1960 Speedway National League

1960 Speedway National League

League	National League
Season	1960
Champions	Wimbledon Dons
No. of competitors	10
National Trophy	Wimbledon Dons
Division/s below	1960 Provincial League

The 1960 National League was the fifteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.

Summary

The number of competitors increased from nine to ten with New Cross Rangers returning after a seven-year absence, and Ipswich Witches returning after one year away replacing Poole Pirates who moved down to the newly formed Provincial League.

Wimbledon Dons won their sixth title in just seven years.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Wimbledon Dons	17	13	0	4	26
Belle Vue Aces	18	11	1	6	23
Oxford Cheetahs	18	11	0	7	22
Ipswich Witches	18	10	0	8	20
Norwich Stars	17	8	1	8	17
Leicester Hunters	18	7	2	9	16
Southampton Saints	18	7	1	10	15
New Cross Rangers	18	7	1	10	15
Coventry Bees	18	7	0	11	14
Swindon Robins	18	5	0	13	10

Top Ten Riders (League only)

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Ove Fundin		Norwich Stars	11.41
2	Peter Craven		Belle Vue Aces	10.75
3	Ronnie Moore		Wimbledon Dons	10.72
4	Björn Knutsson		Southampton Saints	10.08
5	Arne Pander		Oxford Cheetahs	10.06
6	Ken McKinlay		Leicester Hunters	9.98
7	Barry Briggs		New Cross Rangers	9.93
8	Peter Moore		Ipswich Witches	9.89
9	Ron Johnston		Belle Vue Aces	9.88
10	Olle Nygren		Southampton Saints	9.40

National Trophy

The 1960 National Trophy was the 22nd edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
17/05	Southampton	55-53	Oxford
12/05	Oxford	54-54	Southampton
06/05	Leicester	52-56	Ipswich
05/05	Ipswich	64-44	Leicester

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
29/06	New Cross	61-46	Norwich
27/06	Wimbledon	73-34	Coventry
25/06	Belle Vue	71-37	Ipswich
25/06	Coventry	54-54	Wimbledon
25/06	Norwich	67-41	New Cross
25/06	Swindon	66-42	Southampton
23/06	Ipswich	52-56	Belle Vue
21/06	Southampton	55-52	Swindon

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
25/07	Wimbledon	71-36	Swindon
23/07	Norwich	65-41	Belle Vue
16/07	Belle Vue	66-42	Norwich
16/07	Swindon	48-60	Wimbledon
17/08 replay	Norwich	61-47	Belle Vue
26/08 replay	Belle Vue	53-55	Norwich

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
24/09	Norwich	62-46	Wimbledon
03/10	Wimbledon	69-39	Norwich

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions