# 1960 Speedway National League

The 1960 National League was the 26th season and 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, Johnnie Hoskins persuaded Split Waterman and Eric Williams to come out of retirement and also signed was double world champion Barry Briggs.
Ipswich Witches returned 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.
Derek 'Tink' Maynard of the Belle Vue Aces was fatally injured in a crash at The Firs Stadium, on 23 July 1960. Maynard was competing in the second leg of the National Trophy against Norwich when Slant Payling lost control of his bike and it hit Maynard. Both riders were taken to Norwich Hospital but Maynard died the following morning.

## Final table

| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Wimbledon Dons | 17 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| 2 | Belle Vue Aces | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | Oxford Cheetahs | 18 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Ipswich Witches | 18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | Norwich Stars | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Leicester Hunters | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 7 | Southampton Saints | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | New Cross Rangers | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 9 | Coventry Bees | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 10 | Swindon Robins | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 10 |

## Fixtures and results

| Home \ Away | BV | COV | IPS | LEI | NC | NOR | OX | SOT | SWI | WIM |
| Belle Vue | | 51–39 | 61–29 | 61–29 | 57–33 | 54–35 | 47–43 | 55–34 | 51–39 | 44–46 |
| Coventry | 33–57 | | 58–31 | 54–36 | 63–27 | 53–37 | 53–37 | 58–32 | 52–38 | 44–46 |
| Ipswich | 47–42 | 46–44 | | 46–44 | 53–36 | 52–38 | 39–51 | 45–44 | 50–40 | 38–52 |
| Leicester | 40–49 | 50–40 | 50–40 | | 41–49 | 56.5–33.5 | 57–33 | 48–42 | 52–38 | 53–37 |
| New Cross | 45–45 | 49–40 | 44–45 | 53–37 | | 42–47 | 47–42 | 50–37 | 55–33 | 47–43 |
| Norwich | 46–44 | 52–38 | 56–34 | 45–45 | 61–29 | | 55–35 | 47–43 | 56–34 | n/a |
| Oxford | 43–47 | 59–30 | 55–35 | 49–41 | 46–44 | 49–41 | | 47–41 | 48–42 | 46–44 |
| Southampton | 50–40 | 49–41 | 44–46 | 45–45 | 55–35 | 60–30 | 41–46 | | 60–30 | 50–40 |
| Swindon | 48–42 | 54–36 | 43–47 | 47–43 | 47–43 | 55–35 | 44–46 | 42–47 | | 44–46 |
| Wimbledon | 47–43 | 56–34 | 61–28 | 64–26 | 48–42 | 56–34 | 49–41 | 49–41 | 54–36 | |

## Top Ten Riders (League only)

| | Rider | Team | C.M.A. |
| 1 | Ove Fundin | Norwich | 11.41 |
| 2 | Peter Craven | Belle Vue | 10.75 |
| 3 | Ronnie Moore | Wimbledon | 10.72 |
| 4 | Björn Knutson | Southampton | 10.08 |
| 5 | Arne Pander | Oxford | 10.06 |
| 6 | Ken McKinlay | Leicester | 9.98 |
| 7 | Barry Briggs | New Cross | 9.93 |
| 8 | Peter Moore | Ipswich | 9.89 |
| 9 | Ron Johnston | Belle Vue | 9.88 |
| 10 | Olle Nygren | Southampton | 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 |
Semifinals
| 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

First leg
Second leg
Wimbledon were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 115–101.

## Midland Cup

Coventry won the Midland Cup, which consisted of four teams.
First round
| Team one | Team two | Score |
| Coventry | Swindon | 58–31, 32–58 |
| Oxford | Leicester | 45–45, 36–54 |

### Final

First leg
Second leg
Coventry won on aggregate 92–87

## Riders & final averages

Belle Vue
* Peter Craven 10.75
* Ron Johnston 9.88
* Bob Duckworth 8.00
* Dick Fisher 6.93
* Göte Nordin 6.67
* Arthur Wright 6.35
* Tink Maynard 4.92
* Tony Robinson 4.38
* Slant Payling 4.36
* Jack Kitchen 4.00
* Graham Coombes 3.90
* Bryce Subritzky 3.53
Coventry
* Jack Young 9.01
* Nigel Boocock 8.31
* Henryk Żyto 7.37
* Les Owen 6.60
* Ron Mountford 5.79
* Graham Warren 5.63
* Nick Nicholls 5.50
* Jim Lightfoot 5.13
* Maury Mattingley 4.18
* Rick France 3.60
Ipswich
* Peter Moore 9.89
* Ray Cresp 6.86
* Jack Biggs 6.67
* Les McGillivray 6.00
* Colin Gooddy 5.80
* Jack Unstead 5.60
* Birger Forsberg 4.71
* Jimmy Squibb 4.50
* Len Silver 4.12
Leicester
* Ken McKinlay 9.98
* Stefan Kwoczała 8.25
* Bryan Elliott 6.15
* Alf Hagon 5.97
* Jack Geran 5.44
* Dave Hankins 5.07
* Guy Allott 4.78
* Charlie Barsby 4.31
* Harry Bastable 2.86
New Cross
* Barry Briggs 9.93
* Eric Williams 9.33
* Split Waterman 7.32
* Leo McAuliffe 6.08
* Jimmy Gooch 4.96
* Tommy Sweetman 3.74
* Bobby Croombs 3.57
* Derek Timms 3.43
* Arne Carlsson 3.00
* Reg Luckhurst 2.93
Norwich
* Ove Fundin 11.41
* Aub Lawson 7.28
* Billy Bales 6.58
* Cyril Roger 5.45
* Reg Trott 5.33
* Johnny Chamberlain 5.22
* Dennis Newton 5.07
* Derek Strutt 4.98
* Harry Edwards 4.64
* Clive Featherby 2.86
* Terry Betts 0.00
Oxford
* Arne Pander 10.06
* Ronnie Genz 8.41
* Gordon McGregor 7.95
* Jack Biggs 7.32
* Howdy Byford 5.53
* Roy Bowers 5.05
* Ken Adams 4.92
* Eric Boothroyd 4.87
* Colin Gooddy 4.67
* Danny Dunton 4.59
* Dave Still 2.44
Southampton
* Björn Knutson 10.08
* Olle Nygren 9.40
* Brian Crutcher 8.71
* Chum Taylor 8.00
* Dick Bradley 6.61
* Brian Hanham 6.00
* Alby Golden 5.75
* Ross Gilbertson 5.75
* Peter Vandenberg 3.91
* Jack Scott 3.53
* Brian Brett 0.62
* Alf Jonsson injured after 2 matches
Swindon
* Mike Broadbank 8.33
* George White 8.00
* Ian Williams 6.92
* Neil Street 6.85
* Tadeusz Teodorowicz 6.74
* John Board 4.68
* Brian Meredith 4.19
* Ron Taylor 3.60
* Brian Brett 2.45
Wimbledon
* Ronnie Moore 10.72
* Ron How 9.36
* Bob Andrews 8.17
* Gerald Jackson 6.84
* Cyril Maidment 6.59
* Cyril Brine 6.35
* Gil Goldfinch 5.84
* Ernie Baker 2.89
* Jim Tebby 3.93