1964 Speedway National League

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1964 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
No. of competitors7
Champions Oxford Cheetahs
National Trophy Oxford Cheetahs
Britannia Shield Oxford Cheetahs
London Cup Wimbledon Dons
Highest average Ove Fundin
Division/s below 1964 Provincial League

The 1964 National League was the 30th season and the nineteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain, but the final season of the National League being the highest tier. [1]

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Summary

West Ham Hammers returned after a nine-year absence but the league stayed at seven competitors with the withdrawal of Southampton Saints. Oxford Cheetahs, who had finished bottom of the table in 1963, rose spectacularly up the league to win the title, a repeat of the feat they had accomplished at a lower level in 1950. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Oxford Cheetahs 1290318
2 Coventry Bees 1281317
3 Norwich Stars 1260612
4 Belle Vue Aces 1251611
5 Swindon Robins 124179
6 Wimbledon Dons 124179
7 West Ham Hammers 124088

On account of the small number of teams in the league meeting each other only once home and away, the Britannia Shield was run in a league format. Oxford Cheetahs came out on top.

Britannia Shield table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Oxford Cheetahs 1281317
2 Coventry Bees 1280416
3 Belle Vue Aces 1260612
4 Swindon Robins 1260612
5 Norwich Stars 1250710
6 Wimbledon Dons 1250710
7 West Ham Hammers 123187

Top Ten Riders (League only)

RiderNatTeamC.M.A.
1 Ove Fundin Flag of Sweden.svg Norwich Stars 10.71
2 Göte Nordin Flag of Sweden.svg Wimbledon Dons 10.62
3 Barry Briggs Flag of New Zealand.svg Swindon Robins 10.51
4 Nigel Boocock Flag of England.svg Coventry Bees 10.44
5 Ken McKinlay Flag of Scotland.svg Coventry Bees 9.92
6 Ron How Flag of England.svg Oxford Cheetahs 9.84
7 Mike Broadbank Flag of England.svg Swindon Robins 9.80
8 Sören Sjösten Flag of Sweden.svg Belle Vue Aces 9.62
9 Björn Knutson Flag of Sweden.svg West Ham Hammers 9.16
10 Dick Fisher Flag of England.svg Belle Vue Aces 8.77

[6]

National Trophy

The 1964 National Trophy was the 26th edition of the Knockout Cup. Oxford were the winners. [7]

First round

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
03/07Norwich47-36Oxford
25/06Oxford48-36Norwich
13/06Coventry43-41West Ham
09/06West Ham45-39Coventry
17/08Wimbledon46-38Swindon
08/08Swindon51-33Wimbledon

Semi-finals

DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
08/08Belle Vue32a-28aOxford
12/09Belle Vue46-38Oxford
06/08Oxford49-35Belle Vue
01/09West Ham51-33Swindon
05/09Swindon43-41West Ham

a=abandoned after 10 heats

Final

first leg

West Ham Hammers
Stan Stevens 11
Björn Knutson 9
Bengt Jansson 9
Reg Luckhurst 9
Ray Cresp 7
Malcolm Simmons 3
Norman Hunter 2
Alf Hagon 2
52–32 Oxford Cheetahs
Ron How 8
Jimmy Gooch 7
Ronnie Genz 6
Arne Pander 4
Eddie Reeves 3
Colin Gooddy 2
John Bishop 2
Ted Ede 0
[8]

second leg

Oxford Cheetahs
Colin Gooddy 10
Ron How 9
Jack Geran 8
Ronnie Genz 8
Arne Pander 7
Jimmy Gooch 5
Eddie Reeves 4
John Bishop 2
53–31 West Ham Hammers
Björn Knutson 10
Bengt Jansson 7
Stan Stevens 5
Bob Dugard 5
Ray Cresp 2
Reg Luckhurst 1
Norman Hunter 1
Alf Hagon 0
[8]

Oxford Cheetahs were declared National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 85-83.

London Cup

Just two teams competed. Wimbledon won on aggregate 87–81 [9]

Team 1Team 2ScoreScorersScorers
WimbledonWest Ham47–37Harrfeldt 10, Nordin 9, Jackson 9, Andrews 8, Tebby 5, McAuliffe 5, Whipp 1, Baker 0Jansson 10, Knutson 9, Luckhurst 4 Dugard 4, Ray Cresp 3, Stevens 3, Hagon 3, Hunter 1
West HamWimbledon44–40Knutson 12, Simmons 7, Luckhurst 7, Hunter 5, Hagon 3, Cresp 3, Jansson 3Andrews 11, Nordin 6, McAuliffe 6, Tebby 6, Jackson 5, Stan Stevens 4, Harrfeldt 3, Baker 2, Whipp 2

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Norwich

Oxford

Swindon

West Ham

Wimbledon

See also

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