Provincial League 1963

For 1962 Neath folded and new track St Austell joined. Other absentees were Bradford and Leicester who both ran into financial difficulties. Newcomers to the league were Long Eaton who returned to Speedway after tean years. Hackney and Rayleigh now under new ownership returned after missing 1962. The league was won by Wolverhampton but controversy would be made when they refused promotion to the National league this would lead to the Provincal League in 1964 running outside the control of the Speedway Control Board.

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 Newport* 16 4 0 12 8 Newports records were expunged Fixtures 13/04/1963 Cradley Heath 53 25 Stoke 13/04/1963 Edinburgh 52 26 Middlesbrough 15/04/1963 Rayleigh 38 39 Stoke 16/04/1963 Long Eaton 38 40 St Austell 27/04/1963 Edinburgh 44 34 St Austell 04/05/1963 Cradley Heath 42 36 Poole 04/05/1963 Edinburgh 59.5 18.5 Long Eaton 09/05/1963 Middlesbrough 40 38 Long Eaton 09/05/1963 Sheffield 46 32 Exeter 10/05/1963 Hackney 44 34 Poole 10/05/1963 Wolverhampton 44 30 Newcastle 11/05/1963 Cradley Heath 36 36 St Austell 11/05/1963 Edinburgh 54 24 Wolverhampton 11/05/1963 Stoke 43 35 Sheffield 13/05/1963 Exeter 46 32 Cradley Heath 13/05/1963 Newcastle 38 40 Long Eaton 14/05/1963 Long Eaton 41 37 Sheffield 16/05/1963 Middlesbrough 43 35 Stoke 16/05/1963 Sheffield 49 29 Hackney 17/05/1963 Wolverhampton 42 36 Edinburgh 18/05/1963 Cradley Heath 36 42 Middlesbrough 18/05/1963 Edinburgh 55 23 Hackney 18/05/1963 Rayleigh 32 43 Sheffield 18/05/1963 Stoke 43 35 Poole 20/05/1963 Exeter 47 31 St Austell 20/05/1963 Newcastle 39 39 Edinburgh 21/05/1963 Long Eaton 38 39 Exeter 21/05/1963 New Cross 44 34 Newcastle 22/05/1963 Hackney 40 38 Wolverhampton 23/05/1963 Middlesbrough 51 27 New Cross 23/05/1963 Sheffield 46 32 Stoke 24/05/1963 Wolverhampton 44 34 Rayleigh 25/05/1963 Cradley Heath 46 31 Hackney 25/05/1963 Edinburgh 44 34 Middlesbrough 25/05/1963 Rayleigh 41 37 Long Eaton 25/05/1963 Stoke 50 26 St Austell 27/05/1963 Newcastle 49 29 Middlesbrough 28/05/1963 New Cross 41 37 Sheffield 28/05/1963 St Austell 33 44 Exeter 29/05/1963 Hackney 40 37 Exeter 29/05/1963 Poole 43 35 Sheffield 30/05/1963 Middlesbrough 40 38 Newcastle 30/05/1963 Sheffield 41 37 Cradley Heath 31/05/1963 Wolverhampton 43 35 Stoke 01/06/1963 Cradley Heath 47 31 Rayleigh 01/06/1963 Edinburgh 43 35 Poole 01/06/1963 Stoke 50 28 Middlesbrough 03/06/1963 Cradley Heath 53 24 Long Eaton 03/06/1963 Exeter 48 30 New Cross 03/06/1963 Newcastle 50 28 Poole 03/06/1963 St Austell 53 25 New Cross 04/06/1963 Long Eaton 