1963

1963 Edinburgh Monarchs Old Meadowbank

Rider Averages M R Pts Bon Ave Max Paid George Hunter 35 127 325 13 10.65 9 6 Doug Templeton 37 130 298 11 9.51 5 3 Wayne Briggs 18 72 144.5 10 8.58 3 - Willie Templeton 36 123 233 19 8.20 1 1 Ken Cameron 10 27 36 7 6.37 - 1 Alf Wells 21 54 59 11 5.19 - - Jimmy Tannock 30 95 86 15 4.25 - - Eric Eadon 2 6 6 0 4.00 - Dudley McKean 31 96 75 13 3.67 - - Bill Landels 10 19 15 2 3.58 - - Red Monteith 5 11 6 2 2.91 - - Bill McMilllan 19 57 29 8 2.60 - - Bert Harkins 2 7 2 1 1.71 - - Ian Hart 2 5 1 0 0.80 - - Jimmy Cox 1 3 0 0 0.00 - - Guests Eric Boocock 3 11 22 1 8.36 1 - Jimmy Squibb 2 8 16 2 9.00 - - Provincial League M W D L F A pts 1. Wolverhampton Wolves 24 15 1 8 906 954 31 2. Stoke Potters 24 14 1 9 971½ 895½ 29 3. Poole Pirates 24 14 0 10 1004 867 28 4. Sheffield Tigers 24 14 0 10 986 802 28 5. St Austell Gulls 24 13 2 9 967 895 28 6. Newcastle Diamonds 24 13 1 10 890 889 27 7. Exeter Falcons 24 12 1 11 985 882 25 8. Edinburgh Monarchs 24 12 1 11 969½ 896½ 25 9. Cradley Heath 24 11 1 12 934 927 23 10. Hackney Hawks 24 10 1 13 875 990 21 11. Middlesbrough Bears 24 9 2 13 881 980 20 12. Long Eaton Archers 24 7 2 15 848 1009 16 13. Rayleigh Rockets 24 5 1 18 815 1045 11 14. New Cross 17 4 0 13 581 737 8 Northern League M W D L F A Pts 1. Sheffield 6 4 0 2 245 220 8 2. Edinburgh 5 3 1 1 229 208 7 3. Newcastle 6 2 1 3 232 261 5 4. Middlesbrough 5 2 0 4 223 242 4 Provincial League KO Cup 03/07/1963 Poole 70 38 Edinburgh George Hunter, Willie Templeton, Alf Wells, Doug Templeton (captain, on bike), Wayne Briggs, Dudley McKean, Ken Cameron. back - D Campbell, front - B McMillan, W Briggs,W Templeton, A Wells, K Cameron, G Hunter, J Tannock, D,Templeton, I Hoskins. Fixtures & Results Date Home Team Scores Away Team Competition 06/04/1963 Edinburgh 58-20 Newcastle Northern League 13/04/1963 Edinburgh 52-26 Middlesbrough Provincial League 18/04/1963 Middlesbrough 45-33 Edinburgh Northern League 20/04/1963 Edinburgh 47-31 Sheffield Northern League 22/04/1963 Newcastle 39-39 Edinburgh Northern League 25/04/1963 Sheffield 47-31 Edinburgh Northern League 27/04/1963 Edinburgh 44-34 St Austell Provincial League 04/05/1963 Edinburgh 59.5-18.5 Long Eaton Provincial League 11/05/1963 Edinburgh 54-24 Wolverhampton Provincial League 17/05/1963 Wolverhampton 42-36 Edinburgh Provincial League 18/05/1963 Edinburgh 55-23 Hackney Provincial League 20/05/1963 Newcastle 39-39 Edinburgh Provincial League 25/05/1963 Edinburgh 44-34 Middlesbrough Provincial League 01/06/1963 Edinburgh 43-35 Poole Provincial League 04/06/1963 Long Eaton 41-37 Edinburgh Provincial League 08/06/1963 Edinburgh 44-34 Exeter Provincial League 15/06/1963 Edinburgh D Templeton World Championship QR 19/06/1963 Poole rained off Edinburgh Provincial League KO Cup 22/06/1963 Edinburgh I Mauger World Championship QR 27/06/1963 Sheffield 45-33 Edinburgh Provincial League 29/06/1963 Edinburgh 43-35 Newcastle Provincial League 03/07/1963 Poole 50-46 Edinburgh Provincial League KO Cup 06/07/1963 Cradley Heath rained off Edinburgh Provincial League 08/07/1963 Exeter 50-28 Edinburgh Provincial League 09/07/1963 St Austell 58-19 Edinburgh Provincial League 13/07/1963 Edinburgh Tannock/Templeton Edinburgh Best Pairs 20/07/1963 Edinburgh 41-37 Sheffield Provincial League 24/07/1963 Poole 48-30 Edinburgh Provincial League 27/07/1963 Britain 59-49 Overseas Challenge 03/08/1963 Edinburgh 46-32 Rayleigh Provincial League 05/08/1963 Rayleigh 38-36 Edinburgh Provincial League 07/08/1963 Hackney 42-36 Edinburgh Provincial League 10/08/1963 Edinburgh 57-51 Scots V Kiwis Challenge 15/08/1963 Sheffield 48-30 Edinburgh Challenge 17/08/1963 Edinburgh 48-30 Cradley Heath Provincial League 24/08/1963 Edinburgh I Mauger Provincial League Riders QR 30/08/1963 Middlesbrough 42-35 Edinburgh Provincial League 31/08/1963 Edinburgh 48-30 London Festival Trophy 07/09/1963 Scots 41-37 The Rest Challenge 09/09/1963 Newcastle 39-38 Edinburgh Challenge 12/09/1963 Stoke 44-34 Edinburgh Provincial League 13/09/1963 Edinburgh 54-24 Stoke Provincial League 20/09/1963 Edinburgh 40-38 Belle Vue Challenge 23/09/1963 Cradley Heath 47-31 Edinburgh Provincial League 27/09/1963 Edinburgh 32-45 Wimbledon Challenge 28/09/1963 Belle Vue I Mauger Provincial League Riders Championship 05/10/1963 Edinburgh M Mattingley Scottish Open 12/10/1963 Belle Vue 54-24 Edinburgh Challenge