WEST HAM 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 the scans of badges on this page. |
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The greyhound track at West Ham was situated at 0° 2' E 51° 30' N and opened on 4th August 1928 in front of a massive crowd of 56000. and was recognised as one of the fastest in the country. It hosted the Cesarewitch, run over 600 yards, and was won in 1930 by Mick the Miller. The Cambridgeshire was also competed for at the track. |
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The track finally closed its gates to greyhound racing in May 1972. | ||||||
Track Records, as of 1935, 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 extremely grateful to Tony Nash for providing the data. |
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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. |
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If you have rare West Ham badges and artefacts for sale then email johnwslusar@gmail.com |