Cardiff Dragons

Motorcycle speedway team

For the Cardiff speedway team 1928 to 1936, see Cardiff White City speedway.

Cardiff Dragons

Club information
Track address| Penarth Road Stadium
Penarth Road
Cardiff
Country| Wales
Founded| 1950
Closed| 1953
League| National League Division Three
Southern League

The Cardiff Dragons were a Speedway team which operated from 1950 until their closure in 1953. They were based at the Penarth Road Stadium in Penarth Road, Cardiff.[1][2]

## History[edit]

After competing in open meetings for one season (in 1950) the Dragons inaugural league season was the 1951 Speedway National League Division Three, where they finished in 7th place.[3] The following season they joined the Southern League (which was a new name for the third division). The finished runner-up behind Rayleigh Rockets during the 1952 Speedway Southern League.[4] The team started the 1953 Speedway Southern League season and competed until June but then withdrew and had their results expunged.[5]

## Season summary[edit]

Year and league  | Position  | Notes

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1951 Speedway National League Division Three | 7th |
1952 Speedway Southern League | 2nd |
1953 Speedway Southern League | N/A | withdrew, results expunged

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Cardiff Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
2. ^ "Gone but not forgotten, White City and Penarth Stadiums". Cardiff History. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
3. ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129\. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
5. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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