The 1958 National League was the thirteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.^[1]

Summary

Bradford Tudors who had dropped out at the start of the previous season only to return in mid-season, had dropped out again along with the bottom side Rayleigh Rockets. Poole Pirates returned after a one-year absence. Wimbledon Dons won their fourth title in five years.

Final table

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Wimbledon Dons	18	12	2	4	26
Norwich Stars	18	12	0	6	24
Southampton Saints	18	11	0	7	22
Leicester Hunters	18	11	0	7	22
Belle Vue Aces	18	10	0	8	20
Swindon Robins	18	10	0	8	20
Coventry Bees	18	9	1	8	19
Oxford Cheetahs	18	5	2	11	12
Poole Pirates	18	6	0	12	12
Ipswich Witches	18	1	1	16	3

Top Ten Riders (League only)

	Rider	Nat	Team	C.M.A.
1	Ove Fundin		Norwich Stars	11.60
2	Peter Craven		Belle Vue Aces	11.00
3	Ken McKinlay		Leicester Hunters	10.82
4	Barry Briggs		Wimbledon Dons	10.43
5	Brian Crutcher		Southampton Saints	10.03
6	Jack Young		Coventry Bees	10.02
7			Ipswich Witches	9.73
8			Poole Pirates	9.69
9	Ron How		Wimbledon Dons	9.47
10	Ronnie Moore		Wimbledon Dons	9.09

National Trophy

The 1958 National Trophy was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup. Belle Vue were the winners.^[2]

First Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
30/05	Leicester	65-54	Southampton
29/05	Oxford	58-61	Poole
27/05	Southampton	84-36	Leicester
26/05	Poole	60-60	Oxford

Second Round

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
03/07	Ipswich	42-77	Swindon
30/06	Poole	49-71	Belle Vue
30/06	Wimbledon	67-53	Norwich
28/06	Belle Vue	80-40	Poole
28/06	Coventry	57-63	Southampton
28/06	Norwich	72-48	Wimbledon
28/06	Swindon	78-42	Ipswich
24/06	Southampton	78-42	Coventry

Semi Finals

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
16/08	Norwich	69-51	Swindon
12/08	Southampton	60-59	Belle Vue
09/08	Belle Vue	77-43	Southampton
09/08	Swindon	60-60	Norwich

Final

Date	Team One	Score	Team Two
11/09	Belle Vue	74-45	Norwich
13/09	Norwich	58-62	Belle Vue

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References