The 1964 National League was the 30th season and the nineteenth post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain, but the final season of the National League being the highest tier.
Summary West Ham Hammers returned after a nine-year absence but the league stayed at seven competitors with the withdrawal of Southampton Saints. Oxford Cheetahs, who had finished bottom of the table in 1963, rose spectacularly up the league to win the title, a repeat of the feat they had accomplished at a lower level in 1950.
Final table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Oxford Cheetahs 12 9 0 3 182 Coventry Bees 12 8 1 3 173 Norwich Stars 12 6 0 6 124 Belle Vue Aces 12 5 1 6 115 Swindon Robins 12 4 1 7 96 Wimbledon Dons 12 4 1 7 97 West Ham Hammers 12 4 0 8 8
On account of the small number of teams in the league meeting each other only once home and away, the Britannia Shield was run in a league format. Oxford Cheetahs came out on top.
Fixtures and results
Britannia Shield table Pos Team PL W D L Pts1 Oxford Cheetahs 12 8 1 3 172 Coventry Bees 12 8 0 4 163 Belle Vue Aces 12 6 0 6 124 Swindon Robins 12 6 0 6 125 Norwich Stars 12 5 0 7 106 Wimbledon Dons 12 5 0 7 107 West Ham Hammers 12 3 1 8 7
Fixtures and results
Top ten riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ove Fundin Norwich Stars 10.71 2 Göte Nordin Wimbledon Dons 10.62 3 Barry Briggs Swindon Robins 10.51 4 Nigel Boocock Coventry Bees 10.44 5 Ken McKinlay Coventry Bees 9.92 6 Ron How Oxford Cheetahs 9.84 7 Mike Broadbank Swindon Robins 9.80 8 Sören Sjösten Belle Vue Aces 9.62 9 Björn Knutson West Ham Hammers 9.16 10 Dick Fisher Belle Vue Aces 8.77
National Trophy The 1964 National Trophy was the 26th edition of the Knockout Cup. Oxford were the winners.
First round Date Team one Score Team two03/07 Norwich 47-36 Oxford25/06 Oxford 48-36 Norwich13/06 Coventry 43-41 West Ham09/06 West Ham 45-39 Coventry17/08 Wimbledon 46-38 Swindon08/08 Swindon 51-33 Wimbledon Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two08/08 Belle Vue 32a-28a Oxford12/09 Belle Vue 46-38 Oxford06/08Oxford 49-35 Belle Vue01/09 West Ham 51-33 Swindon05/09 Swindon 43-41 West Ham a=abandoned after 10 heats
Final first leg
second leg
Oxford Cheetahs were declared National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 85-83.
London Cup Just two teams competed. Wimbledon won on aggregate 87–81
Team 1 Team 2 Score Scorers Scorers Wimbledon West Ham47–37Harrfeldt 10, Nordin 9, Jackson 9, Andrews 8, Tebby 5, McAuliffe 5, Whipp 1, Baker 0 Jansson 10, Knutson 9, Luckhurst 4 Dugard 4, Ray Cresp 3, Stevens 3, Hagon 3, Hunter 1 West HamWimbledon44–40Knutson 12, Simmons 7, Luckhurst 7, Hunter 5, Hagon 3, Cresp 3, Jansson 3Andrews 11, Nordin 6, McAuliffe 6, Tebby 6, Jackson 5, Stan Stevens 4, Harrfeldt 3, Baker 2, Whipp 2
Riders & final averages Belle Vue
9.62 8.77 7.84 5.60 4.47 3.50 3.24 3.11 2.00
Coventry
10.44 9.92 7.31 7.10 5.14 5.00 4.97 4.86 4.74 0.67
Norwich
10.71 8.65 7.45 7.68 6.12 4.69 4.57 4.00 3.89 1.33 0.50
Oxford
9.84 8.00 8.00 7.27 6.70 6.47 4.57 3.83 3.67
Swindon
10.51 9.80 6.98 6.57 6.00 5.50 4.97 2.94 2.92 2.40 2.33 1.78
West Ham
9.16 7.08 6.93 6.38 6.33 6.33 5.45 5.03 3.68
Wimbledon
10.62 6.88 6.87 7.06 5.18 3.20 3.11 3.00 2.86
See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway)
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