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1952 Speedway Southern League information


1952 Speedway Southern League
LeagueSouthern League
Season1952
No. of competitors10
ChampionsRayleigh Rockets
National Trophy
(Southern final)
Plymouth Devils
Highest averageGeorge Wall
Division/s aboveNational League Div 1
National League Div 2
  • ← 1951
  • 1953 →

The 1952 Southern League was the first season of the newly created regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. From the defunct National League Division Three of the previous season, only Poole Pirates did not join the new league. Ipswich Witches and Southampton Saints were new entrants.[1]

Rayleigh Rockets were champions whilst Long Eaton Archers withdrew mid-season.[2] George Wall of Plymouth topped the averages.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ http://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/docs/1952/leaguetables.pdf[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Southern League 1952" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ "About - Exeter Speedway 1952". myweb.tiscali.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 February 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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