1961 Provincial Speedway League

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Competition	Provincial League
Season	1961
No. of competitors	11
Champion	Poole Pirates

The 1961 Provincial Speedway League was the second season of the Provincial League.^[1] Eleven speedway teams took part. 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. Poole were champions, finishing seven points ahead of runners up Plymouth.

[edit] Final table

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