| SHOTTS (GASWORKS) 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. |
| The small Scottish town of Shotts almost marks the half way point between Glasgow and Edinburgh, and in its past can boast 2 greyhound tracks. The earliest to open was located at Gasworks Park on Station Road and built around the local football ground. It was situated at 3° 47' W 55° 49' N and first opened for business on 20th August 1934. It was independently run and was well supported by the local mining community. It continued to operate for 5 years before closing its gates for the final time on 11th March 1939. |
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I am grateful to Jon Seddon for the following link to a map showing the whereabouts of the old 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. |
If you have rare Shotts badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net |