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
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