1959 Speedway National League
The 1959 National League was the 25th season and the fourteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.
Summary
With Ipswich Witches dropping down to the Southern Area League, only 9 teams competed with Wimbledon Dons continuing their domination of British speedway with their fifth title in six years.National Trophy
The 1959 National Trophy was the 21st edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 30/05 | Swindon | 55-52 | Oxford |
| 28/05 | Oxford | 59-49 | Swindon |
Second round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 16/07 | Oxford | 57-51 | Southampton |
| 14/07 | Southampton | 61-47 | Oxford |
| 27/06 | Belle Vue | 67-41 | Leicester |
| 27/06 | Coventry | 69-39 | Wimbledon |
| 26/06 | Leicester | 59-49 | Belle Vue |
| 22/06 | Wimbledon | 71-37 | Coventry |
| 20/06 | Norwich | 65-43 | Poole |
| 19/06 | Poole | 46-62 | Norwich |
'''Semifinals'''
Final
First legSecond leg
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–93.
Britannia Shield
South| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Wimbledon | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| Southampton | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Norwich | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| Swindon | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Poole | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
North
| Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| Belle Vue | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Coventry | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Leicester | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Oxford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Final
| Team one | Team two | Scores |
| Wimbledon | Belle Vue | 59–31, 56–34 |
Riders and final averages
Belle Vue- 10.84
- 9.05
- 7.24
- 6.57
- 5.54
- 5.33
- 4.21
- 3.64
- 3.00
- 2.73
- 2.50
- 1.20
- 0.29
- 8.65
- 7.61
- 7.28
- 5.51
- 5.44
- 5.33
- 4.98
- 4.94
- 4.32
- 2.00
- 10.75
- 8.50
- 7.80
- 5.95
- 4.10
- 4.00
- 3.80
- 3.70
- 2.67
- 2.10
- 11.00
- 8.56
- 7.78
- 6.25
- 5.76
- 5.63
- 5.58
- 4.55
- 4.76
- 4.00
- 8.90
- 8.32
- 7.07
- 7.00
- 5.96
- 5.70
- 5.37
- 5.02
- 3.52
- 0.00
- 7.37
- 7.14
- 7.08
- 6.85
- 6.34
- 5.70
- Trevor Blokdyk 4.88
- 4.50
- 4.34
- 3.73
- 10.65
- 8.73
- 8.40
- 6.67
- 6.22
- 6.22
- 5.33
- 4.86
- 5.70
- 4.09
- 4.85
- 9.40
- 7.89
- 7.22
- 6.58
- 6.57
- 3.71
- 3.60
- 2.18
- 1.56
- 0.94
- 0.00
- 10.52
- 10.40
- 9.92
- 8.80
- 7.14
- 6.55
- 6.49
- 6.35
- 5.00
- 4.07