| WIMBLEDON DONS
This
site is not an official website for the track shown here and is neither approved or
endorsed by the speedway team. |
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Speedway racing first came to the
Wimbledon area of London in 1928. The first meeting held at the Plough Lane venue was on
28th May of that year and was to prove successful for Frank Arthur in taking the Golden
Helmet. After an initial bout of Open racing the team entered the Southern League in
1929 but by 1937 they had made National League Division One. Further successes followed, including an amazing period of success from 1954 to 1961.
The team were in British League Division One in 1991but then had a spell in the Conference
League from 2002-2005. The final event took place on 5th October 2005. |
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| View an early
programme |
| Greyhound racing first took place at the famous
Wimbledon track on 19th May 1928 with the very first race being won by World of Roses. The
track has hosted some of the most prestigious races in the calendar, including The
Laurels, the Puppy Derby and, when White City closed, the Greyhound Derby. |
| View Liam Devlin cards
GRAY, PARKER, MARDON |
| The team have been Knockout Cup winners in 1962 and
1968-70and were League Champions throughout the period 1954 to 1961, with the exception of
1957. Throughout their illustrious history the team has been
known as the Dons. |
| To view a complete collection of badges choose the relevant
link below: 1930-95 |
| This section gives a comprehensive picture of
the badges produced for the team throughout the ages, but only provides the briefest of
glimpses of its history. For those wishing to read more widely we recommend a visit to
http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwgreyhoundd-21 especially
Speedway
in
London
(Paperback)
by
Norman Jacobs ISBN-10: 0752422219
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More detailed information is available
from "Homes of British Speedway' by Robert Bamford & John Jarvis
A further great source of information is provided on John Skinner's excellent website on Defunct Speedway tracks, with a link given below.
http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/
For all Speedway enthusiasts, John Somerville’s website should always be your first port of call:-https://www.skidmarks1928.com/v/photos/john-somerville-collection
or email johnwslusar@gmail.com for inclusion of your comments and photos of speedway on this website. |
