| ROMFORD GREYHOUND STADIUM This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the stadium. I am indebted to Richard English for helping to construct this page. |
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The greyhound track at Romford was located at Brooklands and situated at 0° 9' E 51° 34' N, first opening on 21st June 1929. Its history at this first venue was short lived and it relocated to London Road in 1931, the new venue being situated at 0° 10' E 51° 34' N. The principal race was the Romford Essex Vase over 575 metres. Dolores Rocket was one of the great greyhounds to win the event with a success in 1971.
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| On 1st October 1971 the English Derby winner of that year, Doloroes Rocket, won over 594 metres. | ||||||
| By 1988 Romford was hosting such prestigious events as the Champion Stakes over 575 metres or 629 yards. The first winner of the event was Dads Flier, but a full list of winners is shown below. | ||||||
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Track Records, as of 1947, are shown below together with an indication of how fast the time is in comparison to other tracks, both for currently open and defunct tracks, in the UK. Ratings are between 0 and 100, where 100 is an extremely fast time and reflects the speed of the track, tightness of the circuit and quality of greyhound visiting the tracks. I am grateful to Tony Nash for providing the data. Track Records, as of September 2014, are shown below together with an indication of how fast the time is in comparison to other tracks, both for currently open and defunct tracks, in the UK. Ratings are between 0 and 100, where 100 is an extremely fast time and reflects the speed of the track, tightness of the circuit and quality of greyhound visiting the tracks. |
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I am grateful to Jon Seddon for the following link to a map showing the whereabouts of the old Brooklands track |
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I am grateful to Jon Seddon for the following link to a map showing the whereabouts of the London Road track |
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| This section gives a comprehensive picture of
the badges produced by the track throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of
glimpses of its history. For those wishing to undertake further research we can recommend
a visit to http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 where further reading can be undertaken. |
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If you have rare Romford badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net |
