1962 Speedway National League

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The 1962 National League was the 28th season and the seventeenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.[1]

LeagueNational League
No. of competitors7
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1962 Speedway National League
LeagueNational League
No. of competitors7
ChampionsSouthampton Saints
National TrophyWimbledon Dons
Highest averageRonnie Moore
Division/s below1962 Provincial League
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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.[2][3][4]

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.[5] The club later withdrew from the league due to financial issues and their results were expunged.[6]

League

Final table

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Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Southampton Saints 24 18 0 6 36
2 Wimbledon Dons 24 14 1 9 29
3 Coventry Bees 24 13 0 11 26
4 Belle Vue Aces 24 12 0 12 24
5 Norwich Stars 24 12 0 12 24
6 Swindon Robins 24 9 2 13 20
7 Oxford Cheetahs 24 4 0 20 8
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Fixtures and results

A fixtures

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Home \ Away BV COV IPS NOR OX SOT SWI WIM
Belle Vue 29–49 38–40 51–27 44–34 42–36 43–35 34–44
Coventry 59–18 47–31 45–33 46–31 37–41 48–30 40–38
Ipswich 41–37 29–49 22–56 38–40 27–51 44–34 38–40
Norwich 37–41 35–43 n/a 50–28 42–36 51–26 35–43
Oxford 38–40 42–36 n/a 35–43 34–44 37–40 34.5–43.5
Southampton 46–32 50–28 60–18 53–25 60–18 48–30 46–32
Swindon 44–33 45–33 57–21 44–34 40–38 36–41 39–39
Wimbledon 52–26 43.5–34.5 52–26 54–24 53–25 47–30 59–19
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Source: [7]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

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Home \ Away BV COV IPS NOR OX SOT SWI WIM
Belle Vue 41–37 n/a 38–40 47–31 43–35 40–38 44–34
Coventry 48–30 n/a 53–25 55–23 47–31 45–33 46–32
Ipswich n/a n/a n/a 40–38 n/a n/a n/a
Norwich 46–32 40–38 n/a 52–26 47–31 50–28 40–38
Oxford 33–45 47–31 n/a 40–38 24–54 41–37 24–54
Southampton 49–29 52–26 n/a 58–20 59–19 42–35 53–25
Swindon 39–39 40–37 n/a 43–35 42–36 31–47 44–34
Wimbledon 53–25 46–31 42–36 38–40 49–29 36–42 47–31
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Source: [8]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top ten riders (league only)

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Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ronnie Moore New Zealand Wimbledon 10.14
2 Björn Knutson Sweden Southampton 9.89
3 Olle Nygren Sweden Swindon/Norwich 9.86
4 Peter Craven England Belle Vue 9.75
5 Barry Briggs New Zealand Southampton 9.64
6 Ove Fundin Sweden Norwich 9.30
7 Ron How England Wimbledon 9.30
8 Peter Moore Australia Ipswich/Swindon 9.02
9 Bob Andrews New Zealand Wimbledon 8.82
10 Ron Mountford England Coventry 8.74
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National Trophy

The 1962 National Trophy was the 24th edition of the Knockout Cup. Wimbledon were the winners.[9]

First round

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Date Team one Score Team two
25/06Wimbledon49-35Belle Vue
23/06Belle Vue46-38Wimbledon
23/06Swindon51-33Ipswich
22/06Ipswich42-40Swindon
19/06Southampton56-28Coventry
16/06Norwich33-51Oxford
14/06Oxford47-37Norwich
16/06Coventry41-43Southampton
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Semi-finals

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Date Team one Score Team two
23/08Oxford45-39Swindon
18/08Swindon59-25Oxford
14/08Southampton42-42Wimbledon
13/08Wimbledon50-33Southampton
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Final

First leg

More information Wimbledon DonsRonnie Moore 14Ron How 14Bob Andrews 11Gerry Jackson 7Cyril Brine 5 Leo McAuliffe 3Jim Tebby 1, 55 – 29 ...
Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 14
Ron How 14
Bob Andrews 11
Gerry Jackson 7
Cyril Brine 5
Leo McAuliffe 3
Jim Tebby 1
55 – 29Swindon Robins
Mike Broadbank 9
Arne Carlsson 7
Ian Williams 4
Martin Ashby 3
Peter Moore 3
Brian Brett 2
Neil Street 1
[10]
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Second leg

More information Swindon RobinsMartin Ashby 15Mike Broadbank 7Peter Moore 7Arne Carlsson 6Neil Street 5Ian Williams 3Brian Brett 2, 45 – 39 ...
Swindon Robins
Martin Ashby 15
Mike Broadbank 7
Peter Moore 7
Arne Carlsson 6
Neil Street 5
Ian Williams 3
Brian Brett 2
45 – 39Wimbledon Dons
Ronnie Moore 13
Ron How 12
Bob Andrews 9
Cyril Brine 3
Gerry Jackson 2
Jim Tebby 0
Leo McAuliffe 0
[10]
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Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 94–74.

Riders & final averages

Belle Vue

Coventry

Ipswich (resigned mid season)

Norwich

Oxford

Southampton

Swindon

Wimbledon

See also

References

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