1958 Speedway National League
Appearance
League | National League |
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No. of competitors | 10 |
Champions | Wimbledon Dons |
National Trophy | Belle Vue Aces |
Highest average | Ove Fundin |
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]
Summary
[edit]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
[edit]Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
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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)
[edit]Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
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1 | Ove Fundin | ![]() |
Norwich | 11.60 |
2 | Peter Craven | ![]() |
Belle Vue | 11.00 |
3 | Ken McKinlay | ![]() |
Leicester | 10.82 |
4 | Barry Briggs | ![]() |
Wimbledon | 10.43 |
5 | Brian Crutcher | ![]() |
Southampton | 10.03 |
6 | Jack Young | ![]() |
Coventry | 10.02 |
7 | Peter Moore | ![]() |
Ipswich | 9.73 |
8 | Jack Biggs | ![]() |
Poole | 9.69 |
9 | Ron How | ![]() |
Wimbledon | 9.47 |
10 | Ronnie Moore | ![]() |
Wimbledon | 9.09 |
National Trophy
[edit]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 |
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30/05 | Leicester | 65-54 | Southampton |
29/05 | Oxford | 58-61 | Poole |
27/05 | Southampton | 84-36 | Leicester |
26/05 | Poole | 60-60 | Oxford |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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03/07 | Ipswich | 42-77 | Swindon |
30/06 | Poole | 49-71 | Belle Vue |
30/06 | Wimbledon | 67-53 | Norwich |
28/06 | Belle Vue | 80-40 | Poole |
28/06 | Coventry | 57-63 | Southampton |
28/06 | Norwich | 72-48 | Wimbledon |
28/06 | Swindon | 78-42 | Ipswich |
24/06 | Southampton | 78-42 | Coventry |
Semifinals
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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16/08 | Norwich | 69-51 | Swindon |
12/08 | Southampton | 60-59 | Belle Vue |
09/08 | Belle Vue | 77-43 | Southampton |
09/08 | Swindon | 60-60 | Norwich |
Final
[edit]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 – 45 | Norwich 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 |
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[6] |
Second leg
Norwich Stars Ove Fundin 16 Billy Bales 10 Aub Lawson 5 Phil Clarke 4 Harry Edwards 4 John Chamberlain 8 Clive Featherby 4 Jimmy Heard 3 Tommy Sweetman 3 Dennis Newton 1 | 58 – 62 | Belle Vue Aces Ron Johnston 10 Bob Duckworth 7 Peter Craven 15 Slant Payling 10 Dick Fisher 10 Tink Maynard 4 Eddie Rigg 2 Jack Kitchen 0 Graham Beattie 3 Bob McHugh 1 |
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[6] |
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 136–103.
Riders & final averages
[edit]Belle Vue
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Peter Craven 11.00
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Ron Johnston 7.90
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Dick Fisher 7.76
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Slant Payling 6.45
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Eddie Rigg 6.41
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Bob Duckworth 6.40
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Tink Maynard 5.33
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Peter Williams 5.28
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Jack Kitchen 1.25
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Graham Beattie 0.80
Coventry
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Jack Young 10.02
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Arthur Forrest 8.00
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Per Olof Söderman 7.78
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Jim Lightfoot 6.88
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Ron Mountford 6.64
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Maury Mattingley 5.47
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Reg Duval 4.89
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Nick Nicholls 4.46
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Les Owen 2.62
Ipswich
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Peter Moore 9.73
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Ray Cresp 6.39
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Nigel Boocock 4.93
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Tich Read (George Snailum) 3.89
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Jim Tebby 3.89
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Danny Dunton 3.81
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Bob Sharp 3.58
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Bert Edwards 3.50
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Jimmy Gooch 3.00
Leicester
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Ken McKinlay 10.82
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Jack Geran 9.08
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Gerry Hussey 7.65
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Bryan Elliott 5.46
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Alf Hagon 4.62
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Charlie Barsby 4.38
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Harry Bastable 3.89
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Guy Allott 2.86
Norwich
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Ove Fundin 11.60
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Aub Lawson 9.08
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Billy Bales 8.20
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Phil Clarke 7.19
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Dennis Newton 7.03
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Harry Edwards 5.44
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Johnny Chamberlain 4.76
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Reg Trott 4.30
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Arne Hendriksen 3.48
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Tich Read (George Snailum) 3.20
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Derek Strutt 2.35
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Clive Featherby 0.00
Oxford
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Charlie New 7.40
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Gordon McGregor 7.26
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Howdy Byford 6.75
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Ronnie Genz 6.48
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Arthur Wright 6.43
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Reg Duval 5.37
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Eric Boothroyd 5.35
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Dennis Newton 5.14
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Roy Bowers 4.24
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Colin Gooddy 2.00
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Brian Miller 1.60
Poole
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Jack Biggs 9.69
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Birger Forsberg 7.11
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Les McGillivray 6.23
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Ken Middleditch 6.12
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Jack Unstead 5.75
Trevor Blokdyk 4.76
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Ken Adams 4.48
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Bill Holden 4.31
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Terry Small 3.91
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Maury McDermott 3.16
Southampton
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Brian Crutcher 10.03
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Dick Bradley 8.39
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Chum Taylor 7.73
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Split Waterman 7.47
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Brian Hanham 6.57
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Jimmy Squibb 6.33
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Alby Golden 5.74
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Leo McAuliffe 5.60
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Johnny Hole 5.25
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Ron Walton 3.67
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Brian Brett 3.40
Swindon
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George White 8.36
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Ian Williams 8.34
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Mike Broadbank 8.32
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Neil Street 8.00
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Roy Taylor 6.15
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Al Sparrey 4.47
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Ernie Lessiter 3.89
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Maury Conway 2.62
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Roy Moreton 2.48
Wimbledon
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Barry Briggs 10.43
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Ron How 9.47
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Ronnie Moore 9.09
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Gerald Jackson 6.76
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Cyril Maidment 6.73
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Cyril Brine 6.41
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Bob Andrews 5.82
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Gerry King 1.09
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "1958 National Trophy". Speedway archive.
- ^ a b "1958 National Trophy". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 12 August 2021.