1960 Provincial Speedway League
League | Provincial League |
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No. of competitors | 10 |
Champions | Rayleigh Rockets |
Knockout Cup | Bristol Bulldogs |
Individual | Trevor Redmond |
Highest average | Reg Reeves |
Division/s above | 1960 National League |
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
[edit]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 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
[edit]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.[6]
Final table
[edit]Pos | Team | M | W | D | L | Pts |
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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
Top Five Riders (League only)
[edit]Rider | Nat | Team | C.M.A. | |
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1 | Reg Reeves | ![]() |
Rayleigh | 11.29 |
2 | Trevor Redmond | ![]() |
Bristol | 10.92 |
3 | Harry Bastable | ![]() |
Cradley Heath | 10.59 |
4 | Tony Lewis | ![]() |
Poole | 10.43 |
5 | Alan Smith | ![]() |
Rayleigh | 10.41 |
Provincial League Knockout Cup
[edit]The 1960 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the first edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams. Bristol Bulldogs were the winners.[7]
First round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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30/05 | Liverpool | 47–49 | Cradley Heath |
09/07 | Edinburgh | 59–37 | Sheffield |
Second round
Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
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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
[edit]Date | Team one | Score | Team two |
---|---|---|---|
07/09 | Rayleigh | 52–41 | Bristol |
23/09 | Bristol | 59–37 | Rayleigh |
Riders' Championship
[edit]Trevor Redmond won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Dudley Wood Stadium on 24 September.[8]
Pos. | Rider | Pts | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
3 3 3 3 3 | 15 |
2 | ![]() |
3 3 2 3 2 | 13 |
3 | ![]() |
3 3 3 1 3 | 13 |
4 | ![]() |
3 3 1 2 2 | 11 |
5 | ![]() |
2 1 3 3 1 | 10 |
6 | ![]() |
2 2 2 0 3 | 9 |
7 | ![]() |
2 1 2 2 2 | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
1 1 0 3 0 | 9 |
9 | ![]() |
1 2 3 1 1 | 9 |
10 | ![]() |
2 0 2 1 0 | 5 |
11 | ![]() |
0 2 1 2 3 | 5 |
12 | ![]() |
1 1 1 0 1 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
0 2 1 0 0 | 3 |
14 | ![]() |
2 1 | 3 |
15 | ![]() |
1 2 | 3 |
16 | ![]() |
1 0 r | 1 |
17 | ![]() |
f 0 0 0 0 | 0 |
18 | ![]() |
0 0 0 | 0 |
- f=fell r-retired
Riders & final averages
[edit]Bradford
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Tommy Roper 6.90
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Ray Day 6.57
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Vic Lonsdale (Jack Thorp) 5.46
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Stan Holey 4.48
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Jim Yacoby 4.15
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Dave Anderson 3.08
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Tony Barnard 1.64
Bristol
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Trevor Redmond 10.92
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Johnny Hole 10.00
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Cliff Cox 7.83
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Roy Taylor 7.79
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Chris Julian 7.20
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Ernie Baker 6.83
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Pat Flanagan 6.24
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Frank Evans 5.87
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Ivor Toms 5.29
Cradley Heath
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Harry Bastable 10.59
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Eric Eadon 8.06
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Ronnie Rolfe 6.59
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Roy Spencer 6.04
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George Bewley 5.55
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Vic White 5.28
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Tony Eadon 3.52
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Errol Brook 2.00
Edinburgh
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Doug Templeton 8.16
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Reg Luckhurst 8.00
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Willie Templeton 7.13
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Fred Greenwell 6.76
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George Hunter 4.34
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Jimmy Tannock 4.30
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Gordon Mitchell 3.62
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Jimmy Cox 3.55
Liverpool
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Brian Craven 10.00
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Shorty Schirmer 8.15
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Wal Morton 7.40
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Dave Dodd 5.30
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Dennis Jenkins 4.93
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Col Smith 3.52
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Graham Beattie 3.26
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Bob McHugh 2.57
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Derick Skyner 2.09
Poole
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Tony Lewis 10.43
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Ross Gilbertson 9.93
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Ken Middleditch 9.40
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Norman Strachan 7.72
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Geoff Mudge 7.52
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Allan Kidd 7.93
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Jimmy Gleed 6.00
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Charlie Wallis 5.25
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Gerry Bridson 2.75
Rayleigh
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Reg Reeves 11.29
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Alan Smith 10.41
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Eric Hockaday 9.24
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Pete Lansdale 8.94
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Stan Stevens 7.58
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Roy Craighead 5.85
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Clive Hitch 5.37
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John Leggett 4.50
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Reg Nicholls 4.00
Sheffield
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Tony Robinson 9.60
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Len Williams 9.20
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Jack Kitchen 8.55
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Stuart Hickman 6.26
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Jack Winstanley 5.19
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Malcolm Bruce 4.13
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Terry Turner 2.86
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Derrol Melbin 2.32
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Bernard McArthur 1.43
Stoke
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Ken Adams 11.00
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Reg Fearman 9.12
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Ray Harris 7.62
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Les Jenkins 7.57
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Pete Jarman 6.06
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Peter Kelly 5.73
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Bill Bridgett 5.29
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Gordon Owen 4.53
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Arthur Rowe 3.38
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Ted Connor 3.09
Yarmouth
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Ivor Brown 9.78
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Johnny Fitzpatrick 8.24
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Geoff Pymar 8.00
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John Debbage 5.53
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Ron Bagley 5.77
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Ken Last 4.59
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John Leggett 3.48
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Speedway thrills return". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 7 February 1960. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Championship History". Poole Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "1960 Provincial League Knockout Cup". Speedway archive. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Bulldog redmond is leagues's top rider". Bristol Evening Post. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.