1962 Speedway National League

The 1962 National League was the 28th season and the seventeenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

1962 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
ChampionsSouthampton Saints
No. of competitors7
National TrophyWimbledon Dons
Highest averageRonnie Moore
Division/s below1962 Provincial League

Summary

With the withdrawal of New Cross Rangers and with Leicester Hunters moving down to the Provincial League, the entry list was 8 teams and so home and away fixtures were raced twice. The teams were reduced to just 7 with the mid-season closure of Ipswich Witches. Southampton Saints broke the domination of Wimbledon Dons by winning their first National League title.[2][3][4]

Final table
Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Southampton Saints 24 18 0 6 36
2 Wimbledon Dons 24 14 1 9 29
3 Coventry Bees 24 13 0 11 26
4 Belle Vue Aces 24 12 0 12 24
5 Norwich Stars 24 12 0 12 24
6 Swindon Robins 24 9 2 13 20
7 Oxford Cheetahs 24 4 0 20 8

Top Ten Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 10.14
2 Björn Knutsson Sweden Southampton Saints 9.89
3 Olle Nygren Sweden Swindon Robins/Norwich Stars 9.86
4 Peter Craven England Belle Vue Aces 9.75
5 Barry Briggs New Zealand Southampton Saints 9.64
6 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich Stars 9.30
7 Ron How England Wimbledon Dons 9.30
8 Peter Moore Australia Ipswich Witches/Swindon Robins 9.02
9 Bob Andrews New Zealand Wimbledon Dons 8.82
10 Ron Mountford England Coventry Bees 8.74

National Trophy

The 1962 National Trophy was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.[5]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
25/06Wimbledon49-35Belle Vue
23/06Belle Vue46-38Wimbledon
23/06Swindon51-33Ipswich
22/06Ipswich42-40Swindon
19/06Southampton56-28Coventry
16/06Norwich33-51Oxford
14/06Oxford47-37Norwich
16/06Coventry41-43Southampton

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
23/08Oxford45-39Swindon
18/08Swindon59-25Oxford
14/08Southampton42-42Wimbledon
13/08Wimbledon50-33Southampton

Final

First leg

Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 14
Ron How 14
Bob Andrews 11
Gerry Jackson 7
Cyril Brine 5
Leo McAuliffe 3
Jim Tebby 1		55 – 29Swindon Robins
Mike Broadbank 9
Arne Carlsson 7
Ian Williams 4
Martin Ashby 3
Peter Moore 3
Brian Brett 2
Neil Street 1
[6]

Second leg

Swindon Robins
Martin Ashby 15
Mike Broadbank 7
Peter Moore 7
Arne Carlsson 6
Neil Street 5
Ian Williams 3
Brian Brett 2		45 – 39Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 13
Ron How 12
Bob Andrews 9
Cyril Brine 3
Gerry Jackson 2
Jim Tebby 0
Leo McAuliffe 0
[6]

Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 94–74.

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Ipswich (resigned mid season)

Norwich

Oxford

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. "1962 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. "1962 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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