Provincial League 1964

Provincial League 1964

The 1964 Provincial League started in controversy which led to the Provincial League officially not being recognized by the sports governing boby. Wolverhampton had refused to move up the the National League after winning the Provisional title in 1963. The two leagues could not agree on the situation and the Provincial League was outlawed by the Speedway Control Board. The SCB banned all National League riders from racing on Provincial League tracks and rders were warned that they were in breach of ACU regulations and could be suspended from all competitive racing. They were also barred from riding in the World Championships. Before the season started Stoke Potters. St Austell Gulls and Rayleigh Rockets all withdrew from the league. The Sunderland Stars joined the league but then withdrew after only three matches Glasgow Tigers and Newport Wasps also joined the leagues ranks.

League Table M W D L F A pts Newcastle Diamonds 22 17 0 5 966 747 34 Hackney Hawks 22 15 1 6 929 786 31 Wolverhampton Wolves 22 12 1 9 871 841 25 Newport Wasps 22 11 1 10 885 829 23 Edinburgh Monarchs 22 10 2 10 884½ 827½ 22 Exeter Falcons 22 10 1 11 823 813 21 Poole Pirates 22 10 I 11 834 882 21 Sheffield Tigers 22 9 2 11 817½ 818½ 20 Middlesbrough Bears 22 9 2 11 768 948 20 Cradley Heath Heathens 22 8 1 13 840 875 17 Long Eaton Archers 22 8 0 14 781 931 16 Glasgow Tigers 22 6 2 14 805 906 14 Sunderland* 3 1 0 2 101 132 2 *results expunged from the records Fixturesc 25/04/1964 Cradley Heath 50 28 Exeter 12/05/1964 Long Eaton 41 37 Newcastle 13/05/1964 Glasgow 40 38 Newport 14/05/1964 Sheffield 50 28 Newport 15/05/1964 Middlesbrough 47 31 Poole 20/05/1964 Glasgow 41 36 Exeter 21/05/1964 Sheffield 56 22 Exeter 22/05/1964 Middlesbrough 40 38 Hackney 22/05/1964 Newport 47 31 Sheffield 23/05/1964 Cradley Heath 41 37 Newcastle 23/05/1964 Edinburgh 45 33 Hackney 25/05/1964 Exeter 43 35 Glasgow 25/05/1964 Newcastle 39 39 Edinburgh 26/05/1964 Long Eaton 45 33 Glasgow 27/05/1964 Poole 50 28 Middlesbrough 28/05/1964 Sheffield 48 30 Poole 29/05/1964 Glasgow 39 39 Poole 29/05/1964 Middlesbrough 49 29 Long Eaton 29/05/1964 Wolverhampton 33 45 Hackney 30/05/1964 Cradley Heath 57 21 Middlesbrough 30/05/1964 Edinburgh 53 22 Long Eaton 02/06/1964 Sunderland 41 36 Wolverhampton 08/06/1964 Exeter 45 33 Edinburgh 08/06/1964 Newcastle 40 38 Cradley Heath 09/06/1964 Long Eaton 32 46 Edinburgh 10/06/1964 Glasgow 35 42 Wolverhampton 10/06/1964 Poole 35 43 Hackney 13/06/1964 Cradley Heath 37 41 Exeter 13/06/1964 Edinburgh 52.5 24.5 Sheffield 15/06/1964 Exeter 38 40 Wolverhampton 17/06/1964 Poole 41 37 Exeter 18/06/1964 Sheffield 42 36 Glasgow 19/06/1964 Middlesbrough 39 39 Edinburgh 20/06/1964 Cradley Heath 36 42 Hackney 22/06/1964 Newcastle 51 26 Glasgow 23/06/1964 Long Eaton 40 38 Poole 24/06/1964 Glasgow 37 41 Edinburgh 24/06/1964 Poole 41 37 Newcastle 26/06/1964 Hackney 52 26 Sheffield 26/06/1964 Middlesbrough 41 37 Exeter 26/06/1964 Wolverhampton 49 29 Long Eaton 27/06/1964 Edinburgh 43 35 Exeter 29/06/1964 Newcastle 53 25 Middlesbrough 01/07/1964 Poole 42 36 Edinburgh 02/07/1964 Sheffield 55 23 Cradley Heath 03/07/1964 Glasgow 44 34 Long Eaton 03/07/1964 Middlesbrough 34 44 Newcastle 03/07/1964 Newport 42 36 Edinburgh 03/07/1964 Wolverhampton 45 33 Poole 