1964 Speedway National League

The 1964 National League was 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. 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^[1]

Final table

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.

Britannia Shield table

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 Knutsson		West Ham Hammers	9.16
10	Dick Fisher		Belle Vue Aces	8.77

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References

National League seasons 1932–1964
1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964