1960 Provincial Speedway League
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The 1960 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the Provincial League, ten motorcycle speedway teams took part.[1][2][3][4][5]
Teams
The ten teams that made up the re-incarnated Provincial League were mainly teams that had not experienced league racing for several years. Eight teams were Sheffield Tigers (who had been without league speedway since 1951), Cradley Heath Heathens (1952), Stoke Potters & Liverpool Pirates (1953), Bristol Bulldogs[6] and Edinburgh Monarchs (1954), Bradford Panthers (formerly Odsal) & Rayleigh Rockets (1957). The remaining two teams were Poole Pirates, who joined from the National League and Yarmouth Bloaters, who joined the league after moving up from the Southern Area League. The Southern Area League was disbanded leaving three teams Eastbourne Eagles, Aldershot Shots and Rye House Rockets without a league, so they ran a series of challenge matches throughout 1960.
Summary
The league was dominated by Rayleigh, Poole and Bristol. Rayleigh and Poole finished on the same points, but Rayleigh triumphed with a superior number of race points scored. At the end of the season Liverpool and Yarmouth folded and Bristol closed after their track was sold for redevelopment.[7]
Final table
| Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayleigh Rockets | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 2 | Poole Pirates | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
| 3 | Bristol Bulldogs | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Sheffield Tigers | 18 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | Stoke Potters | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | Cradley Heath Heathens | 18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 | Yarmouth Bloaters | 18 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 14 |
| 8 | Edinburgh Monarchs | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 11 |
| 9 | Liverpool Pirates | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 |
| 10 | Bradford Panthers | 18 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points
Fixtures & results
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Top five averages (league only)
| Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reg Reeves | Template:Flagicon | Rayleigh | 11.29 |
| 2 | Trevor Redmond | Template:Flagicon | Bristol | 10.92 |
| 3 | Harry Bastable | Template:Flagicon | Cradley Heath | 10.59 |
| 4 | Tony Lewis | Template:Flagicon | Poole | 10.43 |
| 5 | Alan Smith | Template:Flagicon | Rayleigh | 10.41 |
Provincial League Knockout Cup
The 1960 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the first edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams. Bristol Bulldogs were the winners.[8]
First round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30/05 | Liverpool | 47–49 | Cradley Heath |
| 09/07 | Edinburgh | 59–37 | Sheffield |
Second round
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/06 | Bradford | 35–61 | Bristol |
| 02/07 | Stoke | 60–35 | Cradley Heath |
| 16/07 | Edinburgh | 54–41 | Yarmouth |
| 03/08 | Poole | 47–49 | Rayleigh |
Semifinals
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27/08 | Edinburgh | 38–58 | Bristol |
| 02/09 | Rayleigh | 52–43 | Stoke |
Final
| Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/09 | Rayleigh | 52–41 | Bristol |
| 23/09 | Bristol | 59–37 | Rayleigh |
Riders' Championship
Trevor Redmond won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Dudley Wood Stadium on 24 September.[9]
| Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Trevor Redmond | 3 3 3 3 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Ken Middleditch | 3 3 2 3 2 | 13 |
| 3 | Template:Flagicon Eric Hockaday | 3 3 3 1 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Template:Flagicon Tony Robinson | 3 3 1 2 2 | 11 |
| 5 | Template:Flagicon Doug Templeton | 2 1 3 3 1 | 10 |
| 6 | Template:Flagicon Jack Kitchen | 2 2 2 0 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Template:Flagicon Tony Lewis | 2 1 2 2 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Wal Morton | 1 1 0 3 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Template:Flagicon Ivor Brown | 1 2 3 1 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Template:Flagicon Tommy Roper | 2 0 2 1 0 | 5 |
| 11 | Template:Flagicon Johnny Hole | 0 2 1 2 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Template:Flagicon Reg Reeves | 1 1 1 0 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Template:Flagicon Ray Day | 0 2 1 0 0 | 3 |
| 14 | Template:Flagicon Ross Gilbertson (res) | 2 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Template:Flagicon Eric Eadon (res) | 1 2 | 3 |
| 16 | Template:Flagicon Clive Featherby | 1 0 r | 1 |
| 17 | Template:Flagicon Norman Strachan | f 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Template:Flagicon Cliff Cox | 0 0 0 | 0 |
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Riders & final averages
Bradford
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stan Holey 4.48
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Dave Anderson 3.08
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tony Barnard 1.64
Bristol
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Cliff Cox 7.83
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Roy Taylor 7.79
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Chris Julian 7.20
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ernie Baker 6.83
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pat Flanagan 6.24
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Frank Evans 5.87
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Cradley Heath
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ronnie Rolfe 6.59
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Roy Spencer 6.04
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". George Bewley 5.55
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Vic White 5.28
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Edinburgh
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- ScotlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". George Hunter 4.34
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Liverpool
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Poole
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- ScotlandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ross Gilbertson 9.93
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Ken Middleditch 9.40
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Norman Strachan 7.72
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Rayleigh
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Alan Smith 10.41
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Eric Hockaday 9.24
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pete Lansdale 8.94
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stan Stevens 7.58
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Sheffield
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jack Kitchen 8.55
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Stuart Hickman 6.26
- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jack Winstanley 5.19
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Terry Turner 2.86
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Stoke
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- EnglandScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Les Jenkins 7.57
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Yarmouth
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See also
References
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