Southern Area League 1954 Averages (by name)

M R Pts Bon Tot Ave Max Paid
Ernie Lessiter Ringwood 14 56 149 3 152 10.86 6 1
Gil Goldfinch California 16 63 154 11 165 10.48 3 6
Jimmy Gleed California 14 56 139 4 143 10.21 4
Peter Mould California 12 48 114 4 118 9.83 2 1
Vic Hall Brafield* 14 56 127.5 5 132.5 9.46 1 1
Vic Ridgeon Rye House* 16 64 145 4 149 9.31 2
Alby Golden Ringwood 15 57 124 6 130 9.12 2
Bob Andrews California 9 36 68 12 80 8.89 2
Merv Hannam Ringwood 9 31 66 1 67 8.65 1
Syd George Brafield* 13 46 88 9 97 8.43 1
Fran Greasley Brafield* 12 48 88 9 97 8.08 1
Tommy Sweetman California 7 24 34 10 44 7.33
Bill Simpson Rye House* 15 58 96 10 106 7.31 1
Jim Heard Rye House* 13 50 85 6 91 7.28 1
Derek Clark Rye House* 12 47 69 16 85 7.23
Johnny Jones Brafield* 9 33 54 4 58 7.03
Harry Willson Eastbourne 9 33 52 7 59 6.91
Dave Slater Rye House* 16 61 98 6 104 6.82 1
Stan Bedford Rye House* 12 41 55 13 68 6.63 2
Harold Carder Ringwood 6 20 24 9 33 6.60 1
Tony Lockyer Ringwood 7 25 34 7 41 6.56
Eric Hockaday California 7 25 32 8 40 6.40 1
Steve Bole Eastbourne 12 47 69 4 73 6.21
Dave Still Rye House 10 28 35 8 43 6.14
Geoff Woodger Rye House 12 42 56 7 63 6.00
Tom Reader Ringwood 13 45 52 12 64 5.69 1
Ron Sharp California 16 57 72 8 80 5.61
Dan English Eastbourne 7 23 29 3 32 5.57
Jim Preddy Eastbourne 10 36 45 5 50 5.56
Vern Brown Rye House* 8 21 26 3 29 5.52
Tommy Worrall Rye House & Ringwood 15 56 66 11 77 5.50
Johnny Fry Eastbourne 12 44 56 3 59 5.36
Gordon Richards Eastbourne & Ringwood 12 43 53 3 56 5.21
Wally Willson Eastbourne 14 53 57 12 69 5.21
Bob Bunney Eastbourne 10 35 38 5 43 4.91
John Cherry Brafield 7 19 18 5 23 4.84
Bob Gladwin Eastbourne 10 33 34.5 5 39.5 4.79
George Bason California 8 32 33 4 37 4.63
Ted Lewis Ringwood 6 15 13 4 17 4.53
Gerry Bridson Ringwood 6 24 25 2 27 4.50
Ron Golding Ringwood 12 35 31 8 39 4.46
Tony Wintour Brafield* 11 44 42 7 49 4.45
Johnny Gronow Eastbourne 8 25 21 4 25 4.00
Dave Hankins Brafield* 6 21 20 1 21 4.00
Nick Nicholls Brafield* 6 19 18 1 19 4.00
Eric Eadon Brafield* 8 24 19 1 20 3.33
Johnnie Benson Brafield 6 12 2 0 2 0.67
also rode
Norman Street Eastbourne 3 12 31 0 31 10.33 1
Jack Hillard Ringwood 2 8 13 4 17 8.50
Al Sparrey Rye House 5 20 36 6 42 8.40 1
Fred Badcock California 2 7 12 2 14 8.00
Doug Jackson Brafield 5 20 36 4 40 8.00
Eric Croft Brafield 2 6 8 3 11 7.33
Bert Little Eastbourne 2 5 7 1 8 6.40
Brian Meredith Brafield* 5 19 30 0 30 6.32
Charlie Cheshire Rye House 1 2 2 1 3 6.00
Ken Last Rye House 1 2 2 1 3 6.00
George Murrell Rye House 1 2 2 1 3 6.00
Colin Bryant Ringwood 3 7 7 2 9 5.14
Gil Graham Ringwood 4 16 19 1 20 5.00
Neil Roberts Brafield* 4 16 15 3 18 4.50
Jim Webb California 5 11 9 3 12 4.36
Ted Pankhurst California 5 17 15 2 17 4.00
Jack Taylor Eastbourne 2 8 6 2 8 4.00
George Baker California 4 12 9 2 11 3.67
Reeve Turrell Eastbourne 3 11 8 1 9 3.27
Keith Webb California 5 10 5 3 8 3.20
George Smithson Eastbourne 4 12 9 0 9 3.00
Ross Gilbertson California 5 11 7 1 8 2.91
Bob Warner Eastbourne 3 9 4 2 6 2.67
Dave Yianarri Eastbourne 1 3 1 1 2 2.67
Tom Albery California 5 19 9 1 10 2.11
Trevor Davies California 1 4 2 0 2 2.00
Bill Haynes Rye House 1 2 1 0 1 2.00
Don Murray Rye House 3 6 2 1 3 2.00
Bob Mitchell California 5 11 4 0 4 1.45
Dave Freeborn Eastbourne 4 10 3 0 3 1.20
Dick Bailey California 1 1 0 0 0 0.00
John Day Brafield 1 4 4 0 4 4.00

