1964 Provincial Speedway League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 October 2023 Provincial League 12 Champions Newcastle Diamonds Knockout Cup Newport Wasps Individual Ivan Mauger Northern League Sheffield Tigers Southern League Poole Pirates Ivan Mauger 1964 National League 1963 1968 The 1964 Provincial Speedway League was the fifth and final season of the Provincial League in the United Kingdom. Championship History Poole Speedway 2008 http://www.poolespeedway.net/08-website/lgerecord.php 2008-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20080516063211/http://www.poolespeedway.net/08-website/lgerecord.php 2008-05-16 dead Twelve speedway teams took part. A second division of British speedway would not return until 1968.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/yearbyyear.html Year by Year Speedway Researcher 13 August 2021Rogers Martin The Illustrated History of Speedway 1978 129 Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd 0-904584-45-3https://www.speedwaygb.co.uk/history/leaguetables1946-1964 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964) Official British Speedway website 13 August 2021 Season summary The 1964 season started in controversy which led to the Provincial League running 'black'. Officially the 1964 Provincial League season did not exist. Wolverhampton Wolves refused to move up to the National League after winning the Provincial League title in 1963. The two leagues could not agree about the situation which led to the Provincial League being outlawed by the Speedway Control Board. All National League riders were forbidden to ride on Provincial League tracks. Provincial League riders were warned by the Speedway Control Board that they were in breach of ACU regulations and could be suspended from all competitive racing. They were also barred from the Speedway World Championship. The Stoke Potters, St Austell Gulls and Rayleigh Rockets all withdrew from the league for various reasons before the season started. The Sunderland Stars joined the league but then withdrew after riding only three matches.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000726/19640115/284/0016 Sunderland Only One of Three New Speedway Tracks Newcastle Evening Chronicle 15 January 1964 British Newspaper Archive subscription 23 February 2025 However Glasgow Tigers and the Newport Wasps joined and completed the season. Newcastle Diamonds won the final Provincial League and their first title.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/p/compet.html Historic league tables Speedway Archive In the early season supplementary league competitions, Sheffield and Poole won the Northern and Southern leagues respectively.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001916/19640516/284/0007 Third Success Star Green 'un 16 May 1964 British Newspaper Archive subscription 2 July 2025https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003126/19640605/446/0047 Stronger opposition for the Pirates Wolverhampton Express and Star 5 June 1964 British Newspaper Archive subscription 2 July 2025 League Final table Pos Team M W D L Pts1 Newcastle Diamonds 22 17 0 5 342 Hackney Hawks 22 15 1 6 313 Wolverhampton Wolves 22 12 1 9 254 Newport Wasps 22 11 1 10 235 Edinburgh Monarchs 22 10 2 10 226 Exeter Falcons 22 10 1 11 217 Poole Pirates 22 10 1 11 218 Sheffield Tigers 22 9 2 11 209 Middlesbrough Bears 22 9 2 11 2010 Cradley Heath Heathens 22 8 1 13 1711 Long Eaton Archers 22 8 0 14 1612 Glasgow Tigers 22 6 2 14 14 M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points Sunderland Saints withdrew after three matches and had their record expunged, although they complete their fixtures in the early season Northern League event. Fixtures and results main FBR grey CH ED EX GLA HAC LE MID ND NW PP SHE WOL Cradley Heath 43–35 37–41 42–36 36–42 42–36 57–21 41–37 42–36 47–31 41–36 38–40 Edinburgh 44–34 43–35 39–39 45–33 53–22 