Nelson Admirals

Nelson Admirals
Club information
Track address	Seedhill Stadium Carr Road Nelson Lancashire
Country	England
Founded	1967
Closed	1970
Club facts
Colours	Blue & White
Track size	360 yards (330 m)
Track record time	63.0 seconds
Track record date	13/07/1969
Track record holder	Alan Paynter

The Nelson Admirals were a motorcycle speedway team who operated from Seedhill Stadium in Nelson, Lancashire, England, from 1967 to 1970. ^[1]

History

During March 1967, promoter Mike Parker applied for a speedway licence for Seedhill Stadium ^[2] and the stadium duly hosted racing starting on 29 July 1967. ^{[3] [4]}

The following season, Nelson were founder members of British League Division Two in 1968 and finished runners-up in its inaugural season. ^[5] The following season the team finished 13th. ^[6]

In June 1970, halfway through the season, promoters Les Whaley, Mike Parker and Bill Bridgett moved the British League Division Two side across the Pennines to Bradford. ^{[1] [7]} Parker moved the team following difficulties in finding available race days for speedway and stock car racing. ^[8]

Season summary

Year and league	Position	Notes
1968 British League Division Two season	2nd
1969 British League Division Two season	13th
1970 British League Division Two season	N/A	operation moved to Bradford

References

1. "Nelson Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
2. "Fundin, Briggs at Seedhill?" . Barnoldswick & Earby Times. 31 March 1967. Retrieved 10 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Roaring into a new era" . Barnoldswick & Earby Times. 28 July 1967. Retrieved 10 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "1967 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
5. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN   0-904584-45-3.
6. "British League Tables - British League Era (1965-1990)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
7. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
8. "Speedway move from Nelson" . Nelson Leader. 1 May 1970. Retrieved 10 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.