Southern Area League 1954

1954 Southern Area League
M W D L F A Pts
California 16 9 0 7 718 617 18
Ringwood 15 9 0 6 629 529 18
Rye House 15 9 0 6 668 584 18
Brafield 15 8 0 7 522.5 546.5 16
Eastbourne 15 3 0 12 445.5 706.5 6
Aldershot 12 6 0 6 509 491 12
Aldershot withdrew midseason and their results were expunged
Fixtures & Results
25/04/1954 California 38 45 Ringwood
25/04/1954 Eastbourne 34 49 Rye House
01/05/1954 Aldershot 54 30 California
02/05/1954 Brafield 50 33 Eastbourne
02/05/1954 Ringwood 50 33 Aldershot
02/05/1954 Rye House 47 37 California
09/05/1954 California 47 36 Brafield
09/05/1954 Eastbourne 39 45 Aldershot
15/05/1954 Aldershot 53 30 Ringwood
16/05/1954 Brafield 48 36 California
16/05/1954 Ringwood 51 33 Eastbourne
16/05/1954 Rye House 44 39 Aldershot
23/05/1954 Brafield 46 37 Rye House
23/05/1954 California 53 31 Aldershot
23/05/1954 Eastbourne 25 59 Ringwood
29/05/1954 Aldershot 48 33 Rye House
30/05/1954 Ringwood 46 38 California
30/05/1954 Rye House 49 34 Brafield
06/06/1954 Ringwood 35 48 Brafield
12/06/1954 Aldershot 41 42 Brafield
13/06/1954 Brafield Not Held Ringwood
13/06/1954 Rye House 60 22 Eastbourne
20/06/1954 California 38 46 Rye House
20/06/1954 Eastbourne 27.5 54.5 Brafield
27/06/1954 Brafield 55 29 Aldershot
27/06/1954 Rye House 51 33 Ringwood
04/07/1954 Eastbourne 38 46 California
04/07/1954 Ringwood 50 33 Rye House
11/07/1954 Ringwood 47 37 California
11/07/1954 Rye House 54 30 Eastbourne
18/07/1954 California 45 39 Ringwood
18/07/1954 Eastbourne 38 43 Rye House
25/07/1954 Brafield Not Held Eastbourne
25/07/1954 Rye House 33 21* California
08/08/1954 Ringwood 50 29 Eastbourne
08/08/1954 Rye House 41 43 California
15/08/1954 California 52 29 Brafield
15/08/1954 Eastbourne 41 37 Ringwood
22/08/1954 Eastbourne 34 49 California
22/08/1954 Rye House 53 31 Brafield
29/08/1954 Brafield 46 37 Rye House
29/08/1954 California 57 27 Eastbourne
05/09/1954 Brafield 42 40 California
05/09/1954 Rye House 50 34 Ringwood
12/09/1954 Eastbourne 47 31# Brafield
12/09/1954 Ringwood 50 34 Rye House
19/09/1954 Brafield 48 36# Ringwood
19/09/1954 California 60 24 Eastbourne
26/09/1954 California 55 28 Rye House
26/09/1954 Ringwood 53 26 Brafield
* abandoned afer heat 9
# raced for double points
George Bason, Trevor Davies, Gil Goldfinch, Ron Sharp (captain on bike) Bob Mitchel, Dick Bailey, Tom Alberry, Ted Pankhurst, Keith Webb

Southern Area League 1954-1959

Organized as a replacement for the defunct Southern League which had run in 1952 and 1953. The competition ran for 4 seasons from 1954 to 1957 and then for one final season in 1959. In 1956 a Cup competition which was won by Rye House was also held to supplement the fixtures.




