1956 Southern Area League

The 1956 Southern Area League was the third season of the regional third tier/division of speedway racing in the United Kingdom British teams. Brafield Flying Foxes were no longer competitors with Southern Rovers taking their place. Southern Rovers had no track and raced all their 'home' fixtures on away tracks.[1]

1956 Southern Area League
LeagueSouthern Area League
ChampionsRye House Roosters
No. of competitors4
Riders' ChampionLeo McAuliffe
Highest averageVic Ridgeon
Division/s aboveNational League Div 1
National League Div 2

Summary

Rye House Roosters were the champions for the second consecutive season.[2] Vic Ridgeon of Rye House topped the averages.[3]

Although the Southern Area League continued, it became the second tier division instead of the third tier division. There was not another third division of British speedway until 1996 when the Conference was inaugurated.

Final table
pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Rye House Roosters 12 8 1 3 17
2 Eastbourne Eagles 12 6 1 5 13
3 Southern Rovers 12 4 2 6 10
4 California Poppies 12 4 0 8 8

Leading Averages
Rider Team C.M.A.
1 Vic Ridgeon Rye House 10.58
2 Eric Hockaday Southern Rovers 10.06
3 Al Sparrey Rye House 9.89
4 Peter Mould California 9.70
5 Ross Gilbertson California 9.00

See also

References
  1. "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. "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)
  3. "Southern Area League 1956" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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