1960 Speedway National League

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1960 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
No. of competitors10
Champions Wimbledon Dons
National Trophy Wimbledon Dons
Midland Cup Coventry Bees
Highest average Ove Fundin
Division/s below 1960 Provincial League

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]

Contents

Summary

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

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Wimbledon Dons 17130426
2 Belle Vue Aces 18111623
3 Oxford Cheetahs 18110722
4 Ipswich Witches 18100820
5 Norwich Stars 1781817
6 Leicester Hunters 1872916
7 Southampton Saints 18711015
8 New Cross Rangers 18711015
9 Coventry Bees 18701114
10 Swindon Robins 18501310

Top Ten Riders (League only)

RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1 Ove Fundin Flag of Sweden.svg Norwich11.41
2 Peter Craven Flag of England.svg Belle Vue10.75
3 Ronnie Moore Flag of New Zealand.svg Wimbledon10.72
4 Björn Knutson Flag of Sweden.svg Southampton10.08
5 Arne Pander Flag of Denmark.svg Oxford10.06
6 Ken McKinlay Flag of Scotland.svg Leicester9.98
7 Barry Briggs Flag of New Zealand.svg New Cross9.93
8 Peter Moore Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ipswich9.89
9 Ron Johnston Flag of New Zealand.svg Belle Vue9.88
10 Olle Nygren Flag of Sweden.svg Southampton9.40

National Trophy

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

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
17/05Southampton55-53Oxford
12/05Oxford54-54Southampton
06/05Leicester52-56Ipswich
05/05Ipswich64-44Leicester

Second round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
29/06New Cross61-46Norwich
27/06Wimbledon73-34Coventry
25/06Belle Vue71-37Ipswich
25/06Coventry54-54Wimbledon
25/06Norwich67-41New Cross
25/06Swindon66-42Southampton
23/06Ipswich52-56Belle Vue
21/06Southampton55-52Swindon

Semifinals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
25/07Wimbledon71-36Swindon
23/07Norwich65-41Belle Vue
16/07Belle Vue66-42Norwich
16/07Swindon48-60Wimbledon
17/08
replay
Norwich61-47Belle Vue
26/08
replay
Belle Vue53-55Norwich

Final

First leg

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
[7]

Second leg

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
[7]

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

Midland Cup

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

First round

Team oneTeam twoScore
CoventrySwindon58–31, 32–58
OxfordLeicester45–45, 36–54

Final

First leg

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
48–41Coventry
Jack Young 10
Nigel Boocock 9
Henryk Zyto 9
Ron Mountford 5
Les Owen 4
Maury Mattingley 2
Jim Lightfoot 1
Nick Nicholls 1

Second leg

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
51–39Leicester
Stefan Kwoczala 15
Ken McKinlay 12
Guy Allott 8
Charlie Barsby 2
Dave Hankins 2
Alf Hagon 0
Jack Geran 0
Bryan Elliott 0

Coventry won on aggregate 92–87

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Ipswich

Leicester

New Cross

Norwich

Oxford

Southampton

Swindon

Wimbledon

See also

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  8. "Bees' Sparkling Win in Midland Cup Final" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 19 October 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.