| WEMBLEY LIONS
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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Speedway racing first came to the
World Famous Wembley Stadium on 16th May 1929. It is recorded that a gate of 19456
witnessed this first meeting, which was to prove successful for Roger Frogley in the
Empire Stadium Shield. The team initially operated in the Southern League, but by 1932
had moved to the National League, and reached National League Division One by 1937. Training events also took place on the Stadium Car Park, with indoor events being held
at the Wembley Arena. The final speedway event took place on 5th September 1981. |
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| View an early
programme |
| The first greyhound meeting took place at
Wembley on 10th December 1927, the first winner starting from Trap 4 was a dog called
Spin. It has hosted some of the major events of the sport, including the Coronation Stakes
over 490 metres, first won by Bearded Biddy in 1928, the Gold Cup over 655 metres, first
won in 1929 by Chain Mail, and the Trafalgar Cup over 490 metres. |
| View Liam Devlin cards of
BRUCE ABERNETHY & TREVOR REDMOND |
| The team were League Champions on no less than 10
occasions, including a consecutive set of victories from 1949 until 1953. The team have always been known as the Lions throughout
their history. To view a complete collection of badges choose the relevant
link below: 1930-81 |
| 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
Speedway
in
London
(Paperback)
by
Norman Jacobs ISBN-10: 0752422219
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More detailed information is available
from "Homes of British Speedway' by Robert Bamford & John Jarvis
A further great source of information is provided on John Skinner's excellent website on Defunct Speedway tracks, with a link given below.
http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/
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
or email johnwslusar@gmail.com for inclusion of your comments and photos of speedway on this website. |