 Champions Runners-Up Averages
1954 California Poppies Ringwood Turfs by name by team
1955 Rye House Roosters California Poppies by name by team
1956 Rye House Roosters Eastbourne Eagles by name by team
1957 Southern Rovers Eastbourne Eagles by name by team
no competition
1959 Eastbourne Eagles Yarmouth Bloaters by name by team
membership history
California Poppies 1954 1955 1956
Ringwood Turfs 1954 1955*
Rye House Roosters 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959
Brafield Flying Foxes 1954 1955
Eastbourne Eagles 1954 1955 1956 1957 1959
Aldershot Shots 1954*
Southern Rovers 1956 1957 1959*
Aldershot Poppies 1957 1959
Yarmouth Bloaters 1959
Ipswich Witches 1959
* withdrew mid-season and results were expunged

Workington vs Edinburgh 27/09/2014

Workington Comets 40 27 September 2014
Premier League Play Off Semi Final
Derwent Park Stadium
Edinburgh Monarchs 50
Workington 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts B
1. Stuart Robson 2' 1' 3 0 6 2
2. Rick Wells 3 2 2 0 3 10
3. Rene Bach 2 0 3 2 0 7
4. Mason Campton r 1 2' 3 6 1
5. Kyle Howarth 1' 1 1 1 4 1
6. Joe Jacobs 1' 0 0 0 1 1
7. Simon Lambert 2 2 1' 1' 6 2
Edinburgh
1. Craig Cook 0 3 3 2' 1' 9 2
2. Justin Sedgmen 1 2' 3 2' 8 2
3. Max Fricke 1 2' 2 3 8 1
4. Steve Worrall 3 3 1' 1' 8 2
5. Sam Masters 3 3 1 3 2 12
6. Aaron Fox 3 r 0 0 0 2 5
7. Derek Sneddon 0 0 r 0
Heat 01: Wells, Robson, Sedgmen, Cook Time: 63.50
Heat 02: Fox, Lambert, Jacobs, Sneddon Time: 64.70
Heat 03: Worrall, Bach, Fricke, Campton - Retired Time: 63.80
Heat 04: Maters, Lambert, Howarth, Sneddon Time: 64.50
Heat 05: Cook, Sedgmen, Campton, Bach Time: 63.20
Heat 06: Masters, Wells, Robson, Sneddon - Retired Time: 64.10
Heat 07: Worrall, Fricke, Howarth, Jacobs Time: 64.60
Heat 08: Sedgmen, Wells, Lambert, Fox Time: 64.50
Heat 09: Bach, Campton, Masters, Fox Time: 64.00
Heat 10: Robson, Fricke, Worrall, Wells Time: 63.60
Heat 11: Cook, Sedgmen, Howarth, Jacobs Time: 63.70
Heat 12: Fricke, Bach, Lambert, Fox Time: 64.60
Heat 13: Masters, Cook, Howarth, Robson 65.40
Heat 14: Campton, Wells, Fox, Jacobs Time: 66.10
Heat 15: Wells, Masters, Cook, Bach Time: 64.80
report from the Evening News

