Barnsley (speedway) explained

Clubname:	Barnsley (speedway)
Track:	Lund Wood off Pontefract Road Lundwood Barnsley
Founded:	1928
Closed:	1930
League:	Northern League

Barnsley were a British speedway team from Barnsley, England, that competed in the English Dirt Track League in the inaugural season of British Speedway in 1929.^{[1] [2]}

History

Formed in 1928, they first competed in the English Dirt Track League (effectively the Northern League) in 1929, when they finished 11th. They closed midway through the 1930 Northern League season.^[3] They were based at Pontefract Road, Lundwood, Barnsley. The track was in the middle of a wood called Lund Wood and could be accessed from pathways from Lund Lane or Pontefract Road.^[4]

They hold the distinction of staging the first ever British Speedway League match when they hosted Burnley on 6 April 1929.^{[5] [6]} Although the fixture between Leeds at home and Barnsley on 23 March took place earlier, it was only a friendly match and was called an inter-track event.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Season summary

width=350	Year and league	width=50	Position	width=350	Notes
	11th
	12th

Notes and References

1. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939). Official British Speedway website. 16 August 2021.
2. Book: Rogers, Martin. The Illustrated History of Speedway. 1978. 129. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-904584-45-3.
3. Web site: Year by Year. Speedway Researcher. 16 August 2021.
4. Web site: OS County Series Yorkshire 1931. old-maps.co.uk.
5. News: Towneley Speedway . Burnley Express . 9 March 1929 . 16 August 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
6. Web site: Barnsley Speedway . Defunct Speedway Tracks . 26 January 2017.
7. News: Leeds Dirt Track re-opened . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . 25 March 1929 . 16 August 2021 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
8. Web site: Barnsley Speedway . Defunct Speedway Tracks . 26 January 2017.
9. Web site: Speedway Archive . Edinburgh Speedway Blogspot . 3 June 2017.