Provincial League Riders' Championship

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Provincial League Riders' Championship
Sport Speedway
Founded1960
Ceased1965
CountryUnited Kingdom
Notes
replaced by the
British League Division Two Riders Championship

Replaced
Southern Area League Riders' Championship

The Provincial League Riders Championship was a contest between the top riders (or two riders) with the highest average points total from each speedway club competing in the Provincial League in the United Kingdom. Held in each year that the league existed - between 1960 and 1964. The competition was superseded by the British League Division Two Riders Championship in 1968. The Provincial League had merged with the National League in 1965, to form the British League. [1] [2] [3]

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Winners

YearWinnerTeamVenue
1960 [4] Flag of New Zealand.svg Trevor Redmond Bristol Bulldogs Cradley Heath
1961 [5] Flag of England.svg Reg Reeves Rayleigh Rockets Harringay
1962 [6] Flag of England.svg Len Silver Exeter Falcons Belle Vue
1963 [7] Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger Newcastle Diamonds Belle Vue
1964 [8] Flag of New Zealand.svg Ivan Mauger Newcastle Diamonds Belle Vue

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References

  1. ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978) The Illustrated History of Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN   0-904584-45-3, p. 25
  2. ↑ "Provincial League Riders Championship 1960-1964". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bulldog Redmond is leagues's top rider" . Bristol Evening Post. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 10 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "One Long Yawn for Trevor" . Daily Mirror. 18 September 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Hunter out of Luck" . Edinburgh Evening News. 24 September 1962. Retrieved 12 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Squibb & Cox not in hunt" . Express and Echo. 30 September 1963. Retrieved 13 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Mauger keeps his title after a decider" . Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 27 September 1964. Retrieved 13 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
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