Provincial League 1961

New tracks joined the league Exeter, Plymouth, Wolverhampton,Middlesbrough and Newcastle. Bradford were set to join but delays in the construction of their track prevented them from taking theor place. The league was won by Poole by seven points with Plymouth in second place.

←1960 1962 → National League Central Shield Provincial League Northern League National Trophy East Anglian League National League KO Cup Provincial League KO Cup Poole Pirates

League Table M W D L F A Pts 1 Poole Pirates 20 15 1 4 31 2 Plymouth Bulldogs 20 12 0 8 24 3 Stoke Potters 20 12 0 8 24 4 Cradley Heath Heathens 20 11 1 8 23 5 Rayleigh Rockets 20 11 0 9 22 6 Edinburgh Monarchs 20 10 1 9 21 7 Sheffield Tigers 20 10 0 10 20 8 Exeter Falcons 20 9 0 11 18 9 Wolverhampton Wolves 20 7 0 13 14 10 Middlesbrough Bears 20 6 1 13 13 11 Newcastle Diamonds 20 5 0 15 10 Averages rider team M Max Paid Rac Pts Bon Ave Fixtures 31/03/1961 Stoke 44 34 Cradley Heath 01/04/1961 Cradley 42 36 Stoke 06/04/1961 Middlesbrough 36 42 Sheffield 07/04/1961 Plymouth 44 34 Exeter 07/04/1961 Rayleigh 50 28 Cradley Heath 08/04/1961 Cradley Heath 40 38 Plymouth 08/04/1961 Stoke 46 31 Wolverhampton 10/04/1961 Exeter 41 36 Plymouth 13/04/1961 Middlesbrough 34 43 Edinburgh 13/04/1961 Sheffield 39 38 Cradley Heath 14/04/1961 Rayleigh 45 32 Poole 14/04/1961 Wolverhampton 43 35 Sheffield 15/04/1961 Cradley Heath 40 38 Exeter 15/04/1961 Edinburgh 46 32 Wolverhampton 15/04/1961 Stoke 51 26 Plymouth 17/04/1961 Exeter 40 37 Stoke 20/04/1961 Middlesbrough 39 39 Cradley Heath 20/04/1961 Sheffield 50 27 Exeter 21/04/1961 Plymouth 40 38 Poole 22/04/1961 Cradley Heath rain Wolverhampton 22/04/1961 Edinburgh 46 31 Middlesbrough 22/04/1961 Stoke rain Rayleigh 27/04/1961 Middlesbrough 48 30 Wolverhampton 28/04/1961 Rayleigh 50 25 Exeter 28/04/1961 Wolverhampton 33 45 Stoke 29/04/1961 Cradley Heath 43 35 Rayleigh 29/04/1961 Edinburgh 55 20 Sheffield 29/04/1961 Stoke 50 28 Middlesbrough 03/05/1961 Poole rain Rayleigh 04/05/1961 Middlesbrough 40 37 Plymouth 04/05/1961 Sheffield rain Stoke 05/05/1961 Rayleigh 46 32 Sheffield 05/05/1961 Wolverhampton 47 31 Edinburgh 06/05/1961 Cradley Heath 51 27 Middlesbrough 06/05/1961 Edinburgh 46 32 Plymouth 06/05/1961 Stoke 49 29 Rayleigh 10/05/1961 Poole 55 23 Rayleigh 11/05/1961 Sheffield 40 38 Wolverhampton 12/05/1961 Plymouth 41 30 Stoke 12/05/1961 Wolverhampton 33 45 Cradley Heath 13/05/1961 Cradley Heath 45 33 Wolverhampton 17/05/1961 Poole 56 22 Stoke 20/05/1961 Edinburgh 43 34 Cradley Heath 20/05/1961 Stoke 42 35 Sheffield 22/05/1961 Plymouth 45 32 Rayleigh 25/05/1961 Sheffield 41 37 Stoke 27/05/1961 Stoke 