48–30 38–40 46–32 38–40 52.5–24.5 52–26 Exeter 43–35 45–33 43–35 47–31 48–30 52–26 34–44 46–32 54–24 0–0 38–40 Glasgow 41–37 37–41 41–36 42–36 44–34 37–41 31–46 40–38 39–39 44–34 35–42 Hackney 47–31 53–25 43–34 49–29 47–31 55–23 42–36 39–39 53–25 52–26 42–36 Long Eaton 43–35 32–46 36–42 45–33 38–40 54–24 41–37 44–34 40–38 44–34 40–38 Middlesbrough 39–39 39–39 41–37 41–37 40–38 49–29 34–44 43–35 47–31 45–33 53–25 Newcastle 40–38 49–29 55–23 51–26 37–41 45–33 53–25 48–30 51–27 42–36 44–34 Newport 48–30 42–36 50–28 48–30 51–27 54–23 55–23 33–45 47–31 47–31 44–33 Poole 42–36 42–36 41–37 43–35 35–43 55–23 50–28 41–37 37–41 56–22 43–35 Sheffield 55–23 48–30 56–22 42–36 47–31 44–34 51–27 33–45 50–28 48–30 39–39 Wolverhampton 42–36 42–36 40–38 39–38 33–45 49–29 49–29 37–40 57–21 45–33 50–28 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1964.html Speedway Researcher 1964 fixtures & results 17 February 2025 Top five riders (league only) Rider Nat Team C.M.A. 1 Ivan Mauger NZL Newcastle 11.54 2 Charlie Monk AUS Glasgow 10.88 3 Ivor Brown ENG Cradley 10.39 4 George Hunter SCO Edinburgh 10.31 5 Colin Pratt ENG Hackney 10.19 Provincial League Knockout Cup The 1964 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams. Newport Wasps were the winners.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2013/06/provincial-league-ko-cup-1964.html 1964 Provincial League Knockout Cup Speedway archive 13 August 2021 First round Date Team one Score Team two18/05 Cradley Heath 51–45 Edinburgh15/06 Newcastle 53–43 Poole16/06 Long Eaton 54–42 Middlesbrough17/06 Glasgow White City 59–37 Sheffield Second round Date Team one Score Team two03/07 Hackney 50–46 Exeter13/07 Newcastle 62–34 Wolverhampton17/07 Glasgow White City 46–49 Newport18/07 Cradley Heath 51–45 Long Eaton Semi-finals Date Team one Score Team two21/08 Newport 56–40 Hackney19/09 Cradley Heath 54–42 Newcastle Final first leg 25 September 1964 Newport WaspsPeter Vandenberg 13Dick Bradley 13Jon Erskine 10Alby Golden 8Bob Hughes 5Vic White 5Geoff Penniket 4 58–38 https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/cradleyheath1964.pdf 1964 Cradley results Speedway Researcher 16 November 2023 Cradley HeathIvor Brown 12Harry Bastable 7George Major 6John Hart 6Alan Totney 4Eric Hockaday 3John Edwards 0 Somerton Park second leg 24 October 1964 Cradley HeathIvor Brown 15John Edwards 13John Hart 12Harry Bastable 7Eric Hockaday 5Alan Totney 5Matt Mattocks 0 57–39 Brave Cradley just fail Birmingham Weekly Mercury 25 October 1964 16 November 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19641025/032/0032 British Newspaper Archive subscription Newport WaspsPeter Vandenberg 11Dick Bradley 9Alby Golden 8Jon Erskine 4Geoff Penniket 4Bob Hughes 3Vic White 0 Dudley Wood Stadium Supplementary leagues Northern League Team PL W D L PtsSheffield 10 8 0 2 16 Edinburgh 10 5 1 4 11 Newcastle 10 5 1 4 11 Glasgow 10 5 0 5 10 Middlesbrough 10 4 0 6 8 Sunderland 10 2 0 8 4 Southern League Team PL W D L Pts Poole 12 8 0 4 16 Cradley Heath 12 7 0 5 14 Exeter 12 6 1 5 13 Newport 12 6 0 6 12 Hackney 12 6 0 6 12 Long Eaton 12 5 0 7 10 Wolverhampton 12 3 0 9 6 main FBR grey ED GLA MID ND SHE SUN Edinburgh 56–21 49–29 50–28 36–41 57–21 Glasgow 41–37 44–34 53–25 49–29 50–28 Middlesbrough 40–37 46–32 37–40 34–44 39–38 Newcastle 39–39 46–29 41–37 40–38 53–25 Sheffield 46–32 59–19 52–26 57–21 58–20 Sunderland 30–47 48–30 24–53 39–37 37–41 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1964.html Speedway Researcher 1964 fixtures & results 2 July 2025 main FBR grey CH EX HAC LE NW PP WOL Cradley Heath 50–28 41–37 48–30 42–36 37–41 41–37 Exeter 60–18 52–26 55–23 42–36 41–37 56–21 Hackney 43–34 42–35 41–37 44–34 52–25 53–25 Long Eaton 37–41 39–37 49.5–27.5 42–36 41–36 36–41 Newport 38–40 45–33 45–33 52–25 40–38 40–37 Poole 50–28 48–30 45–33 57–21 43–35 49–29 Wolverhampton 50–28 31–47 53–25 38–40 38–39 26–52 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1964.html