The 1962 Provincial Speedway League was the third season of the

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Summary

Thirteen

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teams took part. Bradford, at their new venue at Greenfields Stadium, returned to the league after missing the previous season due to delays building their new track. The league season proved to be disastrous for Bradford and the club folded at the end of the year. New team Neath Welsh Dragons joined the league and Leicester joined after dropping down from the

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. Neath, near

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in Wales, was not a successful venue and many of their fixtures were raced at St. Austell.

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had withdrawn. Poole won the league championship for the second year in a row.

Final table

M = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; Pts = Total Points

Top Five Riders (League only)

Provincial League Knockout Cup

The 1962 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the third edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams.

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were the winners.

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

References

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