Southern League 1953

1952 Southern Area League 1954 →
National League Division One
National League Division Two
National Trophy
London Cup
Midland Cup
Scottish Cup
Rayleigh Rockets
League Table
M W D L F A Pts
1 Rayleigh Rockets 26 21 1 4 1259 919 43
2 Exeter Falcons 26 20 1 5 1244 939 41
3 Ipswich Witches 28 13 2 13 1183 1165 28
4 Swindon Robins 28 13 2 13 1137 1209 28
5 Southampton Saints 28 12 2 14 1184 1159 26
6 Oxford Cheetahs 28 9 1 18 1118 1228 19
7 St Austell Gulls 28 9 0 19 997 1347 18
8 Plymouth Devils 28 8 1 19 1095 1251 17
Cardiff Dragons 12 7 1 5 539 469 14
Cardiff withdrew mid season
Rider Averages by name
Rider Averages by team
Fixtures
03/04/1953 Oxford 42 42 Swindon
04/04/1953 Swindon 51 32 Southampton
07/04/1953 Southampton 47 36 Plymouth
11/04/1953 Rayleigh 54 30 Southampton
13/04/1953 Exeter 56 28 St Austell
14/04/1953 St Austell 32 52 Plymouth
14/04/1953 Southampton 60 24 Oxford
16/04/1953 Cardiff 56 28 Southampton
16/04/1953 Oxford 39 44 Rayleigh
17/04/1953 Plymouth 49 35 Cardiff
18/04/1953 Rayleigh 39 45 Exeter
18/04/1953 Swindon 60 23 St Austell
25/04/1953 Rayleigh 56 28 Cardiff
27/04/1953 Exeter 69 15 Ipswich
28/04/1953 St Austell 40 44 Ipswich
28/04/1953 Southampton 34 50 Rayleigh
30/04/1953 Cardiff 53 31 Plymouth
01/05/1953 Plymouth 41 43 Exeter
02/05/1953 Rayleigh 59 25 St Austell
02/05/1953 Swindon 46 36 Oxford
04/05/1953 Exeter 55 29 Cardiff
05/05/1953 St Austell 46 38 Cardiff
05/05/1953 Southampton 35 49 Swindon
07/05/1953 Cardiff 58 26 Ipswich
07/05/1953 Oxford 56 28 Southampton
08/05/1953 Plymouth 37 47 St Austell
09/05/1953 Ipswich 49 35 Cardiff
16/05/1953 Rayleigh 62 22 Ipswich
19/05/1953 St Austell 50 34 Oxford
19/05/1953 Southampton 47 37 Ipswich
21/05/1953 Cardiff 45 39 Exeter
21/05/1953 Ipswich 55 29 Swindon
25/05/1953 Swindon 44 40 Rayleigh
28/05/1953 Ipswich 41 43 Exeter
30/05/1953 Swindon 43 40 Ipswich
02/06/1953 St Austell 47 37 Plymouth
04/06/1953 Cardiff 57 27 St Austell
05/06/1953 Plymouth 42 42 Swindon
06/06/1953 Swindon 41 43 Exeter
08/06/1953 Exeter 54 30 Oxford
11/06/1953 Oxford 49 35 Ipswich
12/06/1953 Plymouth 38 46 Rayleigh
13/06/1953 Rayleigh 52 32 Plymouth
15/06/1953 Exeter 58 26 Swindon
16/06/1953 St Austell 47 37 Swindon
18/06/1953 Cardiff 58 26 Southampton
18/06/1953 Ipswich 43 41 St Austell
18/06/1953 Oxford 51 33 Exeter
19/06/1953 Plymouth 44 40 Oxford
20/06/1953 Rayleigh 53 31 Exeter
20/06/1953 Swindon 49 35 Plymouth
22/06/1953 Exeter 49 35 Rayleigh
23/06/1953 St Austell 42 40 Rayleigh
