Provincial League 1962

Bradford returned to the league at their new venue Greenfields Stadium. New club Neath joined as did Leicester who dropped down from the National League. Neath failed to attract many followers in the town and many matches were raced at Neath this didnt stop them having a good year and they finished the season as runners up to Poole who who the league for the second year in a row

League Table M W D L Pts Poole Pirates 24 17 0 7 34 Neath Dragons 24 14 1 9 29 Exeter Falcons 24 14 0 10 28 Stoke Potters 24 14 0 10 28 Edinburgh Monarchs 24 12 2 10 26 Plymouth Bulldogs 24 12 2 10 26 Sheffield Tigers 24 12 1 11 25 Cradley Heath Heathens 24 12 0 12 24 Newcastle Diamonds 24 12 0 12 24 Wolverhampton Wolves 24 11 1 12 23 Middlesbrough Bears 24 11 0 13 22 Leicester Hunters 24 6 0 18 12 Bradford Panthers 24 5 1 18 11

Leicester Hunters Cradley Heath Bradford Panthers Edinburgh Monarchs Plymouth Bulldogs

Fixtures 27/04/1962 Leicester 48 30 Exeter 05/05/1962 Edinburgh 45 32 Plymouth 09/05/1962 Poole 51 26 Plymouth 12/05/1962 Cradley Heath 40 38 Poole 12/05/1962 Edinburgh 34 44 Wolverhampton 12/05/1962 Neath 41 37 Plymouth 12/05/1962 Stoke 41 36 Middlesbrough 17/05/1962 Middlesbrough 34 44 Poole 17/05/1962 Plymouth 55 22 Wolverhampton 17/05/1962 Sheffield 54 24 Newcastle 18/05/1962 Wolverhampton 43 35 Leicester 19/05/1962 Cradley Heath 50 28 Bradford 19/05/1962 Edinburgh 37 41 Poole 19/05/1962 Stoke 43 35 Newcastle 21/05/1962 Exeter 46 32 Sheffield 21/05/1962 Newcastle 45 32 Cradley Heath 24/05/1962 Plymouth 53 25 Stoke 24/05/1962 Sheffield 49 29 Middlesbrough 25/05/1962 Leicester 51 27 Newcastle 25/05/1962 Wolverhampton 52 26 Exeter 26/05/1962 Edinburgh 51 26 Bradford 26/05/1962 Stoke 41 36 Plymouth 28/05/1962 Exeter 56 22 Cradley Heath 30/05/1962 Poole 62 16 Wolverhampton 31/05/1962 Middlesbrough 37 41 Newcastle 31/05/1962 Sheffield 54 23 Plymouth 01/06/1962 Bradford 29 49 Exeter 01/06/1962 Neath 34 44 Cradley Heath 01/06/1962 Plymouth 42 36 Sheffield 01/06/1962 Wolverhampton 46 32 Middlesbrough 02/06/1962 Edinburgh 48 29 Newcastle 02/06/1962 Stoke 42 35 Neath 11/06/1962 Cradley Heath 43 35 Edinburgh 11/06/1962 Exeter 11 13 Poole abandoned 13/06/1962 Poole 48 30 Sheffield 14/06/1962 Plymouth 39 39 Neath 14/06/1962 Sheffield 42 36 Poole 16/06/1962 Cradley Heath 56 22 Sheffield 16/06/1962 Edinburgh 47 31 Leicester 16/06/1962 Neath 47 31 Wolverhampton 16/06/1962 Stoke 45 33 Exeter 18/06/1962 Exeter 44 34 Plymouth 20/06/1962 Poole 58 19 Exeter 21/06/1962 Sheffield 49 29 Leicester 22/06/1962 Wolverhampton 36 42 Newcastle 23/06/1962 Cradley Heath 44 34 Middlesbrough 23/06/1962 Neath 47 31 Plymouth 23/06/1962 Stoke 53 24 Bradford 25/06/1962 Exeter 51 27 Leicester 25/06/1962 Newcastle 51 27 Bradford 27/06/1962 Poole 54 23 Cradley Heath 28/06/1962 Middlesbrough 51 27 Leicester 28/06/1962 Plymouth 39 39 Edinburgh 28/06/1962 Sheffield 61 15 Wolverhampton 29/06/1962 Bradford 42 36 Plymouth 29/06/1962 Leicester 40 38 Middlesbrough 29/06/1962 Wolverhampton 37 40 Poole 30/06/1962 Edinburgh 50 28 Cradley Heath 30/06/1962 Neath 34 44 Exeter 30/06/1962 Stoke 45 33 Poole 02/07/1962 Newcastle 40 38 Edinburgh 05/07/1962 Plymouth 41 37 Leicester 06/07/1962 Bradford 41 37 Stoke 09/07/1962 Exeter 44 34 Edinburgh 09/07/1962 Newcastle 40 38 Poole 10/07/1962 Neath 42 36 Neath V Edinburgh 11/07/1962 Poole 47 30 Edinburgh 12/07/1962 Bradford 38 40 Newcastle 12/07/1962 Middlesbrough 41 37 Wolverhampton 12/07/1962 Plymouth 42 36 Exeter 12/07/1962 Sheffield 47 31 Cradley Heath 13/07/1962 Leicester 32 46 Plymouth 13/07/1962 