League | 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 |
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]
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]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
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 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
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 |
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 |
First leg
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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[6] |
Second leg
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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[6] |
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–93.
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