1960 Provincial Speedway League

1960 Provincial Speedway League
Competition Provincial League
Season 1960
No. of competitors 10
Champion Rayleigh Rockets

The 1960 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the re-incarnated Provincial League, ten motorcycle speedway teams took part.[1] 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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Championship History". Poole Speedway. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-18.