan Elliott 0 Brandon Stadium Coventry won on aggregate 92–87 Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Peter Craven 10.75 NZL Ron Johnston 9.88 NZL Bob Duckworth 8.00 ENG Dick Fisher 6.93 SWE Göte Nordin 6.67 ENG Arthur Wright 6.35 ENG Tink Maynard 4.92 ENG Tony Robinson 4.38 ENG Slant Payling 4.36 ENG Jack Kitchen 4.00 ENG Graham Coombes 3.90 NZL Bryce Subritzky 3.53 Coventry 22em AUS Jack Young 9.01 ENG Nigel Boocock 8.31 POL Henryk Żyto 7.37 ENG Les Owen 6.60 ENG Ron Mountford 5.79 AUS Graham Warren 5.63 ENG Nick Nicholls 5.50 ENG Jim Lightfoot 5.13 ENG Maury Mattingley 4.18 ENG Rick France 3.60 Ipswich 22em AUS Peter Moore 9.89 AUS Ray Cresp 6.86 AUS Jack Biggs 6.67 ENG Les McGillivray 6.00 ENG Colin Gooddy 5.80 ENG Jack Unstead 5.60 SWE Birger Forsberg 4.71 ENG Jimmy Squibb 4.50 ENG Len Silver 4.12 Leicester 22em SCO Ken McKinlay 9.98 POL Stefan Kwoczała 8.25 ENG Bryan Elliott 6.15 ENG Alf Hagon 5.97 AUS Jack Geran 5.44 ENG Dave Hankins 5.07 ENG Guy Allott 4.78 ENG Charlie Barsby 4.31 ENG Harry Bastable 2.86 New Cross 22em NZL Barry Briggs 9.93 WAL Eric Williams 9.33 ENG Split Waterman 7.32 WAL Leo McAuliffe 6.08 ENG Jimmy Gooch 4.96 ENG Tommy Sweetman 3.74 ENG Bobby Croombs 3.57 ENG Derek Timms 3.43 SWE Arne Carlsson 3.00 ENG Reg Luckhurst 2.93 Norwich 22em SWE Ove Fundin 11.41 AUS Aub Lawson 7.28 ENG Billy Bales 6.58 ENG Cyril Roger 5.45 ENG Reg Trott 5.33 AUS Johnny Chamberlain 5.22 ENG Dennis Newton 5.07 ENG Derek Strutt 4.98 ENG Harry Edwards 4.64 ENG Clive Featherby 2.86 ENG Terry Betts 0.00 Oxford 22em DEN Arne Pander 10.06 ENG Ronnie Genz 8.41 SCO Gordon McGregor 7.95 AUS Jack Biggs 7.32 ENG Howdy Byford 5.53 ENG Roy Bowers 5.05 ENG Ken Adams 4.92 ENG Eric Boothroyd 4.87 ENG Colin Gooddy 4.67 ENG Danny Dunton 4.59 ENG Dave Still 2.44 Southampton 22em SWE Björn Knutson 10.08 SWE Olle Nygren 9.40 ENG Brian Crutcher 8.71 AUS Chum Taylor 8.00 ENG Dick Bradley 6.61 ENG Brian Hanham 6.00 ENG Alby Golden 5.75 SCO Ross Gilbertson 5.75 NED Peter Vandenberg 3.91 AUS Jack Scott 3.53 ENG Brian Brett 0.62 SWE Alf Jonsson injured after 2 matches Swindon 22em ENG Mike Broadbank 8.33 ENG George White 8.00 WAL Ian Williams 6.92 AUS Neil Street 6.85 POL Tadeusz Teodorowicz 6.74 AUS John Board 4.68 ENG Brian Meredith 4.19 ENG Ron Taylor 3.60 ENG Brian Brett 2.45 Wimbledon 22em NZL Ronnie Moore 10.72 ENG Ron How 9.36 ENG Bob Andrews 8.17 ENG Gerald Jackson 6.84 ENG Cyril Maidment 6.59 ENG Cyril Brine 6.35 ENG Gil Goldfinch 5.84 ENG Ernie Baker 2.89 ENG Jim Tebby 3.93 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1960 in speedway Category:1960 in British motorsport