41 37 Edinburgh 04/06/1963 New Cross 38 39 St Austell 05/06/1963 Hackney 42 35 Newcastle 05/06/1963 Poole 44 34 St Austell 06/06/1963 Middlesbrough 54 24 Cradley Heath 06/06/1963 Sheffield 54 23 Rayleigh 07/06/1963 Wolverhampton 44 34 Poole 08/06/1963 Cradley Heath 41 37 Sheffield 08/06/1963 Edinburgh 44 34 Exeter 08/06/1963 Rayleigh 32 43 Hackney 08/06/1963 Stoke 39 39 Long Eaton 17/06/1963 Newcastle 45 33 Cradley Heath 18/06/1963 New Cross 35 43 Wolverhampton 18/06/1963 St Austell 41 37 Exeter 19/06/1963 Hackney 39 39 Rayleigh 21/06/1963 Wolverhampton 42 36 Long Eaton 24/06/1963 Exeter 48 29 Sheffield 24/06/1963 Newcastle 26 52 Stoke 25/06/1963 Long Eaton rain Poole 25/06/1963 New Cross rain Middlesbrough 25/06/1963 St Austell 37 41 Sheffield 26/06/1963 Hackney 45 33 Cradley Heath 26/06/1963 Poole 43 34 Exeter 27/06/1963 Middlesbrough rain St Austell 27/06/1963 Sheffield 45 33 Edinburgh 28/06/1963 Wolverhampton 29 17 Hackney abandoned heat 7 29/06/1963 Edinburgh 43 35 Newcastle 29/06/1963 Rayleigh 34 44 St Austell 29/06/1963 Stoke 48 29 New Cross 01/07/1963 Newcastle 47 31 Hackney 02/07/1963 Long Eaton 44 33 Rayleigh 02/07/1963 New Cross 41 36 Middlesbrough 02/07/1963 St Austell rain Poole 03/07/1963 Hackney 37 41 Sheffield 04/07/1963 Middlesbrough 39 39 St Austell 04/07/1963 Sheffield 50 28 Long Eaton 06/07/1963 Cradley Heath rain Edinburgh 06/07/1963 Rayleigh rain Wolverhampton 06/07/1963 Stoke 28 25 Newcastle abandoned 08/07/1963 Exeter 50 28 Edinburgh 09/07/1963 Long Eaton 46 32 Poole 09/07/1963 St Austell 58 19 Edinburgh 11/07/1963 Middlesbrough 49 29 Hackney 12/07/1963 Rayleigh 38 40 Cradley Heath 12/07/1963 Wolverhampton 44 33 Middlesbrough 15/07/1963 Exeter 55 23 Middlesbrough 15/07/1963 Newcastle 47 31 New Cross 16/07/1963 New Cross 44 32 Long Eaton 16/07/1963 St Austell 44 34 Middlesbrough 17/07/1963 Hackney 34 43 Stoke 17/07/1963 Poole 54 24 Long Eaton 18/07/1963 Middlesbrough 37 41 Poole 18/07/1963 Sheffield 44 34 St Austell 20/07/1963 Cradley Heath 44 34 New Cross 20/07/1963 Edinburgh 41 37 Sheffield 20/07/1963 Rayleigh 40 38 Newcastle 20/07/1963 Stoke 45 33 Hackney 22/07/1963 Exeter 51 27 Newcastle 23/07/1963 Long Eaton 47 31 Hackney 23/07/1963 St Austell rain Newcastle 24/07/1963 Hackney 43 34 Middlesbrough 24/07/1963 Poole 48 30 Edinburgh 25/07/1963 Middlesbrough 39 39 Exeter 26/07/1963 Wolverhampton 43 35 New Cross 27/07/1963 Cradley Heath 41 37 Poole 27/07/1963 Newcastle 42 36 Exeter 27/07/1963 Rayleigh 36 41 Hackney 29/07/1963 Exeter 45 33 Stoke 29/07/1963 Newcastle 40 37 St Austell 30/07/1963 Long Eaton 41 36 Middlesbrough 