1962 Speedway National League
The 1962 National League was the 28th season and the seventeenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.
Summary
With the withdrawal of New Cross Rangers and with Leicester Hunters moving down to the Provincial League, the entry list was 8 teams and so home and away fixtures were raced twice. Southampton Saints broke the domination of Wimbledon Dons by winning their first National League title.Ipswich Witches' season was a complete disaster. Their new signing Olle Nygren did not even start the season due to ill-health and then Jack Unstead was killed in the first recorded fatal crash at Foxhall Stadium, on 13 April 1962. The club later withdrew from the league due to financial issues and their results were expunged.
League
Final table
- Ipswich Witches resigned in mid-season.
Fixtures and results
A fixtures'''B fixtures'''
National Trophy
The 1962 National Trophy was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
| 25/06 | Wimbledon | 49-35 | Belle Vue |
| 23/06 | Belle Vue | 46-38 | Wimbledon |
| 23/06 | Swindon | 51-33 | Ipswich |
| 22/06 | Ipswich | 42-40 | Swindon |
| 19/06 | Southampton | 56-28 | Coventry |
| 16/06 | Norwich | 33-51 | Oxford |
| 14/06 | Oxford | 47-37 | Norwich |
| 16/06 | Coventry | 41-43 | Southampton |
'''Semi-finals'''
Final
First legSecond leg
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 94–74.
Riders & final averages
Belle Vue- 9.75
- 8.23
- 7.95
- 7.33
- 4.44
- 4.00
- 3.67
- 3.60
- 3.27
- 3.17
- 2.50
- 2.33
- 8.74
- 8.63
- 8.20
- 7.61
- 6.33
- 6.11
- 5.33
- 4.47
- 3.35
- 8.73
- 6.63
- 6.06
- 6.00
- 5.85
- 5.17
- 4.44
- 2.24
- Trevor Blokdyk 3.33
- 1.33
- n/a
- 9.80
- 9.30
- 6.78
- 6.49
- 6.07
- 5.56
- 5.48
- 4.67
- 4.39
- 2.74
- 2.67
- 6.91
- 6.88
- 5.84
- 5.56
- 5.20
- 5.20
- 4.93
- 4.42
- 2.73
- 9.89
- 9.64
- 7.49
- 7.33
- 7.10
- 6.54
- 6.37
- 9.71
- 8.27
- 8.00
- 6.94
- 6.21
- 6.00
- 5.62
- 5.30
- 4.45
- 2.67
- 10.14
- 9.30
- 8.82
- 7.03
- 6.50
- 6.00
- 5.14
- 4.82
- 3.35