The 1955 Southern Area League was the second season of the regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. The season started with the same five teams that finished the previous season.[1]
League | Southern Area League |
---|---|
No. of competitors | 4 |
Champions | Rye House Roosters |
Riders' Champion | Mike Broadbank |
Highest average | Vic Hall |
Division/s above | National League Div 1 National League Div 2 |
Rye House Roosters were the champions. Vic Hall of Brafield topped the averages.[2]
Ringwood Turfs withdrew mid-season.[3]
Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts |
1 | Rye House Roosters | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
2 | California Poppies | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
3 | Brafield Flying Foxes | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
4 | Eastbourne Eagles | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Ringwood Turfs
Rider | Team | C.M.A. | |
1 | Vic Hall | Brafield | 9.90 |
2 | Mike Broadbank | Rye House | 9.67 |
3 | Brian Meredith | Brafield | 9.36 |
4 | Vic Ridgeon | Rye House | 9.17 |
5 | Al Sparrey | Rye House | 8.95 |
Mike Broadbank won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Rye House Stadium on 25 September.[4][5]
Pos. | Rider | Club | Pts |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Mike Broadbank | Rye House | 15 |
2 | Vic Ridgeon | Rye House | 12 |
3 | Ron Sharp | California | 11 |
4 | Merv Hannam | Eastbourne | 10 |
5 | Dave Slater | Rye House | 10 |
6 | Gil Goldfinch | California | 9 |
7 | Tom Reader | Eastbourne | 9 |
8 | Eric Hockaday | California | 7 |
9 | Bryan Meredith | Brafield | 6 |
10 | Jimmy Heard | Rye House | 6 |
11 | Tommy Sweetman | California | 5 |
12 | Colin Gooddy | Brafield | 5 |
13 | Pete Mould | California | 5 |
14 | Stan Bedford | Rye House | 3 |
15 | Ross Gilbertson | California | 2 |
16 | Bob Anderson | California | 0 |
Brafield
California
Eastbourne
Ringwood (withdrew)
Rye House
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