1956 Southern Area League

British motorcycle speedway season October 2023 August 2019 Southern Area League 4 Champions Rye House Roosters Riders' Champion Leo McAuliffe National League Div 1National League Div 2 1955 1957 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.http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.co.uk/p/compet.html Major League Competitions Speedway Archive Summary Rye House Roosters were the champions for the second consecutive season.https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1956fixtures.pdf 1956 season results Speedway Researcher 29 October 2023https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1956salaverages.pdf Southern Area League 1956 averages Speedway Researcher 11 November 2021 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 Pts1 Rye House Roosters 12 8 1 3 172 Eastbourne Eagles 12 6 1 5 133 Southern Rovers 12 4 2 6 104 California Poppies 12 4 0 8 8 Fixtures & results A fixtures main FBR grey 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 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1956.html Speedway Researcher 1956 fixtures & results 22 January 2025 B fixtures main FBR grey 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 complete https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1956.html Speedway Researcher 1956 fixtures & results 22 January 2025 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.Surprises at the last speedway meeting Eastbourne Gazette 10 October 1956 10 June 2023 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001928/19561010/160/0016 British Newspaper Archive subscription http://edinburghspeedway.blogspot.com/2015/01/southern-area-league-riders-championship.html Southern Area League Riders Championship Edinburgh Speedway 10 June 2023 Pos. Rider Club Pts1 Leo McAuliffe Eastbourne 142 Jim Heard Eastbourne12+33 Dave SlaterRye House 12+2 4 Pete Mould California12+1 5 Gerry King Rye House86 Brian Brett Rye House87 Jimmy Gleed California78 Vic Ridgeon Rye House79 Ron Webb California510 Eric Eadon Southern Rovers511 Tom ReaderEastbourne 512 Neil Roberts (res)Southern Rovers 513 Bobby Croombs Rye House414 Ross Gilbertson California415 Dave Collett Eastbourne316 Jim Chalkley Rye House217 Ron Walton California218 Colin Gooddy (res) Southern Rovers1 Southern Area League Cup The 1956 Southern Area League Cup was won by Rye House Roosters. First round Team one Team two ScoreSouthern Rovers Rye House 50–58EastbourneCalifornia 46–61 Final First leg 1 July 1956 California Peter Mould 13Ross Gilbertson 9 Jim Gleed 9 Ron Sharp 8 Ron Webb 7Phil Shepherd 6.5 Roy Gutteridge 3Ron Walton 2 60.5 – 46.5 Rye HouseVic Ridgeon 15Bobby Croombs 13Les Searle 10Dave Slater 6Jim Chalkley 4Porky Veal 3Gerry King 2Brian Brett 1.5 California Country Park Second leg 8 July 1956 Rye House Vic Ridgeon 18 Bobby Croombs 11Dave Slater 10Gerald King 9 Jim Chalkley 7 Brian Brett 5Porky Veal 5Ernie Baker 5 70 – 38 CaliforniaPete Mould 13Gil Goldfinch 12 Ron Webb 3Jimmy Gleed 3Phil Shepherd 3Roy Gutteridge 2 Ron Walton 1 John Day 1 Rye House Stadium Riders & final averages California 22em Pete Mold 9.67 Gil Goldfinch 9.50 Ross Gilbertson 8.86 Ron Sharp 8.57 Jimmy Gleed 6.93 Ron Walton 4.91 Phil Sheppard 4.47 Roy Gutteridge 3.50 John Day 3.33 Ron Webb 2.88 Eastbourne 22em Leo McAuliffe 8.57 Jimmy Heard 7.14 Tom Reader 7.00 Gerry Bridson 5.87 Dave Collett 5.33 Bob Bunney 4.80 Jim Preddy 2.00 Rye House 22em Al Sparrey 9.67 Vic Ridgeon 9.50 Bobby Croombs 8.60 Dave Slater 9.67 Brian Brett 7.56 Gerry King 7.20 Jim Chalkley 5.80 Les Searle 2.00 Southern Rovers 22em Eric Hockaday 9.47 Tommy Sweetman 9.09 Colin Gooddy 8.52 Brian Meredith 7.33 Eric Eadon 7.11 Brian Miller 5.33 Tony Eadon 4.31 Mike Lawrence 4.24 Neil Roberts 4.00 Hank Bird 3.08 See also List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions Knockout Cup (speedway) References Category:Southern Area League Category:1956 in speedway