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Halifax Speedway

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Halifax Speedway (Thrum Hall)
Club information
Track addressThrum Hall Cricket Ground
Spring Hall Lane
Halifax, West Yorkshire
CountryEngland
Founded1928
Closed1930
LeagueEnglish Dirt Track League

Halifax Speedway were a British motorcycle speedway team who operated between 1928 and 1930 and were based at Thrum Hall Cricket Ground, Spring Hall Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire. England.[1]

History

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The Thrum Hall cricket ground had a speedway dirt track constructed around the cricket pitch in 1928 and hosted the speedway fixtures until 1930.[2] The team competed in the inaugural 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League, finishing in third place.[3][1][4]

Halifax decided not to enter a team for the 1930 season and the following year the track was demolished to make way for a greyhound track that became the Halifax Greyhound Stadium.[5]

Notable riders

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Season summary

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Year and league Position Notes
1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League 3rd only league season

References

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  1. ^ a b "Halifax (Thrum Hall) Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. ^ "OS County Series 1933". old-maps.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.