Leicester Stadium (speedway team)
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| 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 | |||
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Leicester Stadium were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1929 until 1931.[1]
History
[edit]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 in late May.[2][3][1] League speedway was later briefly revived at the stadium in 1937.[4][5]
Notable riders
[edit]Notable Stadium riders include team captain Syd Jackson, Cyril "Squib" Burton, Billy Elmore, Alby Taylor, and John "Slider" Shuttleworth.[4][6]
Season summary
[edit]| Year and league | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League | 7th | |
| 1930 Speedway Southern League | 10th | |
| 1931 Speedway Southern League | 10th | withdrew, fixtures taken over by Coventry |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001) Homes of British Speedway, ISBN 0-7524-2210-3, p. 147-149
- ^ "Coventry Take Over League Fixtures". Leicester Evening Mail. 26 May 1931. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stadium team withdraws". Leicester Evening Mail. 25 May 1931. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Pre-War Years, Automedia, p. 22, 53 105-9
- ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ Hoare, Ron (1979) Speedway Panorama, Haynes, ISBN 0-85429-252-7, p. 122