1961 Speedway National League
The 1961 National League was the 27th season and the sixteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.
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.National Trophy
The 1961 National Trophy was the 23rd edition of the Knockout Cup. Southampton were the winners.First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 15/06 | Oxford | 43-40 | Southampton |
| 13/06 | Southampton | 58-26 | Oxford |
| 10/06 | Belle Vue | 55-28 | New Cross |
| 07/06 | New Cross | 46-37 | Belle Vue |
Second round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 17/08 | Ipswich | 44-40 | Coventry |
| 09/08 | Norwich | 43-40 | Swindon |
| 08/08 | Southampton | 52-32 | Belle Vue |
| 29/07 | Belle Vue | 47-37 | Southampton |
| 24/07 | Wimbledon | 46-38 | Norwich |
| 22/07 | Norwich | 52-32 | Wimbledon |
| 22/07 | Swindon | 66-18 | Leicester |
| 21/07 | Leicester | 38-45 | Swindon |
'''Semifinals'''
Final
First legSecond leg
Southampton were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 98–70.
Riders & final averages
Belle Vue- 10.95
- 10.00
- 9.48
- 7.30
- 5.90
- 3.60
- 3.25
- 3.21
- 2.67
- 2.00
- 7.84
- 7.73
- 7.44
- 6.00
- 5.97
- 5.10
- 4.00
- 4.15
- 8.90
- 8.39
- 6.36
- 6.34
- 5.85
- 5.07
- Trevor Blokdyk 4.12
- 4.00
- 2.29
- 9.57
- 6.92
- 6.47
- 5.39
- 5.33
- 4.12
- 3.24
- 2.72
- Neil Mortimer 2.61
- 8.06
- 8.00
- Doug Davies 6.96
- 6.54
- 6.44
- 6.17
- 4.96
- 4.00
- 4.33
- 3.75
- 11.51
- 7.77
- 7.67
- 5.48
- 4.80
- 4.37
- 3.90
- 3.45
- 2.50
- 2.40
- 0.00
- 10.60
- 8.72
- 8.16
- 6.56
- 5.33
- 5.27
- 3.72
- 3.48
- 1.85
- 1.68
- 10.79
- 10.13
- 8.80
- 7.83
- 6.73
- 5.59
- 5.00
- 4.55
- 4.29
- 7.83
- 7.82
- 7.52
- 6.96
- 6.22
- 6.00
- 6.00
- 5.39
- 4.85
- 1.00
- 11.17
- 10.05
- 9.04
- 7.33
- 7.17
- 7.14
- 5.58
- 5.10
- 0.00