1959 Southern Area League

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1959 Southern Area League
LeagueSouthern Area League
ChampionsEastbourne Eagles
No. of competitors5
Riders' Championship
Division/s above1959 National League

The 1959 Southern Area League was the final season of the Southern Area League as the regional second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. With no league in 1958, a set of 6 new teams competed in 1959.[1]

Summary[]

Eastbourne Eagles were the champions, Southern Rovers withdrew after just one league meeting. [2]

Final table[]

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Eastbourne Eagles 8 5 1 2 11
2 Yarmouth Bloaters 8 4 1 3 9
3 Aldershot Shots 8 4 0 4 8
4 Rye House 8 3 0 5 6
5 Ipswich Witches 8 3 0 5 6

Southern Rovers withdrew after one meeting - record expunged.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2012-07-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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