1962 Provincial Speedway League

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Competition	Provincial League
Season	1962
No. of competitors	13
Champion	Poole Pirates

The 1962 Provincial Speedway League was the third season of the Provincial League.^[1] Thirteen speedway teams took part. Poole won the league championship for the second year in a row. Bradford returned to the league after missing the previous season due to delays building their new track. The league season proved to be disasterous for Bradford and the club folded at the end of the year. New team Neath joined the league and Leicester joined after dropping down from the National League.

[edit] Final table

Team	M	W	D	L	Pts
Poole Pirates	24	17	0	7	34
Neath Dragons	24	14	1	9	29
Exeter Falcons	24	14	0	10	28
Stoke Potters	24	14	0	10	28
Edinburgh Monarchs	24	12	2	10	26
Plymouth Bulldogs	24	12	2	10	26
Sheffield Tigers	24	12	1	11	25
Cradley Heath Heathens	24	12	0	12	24
Newcastle Diamonds	24	12	0	12	24
Wolverhampton Wolves	24	11	1	12	23
Middlesbrough Bears	24	11	0	13	22
Leicester Lions	24	6	0	18	12
Bradford Panthers	24	5	1	18	11