Leicester Stadium (speedway team)

Leicester Stadium
Club information
Track address The Stadium,
Blackbird Road,
Leicester
Country England
Founded 1929
Closed 1931
Team manager Norman Coates
Team captain Syd Jackson
League English Dirt Track League/Southern League
Club facts
Track size 348 yards (318 metres) (1929)
353 yards (323 metres) (1930-31)
Major team honours
Midland Champions1930

Leicester Stadium were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1929 until 1931.[1]

History

Speedway was first staged in Leicester in 1928 and the following year a team based at Leicester Stadium joined the English Dirt Track League.[1] In 1930 the team joined the Southern League.[1] Financial problems meant that the team failed to complete the 1931 season, with Coventry taking over the remaining fixtures.[1] League speedway was later briefly revived at the stadium in 1937.[2]

Notable riders

Notable Stadium riders include team captain Syd Jackson, Cyril "Squib" Burton, Billy Elmore, Alby Taylor, and John "Slider" Shuttleworth.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001) Homes of British Speedway, ISBN 0-7524-2210-3, p. 147-149
  2. 1 2 Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Pre-War Years, Automedia, p. 22, 53 105-9
  3. ↑ Hoare, Ron (1979) Speedway Panorama, Haynes, ISBN 0-85429-252-7, p. 122
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