1961_Speedway_National_League

1961 Speedway National League

1961 Speedway National League

British motorcycle speedway season

The 1961 National League was the 27th season and the sixteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

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Summary

The entry list was identical to the previous year and although Wimbledon Dons won their seventh title in eight years, it would be their last.[2][3][4]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Wimbledon Dons 18 15 0 3 30
2 Southampton Saints 18 13 2 3 28
3 Coventry Bees 18 10 1 7 21
4 Belle Vue Aces 18 10 0 8 20
5 Swindon Robins 18 8 0 10 16
6 Ipswich Witches 18 7 1 10 15
7 Norwich Stars 18 7 0 11 14
8 New Cross Rangers 18 7 0 11 14
9 Oxford Cheetahs 18 6 1 11 13
10 Leicester Hunters 18 4 1 13 9

Top Ten Riders (League only)

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich 11.51
2 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon 11.17
3 Peter Craven England Belle Vue 10.95
4 Björn Knutson Sweden Southampton 10.79
5 Arne Pander Denmark Oxford 10.60
6 Barry Briggs New Zealand Southampton 10.13
7 Ron How England Wimbledon 10.05
8 Ron Johnston New Zealand Belle Vue 10.00
9 Ken McKinlay Scotland Leicester 9.57
10 Bob Duckworth New Zealand Belle Vue 9.48

National Trophy

The 1961 National Trophy was the 23rd edition of the Knockout Cup. Southampton were the winners.[5]

First round

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Second round

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Semifinals

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Final

First leg

More information Southampton SaintsBjörn Knutson 15Barry Briggs 14Dick Bradley 9Alby Golden 6Peter Vandenberg 4Cyril Roger 4Chum Taylor 3, 55 – 29 ...

Second leg

More information Swindon RobinsTadeusz Teodorowicz 9Mike Broadbank 8George White 8Brian Meredith 5Ian Williams 4Brian Brett 4Neil Street 3, 41 – 43 ...

Southampton were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 98–70.

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Ipswich

Leicester

New Cross

Norwich

Oxford

Southampton

Swindon

Wimbledon

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. [2]
    "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. [3]
    Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. [4]
    "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "1961 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
  6. [6]
    "1961 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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