Provincial League Riders' Championship
| Sport | Speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| Ceased | 1965 |
| Country | United 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 The competition was superseded by the British League Division Two Riders Championship in 1968.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]
Past winners
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978) The Illustrated History of Speedway, Studio Publications, ISBN 0-904584-45-3, p. 25
- ^ "Provincial League Riders Championship 1960-1964". Edinburgh Speedway Archive. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Bulldog Redmond is leagues's top rider". Bristol Evening Post. 26 September 1960. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "One Long Yawn for Trevor". Daily Mirror. 18 September 1961. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hunter out of Luck". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 September 1962. Retrieved 12 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Squibb & Cox not in hunt". Express and Echo. 30 September 1963. Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mauger keeps his title after a decider". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 27 September 1964. Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
