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
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
30/05 Swindon55-52Oxford
28/05 Oxford59-49Swindon

Second round
DateTeam oneScoreTeam two
16/07 Oxford 57-51Southampton
14/07 Southampton61-47Oxford
27/06 Belle Vue67-41Leicester
27/06 Coventry69-39Wimbledon
26/06 Leicester59-49Belle Vue
22/06 Wimbledon71-37Coventry
20/06 Norwich65-43Poole
19/06 Poole46-62Norwich

'''Semifinals'''

Final

First leg
Second leg
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 123–93.

Britannia Shield

South
TeamPLWDLPts
Wimbledon860212
Southampton850310
Norwich84139
Swindon82155
Poole82064

North
TeamPLWDLPts
Belle Vue64028
Coventry64028
Leicester62044
Oxford62044

Final
Team oneTeam twoScores
WimbledonBelle Vue59–31, 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
Coventry
  • 8.65
  • 7.61
  • 7.28
  • 5.51
  • 5.44
  • 5.33
  • 4.98
  • 4.94
  • 4.32
  • 2.00
Leicester
  • 10.75
  • 8.50
  • 7.80
  • 5.95
  • 4.10
  • 4.00
  • 3.80
  • 3.70
  • 2.67
  • 2.10
Norwich
  • 11.00
  • 8.56
  • 7.78
  • 6.25
  • 5.76
  • 5.63
  • 5.58
  • 4.55
  • 4.76
  • 4.00
Oxford
  • 8.90
  • 8.32
  • 7.07
  • 7.00
  • 5.96
  • 5.70
  • 5.37
  • 5.02
  • 3.52
  • 0.00
Poole
Southampton
  • 10.65
  • 8.73
  • 8.40
  • 6.67
  • 6.22
  • 6.22
  • 5.33
  • 4.86
  • 5.70
  • 4.09
  • 4.85
Swindon
  • 9.40
  • 7.89
  • 7.22
  • 6.58
  • 6.57
  • 3.71
  • 3.60
  • 2.18
  • 1.56
  • 0.94
  • 0.00
Wimbledon
  • 10.52
  • 10.40
  • 9.92
  • 8.80
  • 7.14
  • 6.55
  • 6.49
  • 6.35
  • 5.00
  • 4.07