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.
Rye House Roosters were the champions. Vic Hall of Brafield topped the averages.
Ringwood Turfs withdrew mid-season.
Final table
Withdrawal (Record expunged) :
Ringwood Turfs
Leading Averages
Riders' Championship
Mike Broadbank
Michael Broadbank (also known as Broadbanks) (born 23 September 1934 in Hoddesdon, England) is a former international motorcycle speedway rider who made 560 appearances for the Swindon Robins, scoring over 4,200 points.
Rye House
Broadbank was ...
won the
Riders' Championship. The final was held at
Rye House Stadium
Rye House Stadium is a former greyhound racing and speedway venue in Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire. It is situated adjacent to the River Lea Navigation.
Origins
The name Rye House originates from a collection of medieval buildings on an ar ...
on 25 September.
See also
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List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions
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Knockout Cup (speedway)
Knockout Cup (sometimes referred to as the KO Cup) is a type of British motorcycle speedway competition, examples of which have run annually since 1929.
Each tier of British Speedway has its own respective Knockout Cup. The current Knockout Cup ...
References
{{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons
Southern Area League
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