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Birmingham Brummies
Birmingham Brummies are a British Motorcycle speedway, speedway team founded in 1928. They were inaugural members of the Southern League (1929β31), Southern League in 1929. The team have twice finished runner-up in the highest tier of British speedway, during the 1952 Speedway National League and 2013 Elite League speedway season. After four years in the National League, in 2019 they moved up to the second tier of British speedway in the SGB Championship. In 2024 the Brummies moved up again to the highest tier, the SGB Premiership. The club will close at the end of the 2025 due to redevelopment of their Perry Barr Stadium. History 1928β1930 The city of Birmingham had two teams in the Southern League of the inaugural season of British speedway in 1929 Speedway Southern League, 1929. One was based at the Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium, (old Perry Barr stadium) and the other was based at Hall Green Stadium. The Perry Barr based team withdrew from the 1930 league season and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry Barr Stadium
Perry Barr Stadium (also known as Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium and previously as Alexander Sports Ground(s)) is a Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway stadium on Aldridge Road in Perry Barr, Birmingham, England. It is not to be confused with the Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium that is also known as the old Perry Barr Stadium which closed in 1984. The track is operated by the Arena Racing Company (ARC), who lease it from owners the National Asset Management Agency. Racing takes place every Saturday evening, in addition to their four ARC fixtures. Opened in 1929, it was built for Birchfield Harriers, who left in 1977. It is now used for Greyhound racing in the United Kingdom, greyhound racing and Motorcycle speedway, speedway. In 2025, the greyhound racing will cease as the 2026 lease expiry approaches. Location The stadium is opposite the former Birmingham City University main campus and close to (and served by) Perry Barr railway s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions ...
The List of United Kingdom Speedway League Champions is split into three divisions, the top tier, the second tier and third tier, all three divisions have been known in various guises such as National League, Premier League, Elite League and many more. This list gives a complete listing of the divisional winners for each season. During some years there was only one or two divisions. Belle Vue hold the most tier one championships with 14 followed by Poole and Wembley with 10. Tier One League (Top division) Most Tier One titles Tier Two League (Second division) Tier Three League (Third division) References {{International speedway speedway Speedway may refer to: Racing Race tracks *Daytona International Speedway, a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida. *Edmonton International Speedway, also known as Speedway Park, a former motor raceway in Edmonton, Alberta. *Indianapolis Motor Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birmingham Bulldogs (speedway)
Birmingham Bulldogs also known as the Hall Green Bulldogs were a British motorcycle speedway team who operated between 1929 and 1938 and were based at Hall Green Stadium in Birmingham, England. History In 1928, a company called International Speedways Ltd introduced the sport at Hall Green Stadium, just one year after it was constructed and opened as a greyhound track. International Speedways was the largest operator of speedway at the time after signing a contract to race at several Greyhound Racing Association venues such as Wimbledon Stadium. The following season in 1929, a team called Hall Green was formed to race in the inaugural Southern League and the team wore the Aston Villa colours. Johnny Lloyd was the first star rider and actually topped the league averages in 1929. However, the speedway was subject to a takeover from Motordromes Ltd (who owned Brandon Stadium) in June 1929 and the team were withdrawn from the 1929 Speedway Southern League, having their record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hall Green Stadium
Hall Green Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium located in the Birmingham suburb of Hall Green, which existed from 1927 until 2017. The track itself was a 412-metre long oval track with a sand covered surface. The capacity of the stadium was between 2,500 and 3,000. Facilities The stadium's main stand facilities included outside terracing along the main straight, fast food outlets, a bar on the first floor, and an indoor seated area with glass frontage overlooking the track on second floor. Also on the second floor was the a la carte restaurant. Executive suites that can hold between 18 and 100 people were located on the first bend of the track. Related facilities included a hotel situated on bends 3 and 4 which opened in 1990, some rooms of which offered views of the track and a purpose-built snooker hall along the back straight with 21 full sized tables. Conference facilities were also provided and managed by the stadium. Renovations Investment in 1970 resulted in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium
The Birchfield Ladbroke Stadium, also known as the old Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium or Alexander Sports Stadium was a former greyhound racing and Motorcycle speedway stadium in Birchfield in the north of Birmingham, England. It is not to be confused with the current Perry Barr Stadium on the other side of the Walsall Road and accessed from Aldridge Road. Speedway Origins The third greyhound track to open in Birmingham was Perry Barr in the Birchfield area of North Birmingham. Kings Heath Stadium and Hall Green Stadium had both opened in 1927 to large audiences and Perry Barr soon followed in the spring of 1928. The track was situated west of the Walsall Road on the opposite side of the road from the Alexander Sports Ground and accessed on Regina Drive. The River Tame ran below the stadium next to the railway tracks before being diverted in the 1990s. Opening The opening night was on 7 April 1928 and was promoted by the Birmingham Greyhound Club Limited. The stadiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Speedway Southern League
