Tamworth Speedway

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Tamworth Speedway
Tamworth Hounds Speedway motorcycle speedway logo.jpg
Club information
Track address Tamworth Greyhound Stadium
Watling/Lichfield Street
Fazeley
near Tamworth
Staffordshire
CountryEngland
Founded1932
Closed1950
League National League Division Three
Major team honours
Midlands / South Cup1947

Tamworth Speedway were a British motorcycle speedway team who operated at three venues between 1932 and 1950. During the years of league competition they were based at Tamworth Greyhound Stadium, Fazeley, near Tamworth. [1]

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History

Tamworth Greyhound Stadium c.1950 Tamworth Greyhound Stadium c.1950.png
Tamworth Greyhound Stadium c.1950

Speedway in Tamworth began in 1932 at two venues; the first was Mile Oak Speedway on Sutton Road, Mile Oak and had a circuit of 360 yards and began on 28 March 1932. [2] The track located behind Long Wood Bridge and Farm [3] held eight fixtures during 1932. [4]

In August of the same year a second venue opened on Fazeley Road [5] and held 12 meetings. Both promoted just open meetings and held no affiliation to league speedway at the time. [6] [1] Both tracks continued to host meetings throughout 1933 but only Mile Oak continued afterwards from 1934 to 1935.

In 1947, Tamworth entered a speedway team in the leagues for the first time, with a new venue for speedway chosen at the Tamworth Greyhound Stadium. They were known as the Tamworth greyhounds or hounds and finished fifth in the 1947 Speedway National League Division Three but won the Midlands / South Cup defeating Eastbourne in the final. [7] After a slight improvement in 1948 (4th) and 1949 (3rd) [8] they began the 1950 season with a new name of Tamworth Tammies. [1]

The 1950 season would be their last, with the team finishing sixth in the 1950 Speedway National League Division Three but reaching the Division three Knockout Cup final, losing to Oxford Cheetahs in the final. [9] The demise of speedway in Tamworth was blamed on a lack of support by promoter Les Marshall. [10]

Season summary

Year and leaguePositionNotes
1947 Speedway National League Division Three 5thGreyhounds/hounds
1948 Speedway National League Division Three 4thGreyhounds/hounds
1949 Speedway National League Division Three 3rdGreyhounds/hounds
1950 Speedway National League Division Three 6thTammies

Notable riders

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tamworth Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mile Oak Speedway" . Tamworth Herald. 2 April 1932. Retrieved 24 August 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "£1 Reward" . Tamworth Herald s. 19 May 1934. Retrieved 23 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "1932 season" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Tamworth Speedway" . Tamworth Herald. 6 August 1932. Retrieved 24 August 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Tawmorth Speedway". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  8. ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN   0-904584-45-3.
  9. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Laurie Schofield goes to Cradley under M-aid" . Tamworth Herald. 2 September 1950. Retrieved 23 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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