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    Leicester Stadium (speedway team)

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    Leicester Stadium
    Club information
    Track addressThe Stadium,
    Blackbird Road,
    Leicester
    CountryEngland
    Founded1929
    Closed1931
    Team managerNorman Coates
    Team captainSyd Jackson
    LeagueEnglish Dirt Track League/Southern League
    Club facts
    Track size348 yards (318 metres) (1929)
    353 yards (323 metres) (1930-31)
    Major team honours
    Midland Champions1930

    Leicester Stadium were a motorcycle speedway team which operated from 1929 until 1931.[1]

    History

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    Speedway was first staged in Leicester in 1928 and the following year a team based at Leicester Stadium joined the English Dirt Track League.[1] In 1930, the team joined the Southern League.[1] Financial problems meant that the team failed to complete the 1931 season, with Coventry taking over the remaining fixtures in late May.[2][3][1] League speedway was later briefly revived at the stadium in 1937.[4][5]

    Notable riders

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    Notable Stadium riders include team captain Syd Jackson, Cyril "Squib" Burton, Billy Elmore, Alby Taylor, and John "Slider" Shuttleworth.[4][6]

    Season summary

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    Year and league Position Notes
    1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League 7th
    1930 Speedway Southern League 10th
    1931 Speedway Southern League 10th withdrew, fixtures taken over by Coventry

    See also

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    • Speedway in Leicester
    • Leicester Stadium
    • Beaumont Park Stadium

    References

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    1. ^ a b c d Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001) Homes of British Speedway, ISBN 0-7524-2210-3, p. 147-149
    2. ^ "Coventry Take Over League Fixtures". Leicester Evening Mail. 26 May 1931. Retrieved 25 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    3. ^ "Stadium team withdraws". Leicester Evening Mail. 25 May 1931. Retrieved 5 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
    4. ^ a b Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Pre-War Years, Automedia, p. 22, 53 105-9
    5. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
    6. ^ Hoare, Ron (1979) Speedway Panorama, Haynes, ISBN 0-85429-252-7, p. 122
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