National League 1963

1963 National League

M W D L F A Pts Belle Vue Aces 24 17 0 7 989 881 34 Norwich Stars 24 13 2 9 911 879 28 Wimbledon Dons 24 12 1 11 944 922 25 Coventry Bees 24 11 2 11 912 957 24 Southampton Saints 24 11 0 13 933 936 22 Swindon Robins 24 10 2 12 1009 885 22 Oxford Cheetahs 24 6 1 17 867 1005 13 Fixtures & Results 30/03/1963 Coventry 45-33 Swindon 06/04/1963 Norwich 30-36 (a) Coventry 13/04/1963 Belle Vue 50-28 Southampton 13/04/1963 Norwich 27-21 (b) Swindon 20/04/1963 Belle Vue 43-34 Wimbledon 20/04/1963 Coventry 40-38 Oxford 20/04/1963 Swindon rained off Southampton 27/04/1963 Coventry 44-34 Southampton 27/04/1963 Norwich 43-35 Oxford 27/04/1963 Swindon 44-34 Wimbledon 29/04/1963 Wimbledon rained off Southampton 30/04/1963 Southampton 56-22 Coventry 02/05/1963 Oxford 44-34 Southampton 04/05/1963 Belle Vue 41-37 Norwich 04/05/1963 Swindon 47-31 Coventry 06/05/1963 Wimbledon 45-33 Coventry 07/05/1963 Southampton 56-22 Belle Vue 11/05/1963 Belle Vue 49-29 Swindon 11/05/1963 Norwich 41-37 Wimbledon 13/05/1963 Wimbledon 44-31 Norwich 14/05/1963 Southampton rained off Oxford 16/05/1963 Oxford 35-43 Swindon 17/05/1963 Norwich 35-43 Coventry 18/05/1963 Coventry 30-48 Belle Vue 18/05/1963 Swindon 48-30 Norwich 20/05/1963 Wimbledon 39-39 Swindon 25/05/1963 Belle Vue 52-26 Oxford 25/05/1963 Coventry 53-25 Wimbledon 25/05/1963 Norwich 47-31 Southampton 27/05/1963 Wimbledon 48-30 Oxford 28/05/1963 Southampton 48-30 Norwich 30/05/1963 Oxford 36-42 Norwich 01/06/1963 Belle Vue 45-33 Coventry 01/06/1963 Swindon 49-29 Southampton 03/06/1963 Wimbledon 36-42 Belle Vue 04/06/1963 Southampton 49-29 Oxford 06/06/1963 Oxford 40-38 Belle Vue 08/06/1963 Norwich 46-32 Oxford 08/06/1963 Swindon 40-38 Wimbledon 13/06/1963 Oxford rained off Wimbledon 14/06/1963 Norwich cancelled Swindon 15/06/1963 Belle Vue 44-34 Norwich 22/06/1963 Coventry 44-34 Swindon 25/06/1963 Southampton 44-34 Wimbledon 28/06/1963 Norwich rained off Belle Vue 08/07/1963 Wimbledon 48-30 Southampton 09/07/1963 Southampton 44-34 Belle Vue 11/07/1963 Oxford rained off Coventry 13/07/1963 Belle Vue 46-31 Wimbledon 13/07/1963 Coventry 39-39 Norwich 13/07/1963 Swindon 43-35 Oxford 15/07/1963 Wimbledon 48-30 Swindon 16/07/1963 Southampton 41-37 Coventry 17/07/1963 Norwich 46-32 Belle Vue 18/07/1963 Oxford 44-34 Coventry 20/07/1963 Coventry 42-36 Oxford 20/07/1963 Norwich 53-25 Southampton 20/07/1963 Swindon 37-41 Belle Vue 25/07/1963 Oxford 35-43 Norwich 27/07/1963 Belle Vue 50-28 Southampton 27/07/1963 Coventry 39-39 Wimbledon 27/07/1963 Swindon 39-39 Norwich 29/07/1963 Wimbledon 44-34 Oxford 30/07/1963 Southampton 48-30 Swindon 01/08/1963 Oxford 42-36 Southampton 03/08/1963 Belle Vue 06-12 (c) Coventry 03/08/1963 Norwich 43-35 Wimbledon 03/08/1963 Swindon rained off Southampton 06/08/1963 Southampton 38-40 Wimbledon 08/08/1963 Oxford 45-33 Belle Vue 10/08/1963 Belle Vue 47-31 Swindon 10/08/1963 Coventry 48-30 Norwich 12/08/1963 Wimbledon 40-38 Southampton 13/08/1963 Southampton 46-32 Oxford 15/08/1963 Oxford 34-44 Wimbledon 17/08/1963 Belle Vue 44-34 Oxford 17/08/1963 Coventry 43-33 Southampton 19/08/1963 Wimbledon 38-40 Norwich 20/08/1963 Southampton 39-38 Norwich 23/08/1963 Norwich 42-36 Swindon 24/08/1963 Coventry 42-36 Belle Vue 24/08/1963 Swindon 54-24 Oxford 30/08/1963 Swindon 33-45 Belle Vue 02/09/1963 Wimbledon 42-35 Coventry 04/09/1963 Norwich rained off Swindon 05/09/1963 Oxford 42-36 Wimbledon 07/09/1963 Swindon 53-25 Coventry 09/09/1963 Wimbledon 45-33 Belle Vue 10/09/1963 Southampton 38-40 Swindon 12/09/1963 Oxford 46-32 Coventry 18/09/1963 Norwich 45-33 Belle Vue 19/09/1963 Oxford 39-39 Swindon 21/09/1963 Coventry 45-33 Wimbledon 21/09/1963 Swindon 38-40 Southampton 05/10/1963 Norwich 37-41 Coventry 19/10/1963 Belle Vue 41-37 Coventry (a) abandoned heat 11 (b) abandoned heat 8 (c) abandoned heat 3 Belle Vue National League Champions Gordon McGregor, Soren Sjosten, Bill Powell, Peter Craven Jim Yacoby, Cyril Maidment, Dick Fisher Southampton Alby Goulden, Barry Briggs, Bert Croucher (manager), Reg Luckhurst, Bjorn Knutsson, Dick Bradley, Cyril Roger, Peter Vandenburg Coventry L-R - Ken McKinlay, Les Owen, Peter Brough, Nigel Boocock, Jim Lightfoot, back - Bryan Elliott, Ron Mountford Wimbledon Ron How, Ronnie Moore (cap), Ted Brine (manager), Bobby Andrews, Gerry Jackson front - Roy Trigg, Jim Tebby, Leo McAuliffe Norwich Olle Nygren, Gordon Parkins (manager), Ove Fundin front - John Debbage, Jimmy Gooch, Reg Trott (cap), Terry Betts, Billy Bales Swindon Brian Brett, Jon Erskine, Bob Jones (manager), Peter Moore, Tadeusz Teodorowicz, front - Mike Broadbanks (cap), Neil Street, Martin Ashby Oxford Arne Pander, Colin Gooddy, Ronnie Genz, Danny Dunton front - Alf Hagon, Chum Taylor, Jack Geran (cap)