1961 Provincial Speedway League

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1961 Provincial Speedway League
LeagueProvincial League
ChampionsPoole Pirates
No. of competitors11
Provincial League
KO Cup		Cradley Heathens
IndividualReg Reeves
Highest averageReg Reeves
Division/s above1961 National League

The 1961 Provincial Speedway League was the second season of the Provincial League.[1]

Summary[]

Eleven speedway teams took part. Liverpool, Yarmouth and Bristol had all folded at the end of the previous season and Bradford were unable to take their place in the league after the construction of their new track was delayed. Exeter, Plymouth, Wolverhampton, Middlesbrough and Newcastle all re-opened their tracks and joined the league for the start of the season. Plymouth took on Bristol's riders and Bulldog nickname. Poole were champions, finishing seven points ahead of runners up Plymouth.[2][3][4]

Final table[]

Pos Team M W D L Pts
1 Poole Pirates 20 15 1 4 31
2 Plymouth Bulldogs 20 12 0 8 24
3 Stoke Potters 20 12 0 8 24
4 Cradley Heath Heathens 20 11 1 8 23
5 Rayleigh Rockets 20 11 0 9 22
6 Edinburgh Monarchs 20 10 1 9 21
7 Sheffield Tigers 20 10 0 10 20
8 Exeter Falcons 20 9 0 11 18
9 Wolverhampton Wolves 20 7 0 13 14
10 Middlesbrough Bears 20 6 1 13 13
11 Newcastle Diamonds 20 5 0 15 10

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

Top Five Riders (League only)[]

Rider Nat Team C.M.A.
1 Reg Reeves England Rayleigh Rockets 11.43
2 Australia Plymouth Bulldogs 11.08
3 Ken Middleditch England Poole Pirates 10.55
4 Scotland Poole Pirates 10.51
5 England Poole Pirates 10.32

Provincial League Knockout Cup[]

The 1961 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the second edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams. Cradley Heathens were the winners.[5]

First Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
13/05 Stoke 53–41 Middlesbrough
19/05 Rayleigh 50–46 Exeter

Second Round[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
18/05 Sheffield 43–53 Plymouth
21/06 Poole 71–25 Wolverhampton
24/06 Stoke 46–50 Cradley Heath
17/07 Edinburgh 49–47 Rayleigh

Semi Finals[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
29/07 Cradley Heath 55–41 Poole
12/08 Edinburgh 55–40 Plymouth

Final[]

Date Team One Score Team Two
09/09 Cradley Heath 68–28 Edinburgh
23/09 Edinburgh 59–34 Cradley Heath

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. ^ "1961 Provincial League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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