1960 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season

1960 Speedway National LeagueLeague| National League

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No. of competitors| 10
Champions| Wimbledon Dons
National Trophy| Wimbledon Dons
Midland Cup| Coventry Bees
Highest average| Ove Fundin
Division/s below| 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.[1]

## Summary[edit]

The number of competitors increased from nine to ten with New Cross Rangers returning after a seven-year absence, and Ipswich Witches returning after one year away replacing Poole Pirates who moved down to the newly formed Provincial League.[2][3]

Wimbledon Dons won their sixth title in just seven years.[4]

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.[5]

## Final table[edit]

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

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1  | Wimbledon Dons | 17  | 13  | 0  | 4  | 26
2  | Belle Vue Aces | 18  | 11  | 1  | 6  | 23
3  | Oxford Cheetahs | 18  | 11  | 0  | 7  | 22
4  | Ipswich Witches | 18  | 10  | 0  | 8  | 20
5  | Norwich Stars | 17  | 8  | 1  | 8  | 17
6  | Leicester Hunters | 18  | 7  | 2  | 9  | 16
7  | Southampton Saints | 18  | 7  | 1  | 10  | 15
8  | New Cross Rangers | 18  | 7  | 1  | 10  | 15
9  | Coventry Bees | 18  | 7  | 0  | 11  | 14
10  | Swindon Robins | 18  | 5  | 0  | 13  | 10

## Top Ten Riders (League only)[edit]

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

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1  | Ove Fundin |  | Norwich  | 11.41
2  | Peter Craven |  | Belle Vue  | 10.75
3  | Ronnie Moore |  | Wimbledon  | 10.72
4  | Björn Knutson |  | Southampton  | 10.08
5  | Arne Pander |  | Oxford  | 10.06
6  | Ken McKinlay |  | Leicester  | 9.98
7  | Barry Briggs |  | New Cross  | 9.93
8  | Peter Moore |  | Ipswich  | 9.89
9  | Ron Johnston |  | Belle Vue  | 9.88
10  | Olle Nygren |  | Southampton  | 9.40

## National Trophy[edit]

The 1960 National Trophy was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.[6]

First round

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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17/05 | Southampton | 55-53 | Oxford
12/05 | Oxford | 54-54 | Southampton
06/05 | Leicester | 52-56 | Ipswich
05/05 | Ipswich | 64-44 | Leicester

Second round

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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29/06 | New Cross | 61-46 | Norwich
27/06 | Wimbledon | 73-34 | Coventry
25/06 | Belle Vue | 71-37 | Ipswich
25/06 | Coventry | 54-54 | Wimbledon
25/06 | Norwich | 67-41 | New Cross
25/06 | Swindon | 66-42 | Southampton
23/06 | Ipswich | 52-56 | Belle Vue
21/06 | Southampton | 55-52 | Swindon

Semifinals

Date  | Team one  | Score  | Team two

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25/07 | Wimbledon | 71-36 | Swindon
23/07 | Norwich | 65-41 | Belle Vue
16/07 | Belle Vue | 66-42 | Norwich
16/07 | Swindon | 48-60 | Wimbledon
17/08
replay | Norwich | 61-47 | Belle Vue
26/08
replay | Belle Vue | 53-55 | Norwich

### Final[edit]

First leg

24 September 1960

Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 17
Aub Lawson 14
John Chamberlain 10
Dennis Newton 10
Reg Trott 5
Derek Strutt 3
Harry Edwards 3
Cyril Roger 0| 62 – 46| Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 12
Bob Andrews 10
Cyril Maidment 9
Gerry Jackson 6
Cyril Brine 4
Gil Goldfinch 3
Jim Tebby 2
Ernie Baker 0

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The Firs Stadium

Second leg

3 October 1960

Wimbledon Dons
Cyril Maidment 15
Bob Andrews 13
Gil Goldfinch 12
Cyril Brine 11
Gerry Jackson 9
Jim Tebby 7
Ronnie Moore 2
Ernie Baker 0| 69 – 39| Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 18
John Chamberlain 5
Reg Trott 5
Dennis Newton 4
Harry Edwards 4
Cyril Roger 2
Derek Strutt 1
Billy Bales 0

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Wimbledon Stadium

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 115–101.