“Great” was the first word Edinburgh Monarchs team boss John Campbell plucked out of the air to describe his side’s qualification for the Premier League play-off Grand Final for the second year in a row without losing any of their group matches.
Monarchs only needed a point at Workington Comets on Saturday to make sure, but their 50-40 triumph earned them all four points and they have been untouchable of late winning their last 12 meetings, a run to recall their 24-match winning streak earlier in the season.
And worryingly for their rivals, the Capital outfit have peaked again just when it matters most with the possibility of a trophy treble still very much on the cards.
Campbell told the Evening News: “It is great that we have done so well and I’m very pleased with our result at Workington.”
Monarchs’ victory at a track they haven’t had a great record at recently, was all the more remarkable given that skipper Derek Sneddon was less than 100 per cent fit following a heavy fall in the home tie at Armadale on Friday.
Sneddon feared he had broken his wrist in the pile-up with Comets’ Danish star Rene Bach but an x-ray on Saturday morning revealed this wasn’t the case so he bravely made the decision to ride.
However Campbell admitted: “It would be fair to say that Derek made a mistake in trying to ride. And after his first outing in heat two we could see it was going to be a problem, so we just made sure we got his rides out of the way as quickly as possible.”
Monarchs certainly did not get off to the dream start they craved in the first heat. No.1 Craig Cook burst through the tapes and had to start from 15 metres back and that proved too much of a handicap as Ricky Wells and guest Stuart Robson romped to a 5-1 victory, their cause helped when Cook’s team-mate Justin Sedgmen “lifted” on the back straight.
This, though, was the only hiccup Monarchs suffered as Cook and Sedgmen grabbed a 5-1 victory in the fifth race to edge the Capital side in front 16-14.
And when Steve Worrall and Max Fricke extracted maximum points two heats later, Monarchs opened a six-point gap and Workington seemed unable to respond with Monarchs proving sharp out of the gate.
But Workington were not done quite yet and surprised their visitors in heat nine when Bach and Mason Campton pulled off a 5-1 over Sam Masters and Aaron Fox to place them just two points in arrears 28-26.
However, any sustained revival proved forlorn on Workington’s part as the pair with the Midas touch, Cook and Sedgmen, closed the door on any comeback with their second 5-1 of the match in heat 11.
And when Cook and Masters repeated the trick in heat 13 Workington’s fate was sealed despite sharing the last two races.
Cook commented: “It’s an awesome team to be part of and I don’t think we are worried about who we might face in the final.
“We are so strong all the way through and whoever we might meet they should be pretty scared of us.”
Campbell said he wasn’t in the least surprised that his heroes would settle for just a single point success.
“It’s an added bonus that we got all four because we are now sitting at the top of our group and are well clear of everybody else. And it’s a nice marker to put down for the opposition.”
Some were sceptical about Campbel’s public proclamation that Monarchs would sail through their group without loss, but his confidence was never dimmed – or indeed did he ever lack belief.
“We are just riding so well right now and I believe in the team because we have so many good riders.
“We did not have an outstanding rider on Saturday night, but we still produced the majority of race winners. We are doing quite well! We have got to keep it going because there are lots of trophies to be won, and we want to lift them all.
Campbell concluded: “We just want to win and I keep telling the boys this: it’s what we want to do, and sometimes they can’t help winning.”
Workington: Wells 10, Bach 7, Robson 6, Campton 6, Lambert 6, Howarth 4, Jacobs 1.
Monarchs: Masters 12, Cook 9, Sedgmen 8, Fricke 8, Worrall 8, Fox 5, Sneddon 0.

Edinburgh vs Workington 26/09/2014

Edinburgh Monarchs 60 26 September 2014
Premier League Play Off Semi Final
Armadale
Workington Comets 34
Edinburgh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts B
1. Craig Cook 0 3 3 2' 8 1
2. Justin Sedgmen 3 2' 3 2' 2 12 2
3. Max Fricke 2 3 3 3 11
4. Steve Worrall 1' 0 2' 2' 5 3
5. Sam Masters 3 3 3 3 1' 13 1
6. Aaron Fox 2' 1 0 3 6 1
7. Derek Sneddon 3 2' fx fx 5 1
Workington
1. Kevin Doolan (G) 1' 1' 2 1 0 5 2
2. Rick Wells 2 2 4 1' 3 12 1
3. Rene Bach 3 4 1 8
4. Mason Campton 0 0 0 1 1
5. Kyle Howarth nf fx 1 1
6. Ryan Macdonald (G) f 1 0 1' 0 2 1
7. Simon Lambert 1 1 1' 2 f 5 1
Heat 01 Sedgmen, Wells, Doolan, Cook (55.7) 
Heat 02 Sneddon, Fox, Lambert, Macdonald (F) (57.9) 
Heat 03 Bach, Fricke, Worrall, Campton (56.5) 
Heat 04 Masters, Sneddon, Lambert, Howarth (NF) (55.8) 
Heat 05 Fricke, Wells, Doolan, Worrall (56.3) 
Heat 06 Cook, Sedgmen, Macdonald, Howarth (Fell) (56.5) 
Heat 07 Masters, Bach, Fox, Campton (56.5) 
Heat 08 Sedgmen, Wells, Lambert, Sneddon (F/x) (57)
Heat 09 Fricke, Worrall, Howarth, Macdonald (57.5) 
Heat 10 Cook, Sedgmen, Bach, Campton (56.5) 
Heat 11 Masters, Doolan, Wells, Fox (56.7) 
Heat 12 Fricke, Lambert, Macdonald, Sneddon (F/x) (57.4) 
Heat 13 Masters, Cook, Doolan, Macdonald (57.2) 
Heat 14 Fox, Worrall, Campton, Lambert (F) (58.4) 
Heat 15 Wells, Sedgmen, Masters, Doolan (57.5) 
report from the News and Star
Edinburgh Monarchs 60 Workington Comets 34: Workington Comets’ hopes of winning the Premier League took a massive hit last night as Edinburgh Monarchs took a giant step towards the grand final with a resounding victory.

