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ALDERSHOT
In 1929 eight meetings were held at Boxalls Lane before the sport was introduced to the Tongham track in 1950. The Shots competed in league speedway from 1950-52, 1954, 1957 and 1959. The remaining seasons were operated under an Open Licence. Address: from 1950 - Tongham Greyhound Stadium, Aldershot.
ARENA ESSEX
(See Lakeside Hammers). Opened April 5 1984 as Arena Essex. Address: Arena-Essex Raceway, A1306 Arterial Road, Thurrock, Essex. Became Lakeside Hammers in 2008.
BARNET.
Opened July 27 1929. Closed late 1936. Address: Barnet By-pass, near Mill Hill, Herts.
CATFORD.
Greyhound Stadium - Opened September 1 1934. Closed 1935.Meetings also took place at nearby Catford CC, in Penerley Road, in 1932. Address: Catford Stadium, Adenmore Road, Catford, London, SE6.
CHISWICK NOMADS
Training track, 160 yards, in Mortlake Road, Chiswick. Opened 1957, closed late 1958. Only wide enough to allow two riders on track. Previously a cycle speedway late 1940s to circa 1954. As a team for away matches, first known as Champions and later Nomads. Competed at Southern Area League tracks. Address: Mortlake Road, Chiswick, London, SW.
CRAYFORD.
Opened April 21 1930. Closed 1931. Reopened 1935. Closed 1937. Reopened June 12 1968. Closed October 28 1970. Reopened April 8 1975. Closed October 26 1983. Address: Crayford Stadium, Stadium Road, Crayford, Kent.
CLAPTON.
[Please refer to Lea Bridge). Clapton was an alternate name used by the team for some seasons in the early 1930s. There was also a Clapton Stadium but this only staged greyhound racing.
CRYSTAL PALACE.
Opened May 19 1928. End of 1933 the team moved to New Cross. Open meetings staged until 1938. Entered Division Two April 1939. Closed June 1939. Open meetings 1940. Track closed late 1940. Address: Crystal Palace Exhibition Grounds, Sydenham, London, SE26.
DAGENHAM.
Opened 1932. Closed November 5 1939. A few open licence meetings took place in 1946 but were grass-speedway. Address: Ripple Road, Dagenham, Essex.
ELSTREE.
Opened August 10 1947. Closed October 1947. Address: Elstree, Herts.
GREENFORD.
Opened April 7 1928. Closed late 1929. Reopened August 22 1931. Closed October 10 1931. Address: Birkbeck Avenue, Perivale, Greenford, Middlesex.
HACKNEY.
Opened April 26 1935. Closed (war) September 1939. Reopened April 10 1963. Closed July 5 1991. Reopened March 28 1996. Closed October 3 1996. In 1996 the team raced as London Lions. Address: Hackney Wick Stadium, Waterden Road, Hackney, London, E15.
In 2011, Hackney were revived as a National League team in a joint Lakeside Hammers-Rye House promotion with home matches at both venues.
HARRINGAY.
Opened May 29 1928. Closed June 2 1931. Reopened March 31 1934. Closed following outbreak of World War Two in September 1939, returning to National League Division One in 1947. Closed Augst 18 1954. Address: Harringay Stadium, Green Lane, Harringay, London, N8.
HIGH BEECH.
Opened February 19 1928. Closed August 6 1932. Reopened May 2 1937. Closed August 27 1939. Reopened 1948. Closed 1950. Address: King's Oak Hotel, High Beech, Loughton, Essex.
HOUNSLOW
Staged four meetings in 1935. Location Staines Road, Hounslow, Middlesex.
LAKESIDE HAMMERS
Opened April 5 1984 as Arena Essex. Address: Arena-Essex Raceway, A1306 Arterial Road, Thurrock, Essex. Became Lakeside Hammers in 2008. Speedway ceased at Arena Essex on Friday 14th September 2018 with the team moving to Rye House for the rest of the season.
LEA BRIDGE.
Opened July 14 1928. Closed July 27 1934. Reopened August 1 1938. Closed September 26 1938. At some times in the early 1930s, the team was also known as Clapton. Address: Lea Bridge Stadium, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, London.
LONDON LIONS/HACKNEY.
Hackney reopened March 28 1996 as the London Lions. Closed October 3 1996. See the Hackney thread.
LONDON WHITE CITY.
Opened May 19 1928. Closed October 4 1929. Reopened March 24 1976. Closed September 13 1978. Address: White City Stadium, Wood Lane, London, W12.
NEW CROSS.
Opened April 18 1934. Closed June 10 1953. Reopened August 9 1959. Closed September 21 1961. Reopened April 12 1963. Closed August 2 1963. Address: New Cross Stadium, Hornshay Street, Old Kent Road, Peckham, London, SE15.
RAYLEIGH
Opened 1949, Closed 1958. Reopened 1960. Closed 1964. Reopened 1968. Closed 1973. Southern League champions 1952, 1953, 1960. Provincial League champions 1960. Address - Rayleigh Weir Stadium, Southend Arterial Road, Rayleigh, Essex.
ROMFORD.
Opened May 29 1969. Closed September 30 1971. Address: Brooklands Stadium, Romford, Essex.
RYE HOUSE.
Opened May 27 1934. Address: Rye House Stadium, Rye Road, Hoddesdon, Herts. Rye House closed on October 10 1993 then reopened on May 29 2000 after they entered a team in the 1999 Conference League - most home matches took place at Mildenhall. Although the track was open as a training track in 1967/68, no public meetings were held. They were also one of the few tracks to run during the War, with meetings being held every War year except 1944, with racing resuming on August 5 1945. Rye House withdrew from league racing in June 2018. Speedway resumed on September 14 2018 with Lakeside Hammers as the track tenants for the rest of the season.
STAINES.
Mid-1938. Closed 1939. Address: Staines Stadium, Wraysbury Road, Staines, Middlesex.
STAMFORD BRIDGE.
Opened May 5 1928. Closed October 1 1932. Address: Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge, Fulham, London, SW6.
WALTHAMSTOW.
Opened August 16 1934. Closed end season 1934. Reopened April 4 1949. Closed October 8 1951. Address: Walthamstow Stadium, Chingford Road, London, E4.
WEMBLEY.
Opened May 16 1929. Closed September 13 1956 (domestic racing). Reopened May 30 1970. Closed October 2 1971. Address: Empire Stadium, Wembley, Middlesex.
WEST HAM.
Opened July 28 1928. Closed 1955. Reopened 1964. Closed 1971. Address: Custom House Stadium, Prince Regent's Lane, Beckton, London, E16. NOTE: After West Ham's closure in 1971, Romford staged a few meetings at Custom House in early 1972.
WIMBLEDON
Opened May 28 1928. Closed 1991. Reopened 2002. Closed 2005. Address: Wimbledon Stadium, Plough Lane, London, SW17.