04/07/1964 Cradley Heath 43 35 Edinburgh 06/07/1964 Newcastle 48 30 Newport 07/07/1964 Long Eaton 40 38 Wolverhampton 08/07/1964 Poole 55 23 Long Eaton 09/07/1964 Sheffield 51 27 Middlesbrough 10/07/1964 Glasgow 31 46 Newcastle 10/07/1964 Hackney 47 31 Long Eaton 10/07/1964 Middlesbrough 45 33 Sheffield 10/07/1964 Newport 47 31 Poole 10/07/1964 Wolverhampton 42 36 Edinburgh 13/07/1964 Exeter 48 30 Long Eaton 14/07/1964 Long Eaton 43 35 Cradley Heath 15/07/1964 Poole 56 22 Sheffield 16/07/1964 Middlesbrough 43 35 Newport 17/07/1964 Hackney 42 36 Newcastle 17/07/1964 Newport 54 23 Long Eaton 17/07/1964 Wolverhampton 39 38 Glasgow 18/07/1964 Edinburgh 48 30 Middlesbrough 20/07/1964 Exeter 46 32 Newport 20/07/1964 Newcastle 37 41 Hackney 21/07/1964 Long Eaton 44 34 Sheffield 22/07/1964 Poole 43 35 Glasgow 23/07/1964 Middlesbrough 39 39 Cradley Heath 24/07/1964 Hackney 49 29 Glasgow 25/07/1964 Edinburgh 38 40 Poole 27/07/1964 Newcastle 51 27 Poole 29/07/1964 Hackney 47 31 Cradley Heath 29/07/1964 Poole 37 41 Newport 30/07/1964 Middlesbrough 25 53 Wolverhampton 30/07/1964 Sheffield 47 31 Hackney 31/07/1964 Glasgow 42 36 Hackney 31/07/1964 Newport 50 28 Exeter 31/07/1964 Wolverhampton 49 29 Middlesbrough 01/08/1964 Cradley Heath 47 31 Poole 01/08/1964 Edinburgh 38 40 Newcastle 03/08/1964 Exeter 54 24 Poole 03/08/1964 Newcastle 42 36 Sheffield 03/08/1964 Newport 44 33 Wolverhampton 11/08/1964 Long Eaton 36 38 Exeter 13/08/1964 Middlesbrough 41 37 Glasgow 13/08/1964 Sheffield 44 34 Long Eaton 14/08/1964 Newport 48 30 Cradley Heath 14/08/1964 Wolverhampton 37 40 Newcastle 15/08/1964 Cradley Heath 42 36 Newport 17/08/1964 Newcastle 44 34 Wolverhampton 18/08/1964 Long Eaton 18 24 Newport Abandoned Ht 7 19/08/1964 Hackney 39 39 Newport 19/08/1964 Poole 43 35 Wolverhampton 21/08/1964 Wolverhampton 40 38 Exeter 22/08/1964 Edinburgh 44 34 Cradley Heath 22/08/1964 Newcastle 55 23 Exeter 24/08/1964 Exeter 43 35 Cradley Heath 25/08/1964 Long Eaton 38 40 Hackney 27/08/1964 Sheffield 39 39 Wolverhampton 28/08/1964 Glasgow 41 37 Cradley Heath 28/08/1964 Hackney 43 34 Exeter 28/08/1964 Newport 33 45 Newcastle 29/08/1964 Cradley Heath 38 40 Wolverhampton 31/08/1964 Exeter 34 44 Newcastle 02/09/1964 Poole 42 36 Cradley Heath 03/09/1964 Sheffield 48 30 Edinburgh 04/09/1964 Glasgow 44 34 Sheffield 04/09/1964 Hackney 53 25 Edinburgh 04/09/1964 Newport 55 23 Middlesbrough 07/09/1964 Exeter 52 26 Middlesbrough 07/09/1964 Newcastle 45 33 Long Eaton 08/09/1964 Long Eaton 54 24 Middlesbrough 11/09/1964 Hackney 55 23 Middlesbrough 11/09/1964 Newport 48 30 Glasgow 11/09/1964 Wolverhampton 42 36 Cradley Heath 14/09/1964 Exeter rain Sheffield 14/09/1964 Newport 9 3 Hackney Abondoned Ht 2 16/09/1964 Hackney 42 36 Wolverhampton 17/09/1964 Sheffield 33 45 Newcastle 18/09/1964 Glasgow 37 41 Middlesbrough 19/09/1964 Edinburgh 39 39 Glasgow 21/09/1964 Exeter 47 31 Hackney 21/09/1964 Newcastle 49 29 Edinburgh 22/09/1964 Long Eaton 44 34 Newport 23/09/1964 Edinburgh 46 32 Newport 25/09/1964 Hackney 53 25 Poole 02/10/1964 Wolverhampton 50 28 Sheffield 03/10/1964 Cradley Heath 42 36 Long Eaton 05/10/1964 Exeter rain Sheffield 09/10/1964 Newport rain Hackney 10/10/1964 Cradley Heath 41 36 Sheffield 10/10/1964 Newport 51 27 Hackney 16/10/1964 Wolverhampton 57 21 Newport 17/10/1964 Cradley Heath 42 36 Glasgow