1959 Timeline May

1959 Timeline
1955 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - 1957
May
Friday
1
Leicester 46-44 Belle Vue Britannia Shield
Poole vs Swindon Britannia Shield Rained Off
Saturday
2
Norwich 52-38 Poole Britannia Shield
Belle Vue 57-33 Coventry Britannia Shield
Swindon 57-51 Leicester Challenge
Belle Vue
Sunday
3
Stockholm Sweden, World Championship Swedish Qualification
1st Ulf Ericsson
2nd Birger Forsberg
3rd Göran Norlen
Vetlanda, Sweden World Championship Swedish Qualification
1st Arne Carlsson
2nd Björn Knutsson
3rd Joel Jansson
Eastbourne 46-26 Southern Rovers Challenge
Monday
4
Wimbledon Southern Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round
1st Ove Fundin
2nd Ronnie Moore
3rd Peter Moore
Tuesday
5
Southampton 60-48 Belle Vue Britannia Shield
Thursday
7
Oxford 51-39 Belle Vue Britannia Shield
Friday
8
Poole 38-52 Swindon Britannia Shield
Leicester 44-46 Coventry Britannia Shield
Leicester
Saturday
9
Swindon Cavalcade Of Speed Best Pairs
1st, Birger Forsberg & Les McGillivray
Coventry 49-41 Leicester Britannia Shield
Norwich 65-42 Oxford Britannia Shield
Belle Vue 51-57 Swindon National League
Belle Vue
Sunday
10
Rye House Rye House Championship
1st Brian Meredith
Monday
11
Wimbledon 67-41 Coventry National League
Tuesday
12
Southampton Southern Riders Qualyfying Round
1st Ove Fundin
1st Ron How
Wednesday
13
Norwich CTS Continental Trophy
1st Ove Fundin
2nd Peter Craven
3rd Ken McKinley
Ove Fundin, Peter Craven
Thursday
14
Oxford Midland Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round
1st Neil Street
2nd Gordon McGregor
3rd Arne Pander
Oxford
Oxford
Friday
15
Plymouth 54-42 Oxford Challenge
Leicester Cavalcade Of Speed Pairs
1st Arthur Forrest & Nigel Boocock
Bristol Bristol Challenge Bowl
1st Ronnie Moore
2nd Ove Fundin
3rd Ron How
Poole 58-50 Leicester National League
Bristol
Saturday
16
Swindon 39-68 Wimbledon National League
Coventry 64-44 Norwich National League
Belle Vue 65-43 Poole National League
Swindon
Sunday
17
Rye House 43-26 Yarmouth Southern Area League
Eastbourne 49-23 Ipswich Southern Area League
Monday
18
Swindon 42-48 Poole Britannia Shield
Norwich 47-61 Belle Vue Challenge
Wimbledon 50-40 Midlands Challenge
Wimbledon
Tuesday
19
Southampton 74-34 Oxford National League
Thursday
21
Oxford Cavalcade Of Speed Best Pairs
1st Ronnie Genz & Colin Gooddy
Ipswich Foxhall International Derby
1st Peter Craven
2nd George White
3rd Peter Moore
Friday
22
Poole Southern Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round
1st Aub Lawson
2nd Billy Bales
3rd Ronnie Moore
Leicester Midland Riders’ Championship Qualifying Round
1st Ken McKinlay
2nd Jack Geran
3rd Mike Broadbanks
Saturday
23
Norwich 54-36 Wimbledon Britannia Shield
Swindon Midland Riders Championship Qualifying Round
1st Jack Geran
2nd Mike Broadbank
3rd Gordon McGregor
Coventry Midland Rider's Championship Qualifying Round
1st Arthur Wright
2nd Ken McKinlay
3rd Ron Mountford
Belle Vue 69-38 Southampton National League
Sunday
24
Helsinki Finland World Championship Nordic Qualfying Round
1st Bernt Nilsson
2nd Ulf Ericsson
3rd Olle Nygren
Selskov Denmark World Championship Nordic Qualfying Round
1st Rune Sörmander
2nd Arne Carlsson
3rd Aage Hansen
Rye House 33-38 Eastbourne Southern Area League
Monday
25
Wimbledon 59-31 Belle Vue Britannia Shield Final 1st leg
Wimbledon
Tuesday
26
Southampton 50-58 Leicester National League
Wednesday
27
Norwich Norfolk Spastics Association Preseverance Shield
1st Ove Fundin
2nd Peter Craven
3rd George White
Golden Helmet Match Race Ove Fundin 2-1 Peter Craven
Thursday
28
Oxford 59-49 Swindon National Trophy 1st round 1st leg
Friday
29
Poole 60-48 Coventry National League
Leicester 66-42 Norwich National League
Saturday
30
Belle Vue 34-56 Wimbledon Britannia Shield Final 2nd leg
Coventry 69-39 Poole National League
Norwich 72-36 Southampton National League
Swindon 55-52 Oxford National Trophy 1st round 2nd leg
Sunday
31
Ostrów Poland World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Joachim Maj
2nd Janusz Kościelak
3rd Mieczysław Połukard
Oberhausen, West Germany World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Björn Knutsson
2nd Florian Kapała
3rd Konstanty Pociejkowicz
Liberec, Czechoslovakia World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Stefan Kwoczała
2nd Lubos Tomicek
3rd Richard Janicek
Kranja, Yugoslavia World Championship Continental Quarter Final
1st Miloslav Spinka
2nd Marian Philipp
3rd Karel Prusa
Oberhausen
Turku Finland World Championship Nordic Final
1st Rune Sörmander
2nd Aage Hansen
3rd Arne Carlsson
Eastbourne 38-34 Southern Rovers Southern Area League
June