| Competition: | Southern Area League |
| Competitors: | 5 |
| Domesticcup1: | Champions |
| Domesticcup1 Winners: | Eastbourne Eagles |
| Domesticcup2: | Riders' Championship |
| Domesticcup2 Winners: | Dave Hankins |
| Highestaverage: | Colin Gooddy |
| League Above: | 1959 National League |
| Prevseason: | 1957 |
| Nextseason: | 1960 |
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.[1]
Eastbourne Eagles were the champions, Southern Rovers withdrew after just one league meeting and were replaced by Aldershot who inherited their result.[2]
| Pos | Team | PL | W | D | L | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastbourne Eagles | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | Yarmouth Bloaters | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Ipswich Witches | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Southern Rovers withdrew after one meeting - result incorporated with Aldershot.
| Rider | Team | C.M.A. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colin Gooddy | Eastbourne | 10.76 | |
| 2 | Gil Goldfinch | Eastbourne & Ipswich | 9.46 | |
| 3 | Johnny Fitzpatrick | Yarmouth | 9.44 | |
| 4 | Derek Timms | Aldershot | 9.38 | |
| 5 | Ivor Brown | Yarmouth | 9.29 |
Dave Hankins won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Foxhall Stadium on 26 September.[4] [5] [6]
| width=25px | Pos. | width=180px | Rider | width=200px | Club | width=50px | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich & Yarmouth | 15 | |||||
| 2 | Derek Timms | Aldershot | 13 | ||||
| 3 | Ivor Brown | Yarmouth | 12 | ||||
| 4 | Shorty Schirmer | Ipswich | 10 | ||||
| 5 | Eastbourne | 10 | |||||
| 6 | John Fitzpatrick | Yarmouth | 9 | ||||
| 7 | Ronnie Rolfe | Rye House | 9 | ||||
| 8 | Eastbourne | 8 | |||||
| 9 | Eric Hockaday | Aldershot | 8 | ||||
| 10 | Gil Goldfinch | Eastbourne & Ipswich | 7 | ||||
| 11 | Ron Bagley (res) | Ipswich | 4 | ||||
| 12 | Clive Hitch | Rye House | 3 | ||||
| 13 | Ken Last | Ipswich & Yarmouth | 3 | ||||
| 14 | Stan Stevens (res) | Rye House | 3 | ||||
| 15 | Rye House | 2 | |||||
| 16 | Ernie Baker | Rye House | 2 | ||||
| 17 | Dave Still | Eastbourne | 1 | ||||
| 18 | Bobby Croombs | Rye House | 0 | ||||
| 19 | Ivor Toms (res) | Unattached | 0 |
Aldershot
Eastbourne
Ipswich
Rye House
Yarmouth