1962 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 National League 7 Champions Southampton Saints National Trophy Wimbledon Dons Ronnie Moore 1962 Provincial League 1961 1963 The 1962 National League was the 28th season and the seventeenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive Summary With the withdrawal of New Cross Rangers and with Leicester Hunters moving down to the Provincial League, the entry list was 8 teams and so home and away fixtures were raced twice. Southampton Saints broke the domination of Wimbledon Dons by winning their first National League title.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1962.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 Ipswich Witches' season was a complete disaster. Their new signing Olle Nygren did not even start the season due to ill-health and then Jack Unstead was killed in the first recorded fatal crash at Foxhall Stadium, on 13 April 1962.Rider killed in Speedway crash Birmingham Daily Post 14 April 1962 1 January 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002134/19620414/692/0024 British Newspaper Archive subscription The club later withdrew from the league due to financial issues and their results were expunged.Close-Down at Ipswich Daily Mirror 27 July 1962 1 January 2024 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19620727/166/0023 British Newspaper Archive subscription League Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Southampton Saints 24 18 0 6 362 Wimbledon Dons 24 14 1 9 293 Coventry Bees 24 13 0 11 264 Belle Vue Aces 24 12 0 12 245 Norwich Stars 24 12 0 12 246 Swindon Robins 24 9 2 13 207 Oxford Cheetahs 24 4 0 20 8 Ipswich Witches resigned in mid-season. Fixtures and results A fixtures main FBR grey BV COV IPS NOR OX SOT SWI WIM Belle Vue 29–49 38–40 51–27 44–34 42–36 43–35 34–44 Coventry 59–18 47–31 45–33 46–31 37–41 48–30 40–38 Ipswich 41–37 29–49 22–56 38–40 27–51 44–34 38–40 Norwich 37–41 35–43 n/a 50–28 42–36 51–26 35–43 Oxford 38–40 42–36 n/a 35–43 34–44 37–40 34.5–43.5 Southampton 46–32 50–28 60–18 53–25 60–18 48–30 46–32 Swindon 44–33 45–33 57–21 44–34 40–38 36–41 39–39 Wimbledon 52–26 43.5–34.5 52–26 54–24 53–25 47–30 59–19 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1962.html Speedway Researcher 1962 fixtures & results 4 February 2025 B fixtures main FBR grey BV COV IPS NOR OX SOT SWI WIM Belle Vue 41–37 n/a 38–40 47–31 43–35 40–38 44–34 Coventry 48–30 n/a 53–25 55–23 47–31 45–33 46–32 Ipswich n/a n/a n/a n/a 40–38 n/a n/a n/a Norwich 46–32 40–38 n/a 52–26 47–31 50–28 40–38 Oxford 33–45 47–31 n/a 40–38 24–54 41–37 24–54 Southampton 49–29 52–26 n/a 58–20 59–19 42–35 53–25 Swindon 39–39 40–37 n/a 43–35 42–36 31–47 44–34 Wimbledon 53–25 46–31 42–36 38–40 49–29 36–42 47–31 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1962.html Speedway Researcher 1962 fixtures & results 4 February 2025 Top ten riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ronnie Moore NZL Wimbledon 10.14 2 Björn Knutson SWE Southampton 9.89 3 Olle Nygren SWE Swindon/Norwich 9.86 4 Peter Craven ENG Belle Vue 9.75 5 Barry Briggs NZL Southampton 9.64 6 Ove Fundin SWE Norwich 9.30 7 Ron How ENG Wimbledon 9.30 8 Peter Moore AUS Ipswich/Swindon 9.02 9 Bob Andrews NZL Wimbledon 8.82 10 Ron Mountford ENG Coventry 8.74 National Trophy The 1962 National