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BARNSLEY SPEEDWAY 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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| Barnsley was one of the first areas in the country to hold speedway meetings although their history is short. Records show that the first meeting took place on 29th May 1928 at Lundwood, as indicated on the very rare badge shown below. | |||
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At that first meeting it was to be Bob Allen who was to be the most successful rider and gained the Silver Sash. | ||
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The club contested Open races in 1928 and
entered the British Dirt Track League in 1929. By 1930 they had moved on to the Northern
League.
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The team did not enjoy the support they required to keep afloat and on 5th July 1930 they held their final meeting with speedway never to return to the area. | ||
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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 Complete History of the British
League:
by
Peter Oakes ISBN-10: 0948882077 |
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| FACT The track length throughout their short history was 380 yards. |
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| More detailed information is available
from "Homes of British Speedway' by Robert Bamford & John Jarvis If you have rare Barnsley badges or artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or john.somerville@blueyonder.co.uk |
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