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1953 Speedway Southern League

British motorcycle speedway season

Field	Value
competition	Southern League
season	1953
competitors	8
domesticcup1	Champions
domesticcup1 winners	Rayleigh Rockets
highestaverage	Goog Hoskin
league above	National League Div 1
National League Div 2
prevseason	1952
nextseason	1954

National League Div 2

The 1953 Southern League was the second season of the regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. It was the final season before being replaced by the Southern Area League.

From the previous season, Aldershot Shots dropped out, Wolverhampton Wasps moved up and Oxford Cheetahs came down to replace them.

Summary

Rayleigh Rockets were champions for a second consecutive season whilst Cardiff Dragons withdrew mid-season. Goog Hoskin of Exeter topped the averages.{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/1953slaverages.pdf|title=Southern League 1953

Final table

Pos	Team	PL	W	D	L	Pts
1	Rayleigh Rockets	26	21	1	4	43
2	Exeter Falcons	26	20	1	5	41
3	Ipswich Witches	28	13	2	13	28
4	Swindon Robins	28	13	2	13	28
5	Southampton Saints	28	12	2	14	26
6	Oxford Cheetahs	28	9	1	18	19
7	St Austell Gulls	28	9	0	19	18
8	Plymouth Devils	28	8	1	19	17

Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Cardiff Dragons

Fixtures & results

A fixtures

B fixtures

Leading averages

Rider	Team	C.M.A.
1	Goog Hoskin	Exeter
2	Gerald Jackson	Rayleigh
3	Alan Smith	Plymouth
4	Peter Clark	Rayleigh
5	Jack Geran	Exeter

National Trophy

For the National Trophy see the 1953 Speedway National League.

Riders and final averages

Cardiff (withdrew)

Charlie May 9.80
Hugh Geddes 9.08
Bert Edwards 8.94
Frank Johnson 7.76
Mick Holland 7.50
Gerald Pugh 5.33
Mick Callaghan 4.52
Jimmy Wright 4.40
Kevin Hayden 4.26

Exeter

Goog Hoskin 10.86
Jack Geran 9.33
Don Hardy 7.96
Maurice Barnett 7.33
John Hart 7.04
Vic Gent 6.72
Neil Street 6.46
Johnny Sargeant 6.40
Charlie May 5.95
Bob Meyer 4.00

Ipswich

Bert Edwards 9.12
Sid Clarke 8.08
Jimmy Grant 7.53
Harold McNaughton 7.28
Dick Shepherd 7.08
Tich Read (George Snailum) 6.60
Nobby Stock 6.57
Dennis Day 6.32
Jim Blythe 5.71
Charlie Mugford 5.58
Doug Papworth 5.54
Len Silver 4.67

Oxford

Jim Boyd 8.70
Jim Gregory 8.54
Peter Robinson 7.38
Bill Kemp 6.47
Frank Johnson 6.29
Bob McFarlane 6.10
Bill Osborne 5.25
Benny King 4.66
Herby King 4.64
Frank Boyle 3.70
Bill Codling 3.67

Plymouth

Alan Smith 9.50
Pete Lansdale 8.56
Bill Thatcher 8.05
Len Read 6.73
George Wall 6.51
Stan Clark 4.82
Kevin Hayden 4.38
Brian Hitchcock 3.33
Derek Timms 3.02
Doug Fursey 2.80
Dick Harris 2.00
Jack Hillard 1.60

Rayleigh

Gerry Jackson 9.96
Peter Clark 9.74
Maury McDermott 7.92
Tom O'Connor 7.81
Les McGillivray 8.16
Alby Smith 6.30
Ron Howes 6.06
Frank Bettis 5.60

St Austell

Harold Bull 7.18
Jack Gates 7.18
Cyril Maidment 6.71
John Yates 6.19
Alf Webster 6.18
Ken Monk 6.14
Johnny Sargeant 6.05
Bob Duckworth 4.99
Graham Williams 4.47
Norman Street 4.30
Kevin Bock 3.55
Maury McHugh 3.26

Southampton

Brian McKeown 8.74
Ernie Rawlins 8.55
Hugh Geddes 7.85
Ernie Brecknell 7.55
Maury Mattingley 7.31
Dudley Smith 5.45
Mike Tamms 5.20
Jack Vallis 4.75
Brian Hanham 4.15
Lionel Levy 3.27

Swindon

Ian Williams 8.39
Danny Malone 8.15
Bob Wells 6.72
Ron Swaine 6.44
Reg Lambourne 6.17
Bob Jones 6.06
Mick Hard 5.38
Frank Evans 5.18
Gordon Leigh 4.73
Bill Grimes 4.57
Ken Wiggins 4.16

References

"Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
"1953 League Tables".
"About - Exeter Speedway 1953".
"1953 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.
"1953 fixtures & results". Speedway Researcher.

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