1957 Southern Area League

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1957 Southern Area League
League Southern Area League
No. of competitors4
Champions Rayleigh II/Southern Rovers
Riders' Championship Leo McAuliffe
Division/s above National League

The 1957 Southern Area League was the fourth season of the Southern Area League but the first as the regional second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. [1]

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Summary

California Poppies were no longer competitors with the promotion and nickname moving to Aldershot. The Southern Rovers team who had been without a track in the previous season had found a new home at Rayleigh and were also referred to as Rayleigh II.

Southern Rovers were the champions. [2]

Final table

PosTeamPLWDLPts
1 Rayleigh II/Southern Rovers 1280416
2 Eastbourne Eagles 1260612
3 Rye House Roosters 1250710
4 Aldershot Poppies 1250710

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

Home \ AwayALDEASRYESR
Aldershot42–4151–3249–35
Eastbourne52–3151–3235–48
Rye House52–2966–1740–42
Southern Rovers/Rayleigh II50–3446–3758–26
Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

B fixtures

Home \ AwayALDEASRYESR
Aldershot36–4859–2357–27
Eastbourne52–3146–3639–45
Rye House48–3536–4651–32
Southern Rovers/Rayleigh II54–2945–3932–51
Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Leading Averages

[5]

RiderTeamC.M.A.
1Gerry KingRye House10.30
2Jim HeardEastbourne10.27
3Frank BettisEastbourne9.50
4 Colin Gooddy Rayleigh/Southern Rovers9.33
5 Ross Gilbertson Aldershot9.30

Riders' Championship

Leo McAuliffe won the Riders' Championship for the second successive season. The final was held at Arlington Stadium on 29 September. Remarkably McAuliffe and Maury Conway dead heated in the run off to decide the champion after both riders finished on 13 points. A second run off was required in which McAuliffe won by a wheel. The winning trophy was presented by Barry Briggs. [6] [7]

Pos.RiderClubPts
1 Leo McAuliffe Rayleigh/Southern Rovers13+3
2Maury ConwayEastbourne13+2
3Jim HeardEastbourne12
4 Ross Gilbertson Aldershot11
5Noel ConwayEastbourne10
6Pat FlanaganAldershot9
7Ron WaltonAldershot8
8 Tommy Sweetman Rayleigh/Southern Rovers8
9Bobby CroombsRye House8
10Bryan MeredithRayleigh/Southern Rovers6
11Alan BrettRye House5
12Ronnie RolfeRye House5
13Alan LunnRye House4
14Dave StillRye House4
15Pete MouldAldershot3
16Les Searle (res)Eastbourne1
17Dave Slater (res)Rye House1

Riders & final averages

Aldershot

Eastbourne

Rye House

Rayleigh II/Southern Rovers

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "1957 League Tables" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "1957 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "1957 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "Southern Area League 1957 averages" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Double run off sensation at Arlington" . Eastbourne Gazette. 2 October 1957. Retrieved 10 June 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Southern Area League Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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