The Provincial League By Numbers

its now 60 years since the last Provincial League meeting was run when Cradley beat Glasgow 42-36 at Dudley Wood to ensure that the wooden spoon went to Glasgow. and we look back at the leagues numbers through its five seasons.

All Time Records

First Meeting

15/4/60 - Rayleigh 50 Cradley 20

               Stoke 44 Liverpool 26

Last Meeting

17/10/64 - Cradley Heath 42 Glasgow 36

Most Seasons

Five - Cradley Heath, Edinburgh, Poole, Sheffield

Most Wins

72 - Poole

Most Home Wins

51 - Poole

Most Away Wins

21 – Poole

Most Draws

7 – Edinburgh

Most Defeats

54 – Sheffield

Fewest Wins

4 – Liverpool - in one season 1960

5 – Bradford - from two seasons 1960 & 1962

Fewest Away Wins

0 – Bradford - from two seasons 1960 & 1962

   - Leicester - in one season 1962

   - Glasgow - in one season 1964

Most Consecutive Home Wins

27 – Exeter (1961/62/63 until beaten by Wolverhampton September 9, 1963)

25 – Poole (1960/61/62 until beaten by Neath July 25, 1962)

Biggest Home Win

63-15 - Poole v Middlesbrough (June 14, 1961) - 13 heats

59-12 - Rayleigh v Bradford (August 19, 1960) - 12 heats

Biggest Away Win

53-25 - Plymouth @ Wolverhampton (July 14, 1961)

          - Wolverhampton @ Middlesbrough (July 30, 1961)

 

Expunged Records

1963 - New Cross P16 W4 D0 L12

1964 – Sunderland P3 W1 D0 L2

 

One Season Records

Most Wins

17- Poole (1962) from 24 meetings

    - Newcastle (1964) from 22 meetings