1958 Speedway National League

The 1958 National League was the 24th season and the thirteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1958 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
ChampionsWimbledon Dons
No. of competitors10
National TrophyBelle Vue Aces
Highest averageOve Fundin

Summary

Bradford Tudors who had dropped out at the start of the previous season only to return in mid-season, had dropped out again along with the bottom side Rayleigh Rockets. Poole Pirates returned after a one-year absence. Wimbledon Dons won their fourth title in five years.[2][3][4]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wimbledon Dons 18 12 2 4 26
2 Norwich Stars 18 12 0 6 24
3 Southampton Saints 18 11 0 7 22
4 Leicester Hunters 18 11 0 7 22
5 Belle Vue Aces 18 10 0 8 20
6 Swindon Robins 18 10 0 8 20
7 Coventry Bees 18 9 1 8 19
8 Oxford Cheetahs 18 5 2 11 12
9 Poole Pirates 18 6 0 12 12
10 Ipswich Witches 18 1 1 16 3

Top Ten Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich Stars 11.60
2 Peter Craven England Belle Vue Aces 11.00
3 Ken McKinlay Scotland Leicester Hunters 10.82
4 Barry Briggs New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 10.43
5 Brian Crutcher England Southampton Saints 10.03
6 Jack Young Australia Coventry Bees 10.02
7 Peter Moore Australia Ipswich Witches 9.73
8 Jack Biggs Australia Poole Pirates 9.69
9 Ron How England Wimbledon Dons 9.47
10 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 9.09

National Trophy

The 1958 National Trophy was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup. Belle Vue were the winners.[5]

First round
Date Team one Score Team two
30/05Leicester65-54Southampton
29/05Oxford58-61Poole
27/05Southampton84-36Leicester
26/05Poole60-60Oxford

Second round
Date Team one Score Team two
03/07Ipswich42-77Swindon
30/06Poole49-71Belle Vue
30/06Wimbledon67-53Norwich
28/06Belle Vue80-40Poole
28/06Coventry57-63Southampton
28/06Norwich72-48Wimbledon
28/06Swindon78-42Ipswich
24/06Southampton78-42Coventry

Semifinals
Date Team one Score Team two
16/08Norwich69-51Swindon
12/08Southampton60-59Belle Vue
09/08Belle Vue77-43Southampton
09/08Swindon60-60Norwich

Final

First leg

Belle Vue Aces
Peter Craven 16
Ron Johnston 11
Dick Fisher 9
Eddie Rigg 8
Bob Duckworth 7
Bob McHugh 7
Slant Payling 6
Tink Maynard 4
Graham Beattie 4
Jack Kitchen 2		74 – 45Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 16
Phil Clarke 8
Billy Bales 8
Aub Lawson 5
John Chamberlain 3
Clive Featherby 2
Dennis Newton 2
Jimmy Heard 1
Tommy Sweetman 0
Harry Edwards 0
[6]

Second leg

Norwich Stars
Ove Fundin 16
Billy Bales 10
Aub Lawson 5
Phil Clarke 4
Harry Edwards 4
John Chmaberlain 8
Clive Featherby 4
Jimmy Heard 3
Tommy Sweetman 3
Dennis Newton 1		58 – 62Belle Vue Aces
Ron Johnston 10
Bob Duckworth7
Peter Craven 15
Slant Payling 10
Dick Fisher 10
Tink Maynard 4
Eddie Rigg 2
Jack Kitchen 0
Graham Beattie 3
Bob McHugh 1
[6]

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 136–103.

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Ipswich

Leicester

Norwich

  • Sweden Ove Fundin 11.60
  • Australia Aub Lawson 9.08
  • England Billy Bales 8.20
  • England Phil Clarke 7.19
  • England Dennis Newton 7.03
  • England Harry Edwards 5.44
  • Australia Johnny Chamberlain 4.76
  • England Reg Trott 4.30
  • England Arne Hendriksen 3.48
  • England Tich Read (George Snailum) 3.20
  • England Derek Strutt 2.35
  • England Clive Featherby 0.00

Oxford

Poole

Southampton

Swindon

Wimbledon

See also

References
  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. "1958 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. "1958 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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