1958 Speedway National League

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 along with the bottom side Rayleigh Rockets. Poole Pirates returned after a one-year absence. Wimbledon Dons won their fourth title in five years.

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

First round Second round Semifinals

Final
First leg

Second leg

Belle Vue were National Trophy Champions, winning on aggregate 136–103.

Riders & final averages
Belle Vue


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Craven 11.00
 * 🇳🇿 Ron Johnston 7.90
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dick Fisher 7.76
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Slant Payling 6.45
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eddie Rigg 6.41
 * 🇳🇿 Bob Duckworth 6.40
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tink Maynard 5.33
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Peter Williams 5.28
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Kitchen 1.25
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Graham Beattie 0.80

Coventry


 * 🇦🇺 Jack Young 10.02
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arthur Forrest 8.00
 * 🇸🇪 Per Olof Söderman 7.78
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jim Lightfoot 6.88
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ron Mountford 6.64
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Maury Mattingley 5.47
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reg Duval 4.89
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nick Nicholls 4.46
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Les Owen 2.62

Ipswich


 * 🇦🇺 Peter Moore 9.73
 * 🇦🇺 Ray Cresp 6.39
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nigel Boocock 4.93
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tich Read (George Snailum) 3.89
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jim Tebby 3.89
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Dunton 3.81
 * 🇦🇺 Bob Sharp 3.58
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bert Edwards 3.50
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jimmy Gooch 3.00

Leicester


 * Ken McKinlay 10.82
 * 🇦🇺 Jack Geran 9.08
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gerry Hussey 7.65
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bryan Elliott 5.46
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alf Hagon 4.62
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Charlie Barsby 4.38
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Bastable 3.89
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Guy Allott 2.86

Norwich


 * 🇸🇪 Ove Fundin 11.60
 * 🇦🇺 Aub Lawson 9.08
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Billy Bales 8.20
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Phil Clarke 7.19
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dennis Newton 7.03
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Harry Edwards 5.44
 * 🇦🇺 Johnny Chamberlain 4.76
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reg Trott 4.30
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arne Hendriksen 3.48
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Tich Read (George Snailum) 3.20
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Derek Strutt 2.35
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Clive Featherby 0.00

Oxford


 * 🇳🇿 Charlie New 7.40
 * Gordon McGregor 7.26
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Howdy Byford 6.75
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ronnie Genz 6.48
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arthur Wright 6.43
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Reg Duval 5.37
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Eric Boothroyd 5.35
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dennis Newton 5.14
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roy Bowers 4.24
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Colin Gooddy 2.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brian Miller 1.60

Poole


 * 🇦🇺 Jack Biggs 9.69
 * 🇸🇪 Birger Forsberg 7.11
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Les McGillivray 6.23
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ken Middleditch 6.12
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Unstead 5.75
 * Trevor Blokdyk 4.76
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ken Adams 4.48
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bill Holden 4.31
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Terry Small 3.91
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Maury McDermott 3.16

Southampton


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brian Crutcher 10.03
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Dick Bradley 8.39
 * 🇦🇺 Chum Taylor 7.73
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Split Waterman 7.47
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brian Hanham 6.57
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jimmy Squibb 6.33
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Alby Golden 5.74
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Leo McAuliffe 5.60
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Johnny Hole 5.25
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ron Walton 3.67
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Brian Brett 3.40

Swindon


 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 George White 8.36
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Ian Williams 8.34
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Mike Broadbank 8.32
 * 🇦🇺 Neil Street 8.00
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roy Taylor 6.15
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Al Sparrey 4.47
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ernie Lessiter 3.89
 * 🇦🇺 Maury Conway 2.62
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Roy Moreton 2.48

Wimbledon


 * 🇳🇿 Barry Briggs 10.43
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ron How 9.47
 * 🇳🇿 Ronnie Moore 9.09
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gerald Jackson 6.76
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cyril Maidment 6.73
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cyril Brine 6.41
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bob Andrews 5.82
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gerry King 1.09