NEW BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY
This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the speedway team. |
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The New Brighton team raced at The Tower Ground in New Brighton, Cheshire. The inside of the track housed the local football team pitch, a team which was in the Football League from 1898 until 1901. | |||
The team operated as an Open team throughout the 1933-35 seasons. An early programme from the 1934 season is shown below. | |||
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This section gives a comprehensive picture of
the badges produced for the team throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of
glimpses of its history. For those wishing to read more widely we recommend a visit to http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 especially Complete History of the British
League:
by
Peter Oakes ISBN-10: 0948882077 |
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FACT
The Tower Ground had hosted the World Cycling Championships in 1922 |
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More detailed information is available
from "Homes of British Speedway' by Robert Bamford & John Jarvis
For all Speedway enthusiasts, John Somerville’s website should always be your first port of call:-https://www.skidmarks1928.com/v/photos/john-somerville-collection |
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