1963 Provincial Speedway League

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Competition	Provincial League
Season	1963
No. of competitors	13
Champion	Wolverhampton Wolves

The 1963 Provincial Speedway League was the fourth season of the Provincial League in the United Kingdom.^[1] Thirteen speedway teams took part.

[edit] Season Summary

Wolverhampton won the league but there was controversy at the end of the year when Wolverhampton refused to move up to the National League which was dwindling in numbers. This would lead to the Provincial League running outside of the jurisdiction of the Speedway Control Board in 1964. At the start of the year Neath had folded, and their place was taken by the new track at St Austell. After finishing bottom of the table the previous year, Bradford and Leicester were no longer running due to financial difficulties. Long Eaton returned to competitive racing after ten years, a new track opened at Hackney, and Rayleigh returned under new ownership after a missing the 1962 season.

[edit] Final table

Team	M	W	D	L	Pts
Wolverhampton Wolves	24	15	1	8	31
Stoke Potters	24	14	1	9	29
Poole Pirates	24	14	0	10	28
Sheffield Tigers	24	14	0	10	28
St Austell Gulls	24	13	2	9	28
Newcastle Diamonds	24	13	1	10	27
Exeter Falcons	24	12	1	11	25
Edinburgh Monarchs	24	12	1	11	25
Cradley Heath Heathens	24	11	1	12	23
Hackney Hawks	24	10	1	13	21
Middlesbrough Bears	24	9	2	13	20
Long Eaton Archers	24	7	2	15	16
Rayleigh Rockets	24	5	1	18	11