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]
| League | Provincial League |
|---|---|
| Season | 1960 |
| Champions | Rayleigh Rockets |
| No. of competitors | 10 |
| Division/s above | 1960 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 |
References
- "Championship History". Poole Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-18.
- "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons | ||
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| Tier One League Top division |
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| Tier Two League Second division |
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| Tier Three League Third division | ||
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