| Sport | Speedway |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| Ceased | 1960 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Notes | |
| replaced by the Provincial League Riders' Championship | |
The Southern Area League Riders' Championship was a contest between the top riders with the highest average points total from motorcycle speedway clubs competing in the Southern Area League in the United Kingdom. It was held in each year that the league existed - between 1954 and 1959 and also during 1960, when several teams without league racing raced a series of challenge matches. [1]
The event was superseded by the Provincial League Riders' Championship because the Provincial League replaced the Southern Area League in 1960.
The Eastbourne Eagles were a British motorcycle speedway team, based at Arlington Stadium, near Eastbourne, England. They were founded in 1929 and are two times champions of Britain in 1995 and 2000.
The Premier League Riders Championship was a contest between the top riders with the highest average points total from each club competing in the Premier League in the United Kingdom.
Martin Robert Dugard is a former English international motorcycle speedway rider, who spent much of his career with the Eastbourne Eagles and Oxford Cheetahs.
The 1997 Elite League speedway season was the 63rd season of the top tier of speedway in the United Kingdom. It was the first season of a new league known as the Elite League and was governed by the Speedway Control Board (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA).
The 1960 Provincial Speedway League was the first season of the Provincial League, ten motorcycle speedway teams took part.
The Provincial League Riders Championship was a contest between the top riders with the highest average points total from each speedway club competing in the Provincial League in the United Kingdom. Held in each year that the league existed - between 1960 and 1964. The competition was superseded by the British League Division Two Riders Championship in 1968. The Provincial League had merged with the National League in 1965, to form the British League.
The British League Riders Championship was an individual motorcycle speedway contest between the top riders with the highest average from each club competing in the British League in the UK, or the top division of the league during the period when it had two or more divisions.
The 1954 Southern Area League was the first season of the newly named regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. It replaced the defunct Southern League. With most of the Southern League teams moving up to Speedway National League Division Two, six new teams started the season—many of them making their debut in league speedway.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Southern Riders' Championship was an individual motorcycle speedway competition inaugurated in 1958 for top riders of teams from the South of Great Britain and staged intermittently until 1992.
Leo Peter McAuliffe was an international motorcycle speedway rider from Wales. He earned one international cap for the Great Britain national speedway team.
Thomas Henry Sweetman is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England. He earned six international caps for the England national speedway team.
Albert Edward Stanley Golden was a motorcycle speedway rider from England.
The 1960 Southern Area Riders' Championship was the final edition of the Southern Area League Riders' Championship, which was a motorcycle speedway competition.
Vernon Walter Ross Gilbertson was a motorcycle speedway rider from Scotland.
David Herbert Hankins is a former motorcycle speedway rider from England.
United Kingdom Speedway Seasons | ||
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| Tier One League Top division |
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| Tier Two League Second division |
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| Tier Three League Third division | ||
| Champions | ||
