1956 Southern Area League
League | Southern Area League |
---|---|
Champions | Rye House Roosters |
No. of competitors | 4 |
Riders' Champion | Leo McAuliffe |
Highest average | Vic Ridgeon |
Division/s above | National League Div 1 National League Div 2 |
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]
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[]
- List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
- Knockout Cup (speedway)
References[]
- ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Southern Area League 1956" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Categories:
- Southern Area League
- 1956 in speedway