## Midland Cup[edit]

Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of four teams.[8]

First round

Team one  | Team two  | Score

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Coventry | Swindon | 58–31, 32–58
Oxford | Leicester | 45–45, 36–54

### Final[edit]

First leg

23 September 1960

Leicester
Stefan Kwoczala 15
Ken McKinlay 14
Guy Allott 6
Charlie Barsby 4
Jack Geran 3
Bryan Elliott 2
Dave Hankins 2
Alf Hagon 2| 48–41| Coventry
Jack Young 10
Nigel Boocock 9
Henryk Zyto 9
Ron Mountford 5
Les Owen 4
Maury Mattingley 2
Jim Lightfoot 1
Nick Nicholls 1

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Leicester Stadium

Second leg

24 September 1960

Coventry
Henryk Zyto 9
Jack Young 9
Nigel Boocock 8
Jim Lightfoot 6
Maury Mattingley 6
Les Owen 6
Ron Mountford 4
Nick Nicholls 3| 51–39| Leicester
Stefan Kwoczala 15
Ken McKinlay 12
Guy Allott 8
Charlie Barsby 2
Dave Hankins 2
Alf Hagon 0
Jack Geran 0
Bryan Elliott 0

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Brandon Stadium

Coventry won on aggregate 92–87

## Riders & final averages[edit]

Belle Vue

*   * Peter Craven 10.75
*   * Ron Johnston 9.88
*   * Bob Duckworth 8.00
*   * Dick Fisher 6.93
*   * Göte Nordin 6.67
*   * Arthur Wright 6.35
*   * Tink Maynard 4.92
*   * Tony Robinson 4.38
*   * Slant Payling 4.36
*   * Jack Kitchen 4.00
*   * Graham Coombes 3.90
*   * Bryce Subritzky 3.53

Coventry

*   * Jack Young 9.01
*   * Nigel Boocock 8.31
*   * Henryk Żyto 7.37
*   * Les Owen 6.60
*   * Ron Mountford 5.79
*   * Graham Warren 5.63
*   * Nick Nicholls 5.50
*   * Jim Lightfoot 5.13
*   * Maury Mattingley 4.18
*   * Rick France 3.60

Ipswich

*   * Peter Moore 9.89
*   * Ray Cresp 6.86
*   * Jack Biggs 6.67
*   * Les McGillivray 6.00
*   * Colin Gooddy 5.80
*   * Jack Unstead 5.60
*   * Birger Forsberg 4.71
*   * Jimmy Squibb 4.50
*   * Len Silver 4.12

Leicester

*   * Ken McKinlay 9.98
*   * Stefan Kwoczała 8.25
*   * Bryan Elliott 6.15
*   * Alf Hagon 5.97
*   * Jack Geran 5.44
*   * Dave Hankins 5.07
*   * Guy Allott 4.78
*   * Charlie Barsby 4.31
*   * Harry Bastable 2.86

New Cross

*   * Barry Briggs 9.93
*   * Eric Williams 9.33
*   * Split Waterman 7.32
*   * Leo McAuliffe 6.08
*   * Jimmy Gooch 4.96
*   * Tommy Sweetman 3.74
*   * Bobby Croombs 3.57
*   * Derek Timms 3.43
*   * Arne Carlsson 3.00
*   * Reg Luckhurst 2.93

Norwich

*   * Ove Fundin 11.41
*   * Aub Lawson 7.28
*   * Billy Bales 6.58
*   * Cyril Roger 5.45
*   * Reg Trott 5.33
*   * Johnny Chamberlain 5.22
*   * Dennis Newton 5.07
*   * Derek Strutt 4.98
*   * Harry Edwards 4.64
*   * Clive Featherby 2.86
*   * Terry Betts 0.00

Oxford

*   * Arne Pander 10.06
*   * Ronnie Genz 8.41
*   * Gordon McGregor 7.95
*   * Jack Biggs 7.32
*   * Howdy Byford 5.53
*   * Roy Bowers 5.05
*   * Ken Adams 4.92
*   * Eric Boothroyd 4.87
*   * Colin Gooddy 4.67
*   * Danny Dunton 4.59
*   * Dave Still 2.44

Southampton

*   * Björn Knutson 10.08
*   * Olle Nygren 9.40
*   * Brian Crutcher 8.71
*   * Chum Taylor 8.00
*   * Dick Bradley 6.61
*   * Brian Hanham 6.00
*   * Alby Golden 5.75
*   * Ross Gilbertson 5.75
*   * Peter Vandenberg 3.91
*   * Jack Scott 3.53
*   * Brian Brett 0.62
*   * Alf Jonsson injured after 2 matches

Swindon

*   * Mike Broadbank 8.33
*   * George White 8.00
*   * Ian Williams 6.92
*   * Neil Street 6.85
*   * Tadeusz Teodorowicz 6.74
*   * John Board 4.68
*   * Brian Meredith 4.19
*   * Ron Taylor 3.60
*   * Brian Brett 2.45

Wimbledon

*   * Ronnie Moore 10.72
*   * Ron How 9.36
*   * Bob Andrews 8.17
*   * Gerald Jackson 6.84
*   * Cyril Maidment 6.59
*   * Cyril Brine 6.35
*   * Gil Goldfinch 5.84
*   * Ernie Baker 2.89
*   * Jim Tebby 3.93

## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
2. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
3. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
4. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129\. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
5. ^ "Speedway rider killed". Birmingham Daily Post. 25 July 1960. Retrieved 13 August 2021 - via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "1960 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
7. ^ a b "1960 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
8. ^ "Bees' Sparkling Win in Midland Cup Final". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 19 October 2023 - via British Newspaper Archive.

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