1962 Provincial Speedway League

The 1962 Provincial Speedway League was the third season of the Provincial League.[1]

1962 Provincial Speedway League
LeagueProvincial League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors13
Knockout CupExeter Falcons
IndividualLen Silver
Highest averageIvor Brown
Division/s above1962 National League

Summary

Thirteen speedway teams took part. Bradford, at their new venue at Greenfields Stadium, returned to the league after missing the previous season due to delays building their new track. The league season proved to be disastrous for Bradford and the club folded at the end of the year. New team Neath Welsh Dragons joined the league and Leicester joined after dropping down from the National League. Neath, near Port Talbot in Wales, was not a successful venue and many of their fixtures were raced at St. Austell. Rayleigh Rockets had withdrawn.[2][3]

Poole won the league championship for the second year in a row.[4]

Final table
Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Poole Pirates 24 17 0 7 34
2 Neath Welsh Dragons 24 14 1 9 29
3 Exeter Falcons 24 14 0 10 28
4 Stoke Potters 24 14 0 10 28
5 Edinburgh Monarchs 24 12 2 10 26
6 Plymouth Devils 24 12 2 10 26
7 Sheffield Tigers 24 12 1 11 25
8 Cradley Heath Heathens 24 12 0 12 24
9 Newcastle Diamonds 24 12 0 12 24
10 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 11 1 12 23
11 Middlesbrough Bears 24 11 0 13 22
12 Leicester Hunters 24 6 0 18 12
13 Bradford Panthers 24 5 1 18 11

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Top Five Riders (League only)
Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivor Brown England Cradley Heathens 10.21
2 Clive Featherby England Sheffield Tigers 10.21
3 Eric Boothroyd England Middlesbrough Bears 10.15
4 Geoff Mudge Australia Poole Pirates 10.04
5 Jimmy Squibb England Plymouth Devils 9.74

Provincial League Knockout Cup

The 1962 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the third edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams. Exeter Falcons were the winners.[5]

First round
Date Team one Score Team two
18/06Newcastle74–22Sheffield
21/06Middlesbrough66–30Cradley Heath
22/06Leicester32–64Poole
22/06Bradford57–39Neath
23/06Edinburgh71–25Wolverhampton

Second round
Date Team one Score Team two
11/08Edinburgh54–42Middlesbrough
11/08Stoke61–31Newcastle
14/08Bradford44–52Poole
27/08Exeter53–43Plymouth

Semi-finals
Date Team one Score Team two
10/09Exeter57–39Edinburgh
15/09Stoke49–47Poole

Final
Date Team one Score Team two
20/10Stoke60–36Exeter
22/10Exeter70–26Stoke

See also

References
  1. "Championship History". Poole Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. "1962 Provincial League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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