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British motorcycle speedway season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
League | National League |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 10 |
Champions | Wimbledon Dons |
National Trophy | Belle Vue Aces |
Highest average | Ove Fundin |
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]
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 |
Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|
30/05 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.
Belle Vue
Coventry
Ipswich
Leicester
Norwich
Oxford
Poole
Southampton
Swindon
Wimbledon
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