1961 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 National League 10 Champions Wimbledon Dons National Trophy Southampton Saints Ove Fundin 1961 Provincial League 1960 1962 The 1961 National League was the 27th season and the sixteenth 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 entry list was identical to the previous year and although Wimbledon Dons won their seventh title in eight years, it would be their last.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1961.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 Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 18 15 0 3 302 Southampton Saints 18 13 2 3 283 Coventry Bees 18 10 1 7 214 Belle Vue Aces 18 10 0 8 205 Swindon Robins 18 8 0 10 166 Ipswich Witches 18 7 1 10 157 Norwich Stars 18 7 0 11 148 New Cross Rangers 18 7 0 11 149 Oxford Cheetahs 18 6 1 11 1310 Leicester Hunters 18 4 1 13 9 Fixtures and results main FBR grey BV COV IPS LEI NC NOR OX SOT SWI WIM Belle Vue 57–21 44–34 52–26 60–17 40–38 48–30 44–34 43–35 48–30 Coventry 45–33 46–32 50–28 46–32 41–37 40–38 39–39 54–24 43–35 Ipswich 40–38 43–35 44–33 51–27 50–28 51–27 36–41 42–36 34–44 Leicester 35–43 34–44 39–39 46–32 40–38 42–36 36–42 50–28 37–41 New Cross 41–37 47–31 55–23 54–24 51–27 44–34 31–45 44–33 34–44 Norwich 40–38 37–41 46.5–31.5 49–29 55–23 43–23 45–33 52–26 37–41 Oxford 45–33 59–19 40–38 51–27 48–30 41–37 39–39 32–46 33–45 Southampton 42–36 53–25 49–29 56–22 56–22 53–25 45–33 42–36 49–29 Swindon 45–33 47–31 41–37 44–34 54–24 45–33 48–30 37–41 34–44 Wimbledon 44–34 53–25 51–27 61–17 60–18 54–24 52–26 49–29 53–24 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1961.html Speedway Researcher 1961 fixtures & results 29 January 2025 Top ten averages (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ove Fundin SWE Norwich 11.51 2 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 11.17 3 Peter Craven ENG Belle Vue 10.95 4 Björn Knutson SWE Southampton 10.79 5 Arne Pander DEN Oxford 10.60 6 Barry Briggs NZL Southampton 10.13 7 Ron How ENG Wimbledon 10.05 8 Ron Johnston NZL Belle Vue 10.00 9 Ken McKinlay SCO Leicester 9.57 10 Bob Duckworth NZL Belle Vue 9.48 National Trophy The 1961 National Trophy was the 23rd edition of the Knockout Cup. Southampton were the winners.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1961.html 1961 National Trophy Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two15/06 Oxford 43-40 Southampton13/06 Southampton 58-26 Oxford10/06 Belle Vue 55-28 New Cross07/06 New Cross 46-37 Belle Vue Second round Date Team one Score Team two17/08 Ipswich 44-40 Coventry09/08 Norwich 43-40 Swindon08/08 Southampton 52-32 Belle Vue29/07 Belle Vue 47-37 Southampton24/07 Wimbledon 46-38 Norwich22/07 Norwich 52-32 Wimbledon22/07 Swindon 66-18 Leicester21/07 Leicester 38-45 Swindon Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two09/09 Swindon 56-28 Norwich29/08 Southampton 57-27 Coventry26/08 Coventry 49-35 Southampton09/08 Norwich 43-40 Swindon Final First leg 19 September 1961 Southampton SaintsBjörn Knutson 15Barry Briggs 14Dick Bradley 9Alby Golden 6Peter