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HALIFAX DUKES 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 has taken place at a
couple of venues in Halifax since the first meeting in 1928. That initial meeting took
place at the Thrum Hall Cricket Ground on a cinder track on 2nd May 1928. It was witnessed
by a crowd in excess of 5000 and was even more remarkable in that it was lit by flares
spread throughout the circuit, no doubt an amazing sight. The final meeting at the Thrum
Hall circuit was held on 4th September 1930. By 1949 the Dukes had a new venue at The Shay, a ground they shared with Halifax Football Club. The first meeting took place on 6th April 1949 when they were defeated by 45-37 by Yarmouth in a Division 3 match. They enjoyed 2 further seasons but then closed until 1965. |
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The team won the Knockout Cup in 1966 and werealso League Champions in that year. |  |
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The team were in the National League Division 2 in 1950-51, and were in the British League in the 1965-67 seasons. They reached Division 1 in 1968 and remained there for 6 seasons. |  |
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Throughout their history the team have been nicknamed the Dukes. |  |
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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 undertake further research we can recommend
a visit to www.halifaxdukes.co.uk and 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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To view a complete collection of badges choose the relevant
link below:
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| More detailed information is available
from "Homes of British Speedway' by Robert Bamford & John Jarvis If you have rare Halifax Dukes badges and artefacts for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or john.somerville@blueyonder.co.uk |
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