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