Vandenberg 4Cyril Roger 4Chum Taylor 3 55 – 29 http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1961.html 1961 National Trophy Speedway Archive 12 August 2021 Swindon RobinsTadeusz Teodorowicz 7Neil Street 6Ian Williams 5Brian Brett 4George White 4Mike Broadbank 2Brian Meredith 1 Banister Court Stadium Second leg 23 September 1961 Swindon RobinsTadeusz Teodorowicz 9Mike Broadbank 8George White 8Brian Meredith 5Ian Williams 4Brian Brett 4Neil Street 3 41 – 43 Southampton SaintsBjörn Knutson 15Barry Briggs 13Chum Taylor 8Peter Vandenberg 4Dick Bradley 3Cyril Roger 0Alby Golden 0 Abbey Stadium Southampton were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 98–70. Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Peter Craven 10.95 NZL Ron Johnston 10.00 NZL Bob Duckworth 9.48 ENG Dick Fisher 7.30 ENG Jack Kitchen 5.90 ENG Slant Payling 3.60 ENG Jim Yacoby 3.25 NZL Bryce Subritzky 3.21 ENG Bill Powell 2.67 ENG Peter Kelly 2.00 Coventry 22em ENG Nigel Boocock 7.84 AUS Jack Young 7.73 ENG Les Owen 7.44 ENG Nick Nicholls 6.00 ENG Ron Mountford 5.97 POL Kazimierz Bentke 5.10 ENG Maury Mattingley 4.00 ENG Jim Lightfoot 4.15 Ipswich 22em AUS Peter Moore 8.90 AUS Ray Cresp 8.39 ENG Jimmy Squibb 6.36 ENG Les McGillivray 6.34 ENG Colin Gooddy 5.85 ENG Jack Unstead 5.07 RSA 1928 Trevor Blokdyk 4.12 ENG Len Silver 4.00 ENG Dennis Day 2.29 Leicester 22em SCO Ken McKinlay 9.57 POL Paweł Waloszek 6.92 AUS Jack Geran 6.47 ENG Bryan Elliott 5.39 ENG Charlie Barsby 5.33 ENG Alf Hagon 4.12 ENG Guy Allott 3.24 ENG Dave Hankins 2.72 RSA 1928 Neil Mortimer 2.61 New Cross 22em ENG Split Waterman 8.06 ENG Tommy Sweetman 8.00 RSA 1928 Doug Davies 6.96 WAL Eric Williams 6.54 ENG Jimmy Gooch 6.44 WAL Leo McAuliffe 6.17 ENG Reg Luckhurst 4.96 SWE Bengt Brannefors 4.00 GGY Johnny Fitzpatrick 4.33 ENG Bobby Croombs 3.75 Norwich 22em SWE Ove Fundin 11.51 AUS Johnny Chamberlain 7.77 ENG Billy Bales 7.67 ENG Dennis Newton 5.48 ENG Derek Strutt 4.80 ENG Reg Trott 4.37 ENG John Debbage 3.90 DEN Kurt W. Petersen 3.45 ENG Terry Betts 2.50 ENG Harry Edwards 2.40 ENG Trevor Hedge 0.00 Oxford 22em DEN Arne Pander 10.60 AUS Jack Biggs 8.72 ENG Ronnie Genz 8.16 SCO Gordon McGregor 6.56 ENG Howdy Byford 5.33 ENG Danny Dunton 5.27 ENG Reg Duval 3.72 ENG Jim Tebby 3.48 ENG George Major 1.85 ENG Roy Bowers 1.68 Southampton 22em SWE Björn Knutson 10.79 NZL Barry Briggs 10.13 AUS Jack Scott 8.80 AUS Chum Taylor 7.83 ENG Cyril Roger 6.73 ENG Dick Bradley 5.59 SCO Ross Gilbertson 5.00 ENG Alby Golden 4.55 NED Peter Vandenberg 4.29 Swindon 22em AUS Neil Street 7.83 ENG George White 7.82 POL Tadeusz Teodorowicz 7.52 ENG Mike Broadbank 6.96 WAL Ian Williams 6.22 SWE Arne Carlsson 6.00 ENG Martin Ashby 6.00 ENG Brian Meredith 5.39 ENG Brian Brett 4.85 ENG Bob Roger 1.00 Wimbledon 22em NZL Ronnie Moore 11.17 ENG Ron How 10.05 ENG Bob Andrews 9.04 ENG Jim Tebby 7.33 ENG Cyril Maidment 7.17 ENG Cyril Brine 7.14 ENG Gerald Jackson 5.58 ENG Gil Goldfinch 5.10 ENG Roy Trigg 0.00 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1961 in speedway Category:1961 in British motorsport