1959 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season

1959 Speedway National LeagueLeague| National League

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No. of competitors| 9
Champions| Wimbledon Dons
National Trophy| Wimbledon Dons
Highest average| Ove Fundin
Division/s below| 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.[1]

## Summary

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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.[2][3][4]

## Final table

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Pos  | Team  | PL  | W  | D  | L  | Pts

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1  | Wimbledon Dons | 16  | 13  | 0  | 3  | 26
2  | Leicester Hunters | 16  | 8  | 1  | 7  | 17
3  | Coventry Bees | 16  | 8  | 1  | 7  | 17
4  | Norwich Stars | 16  | 8  | 0  | 8  | 16
5  | Southampton Saints | 16  | 8  | 0  | 8  | 16
6  | Poole Pirates | 16  | 8  | 0  | 8  | 16
7  | Oxford Cheetahs | 16  | 7  | 0  | 9  | 14
8  | Swindon Robins | 16  | 6  | 0  | 10  | 12
9  | Belle Vue Aces | 16  | 5  | 0  | 11  | 10

## Top Ten Riders (League only)

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| Rider  | Nat  | Team  | C.M.A.

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1  | Ove Fundin |  | Norwich  | 11.00
2  | Peter Craven |  | Belle Vue  | 10.84
3  | Ken McKinlay |  | Leicester  | 10.75
4  | Brian Crutcher |  | Southampton  | 10.65
5  | Ronnie Moore |  | Wimbledon  | 10.52
6  | Peter Moore |  | Wimbledon  | 10.08
7  | Ron How |  | Wimbledon  | 9.92
8  | Mike Broadbank |  | Swindon  | 9.40
9  | Ron Johnston |  | Belle Vue  | 9.05
10  | Arne Pander |  | Oxford  | 8.90

## National Trophy

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The 1959 National Trophy was the 21st edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.[5]

First round

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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30/05 | Swindon | 55-52 | Oxford
28/05 | Oxford | 59-49 | Swindon

Second round

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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16/07 | Oxford | 57-51 | Southampton
14/07 | Southampton | 61-47 | Oxford
27/06 | Belle Vue | 67-41 | Leicester
27/06 | Coventry | 69-39 | Wimbledon
26/06 | Leicester | 59-49 | Belle Vue
22/06 | Wimbledon | 71-37 | Coventry
20/06 | Norwich | 65-43 | Poole
19/06 | Poole | 46-62 | Norwich

Semifinals

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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08/08 | Norwich | 53-55 | Southampton
04/08 | Southampton | 73-35 | Norwich
03/08 | Wimbledon | 75-33 | Belle Vue
01/08 | Belle Vue | 54-54 | Wimbledon

### Final

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First leg

14 September 1959

Wimbledon Dons
Barry Briggs 18
Ronnie Moore 13
Bob Andrews 12
Ron How 11
Jim Tebby 8
Cyril Maidment 4
Cyril Brine 2
Gil Goldfinch 0| 67 – 41| Southampton Saints
Geoff Mardon 11
Brian Crutcher 9
Björn Knutson 7
Alby Golden 5
Chum Taylor 4
Jack Scott 2
Brian Hanham 1
Dick Bradley 0

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Wimbledon Stadium

Second leg

15 September 1959

Southampton Saints
Geoff Mardon 11
Björn Knutson 9
Chum Taylor 8
Alby Golden 8
Brian Brett 8
Brian Crutcher 4
Dick Bradley 2
Brian Hanham 2| 52 – 56| Wimbledon Dons
Barry Briggs 17
Ron How 16
Ronnie Moore 10
Bob Andrews 6
Gil Goldfinch 3
Jim Tebby 3
Cyril Brine 1
Cyril Maidment 0

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Banister Court Stadium

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–93.

## Riders & final averages

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Belle Vue

*   * Peter Craven 10.84
*   * Ron Johnston 9.05
*   * Bob Duckworth 7.24
*   * Dick Fisher 6.57
*   * Peter Williams 5.54
*   * Arthur Wright 5.33
*   * Slant Payling 4.21
*   * Tink Maynard 3.64
*   * Jack Kitchen 3.00
*   * Danny Dunton 2.73
*   * Graham Beattie 2.50
*   * Tony Robinson 1.20
*   * Graham Coombes 0.29

Coventry

*   * Nigel Boocock 8.65
*   * Ron Mountford 7.61
*   * Arthur Forrest 7.28
*   * Nick Nicholls 5.51
*   * Maury Mattingley 5.44
*   * Brian Meredith 5.33
*   * Jim Lightfoot 4.98
*   * Les Owen 4.94
*   * Antti Pajari 4.32
*   * Graham Warren 2.00

Leicester

*   * Ken McKinlay 10.75
*   * Jack Geran 8.50
*   * Marian Kaiser 7.80
*   * Eric Boothroyd 5.95
*   * Charlie Barsby 4.10
*   * Bryan Elliott 4.00
*   * Guy Allott 3.80
*   * Alf Hagon 3.70
*   * Harry Bastable 2.67
*   * Dave Hankins 2.10

Norwich

*   * Ove Fundin 11.00
*   * Aub Lawson 8.56
*   * Billy Bales 7.78
*   * Cyril Roger 6.25
*   * Reg Trott 5.76
*   * Phil Clarke 5.63
*   * Johnny Chamberlain 5.58
*   * [Derek Strutt 4.55
*   * Harry Edwards 4.76
*   * Clive Featherby 4.00

Oxford

*   * Arne Pander 8.90
*   * Gordon McGregor 8.32
*   * Ronnie Genz 7.07
*   * Nick Nicholls 7.00
*   * Roy Bowers 5.96
*   * Arthur Wright 5.70
*   * Ken Adams 5.37
*   * Colin Gooddy 5.02
*   * Howdy Byford 3.52
*   * Dave Still 0.00

Poole

*   * Ray Cresp 7.37
*   * Les McGillivray 7.14
*   * Jack Unstead 7.08
*   * Birger Forsberg 6.85
*   * Jack Biggs 6.34
*   * Jimmy Squibb 5.70
* Trevor Blokdyk 4.88
*   * Reg Duval 4.50
*   * Terry Small 4.34
*   * Norman Strachan 3.73

Southampton

*   * Brian Crutcher 10.65
*   * Geoff Mardon 8.73
*   * Björn Knutson 8.40
*   * Jimmy Squibb 6.67
*   * Chum Taylor 6.22
*   * Dick Bradley 6.22
*   * Alby Golden 5.33
*   * Jack Scott 4.86
*   * Johnny Hole 5.70
*   * Brian Hanham 4.09
*   * Brian Brett 4.85

Swindon

*   * Mike Broadbank 9.40
*   * George White 7.89
*   * Ian Williams 7.22
*   * Tadeusz Teodorowicz 6.58
*   * Neil Street 6.57
*   * Trevor Redmond 3.71
*   * John Board 3.60
*   * Glyn Chandler 2.18
*   * Ray Harris 1.56
*   * Roy Moreton 0.94
*   * Leo McAuliffe 0.00

Wimbledon

*   * Ronnie Moore 10.52
*   * Peter Moore 10.40
*   * Ron How 9.92
*   * Barry Briggs 8.80
*   * Gerald Jackson 7.14
*   * Jim Tebby 6.55
*   * Bob Andrews 6.49
*   * Cyril Maidment 6.35
*   * Gerry King 5.00
*   * Cyril Brine 4.07

## See also

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* List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
* Knockout Cup (speedway)

## References

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1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129\. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
5. ^ "1959 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
6. ^ a b "1959 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

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