Speedway Researcher 1964 fixtures & results 2 July 2025 Riders' Championship Ivan Mauger won the Riders' Championship for the second successive year. The final was held at Hyde Road on 26 September.Mauger keeps his title after a decider Birmingham Weekly Mercury 27 September 1964 13 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001816/19640927/031/0031 British Newspaper Archive subscription Pos. Rider Pts Total1 NZL Ivan Mauger 2,3,2,3,3 13+32 AUS Charlie Monk 1,3,3,3,3 13+23 ENG Roy Trigg 3,2,2,2,3 12+34 ENG Peter Kelly 3,3,2,2,2 12+25 ENG Peter Jarman 1,2,3,2,3 116 ENG Ivor Brown 1,1,3,3,1 97 ENG Ken Sharples 2,3,1,1,2 98 NZL Bill Andrew 3,0,2,3,0 89 ENG Colin Pratt 3,0,0,2,2710 ENG Jimmy Squibb 2,1,0,1,2 611 NZL Trevor Redmond 0,2,1,1,1 512 AUS Peter Vandenberg 1,0,3,1,0 513 SCO George Hunter 0,2,1,0,1 414 AUS Norman Storer 2,0,0,0,1 315 AUS Bluey Scott 0,1,1,0,0 216 ENG Jon Erskine 0,0,0,0,0 0 Riders & final averages Cradley Heath 22em ENG Ivor Brown 10.39 ENG George Major 9.01 ENG John Hart 8.06 ENG Eric Hockaday 7.37 ENG Harry Bastable 5.33 ENG Alan Totney 4.44 ENG John Edwards 4.57 ENG Derek Timms 3.27 ENG Glyn Chandler 3.00 ENG Fred Priest 2.29 WAL Ivor Hughes 1.00 ENG Frank Holmes 0.57 Edinburgh 22em SCO George Hunter 10.31 SCO Doug Templeton 9.19 NZL Wayne Briggs 8.62 SCO Willie Templeton 6.17 NZL Alf Wells 5.25 SCO Bill Landels 5.07 SCO Jimmy Tannock 4.48 AUS Kevin Torpie 4.08 SCO Bert Harkins 4.00 SCO Alec Hughson 3.43 Exeter 22em ENG Jimmy Squibb 9.71 ENG Len Silver 9.55 ENG Tim Bungay 8.71 ENG Alan Cowland 8.24 CAN Chris Blewett 7.33 ENG Cliff Cox 6.57 ENG David Crane 6.15 ENG Des Lukehurst 5.49 ENG Maury McDermott 5.36 ENG Terry Stone 5.33 ENG Howdy Byford 5.03 ENG Ray Wickett 4.50 ENG Pat Flanagan 3.41 Glasgow 22em AUS Charlie Monk 10.88 NZL Trevor Redmond 7.74 ENG Maury Mattingley 7.53 ENG Chris Julian 6.67 SCO Red Monteith 4.00 NZL Graham Coombes 3.64 SCO Bill McMillan 3.59 AUS Bruce Ovenden 3.05 ENG Terry Stone 2.70 ENG Vic Ridgeon 2.12 Hackney 22em ENG Colin Pratt 10.19 ENG Roy Trigg 10.04 ENG Les McGillivray 8.84 ENG Len Silver 8.57 ENG John Poyser 6.57 ENG Jimmy Heard 4.80 ENG Brian Davies 4.68 ENG Peter Jackson 4.50 ENG Dennis Day 3.78 ENG Sandy McGillivray 3.40 ENG Malcolm Brown 2.00 Long Eaton 22em ENG Eric Boothroyd 8.82 ENG Eric Boocock 8.80 ENG Slant Payling 8.00 ENG Ray Wilson 7.17 ENG Norman Storer 7.02 ENG Ken Adams 6.59 WAL Howard Cole (Kid Bodie) 6.05 ENG Ron Sharp 4.28 ENG John Mills 4.10 ENG Ken Vale 3.67 Middlesbrough 22em ENG Dave Younghusband 9.07 ENG Eric Boocock 8.50 AUS Bluey Scott 7.37 ENG Clive Hitch 5.68 ENG Ray Day 4.84 AUS Kevin Torpie 4.00 ENG John Butterfield 3.95 ENG Ken Handscombe 2.91 ENG Slant Payling 2.83 ENG Fred Greenwell 2.57 ENG Jack Swales 1.47 Newcastle 22em NZL Ivan Mauger 11.54 ENG Ken Sharples 8.66 ENG Peter Kelly 8.64 NZL Bill Andrew 8.36 ENG Mike Watkin 6.84 ENG Russ Dent 5.52 NZL Goog Allan 4.65 ENG Jack Winstanley 3.78 ENG Maury Robinson 2.67 Newport 22em ENG Alby Golden 9.20 NED Peter Vandenberg 8.85 ENG Dick Bradley 8.23 ENG Jon Erskine 7.28 ENG Geoff Penniket 6.60 WAL Bob Hughes 5.30 ENG Vic White 4.31 ENG Fred Powell 4.00 ENG Ray Harris 2.70 Poole 22em SCO Ross Gilbertson 8.22 AUS Geoff Mudge 8.39 AUS Chum Taylor 8.13 ENG Norman Strachan 6.34 ENG Tony Lewis 6.20 ENG Tim Bungay 5.74 ENG Pete Smith 4.96 ENG Pete Munday 4.69 ENG Brian Leonard 3.50 Sheffield 22em ENG Jack Kitchen 9.96 ENG Clive Featherby 9.07 ENG John Dews 8.59 ENG Dent Oliver 6.56 ENG Tommy Roper 6.43 ENG Alan Jay 5.37 ENG Ron Bagley 4.23 ENG Ken Handscombe 3.74 Wolverhampton 22em ENG Pete Jarman 9.54 ENG Tommy Sweetman 8.71 WAL Cyril Francis 7.60 ENG Dave Hemus 7.43 AUS Jim Airey 5.81 AUS Gordon Guasco 5.76 NZL Colin McKee 5.57 ENG James Bond 5.20 ENG Harry Edwards 3.51 ENG Chris Harrison 3.00 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Speedway Provincial League Provincial Provincial Speedway