1954 Southern Area League
League | Southern Area League |
---|---|
Champions | California Poppies |
No. of competitors | 5 |
Riders' Championship | |
Highest average | Ernie Lessiter |
Division/s above | National League Div 1 National League Div 2 |
The 1954 Southern Area League was the first season of the newly named regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. It replaced the defunct Southern League. With most of the Southern League teams moving up to Speedway National League Division Two, six new teams started the season—many of them making their debut in league speedway.[1]
Summary[]
Three teams finished equal on points at the top but California Poppies from California, Berkshire were champions by the slenderest possible margin of a single race point with all their rivals having an fixture in hand that was never ridden.
Aldershot Shots withdrew mid-season.[2] Ernie Lessiter of Ringwood topped the averages.[3]
Final table[]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | California Poppies | 16 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
2 | Ringwood Turfs | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
3 | Rye House Roosters | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
4 | Brafield Flying Foxes | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
5 | Eastbourne Eagles | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Aldershot Shots
Leading Averages[]
Rider | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Ernie Lessiter | Ringwood | 10.86 |
2 | Gil Goldfinch | California | 10.48 |
3 | Jimmy Gleed | California | 10.21 |
4 | Peter Mould | California | 9.83 |
5 | Vic Hall | Brafield | 9.46 |
See also[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
- ^ http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/1954/leaguetables.pdf[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Southern Area League 1954" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Southern Area League
- 1954 in British motorsport
- 1954 in speedway