ASKERN GREYHOUND STADIUM

This site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or endorsed by the stadium. I am indebted to Richard English for the scans of badges on this page.

 
Askern Stadium can be located in South Yorkshire near Doncaster, a town which first witnessed greyhound racing on 14th April 1928, making it one of the earliest areas to enjoy racing.
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Traditionally its racing nights were Tuesday and Saturday and the distances ranged from 220 metre sprints to middle distance 600 metre races.
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This section gives a comprehensive picture of the badges produced by the track throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of glimpses of its history. For those wishing to undertake further research we can recommend a visit to

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 where further reading can be undertaken.
       
       

 

If you have rare Askern badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net