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Fleetwood Flyers

Fleetwood Flyers

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Fleetwood Flyers were a speedway team in Fleetwood, England that operated from 1948 until 1952.[1] Home meetings were raced at Highbury Stadium, Park Avenue in Fleetwood.[2]

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Seasons

The Flyers first competed in the National League Division Two in 1948 when they replaced Wigan Warriors after three matches. They competed in Division Two in 1949, 1950 and 1951.[3][4][5]

In 1952, they dropped out of the league and operated on an open licence riding challenge matches as Fleetwood Knights.[6]

Season summary

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1948 season

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1949 season

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1950 season

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1951 season

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1952 season

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Riders

The most notable rider who rode for the Flyers was Peter Craven who rode in one meeting in 1951.[8] The riders who made the most appearances for the Flyers were –

Highbury stadium

For many years a feature of the Highbury stadium was the 'setback' on the west side of the ground where part of the speedway track used to be. Both the main stand and the long covered standing area known as the Scratching Shed were set back from the pitch by a large gap, where there was formerly one corner of the track. This was the legacy of the speedway years.[9][10] In 2008 when a new West Stand was built, it was constructed over the set back area, close to the pitch. To construct the stand, the builders had to clear about 5,000 tonnes of cinder and ash still left over from the speedway track.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    "The Speedway Researcher, Fleetwood". The Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Flyers brought to book 60 years on". Blackpool Gazette. 12 November 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  3. [3]
    Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. [4]
    "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Fleetwood Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Fleetwood 1948" (PDF). The Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
  8. [8]
    "Fleetwood A-Z" (PDF). The Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 4 October 2008.[permanent dead link]
  9. [9]
    "Fleetwood Town's stand hit by hold-up". Blackpool Gazette. 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  10. [10]
    "Motorbiking ace dies at 90". Blackpool Gazette. 8 May 2003. Archived from the original on 17 August 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  11. [11]
    "Fleetwood Town's new stands- first look". Blackpool Gazette. 19 June 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2008.

Further reading

  • Craven, Mike (1 December 2009). The Flyers Remembered. Howard Jones.
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