Trophy was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1962.html 1962 National Trophy Speedway archive First round Date Team one Score Team two25/06 Wimbledon 49-35 Belle Vue23/06 Belle Vue 46-38 Wimbledon23/06 Swindon 51-33 Ipswich22/06 Ipswich 42-40 Swindon19/06 Southampton 56-28 Coventry16/06 Norwich 33-51 Oxford14/06 Oxford 47-37 Norwich16/06Coventry 41-43 Southampton Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two23/08 Oxford 45-39 Swindon18/08Swindon 59-25 Oxford14/08 Southampton 42-42 Wimbledon13/08 Wimbledon 50-33 Southampton Final First leg 24 September 1962 Wimbledon DonsRonnie Moore 14Ron How 14Bob Andrews 11Gerry Jackson 7Cyril Brine 5 Leo McAuliffe 3Jim Tebby 1 55 – 29 https://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/national-trophy-1962.html 1962 National Trophy Speedway Archive 12 August 2021 Swindon RobinsMike Broadbank 9Arne Carlsson 7Ian Williams 4Martin Ashby 3Peter Moore 3Brian Brett 2Neil Street 1 Wimbledon Stadium Second leg 29 September 1962 Swindon RobinsMartin Ashby 15Mike Broadbank 7Peter Moore 7Arne Carlsson 6Neil Street 5Ian Williams 3Brian Brett 2 45 – 39 Wimbledon DonsRonnie Moore 13Ron How 12Bob Andrews 9Cyril Brine 3Gerry Jackson 2Jim Tebby 0Leo McAuliffe 0 Abbey Stadium Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 94–74. Riders & final averages Belle Vue 22em ENG Peter Craven 9.75 SWE Sören Sjösten 8.23 ENG Cyril Maidment 7.95 ENG Dick Fisher 7.33 ENG Split Waterman 4.44 NZL Bob Duckworth 4.00 ENG Jim Yacoby 3.67 ENG Bernard McArthur 3.60 ENG Jack Kitchen 3.27 ENG Peter Kelly 3.17 ENG Bill Powell 2.50 ENG Nick Nicholls 2.33 Coventry 22em ENG Ron Mountford 8.74 SCO Ken McKinlay 8.63 ENG Nigel Boocock 8.20 ENG Les Owen 7.61 ENG Jim Lightfoot 6.33 ENG Bryan Elliott 6.11 ENG Les McGillivray 5.33 ENG Rick France 4.47 ENG Peter Brough 3.35 Ipswich (resigned mid season) 22em AUS Peter Moore 8.73 ENG Split Waterman 6.63 ENG Colin Gooddy 6.06 ENG Bob Dugard 6.00 ENG Les McGillivray 5.85 SWE Leif Larsson 5.17 SWE Bengt Brannefors 4.44 ENG Sandy McGillivray 2.24 RSA 1928 Trevor Blokdyk 3.33 ENG John Mills 1.33 ENG Jack Unstead n/a Norwich 22em SWE Olle Nygren 9.80 SWE Ove Fundin 9.30 ENG Terry Betts 6.78 ENG Jimmy Gooch 6.49 ENG Reg Trott 6.07 ENG John Debbage 5.56 ENG Billy Bales 5.48 ENG Trevor Hedge 4.67 WAL Eric Williams 4.39 ENG Derek Strutt 2.74 ENG Ken Last 2.67 Oxford 22em ENG Ronnie Genz 6.91 AUS Jack Geran 6.88 ENG Alf Hagon 5.84 ENG Reg Duval 5.56 ENG Colin Gooddy 5.20 SCO Gordon McGregor 5.20 SWE Per Tage Svensson 4.93 AUS Jack Biggs 4.42 ENG John Bishop 2.73 Southampton 22em SWE Björn Knutson 9.89 NZL Barry Briggs 9.64 ENG Cyril Roger 7.49 ENG Alby Golden 7.33 NED Peter Vandenberg 7.10 ENG Reg Luckhurst 6.54 ENG Dick Bradley 6.37 Swindon 22em AUS Peter Moore 9.71 ENG Mike Broadbank 8.27 ENG Brian Meredith 8.00 AUS Neil Street 6.94 WAL Ian Williams 6.21 SWE Arne Carlsson 6.00 ENG Brian Brett 5.62 POL Tadeusz Teodorowicz 5.30 ENG Martin Ashby 4.45 ENG Buster Brown 2.67 Wimbledon 22em NZL Ronnie Moore 10.14 ENG Ron How 9.30 ENG Bob Andrews 8.82 ENG Gerald Jackson 7.03 ENG Ernie Baker 6.50 ENG Cyril Brine 6.00 ENG Roy Trigg 5.14 WAL Leo McAuliffe 4.82 ENG Jim Tebby 3.35 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway National League Category:1962 in speedway Category:1962 in British motorsport