Comets were comprehensively beaten 60-34 at the Scotwaste Arena in their first meeting in this season's play-offs.
The result now means that Workington must take a maximum of three points from tonight’s (27th) return fixture at Derwent Park and then beat Berwick Bandits home and away in two weeks time to stand any chance of progressing to the play-off final.
Monarchs’ dominance on their home track this season continued against Workington, with the Scottish side yet to taste defeat at the Scotwaste Arena.
Monarchs’ Sam Masters (13 points), Justin Sedgmen (12 points) and Max Fricke (11 points) were all on top form for the league leaders.
Workington’s Ricky Wells (12 points) was the only standout performer for the visitors.
Captain Rene Bach was forced to withdraw from the meeting in heat 12 after hitting the air fence following a collision with Derek Sneddon.
Bach suffered a possible broken nose and is a doubt for tonight’s return fixture.
Comets team manager Tony Jackson said: “We expected a tough night. Considering the problems with injuries and how strong Edinburgh are, we did alright. Ricky Wells rode really well tonight.
“We are under no illusions that tonight will be very tough. Everybody is battered and bruised. But we won’t give up, we will keep fighting.”
Much like every team that has ridden at the Scotwaste Arena this season, Comets’ night got off to a bad start. The west Cumbrians suffered a 5-1 in heat two after Sneddon and Aaron Fox sprang out of the gate and never looked back.
That was followed by another 5-1 in the fourth heat with Masters and Sneddon flying out of the tapes to make it 16-8 overall.
Edinburgh opened up a 12-point gap in heat six with yet another 5-1. This time ex-Comet Craig Cook was well ahead of the chasing pack and his team-mate Sedgmen clinched second place for a 24-12 lead.
Bach was entrusted with the black and white helmet for a tactical ride in heat seven, but he failed to make it count.
Fox and Masters took the lead. Bach did well to pass Fox on bend two of lap one, but Masters held on for a 4-4 score.
Trailing 28-16, Workington opted for their second tactical ride in the very next heat.
This time Wells was handed the helmet and Workington secured their first and last win of the night.
Sneddon was excluded from the race after a fall and in the re-run Wells finished just behind Sedgmen after great battle between the pair where they both had turns overtaking one another.
Wells’ team-mate Simon Lambert finished in third to make it a 5-3 result and reduce the deficit to 31-21.
However, Workington’s joy was short-lived. Fricke and Steve Worrall were fastest out of the gate in heat nine for another 5-1 to make it 36-22 to Monarchs.
A further 5-1 to Edinburgh in heat 10 compounded Workington’s misery and added gloss to the scoreline for Monarchs at 41-23.
Successive 5-1 scores to Edinburgh followed in heats 13 and 14 to make it 57-31 going into the final race.
Wells won the final heat, but Sedgmen and Masters were close behind for a 3-3 to make the final score 60-34.
Edinburgh now have nine points in the group after beating Berwick Bandits home and away last weekend.
They require just one point tonight (7pm start) against Workington at Derwent Park to progress to the play-off final.
EDINBURGH 60: Sam Masters 13+1, Justin Sedgmen 12+2, Max Fricke 11, Craig Cook 8+1, Aaron Fox 6+1, Steve Worrall 5+3, Derek Sneddon 5+1
WORKINGTON COMETS 34: Ricky Wells 12+1, Rene Bach 8, Kevin Doolan 5+2, Simon Lambert 5+1, Ryan MacDonald 2+1, Mason Campton 1, Kyle Howarth 1
Play-off points: Edinburgh 3 Workington 0
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