1959 Southern Area League
LeagueSouthern Area League
ChampionsEastbourne Eagles
No. of competitors5
Riders' ChampionshipDave Hankins
Highest averageColin Gooddy
Division/s above1959 National League

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]

Summary

Eastbourne Eagles were the champions, Southern Rovers withdrew after just one league meeting. [2]

Final table

Pos Team PL W D L Pts
1 Eastbourne Eagles 8 5 1 2 11
2 Yarmouth Bloaters 8 4 1 3 9
3 Aldershot Shots 8 4 0 4 8
4 Rye House 8 3 0 5 6
5 Ipswich Witches 8 3 0 5 6

Southern Rovers withdrew after one meeting - record expunged.

Leading Averages

[3]

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

Riders' Championship

Dave Hankins won the Riders' Championship. The final was held at Foxhall Stadium on 26 September.[4] [5][6]

Pos.RiderClubPts
1Dave HankinsIpswich & Yarmouth15
2Derek TimmsAldershot13
3Ivor BrownYarmouth12
4Shorty SchirmerIpswich10
5Colin GooddyEastbourne10
6John FitzpatrickYarmouth9
7Ronnie RolfeRye House9
8Ross GilbertsonEastbourne8
9Eric HockadayAldershot8
10Gil GoldfinchEastbourne & Ipswich7
11Ron Bagley (res)Ipswich4
12Clive HitchRye House3
13Ken LastIpswich & Yarmouth3
14Stan Stevens (res)Rye House3
15Tommy SweetmanRye House2
16Ernie BakerRye House2
17Dave StillEastbourne1
18Bobby CroombsRye House0
19Ivor Toms (res)Unattached0


Riders & final averages

Aldershot

  • Derek Timms 9.38
  • Peter Vandenberg 8.00
  • Eric Hockaday 8.00
  • Bob Thomas 7.00
  • John Edwards 5.00
  • Eric Eadon 4.20
  • George Major 4.00
  • Roy Pickering 4.00
  • Ken Vale 3.08
  • Arthur Ashby 1.33

Eastbourne

Ipswich

  • Gil Goldfinch 9.43
  • Jimmy Heard 7.71
  • Wal Morton 7.67
  • Shorty Schirmer 7.60
  • Ronnie Rolfe 7.08
  • Bob Thomas 6.40
  • Jimmy Gleed 4.76
  • Ron Bagley 4.50
  • Vic White 3.43
  • Pat Flanagan 2.81

Rye House

  • Tommy Sweetman 8.75
  • Ronnie Rolfe 7.57
  • Ernie Baker 6.77
  • Clive Hitch 6.62
  • Stan Stevens 6.36
  • Bobby Croombs 6.17
  • Pete Sampson 3.64

Yarmouth

  • Ken Adams 12.00 (4 matches only)
  • Ron Sharp 9.44
  • Ray Harris 9.42
  • Brian Craven 7.86
  • Bill Wainwright 7.70
  • Fred Collier 5.44
  • Ken Last 4.40
  • Tony Childs 3.00

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Historic league tables". Speedway Archive.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Southern Area League 1959 averages" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rider Profile Dave Hankins". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Local riders win best pairs event". Eastbourne Gazette. 30 September 1959. Retrieved 10 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Southern Area League Riders Championship". Edinburgh Speedway. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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