The 1929 Southern League was the inaugural season of motorcycle speedway in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. There was also a Northern League called the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League that started during the same year. The sport had been introduced to England in 1928 at High Beech Speedway. Summary Stamford Bridge were crowned as the first champions, just two points ahead of Southampton Saints.Storey, Basil (1948) ''The Story of Speedway'', WDS, p. 5 Birmingham Hall Green withdrew after 7 meetings and their record was expunged. Final table Withdrawal (Record expunged) : Birmingham Hall Green Fixtures & results Top Five Riders Riders and averages Birmingham Hall Green (withdrew) * Johnny Lloyd 10.80 *George Povey 7.00 *Cyril Taft 6.86 *Bunny Wilcox 6.86 *Cyril Locke 6.43 *Tommy Cross 3.60 *Bill Stanley 0.75 Birmingham (Perry Barr) * Wally Lloyd 7.20 *Arthur Johnson 6.27 *Norman Burton 5.00 *Georg Britt 4.50 *Les Patrick 4.20 *Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SGB Championship
The Speedway Great Britain (SGB) Championship is the second division of speedway league competition in the United Kingdom, governed by the Speedway Control Bureau (SCB), in conjunction with the British Speedway Promoters' Association (BSPA). It was introduced for 2017 following a restructuring of British speedway.British Speedway Gets Major Revamp , speedwaygb.co, 3 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016 Teams Current teams * Berwick Bandits * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Elite League Speedway Season
The 2013 Elite League speedway season (also known as the Sky Sports Elite League for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the top division of UK speedway and the took place between March and October 2013. Summary The Swindon Robins were the defending champions after winning in 2012. Birmingham Brummies finished top of the regular season table but lost in the play off to Poole Pirates, who continued to enjoy British League success. It was their fifth success in ten years and was instrumented by their Australian duo Chris Holder and Darcy Ward and Poles Maciej Janowski and PrzemysΕaw Pawlicki. League table * Belle Vue were deducted 3 points after a Speedway Control Bureau hearing. Home: 3W = Home win by 7 points or more; 2W = Home win by between 1 and 6 points Away: 4W = Away win by 7 points or more; 3W = Away win by between 1 and 6 points; 1L = Away loss by 6 points or less M = Meetings; D = Draws; L = Losses; F = Race points for; A = Race points against; Pts = ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Speedway National League
The 1952 National League Division One was the 18th season of speedway in the United Kingdom and the seventh post-war season of the highest tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Summary Norwich Stars joined the league. Wembley Lions won their fourth consecutive title and their seventh overall. Birmingham recorded their highest league finish to date by taking the runner-up spot. While riding for Wimbledon, on 22 July 1952 the American Ernie Roccio was killed after crashing into the fence at high speed at West Ham Stadium, it has been reported that he died instantly but the newspaper report states he died in hospital. Final table Fixtures & results A fixtures B fixtures Top Ten Riders (League only) National Trophy Stage Three The 1952 National Trophy was the 15th edition of the Knockout Cup. The Trophy consisted of three stages; stage one was for the third-tier clubs, stage two was for the second-tier clubs and stage three was for the top-tier clubs. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern League (1929β31)
Southern League may refer to: Professional baseball leagues in the United States *Southern League (1964βpresent), active since 1964 * Southern Association, known as the "Southern League", active from 1901 to 1919 * Southern League (1885β1899), active from 1885 to 1899 * Southern League of Colored Base Ballists, active in 1886 * Negro Southern League (1920β1936) * Negro Southern League (1945β1951) Other *Southern Football League, a semi-professional football league in England currently known as the PitchingIn Southern League * Southern League (ice hockey), a former top-flight ice hockey league in southern England from 1970 to 1978 * Southern League (1929β31), one of two British speedway leagues from 1929 to 1931 * Southern League (1952β53), a British speedway competition *Southern Leagues, the various tournaments for association football, cricket, field hockey, in the South Island of New Zealand ** Southern League (New Zealand), a semi-professional association football l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four clockwise, anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only one gear and have no brakes. Racing takes place on a flat oval track usually consisting of soil, dirt, loosely packed shale, or crushed rock (mostly used in Australia and New Zealand). Competitors use this surface to slide their machines sideways, powersliding or broadsiding into the bends. On the straight sections of the track, the motorcycles reach speeds of up to . There are now both domestic and international competitions in a number of countries, including the Speedway World Cup, whilst the highest overall scoring individual in the Speedway Grand Prix events is pronounced the world champion. Speedway is popular in Central Europe, Central and Northern Europe and to a lesser extent in Australia and North America. A variant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Cup (speedway)
The Midland Cup was a motorcycle speedway competition held in the United Kingdom from 1951 to 1987, that was restricted to teams from the Midlands The Midlands is the central region of England, to the south of Northern England, to the north of southern England, to the east of Wales, and to the west of the North Sea. The Midlands comprises the ceremonial counties of Derbyshire, Herefor ... area. The competition was a significant competition at the time, due to the speedway teams from the Midlands being some of the leading teams in the United Kingdom (particularly in the 1980s). Midland Cup Discontinued References {{United Kingdom Speedway Seasons Speedway competitions in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1951 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
