Southern Area League Explained

Sport:	Speedway
Founded:	1954 replaced the Southern League
Country:	England
Folded:	1959 replaced by the Provincial League

The Southern Area League was the regional third and then regional second tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams as a replacement for the defunct Southern League.^{[1] [2]}

The league ran for three seasons from 1954 to 1956 as the regional third tier and then one season in 1957 as the regional second tier before league racing disappeared entirely below National League level in 1958. It returned for a final season in 1959.^{[3] [4]}

Champions

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1954	California Poppies	Ringwood Turfs
1955	Rye House Roosters	California Poppies
1956	Rye House Roosters	Eastbourne Eagles
1957	Southern Rovers	Eastbourne Eagles
1959	Eastbourne Eagles	Yarmouth Bloaters

See also

List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Year by Year. Speedway Researcher. 23 August 2021.
2. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964). Official British Speedway website. 23 August 2021.
3. http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/1953/steveslreview.pdf{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
4. Book: Rogers, Martin. The Illustrated History of Speedway. 1978. 129. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-904584-45-3.