25/06/1953 Oxford 50 33 Plymouth
26/06/1953 Plymouth 47 37 Southampton
27/06/1953 Swindon 37 47 Cardiff
30/06/1953 St Austell 40 44 Exeter
30/06/1953 Southampton 54 30 Ipswich
02/07/1953 Ipswich 48 35 Plymouth
02/07/1953 Oxford 54 30 St Austell
03/07/1953 Plymouth 48 36 Ipswich
04/07/1953 Swindon 43 41 Southampton
06/07/1953 Exeter 59 25 Plymouth
09/07/1953 Southampton 53 31 Swindon
11/07/1953 Ipswich 58 26 Oxford
13/07/1953 Exeter 49 35 Swindon
14/07/1953 St Austell 61 23 Swindon
16/07/1953 Ipswich 42 42 Rayleigh
17/07/1953 Plymouth 38 46 Rayleigh
18/07/1953 Rayleigh 56 27 Southampton
18/07/1953 Swindon 47 37 Ipswich
20/07/1953 Exeter 50 34 Southampton
21/07/1953 St Austell 40 43 Southampton
23/07/1953 Oxford 46 38 Exeter
24/07/1953 Plymouth 51 33 Ipswich
24/07/1953 Southampton 61 22 St Austell
25/07/1953 Rayleigh 53 31 Ipswich
25/07/1953 Swindon 51 33 Oxford
28/07/1953 Southampton 39 45 Exeter
30/07/1953 Ipswich 47 36 Southampton
30/07/1953 Oxford 39 45 Plymouth
31/07/1953 Plymouth 49 35 Oxford
01/08/1953 Swindon 62 22 St Austell
03/08/1953 Exeter 51 33 Plymouth
03/08/1953 Rayleigh 59 24 Swindon
04/08/1953 Southampton 51 31 Plymouth
06/08/1953 Ipswich 60 24 St Austell
06/08/1953 Oxford 41 43 Rayleigh
06/08/1953 Plymouth 38 45 Southampton
08/08/1953 Rayleigh 60 24 St Austell
08/08/1953 Swindon 41 43 Exeter
10/08/1953 Exeter 53 31 Ipswich
11/08/1953 St Austell 34 49 Ipswich
11/08/1953 Southampton 57 27 Rayleigh
13/08/1953 Ipswich 42 42 Southampton
13/08/1953 Oxford 49 35 Swindon
13/08/1953 Plymouth 46 38 St Austell
15/08/1953 Swindon 46 38 Plymouth
17/08/1953 Exeter 61 23 St Austell
18/08/1953 St Austell 35 49 Rayleigh
18/08/1953 Southampton 45 39 Oxford
21/08/1953 Swindon 39 45 Rayleigh
22/08/1953 Rayleigh 58 26 Swindon
24/08/1953 Exeter 57 27 Oxford
25/08/1953 St Austell 47 37 Oxford
27/08/1953 Oxford 60 23 St Austell
27/08/1953 Plymouth 41 43 Swindon
01/09/1953 St Austell 48 36 Plymouth
03/09/1953 Ipswich 52 32 Swindon
03/09/1953 Oxford 44 40 Southampton
03/09/1953 Plymouth 36 48 Exeter
05/09/1953 Rayleigh 46 38 Oxford
08/09/1953 St Austell 43 40 Exeter
09/09/1953 Ipswich 64 20 Oxford
10/09/1953 Oxford 39 45 Ipswich
12/09/1953 Ipswich 49 35 Plymouth
14/09/1953 Exeter 60 24 Southampton
15/09/1953 St Austell 47 37 Southampton
18/09/1953 Ipswich 59 25 Exeter
18/09/1953 Southampton 63 21 St Austell
19/09/1953 Rayleigh 51 33 Plymouth
24/09/1953 Ipswich 38 46 Rayleigh
26/09/1953 Rayleigh 43 40 Oxford
29/09/1953 Southampton 42 42 Exeter