1955 Southern Area League

The 1955 Southern Area League was the second season of the regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. The season started with the same five teams that finished the previous season.[1]

1955 Southern Area League
LeagueSouthern Area League
ChampionsRye House Roosters
No. of competitors4
Riders' ChampionMike Broadbank
Highest averageVic Hall
Division/s aboveNational League Div 1
National League Div 2

Rye House Roosters were the champions. Vic Hall of Brafield topped the averages.[2]

Ringwood Turfs withdrew mid-season.[3]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Rye House Roosters 12 10 0 2 20
2 California Poppies 12 7 0 5 14
3 Brafield Flying Foxes 12 6 0 6 12
4 Eastbourne Eagles 12 1 0 11 2

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Ringwood Turfs

Leading Averages

Rider Team C.M.A.
1 Vic Hall Brafield 9.90
2 Mike Broadbank Rye House 9.67
3 Brian Meredith Brafield 9.36
4 Vic Ridgeon Rye House 9.17
5 Al Sparrey Rye House 8.95

See also

References

  1. "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. "Southern Area League 1955" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.