Clubname: | Hackney Kestrels |
Track: | Hackney Wick Stadium Waterden Road Hackney London |
Country: | England |
Founded: | 1984 replaced the Hackney Hawks |
Closed: | 1990 |
Captain: | Barry Thomas |
Colours: | Blue, White and Red |
Tracksize: | 345yd |
Honour1: | National League Champions |
Year1: | 1988 |
Year2: | 1984, 1988 |
The Hackney Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1984, when the Crayford Kestrels transferred the promotion to Hackney, until their closure in 1990.[1] [2]
During their first season in the 1984 National League season the team finished 4th and won the Knockout Cup (div 2).[3]
In 1988, the Kestrels won the Division 2 League Championship, winning twenty-six of their thirty league matches. The Kestrels also won the division 2 Knockout Cup for the second time, beating the Wimbledon Dons on aggregate in the final.[4] [5]
width=350 | Year and league | width=50 | Position | width=350 | Notes |
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4th | Knockout Cup winners | ||||
5th | |||||
13th | |||||
9th | |||||
1st | Champions & Knockout Cup winners | ||||
6th | |||||
5th | Division Two Pairs Championship |