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1956 Southern Area League
LeagueSouthern Area League
Season1956
ChampionsRye House Roosters
No. of competitors4
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]

Summary

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

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

Team PL W D L Pts
Rye House Roosters 12 8 1 3 17
Eastbourne Eagles 12 6 1 5 13
Southern Rovers 12 4 2 6 10
California Poppies 12 4 0 8 8

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

References

  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)