30/07/1963 St Austell 49 29 Stoke 31/07/1963 Poole 60 18 Hackney 01/08/1963 Middlesbrough 40 38 Wolverhampton 01/08/1963 Sheffield 49 27 New Cross 01/08/1963 Stoke 50 27 Cradley Heath 02/08/1963 New Cross 37 41 Poole 02/08/1963 Wolverhampton 40 38 St Austell 03/08/1963 Cradley Heath rain Exeter 03/08/1963 Edinburgh 46 32 Rayleigh 05/08/1963 Exeter 47 31 Poole 05/08/1963 Newcastle 46 30 Sheffield 05/08/1963 Poole 51 27 New Cross 05/08/1963 Rayleigh 38 36 Edinburgh 06/08/1963 Long Eaton 27.5 50.5 Stoke 06/08/1963 St Austell 47 31 Cradley Heath 07/08/1963 Hackney 42 36 Edinburgh 07/08/1963 Poole 55 23 Cradley Heath 08/08/1963 Sheffield 37 41 Newcastle 09/08/1963 Middlesbrough 47 30 Rayleigh 09/08/1963 Wolverhampton 43 35 Sheffield 10/08/1963 Rayleigh 46 32 Middlesbrough 10/08/1963 Stoke 52 26 Exeter 14/08/1963 Poole 51 27 Newcastle 16/08/1963 Middlesbrough 43 34 Sheffield 16/08/1963 St Austell 42 36 Newcastle 17/08/1963 Edinburgh 48 30 Cradley Heath 17/08/1963 Rayleigh 42 32 Exeter 26/08/1963 Exeter 45 33 Rayleigh 27/08/1963 St Austell 48 30 Rayleigh 28/08/1963 Hackney 46 32 Long Eaton 28/08/1963 Poole 49 29 Middlesbrough 29/08/1963 Sheffield 55 23 Poole 30/08/1963 Middlesbrough 42 35 Edinburgh 31/08/1963 Rayleigh 38 40 Wolverhampton 02/09/1963 Exeter 49 29 Hackney 02/09/1963 Newcastle 56 22 Rayleigh 03/09/1963 Long Eaton rain Cradley Heath 03/09/1963 St Austell 42 36 Hackney 04/09/1963 Poole rain Wolverhampton 06/09/1963 Wolverhampton 39 38 Cradley Heath 07/09/1963 Cradley Heath 57 21 Wolverhampton 07/09/1963 Rayleigh 36 42 Poole 07/09/1963 Stoke 36 42 Newcastle 09/09/1963 Exeter 38 40 Wolverhampton 10/09/1963 Long Eaton 36 42 Newcastle 10/09/1963 St Austell 48 30 Wolverhampton 11/09/1963 Poole 52 26 Rayleigh 12/09/1963 Sheffield 59 19 Middlesbrough 12/09/1963 Stoke 44 34 Edinburgh 13/09/1963 Edinburgh 54 24 Stoke 13/09/1963 Wolverhampton 39 38 Hackney 16/09/1963 Cradley Heath 52 26 Stoke 16/09/1963 Newcastle 42 36 Wolverhampton 17/09/1963 Long Eaton 39 39 Wolverhampton 17/09/1963 St Austell 45 33 Poole 18/09/1963 Hackney 54 24 St Austell 18/09/1963 Poole 54 24 Stoke 19/09/1963 Sheffield 56 22 Wolverhampton 21/09/1963 Cradley Heath 53 25 Newcastle 21/09/1963 Stoke 55 23 Rayleigh 23/09/1963 Cradley Heath 47 31 Edinburgh 23/09/1963 Exeter 47 30 Long Eaton 24/09/1963 St Austell 49 29 Long Eaton 25/09/1963 Poole 47 31 Wolverhampton 26/09/1963 Stoke 42 36 Wolverhampton 08/10/1963 Long Eaton 43 34 Cradley Heath 19/10/1963 Cradley Heath 42 36 Exeter

Cradley Heath Newcastle Diamonds Exeter Falcons Edinburgh Monarchs Long Eaton Archers Poole Pirates