41 37 Exeter 29/05/1961 Exeter 27 51 Poole 01/06/1961 Middlesbrough 37 38 Stoke 02/06/1961 Rayleigh 41 37 Plymouth 02/06/1961 Wolverhampton 45 33 Exeter 03/06/1961 Cradley Heath 42 36 Edinburgh 05/06/1961 Exeter 47 31 Sheffield 07/06/1961 Poole 50 28 Sheffield 09/06/1961 Plymouth 47 31 Sheffield 09/06/1961 Rayleigh 50 28 Newcastle 10/06/1961 Cradley Heath 40 38 Sheffield 10/06/1961 Edinburgh 40 38 Rayleigh 10/06/1961 Stoke 31 47 Poole 12/06/1961 Exeter 57 20 Middlesbrough 14/06/1961 Poole 63 15 Middlesbrough 16/06/1961 Plymouth 47 31 Middlesbrough 16/06/1961 Rayleigh 51 27 Stoke 16/06/1961 Wolverhampton 37 41 Poole 17/06/1961 Edinburgh aba 5 Poole 19/06/1961 Newcastle 29 49 Poole 22/06/1961 Sheffield 50 28 Newcastle 24/06/1961 Edinburgh 44 34 Exeter 26/06/1961 Exeter 48 30 Rayleigh 26/06/1961 Newcastle 37 40 Wolverhampton 28/06/1961 Poole 39 37 Plymouth 30/06/1961 Rayleigh 50 28 Middlesbrough 08/07/1961 Stoke 54 22 Newcastle 10/07/1961 Exeter 53 24 Wolverhampton 12/07/1961 Poole 50.5 27.5 Exeter 13/07/1961 Sheffield 42 36 Poole 14/07/1961 Rayleigh can Edinburgh 14/07/1961 Wolverhampton 25 53 Plymouth 15/07/1961 Stoke 47 29 Edinburgh 17/07/1961 Exeter 48 29 Newcastle 19/07/1961 Poole 52 25 Newcastle 20/07/1961 Middlesbrough 53 25 Exeter 20/07/1961 Sheffield 37 41 Plymouth 21/07/1961 Plymouth 48 30 Newcastle 21/07/1961 Rayleigh 53 25 Wolverhampton 22/07/1961 Edinburgh 45 33 Stoke 24/07/1961 Newcastle 33 45 Stoke 27/07/1961 Middlesbrough 51 27 Poole 27/07/1961 Plymouth 44 34 Wolverhampton 27/07/1961 Sheffield 48 30 Edinburgh 28/07/1961 Wolverhampton 41 37 Newcastle 31/07/1961 Exeter 52 25 Edinburgh 02/08/1961 Poole 58 20 Edinburgh 03/08/1961 Sheffield post Middlesbrough 04/08/1961 Plymouth 46 32 Edinburgh 04/08/1961 Wolverhampton 45 33 Middlesbrough 05/08/1961 Edinburgh 39 39 Poole 07/08/1961 Exeter 45 33 Cradley Heath 07/08/1961 Newcastle 53 24 Sheffield 07/08/1961 Rayleigh 40 38 Edinburgh 09/08/1961 Poole 56 22 Cradley Heath 10/08/1961 Sheffield 61 17 Rayleigh 11/08/1961 Plymouth 54 24 Cradley Heath 12/08/1961 Cradley Heath 38 40 Poole 14/08/1961 Newcastle 44 33 Plymouth 16/08/1961 Poole 53 24 Wolverhampton 19/08/1961 Cradley Heath 59 19 Newcastle 21/08/1961 Newcastle 42.5 35.5 Middlesbrough 26/08/1961 Edinburgh 60 18 Newcastle 28/08/1961 Newcastle 34 44 Cradley Heath 31/08/1961 Middlesbrough 51 26 Rayleigh 04/09/1961 Newcastle 42 36 Edinburgh 07/09/1961 Middlesbrough 43 35 Newcastle 07/09/1961 Sheffield 44 33 Stoke 11/09/1961 Newcastle 42 36 Sheffield 14/09/1961 Sheffield 46 32 Middlesbrough 18/09/1961 Newcastle 37 40 Rayleigh 25/09/1961 Newcastle 44 33 Exeter 06/10/1961 Wolverhampton 55 23 Rayleigh