1956 Southern Area League

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LeagueSouthern Area League
No. of competitors4
ChampionsRye House Roosters
Riders' ChampionLeo McAuliffe
1956 Southern Area League
LeagueSouthern Area League
No. of competitors4
ChampionsRye House Roosters
Riders' ChampionLeo McAuliffe
Division/s aboveNational 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]

Rye House Roosters were the champions for the second consecutive season.[2][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

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

Home \ Away CAL EAS RYE SR
California 40–44 47–36 58–24
Eastbourne 55–28 29–54 36–48
Rye House 52–32 54–30 42–42
Southern Rovers 39–45 47–36 49–35
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ Away CAL EAS RYE SR
California 40–43 43–39 41–42
Eastbourne 49–32 40–37 41–41
Rye House 56–26 56–28 52–32
Southern Rovers 42–41 41–43 32–52
Source: [5]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Riders' Championship

Leo McAuliffe won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Rye House Stadium on 30 September, after initially being postponed on the 9 September because of rain.[6][7]

Pos.RiderClubPts
1Leo McAuliffeEastbourne14
2Jim HeardEastbourne12+3
3Dave SlaterRye House12+2
4Pete MouldCalifornia12+1
5Gerry KingRye House8
6Brian BrettRye House8
7Jimmy GleedCalifornia7
8Vic RidgeonRye House7
9Ron WebbCalifornia5
10Eric EadonSouthern Rovers5
11Tom ReaderEastbourne5
12Neil Roberts (res)Southern Rovers5
13Bobby CroombsRye House4
14Ross GilbertsonCalifornia4
15Dave CollettEastbourne3
16Jim ChalkleyRye House2
17Ron WaltonCalifornia2
18Colin Gooddy (res)Southern Rovers1

Southern Area League Cup

The 1956 Southern Area League Cup was won by Rye House Roosters.[2]

First round

Team one Team two Score
Southern RoversRye House50–58
EastbourneCalifornia46–61

Final

First leg

California
Peter Mould 13
Ross Gilbertson 9
Jim Gleed 9
Ron Sharp 8
Ron Webb 7
Phil Shepherd 6.5
Roy Gutteridge 3
Ron Walton 2		60.5 – 46.5Rye House
Vic Ridgeon 15
Bobby Croombs 13
Les Searle 10
Dave Slater 6
Jim Chalkley 4
Porky Veal 3
Gerry King 2
Brian Brett 1.5

Second leg

Rye House
Vic Ridgeon 18
Bobby Croombs 11
Dave Slater 10
Gerald King 9
Jim Chalkley 7
Brian Brett 5
Porky Veal 5
Ernie Baker 5		70 – 38California
Pete Mould 13
Gil Goldfinch 12
Ron Webb 3
Jimmy Gleed 3
Phil Shepherd 3
Roy Gutteridge 2
Ron Walton 1
John Day 1

Riders & final averages

See also

References

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