The 1958 National League was the 24th season and the thirteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain.
Summary Bradford Tudors who had dropped out at the start of the previous season only to return in mid-season, had dropped out again. Promoter Vic Gooden moved the entire promotion and team of Rayleigh Rockets to Poole Pirates.
Wimbledon Dons won their fourth title in five years.
League Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Wimbledon Dons 18 12 2 4 262 Norwich Stars 18 12 0 6 243 Southampton Saints 18 11 0 7 224 Leicester Hunters 18 11 0 7 225 Belle Vue Aces 18 10 0 8 206 Swindon Robins 18 10 0 8 207 Coventry Bees 18 9 1 8 198 Oxford Cheetahs 18 5 2 11 129 Poole Pirates 18 6 0 12 1210 Ipswich Witches 18 1 1 16 3
Fixtures and results
Top ten riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ove Fundin Norwich 11.60 2 Peter Craven Belle Vue 11.00 3 Ken McKinlay Leicester 10.82 4 Barry Briggs Wimbledon 10.43 5 Brian Crutcher Southampton 10.03 6 Jack Young Coventry 10.02 7 Peter Moore Ipswich 9.73 8 Jack Biggs Poole 9.69 9 Ron How Wimbledon 9.47 10 Ronnie Moore Wimbledon 9.09
National Trophy The 1958 National Trophy was the 20th edition of the Knockout Cup. Belle Vue were the winners.
First round Date Team one Score Team two30/05 Leicester 65-54 Southampton29/05 Oxford 58-61 Poole27/05 Southampton 84-36 Leicester26/05 Poole 60-60 Oxford Second round Date Team one Score Team two03/07 Ipswich 42-77 Swindon30/06 Poole 49-71 Belle Vue30/06 Wimbledon 67-53 Norwich28/06 Belle Vue 80-40 Poole28/06 Coventry 57-63 Southampton28/06 Norwich 72-48 Wimbledon28/06 Swindon 78-42 Ipswich24/06 Southampton 78-42 Coventry Semifinals Date Team one Score Team two16/08 Norwich 69-51 Swindon12/08 Southampton 60-59 Belle Vue09/08 Belle Vue 77-43 Southampton09/08 Swindon 60-60 Norwich Final
First leg
Second leg
Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 136–103.
Britannia Cup
South Team PL W D L PtsWimbledon 8 8 0 0 16 Swindon 8 4 0 4 8 Southampton 8 4 0 4 8 Norwich 8 3 0 5 6 Poole 8 1 0 7 2
North Team PL W D L PtsBelle Vue 8 8 0 0 16Coventry 8 4 0 4 8 Ipswich 8 3 1 4 7 Leicester 8 3 0 5 6 Oxford 8 1 1 6 3
Final Team one Team two ScoresWimbledon Belle Vue 49–47, 43–53
Riders and final averages Belle Vue
11.00 7.90 7.76 6.45 6.41 6.40 5.33 5.28 1.25 0.80
Coventry
10.02 8.00 7.78 6.88 6.64 5.47 4.89 4.46 2.62
Ipswich
9.73 6.39 4.93 (George Snailum) 3.89 3.89 3.81 3.58 3.50 3.00
Leicester
10.82 9.08 7.65 5.46 4.62 4.38 3.89 2.86
Norwich
11.60 9.08 8.20 7.19 7.03 5.44 4.76 4.30 3.48 (George Snailum) 3.20 2.35 0.00
Oxford
7.40 7.26 6.75 6.48 6.43 5.37 5.35 5.14 4.24 2.00 1.60
Poole
9.69 7.11 6.23 6.12 5.75 Trevor Blokdyk 4.76 4.48 4.31 3.91 3.16
Southampton
10.03 8.39 7.73 7.47 6.57 6.33 5.74 5.60 5.25 3.67 3.40
Swindon
8.36 8.34 8.32 8.00 6.15 4.47 3.89 2.62 2.48
Wimbledon
10.43 9.47 9.09 6.76 6.73 6.41 5.82 1.09
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
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