1960 Provincial Speedway League

The 1960 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the re-incarnated Provincial League, ten motorcycle speedway teams took part.[1]

1960 Provincial Speedway League
LeagueProvincial League
Season1960
ChampionsRayleigh Rockets
No. of competitors10
Division/s above1960 National League

Summary

The league was dominated by Rayleigh, Poole and Bristol. Rayleigh and Poole finished on the same points, but Rayleigh triumphed with a superior amount of race points scored. At the end of the season Liverpool and Yarmouth folded and Bristol closed after their track was sold for redevelopment.[2]

Final table
Team M W D L Pts
Rayleigh Rockets 18 16 0 2 32
Poole Pirates 18 16 0 2 32
Bristol Bulldogs 18 15 0 3 30
Sheffield Tigers 18 9 0 9 18
Stoke Potters 18 8 1 9 17
Cradley Heath Heathens 18 8 0 10 16
Yarmouth Bloaters 18 7 0 11 14
Edinburgh Monarchs 18 5 1 12 11
Liverpool Pirates 18 4 0 14 8
Bradford Panthers 18 1 0 17 2

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 Rayleigh Rockets 11.29
2 Trevor Redmond Bristol Bulldogs 10.92
3 Harry Bastable Cradley Heath Heathens 10.59
4 Tony Lewis Poole Pirates 10.43
5 Alan Smith Rayleigh Rockets 10.41

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References
  1. "Championship History". Poole Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
  2. "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
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