1962 Provincial Speedway League

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LeagueProvincial League
No. of competitors13
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Knockout CupExeter Falcons
1962 Provincial Speedway League
LeagueProvincial League
No. of competitors13
ChampionsPoole Pirates
Knockout CupExeter Falcons
IndividualLen Silver
Northern LeagueSheffield Tigers
Southern LeaguePoole Pirates
Midland LeagueWolverhampton Wolves
Highest averageIvor Brown
Division/s above1962 National League

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

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.[2][3] Rayleigh Rockets withdrew with promoters Wally Mawdsley and Pete Lansdale citing falling gates and rider wage demands.[4]

Poole won the league championship for the second year in a row.[5] The Neath Welsh Dragons achieved what was described as the impossible by finishing second in the league standings.[6]

The supplementary cup competitions were won by Sheffield, Poole and Wolverhampton respectively.[7][8]

League

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

Fixtures and results

Home \ Away BRA CH ED EX LEI MID ND NEW PLY PP SHE STO WOL
Bradford 45–33 32–46 29–49 49–28 44–34 32–46 38–40 42–36 34–41 39–39 41–37 34–43
Cradley Heath 50–28 43–35 45–32 48–30 44–34 38–40 52–26 49–29 40–38 56–22 36–42 46–32
Edinburgh 51–26 50–28 48–29 47–31 41–37 42–36 48–29 38–39 37–41 40–38 43–34 34–44
Exeter 57–21 56–22 44–34 51–27 49–29 43–34 60–18 44–34 43–35 46–32 45–33 61–14
Leicester 56–22 37–41 30–45 48–30 40–38 32–44 51–27 32–46 32–45 37–41 48–30 51.5–26.5
Middlesbrough 48–29 42–36 54–24 55–23 51–27 49–29 37–31 49–29 34–44 44–34 50–28 41–37
Neath 51–27 34–44 42–36 34–44 50–28 49–29 44–34 47–31 36–42 41–36 50–28 47–31
Newcastle 51–27 45–32 40–38 51–26 46–30 35–43 37–40 47–29 40–38 44.5–31.5 41–37 28–50
Plymouth 44–34 45–33 39–39 42–36 41–37 46–32 39–39 38–37 43–34 42–36 43–25 55–22
Poole 55–23 54–23 47–30 58–19 54–24 47–31 38–40 54–24 45–32 48–30 52–25 62–16
Sheffield 45–33 47–31 36–42 43–35 49–29 49–29 49–29 54–24 54–23 42–36 46–32 61–15
Stoke 53–24 47–31 46–32 45–33 60–18 41–36 42–35 43–35 41–36 45–33 46–32 44–33
Wolverhampton 56–22 40–36 39–39 52–26 55–23 46–32 45–33 36–42 50–28 37–40 48–30 33–45
Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Top five riders (league only)

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Ivor Brown England Cradley 10.21
2 Clive Featherby England Sheffield 10.21
3 Eric Boothroyd England Middlesbrough 10.15
4 Geoff Mudge Australia Poole 10.04
5 Jimmy Squibb England Plymouth 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.[10]

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

Supplemetary leagues

Midland League

Team PL W D L Pts
Wolverhampton 6 4 0 2 8
Cradley Heath 6 3 0 3 6
Leicester 6 3 0 3 6
Stoke 6 2 1 4 5
Home \ Away CH LEI STO WOL
Cradley Heath 50–28 49–29 56–22
Leicester 44–34 42–36 41–37
Stoke 42–36 42–36 34–44
Wolverhampton 40–38 43–35 56–22
Source: [13]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Riders' Championship

Len Silver won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Hyde Road on 22 September in front of 20,000 spectators. Four riders finished on 11 points forcing a race off.[14]

Pos.RiderPtsTotal
1England Len Silver2 3 3 311+3
2New Zealand Wayne Briggs3 2 3 311+2
3England Brian Craven3 3 2 311+1
4England Guy Allott3 2 3 311+0
5Australia Geoff Mudge2 2 2 39
6England Ron Bagley3 2 2 29
7England Norman Hunter3 3 1 29
8Scotland Doug Templeton1 1 3 38
9New Zealand Brian McKeown2 3 1 17
10England Ivor Brown1 3 1 27
11England Pete Lansdale1 1 1 36
12England Eric Hockaday1 3 0 26
13England Jimmy Squibbf 2 2 26
14England Clive Featherby3 f 1 15
15England Cliff Cox0 2 2 15
16New Zealand Bill Andrew0 2 3 05
17Australia Graham Warren1 0 0 23
18Scotland George Hunter2 1 - -3
19England Eric Boothroyd2 0 1 03
20New Zealand Trevor Redmond2 ef 1 03
21England Eric Boocock1 1 0 02
22Scotland Willie Templeton0 1 0 ef1
23Australia Charlie Monk0 1 0 01
24England Howdy Byford (res)0 0 11
25England Ernie Baker (res)0 11
26England Reg Duval0 - - - -0
  • f=fell, r-retired, exc=excluded, ef=engine failure

Riders & final averages

See also

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