Plymouth Devils
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| Plymouth Devils | |||
| Club Information | |||
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| Track Address | St. Boniface Arena Coypool Road Plymouth |
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| Country | England | ||
| Founded | 1932, 2006 | ||
| Closed | 1970 | ||
| Team Manager | David Short | ||
| Team Captain | Seemond Stephens | ||
| League | Conference League | ||
| Website | www.plymouthdevils.co.uk | ||
| Club Facts | |||
| Colours | Yellow with Red Devil | ||
| Track size | 260 metres | ||
| Track record time | 51.07 | ||
| Track record date | 18 May 2007 | ||
| Track record holder | Tai Woffinden | ||
| Major Team Honours | |||
| National Trophy Winners | 1952 | ||
The Plymouth Devils are a speedway team in the British Conference League. The club was re-formed after a gap of thirty six years in 2006 by former St Austell Gulls rider Mike Bowden.[1]
Temporary planning permission was awarded for a new speedway track in 2006,[2] but in August 2007 the club was granted full planning permission.[3]
Plymouth's original home was Pennycross Stadium. This stadium was used in the pre-WW2 era and re-opened in 1947 when the Devils raced in the National League Division Three. Appart from short spells in the Second Division the team operated at this level until 1954. The track re-opened for a couple of years in the Provincial League 1961 (as the Plymouth Bulldogs) and 1962. It re-opened 1968 and had spells in the British League Division Two.
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[edit] 2008 Team
Seemond Stephens- Ben Hopwood
Tom Brown- Kyle Hughes
Nicki Glanz- Paul Starke
- Jaimie Pickard
- Danny Stoneman
[edit] 2007 team
[edit] Meeting Details
Details of some of the pre-WW2 activities, the period 1947 - 1950 and seasons 1968 - 1970 can be viewed on www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk . Season 1951 - 1954 will be added in due course.
[edit] References
- ^ Bamford, Robert (2007-03-01). Tempus Speedway Yearbook 2007. NPI Media Group. ISBN 0752442503.
- ^ Speedway back on track. BBC (6 January 2006). Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ Bowden Delighted with Green Light. Plymouth Herald (3 August 2007). Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
[edit] External links
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