1964 Provincial Speedway League

The 1964 Provincial Speedway League was the fifth and final season of the Provincial League in the United Kingdom. Twelve speedway teams took part. A second division of British speedway would not return until 1968.

Season summary

The 1964 season started in controversy which led to the Provincial League running 'black'. Officially the 1964 Provincial League season did not exist.
Wolverhampton Wolves refused to move up to the National League after winning the Provincial League title in 1963. The two leagues could not agree about the situation which led to the Provincial League being outlawed by the Speedway Control Board.
All National League riders were forbidden to ride on Provincial League tracks. Provincial League riders were warned by the Speedway Control Board that they were in breach of ACU regulations and could be suspended from all competitive racing. They were also barred from the Speedway World Championship.
The Stoke Potters, St Austell Gulls and Rayleigh Rockets all withdrew from the league for various reasons before the season started. The Sunderland Stars joined the league but then withdrew after riding only three matches. However Glasgow Tigers and the Newport Wasps joined and completed the season.
Newcastle Diamonds won the final Provincial League and their first title. In the early season supplementary league competitions, Sheffield and Poole won the Northern and Southern leagues respectively.

League

Final table

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

Sunderland Saints withdrew after three matches and had their record expunged, although they complete their fixtures in the early season Northern League event.

Provincial League Knockout Cup

The 1964 Provincial League Knockout Cup was the fifth edition of the Knockout Cup for the Provincial League teams. Newport Wasps were the winners.
First round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
18/05	Cradley Heath	51–45	Edinburgh
15/06	Newcastle	53–43	Poole
16/06	Long Eaton	54–42	Middlesbrough
17/06	Glasgow White City	59–37	Sheffield

Second round

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
03/07	Hackney	50–46	Exeter
13/07	Newcastle	62–34	Wolverhampton
17/07	Glasgow White City	46–49	Newport
18/07	Cradley Heath	51–45	Long Eaton

Semi-finals

Date	Team one	Score	Team two
21/08	Newport	56–40	Hackney
19/09	Cradley Heath	54–42	Newcastle

Final

first leg
'''second leg'''

Supplementary leagues

Northern League

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Sheffield	10	8	0	2	16
Edinburgh	10	5	1	4	11
Newcastle	10	5	1	4	11
Glasgow	10	5	0	5	10
Middlesbrough	10	4	0	6	8
Sunderland	10	2	0	8	4

Southern League

Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
Poole	12	8	0	4	16
Cradley Heath	12	7	0	5	14
Exeter	12	6	1	5	13
Newport	12	6	0	6	12
Hackney	12	6	0	6	12
Long Eaton	12	5	0	7	10
Wolverhampton	12	3	0	9	6

Riders' Championship

Ivan Mauger won the Riders' Championship for the second successive year. The final was held at Hyde Road on 26 September.

Pos.

Rider

Pts

Total

Riders &; final averages

Cradley Heath

10.39
9.01
8.06
7.37
5.33
4.44
4.57
3.27
3.00
2.29
1.00
0.57

Edinburgh

10.31
9.19
8.62
6.17
5.25
5.07
4.48
4.08
4.00
3.43

Exeter

9.71
9.55
8.71
8.24
7.33
6.57
6.15
5.49
5.36
5.33
5.03
4.50
3.41

Glasgow

10.88
7.74
7.53
6.67
4.00
3.64
3.59
3.05
2.70
2.12

Hackney

10.19
10.04
8.84
8.57
6.57
4.80
4.68
4.50
3.78
3.40
2.00

Long Eaton

8.82
8.80
8.00
7.17
7.02
6.59
6.05
4.28
4.10
3.67

Middlesbrough

9.07
8.50
7.37
5.68
4.84
4.00
3.95
2.91
2.83
2.57
1.47

Newcastle

11.54
8.66
8.64
8.36
6.84
5.52
4.65
3.78
2.67

Newport

9.20
8.85
8.23
7.28
6.60
5.30
4.31
4.00
2.70

Poole

8.22
8.39
8.13
6.34
6.20
5.74
4.96
4.69
3.50

Sheffield

9.96
9.07
8.59
6.56
6.43
5.37
4.23
3.74

Wolverhampton

9.54
8.71
7.60
7.43
5.81
5.76
5.57
5.20
3.51
3.00