National League 1961

1961 National League

M W D L F A Pts Wimbledon Dons 18 15 0 3 830 573 30 Southampton Saints 18 13 2 3 788 613 28 Coventry Bees 18 10 1 7 676 728 21 Belle Vue Aces 18 10 0 8 761 642 20 Swindon Robins 18 8 0 10 683 719 16 Ipswich Witches 18 7 1 10 681.5 720.5 15 Norwich Stars 18 7 0 11 691.5 700.5 14 New Cross Rangers 18 7 0 11 626 774 14 Oxford Cheetahs 18 6 1 11 665 727 13 Leicester Hunters 18 4 1 13 599 804 9 Fixtures & Results 01/04/1961 Belle Vue 57 21 Coventry 10/04/1961 Wimbledon 53 24 Swindon 11/04/1961 Southampton 53 25 Norwich 13/04/1961 Oxford 59 19 Coventry 15/04/1961 Belle Vue 44 34 Southampton 15/04/1961 Coventry 40 38 Oxford 15/04/1961 Norwich 46.5 31.5 Ipswich 15/04/1961 Swindon 34 44 Wimbledon 17/04/1961 Wimbledon 44 34 Belle Vue 18/04/1961 Southampton 56 22 New Cross 19/04/1961 New Cross 31 45 Southampton 21/04/1961 Leicester 40 38 Norwich 22/04/1961 Belle Vue 52 26 Leicester 22/04/1961 Norwich 43 23 Oxford 22/04/1961 Swindon Rain New Cross 24/04/1961 Wimbledon 53 25 Coventry 25/04/1961 Southampton Rain Ipswich 27/04/1961 Ipswich 42 36 Swindon 27/04/1961 Oxford 48 30 New Cross 28/04/1961 Norwich 40 38 Belle Vue 29/04/1961 Coventry 50 28 Leicester 29/04/1961 Swindon 48 30 Oxford 01/05/1961 Wimbledon 61 17 Leicester 03/05/1961 Coventry 54 24 Swindon 03/05/1961 New Cross 41 37 Belle Vue 04/05/1961 Ipswich Rain Norwich 04/05/1961 Oxford Rain Wimbledon 05/05/1961 Leicester 46 32 New Cross 06/05/1961 Belle Vue 48 30 Oxford 06/05/1961 Norwich 37 41 Coventry 06/05/1961 Swindon 41 37 Ipswich 08/05/1961 Wimbledon 52 26 Oxford 09/05/1961 Southampton 56 22 Leicester 11/05/1961 Oxford 41 37 Norwich 13/05/1961 Belle Vue 43 35 Swindon 13/05/1961 Coventry 39 39 Southampton 16/05/1961 Southampton 42 36 Swindon 17/05/1961 New Cross 44 34 Oxford 18/05/1961 Ipswich 43 35 Coventry 19/05/1961 Leicester 35 43 Belle Vue 20/05/1961 Coventry 46 32 New Cross 20/05/1961 Norwich 37 41 Wimbledon 20/05/1961 Swindon 44 34 Leicester 22/05/1961 Wimbledon 60 18 New Cross 24/05/1961 New Cross 55 23 Ipswich 25/05/1961 Ipswich 44 33 Leicester 27/05/1961 Belle Vue 48 30 Wimbledon 27/05/1961 Norwich 55 23 New Cross 27/05/1961 Swindon 37 41 Southampton 30/05/1961 Southampton 49 29 Ipswich 31/05/1961 New Cross 34 44 Wimbledon 01/06/1961 Ipswich 51 27 New Cross 01/06/1961 Oxford 51 27 Leicester 02/06/1961 Leicester 42 36 Oxford 03/06/1961 Belle Vue 44 34 Ipswich 03/06/1961 Norwich 45 33 Southampton 03/06/1961 Swindon 47 31 Coventry 05/06/1961 Wimbledon 49 29 Southampton 06/06/1961 Southampton 49 29 Wimbledon 08/06/1961 Oxford 40 38 Ipswich 09/06/1961 Leicester 34 44 Coventry 10/06/1961 Coventry 43 35 Wimbledon 10/06/1961 Ipswich 51 27 Oxford 10/06/1961 Swindon 45 33 Norwich 14/06/1961 New Cross 44 33 Swindon 17/06/1961 Coventry 45 33 Belle Vue 23/06/1961 Leicester 36 42 Southampton 24/06/1961 Norwich 52 26 Swindon 26/06/1961 Wimbledon 54 24 Norwich 27/06/1961 Southampton 53 25 Coventry 28/06/1961 New Cross 51 27 Norwich 29/06/1961 Ipswich 35 41 Southampton 29/06/1961 Oxford 45 33 Belle Vue 30/06/1961 Leicester 50 28 Swindon 10/07/1961 Wimbledon 51 27 Ipswich 11/07/1961 Southampton 45 33 Oxford 14/07/1961 Leicester 39 39 Ipswich 15/07/1961 Coventry 41 37 Norwich 15/07/1961 Swindon 45 33 Belle Vue 19/07/1961 New Cross 47 31 Coventry 20/07/1961 Oxford 39 39 Southampton 22/07/1961 Belle Vue 60 17 New Cross 22/07/1961 Coventry 47 37 Ipswich 29/07/1961 Norwich 49 29 Leicester 29/07/1961 Swindon 54 24 New Cross 03/08/1961 Ipswich 40 38 Belle Vue 03/08/1961 Oxford 32 46 Swindon 04/08/1961 Leicester 37 41 Wimbledon 09/08/1961 New Cross 52 24 Leicester 12/08/1961 Belle Vue 40 38 Norwich 12/08/1961 Coventry 46 32 Ipswich 17/08/1961 Oxford 33 45 Wimbledon 31/08/1961 Ipswich 50 28 Norwich 26/09/1961 Southampton 42 36 Belle Vue Wimbledon Bob Andrews, Cyril Brine, Ted brine (manager), Gil Goldfinch, Gerry Jackson, front- Ron How, Ronnie Moore (captain on bike), Cyril Maidment