Wolverhampton 56 22 Bradford 14/07/1962 Cradley Heath 38 40 Neath 14/07/1962 Stoke 46 32 Edinburgh 16/07/1962 Exeter 45 33 Stoke 16/07/1962 Newcastle 45.5 30.5 Sheffield 17/07/1962 Neath 50 28 Neath V Stoke 18/07/1962 Poole 24 24 Newcastle abandoned 19/07/1962 Bradford 34 43 Wolverhampton 19/07/1962 Middlesbrough 42 36 Cradley Heath 19/07/1962 Plymouth 43 34 Poole 19/07/1962 Sheffield 36 42 Edinburgh 20/07/1962 Wolverhampton 55 23 Leicester 21/07/1962 Cradley Heath 45 32 Exeter 21/07/1962 Edinburgh Rain Neath 21/07/1962 Stoke 45 33 Wolverhampton 23/07/1962 Exeter 49 29 Middlesbrough 23/07/1962 Newcastle 37 40 Neath 25/07/1962 Poole 38 40 Neath 26/07/1962 Middlesbrough 55 23 Exeter 26/07/1962 Plymouth 45 33 Cradley Heath 26/07/1962 Sheffield 46 32 Stoke 27/07/1962 Bradford 34 41 Poole 27/07/1962 Leicester 37 41 Cradley Heath 27/07/1962 Wolverhampton 48 30 Sheffield 28/07/1962 Cradley Heath 49 29 Plymouth 28/07/1962 Neath 50 28 Leicester 30/07/1962 Exeter 57 21 Bradford 30/07/1962 Newcastle 47 29 Plymouth 31/07/1962 Neath 51 27 Neath V Bradford 01/08/1962 Poole 47 31 Middlesbrough 02/08/1962 Middlesbrough 49 29 Neath 02/08/1962 Plymouth 44 34 Bradford 02/08/1962 Sheffield 43 35 Exeter 02/08/1962 Stoke 47 31 Cradley Heath 03/08/1962 Leicester 30 45 Edinburgh 03/08/1962 Wolverhampton 50 28 Plymouth 04/08/1962 Cradley Heath 48 30 Leicester 04/08/1962 Edinburgh 43 34 Stoke 04/08/1962 Neath 36 42 Poole 06/08/1962 Cradley Heath Rain Stoke 08/08/1962 Poole 54 24 Newcastle 09/08/1962 Middlesbrough 48 30 Newcastle 09/08/1962 Sheffield Rain Edinburgh 10/08/1962 Leicester 37 41 Sheffield 10/08/1962 Wolverhampton 45 33 Neath 11/08/1962 Neath Rain Sheffield 13/08/1962 Exeter 60 18 Newcastle 14/08/1962 Neath Rain Neath V Newcastle 15/08/1962 Poole 55 23 Bradford 16/08/1962 Middlesbrough 49 29 Plymouth 17/08/1962 Plymouth 46 32 Middlesbrough 18/08/1962 Cradley Heath 52 26 Newcastle 18/08/1962 Edinburgh 40 38 Sheffield 18/08/1962 Neath 49 29 Middlesbrough 27/08/1962 Newcastle 28 50 Wolverhampton 28/08/1962 Bradford 32 46 Edinburgh 29/08/1962 Poole 45 32 Plymouth 31/08/1962 Leicester 48 30 Stoke 01/09/1962 Cradley Heath 46 32 Wolverhampton 01/09/1962 Edinburgh 48 29 Exeter 01/09/1962 Neath 41 36 Sheffield 01/09/1962 Stoke 60 18 Leicester 03/09/1962 Exeter 43 35 Poole 03/09/1962 Newcastle 35 43 Middlesbrough 04/09/1962 Bradford 32 46 Neath 05/09/1962 Poole 54 24 Leicester 05/09/1962 Neath 44 34 Neath V Newcastle 06/09/1962 Plymouth Rain Newcastle 06/09/1962 Sheffield 45 33 Bradford 07/09/1962 Edinburgh 42 36 Neath 07/09/1962 Leicester 56 22 Bradford 07/09/1962 Wolverhampton 33 45 Stoke 10/09/1962 Cradley Heath 36 42 Stoke 10/09/1962 Newcastle 46 30 Leicester 11/09/1962 Bradford Rain Leicester 13/09/1962 Middlesbrough 54 24 Edinburgh 13/09/1962 Plymouth 38 37 Newcastle 14/09/1962 Wolverhampton 39 39 Edinburgh 15/09/1962 Edinburgh 41 37 Middlesbrough 17/09/1962 Exeter 61 14 Wolverhampton 18/09/1962 Bradford Rain Sheffield 19/09/1962 Poole 52 25 Stoke 20/09/1962 Middlesbrough 48 29 Bradford 20/09/1962 Sheffield 49 29 Neath 21/09/1962 Leicester 32 44 Neath 24/09/1962 Newcastle 41 37 Stoke 25/09/1962 Bradford 44 34 Middlesbrough 27/09/1962 Middlesbrough 50 28 Stoke 28/09/1962 Leicester 32 45 Poole 28/09/1962 Wolverhampton 40 36 Cradley Heath 29/09/1962 Stoke 46 32 Sheffield 01/10/1962 Newcastle 51 26 Exeter 02/10/1962 Bradford 45 33 Cradley Heath 02/10/1962 Exeter 43 34 Neath 04/10/1962 Middlesbrough 44 34 Sheffield 05/10/1962 Leicester 51.5 26.5 Wolverhampton 09/10/1962 Bradford 49 28 Leicester 09/10/1962 Bradford 39 39 Sheffield