Halifax Speedway Explained

Clubname:	Halifax Speedway (Thrum Hall)
Track:	Thrum Hall Cricket Ground Spring Hall Lane Halifax, West Yorkshire
Founded:	1928
Closed:	1930
League:	English Dirt Track League

Halifax Speedway were a British motorcycle speedway team who operated between 1928 and 1930 and were based at Thrum Hall Cricket Ground, Spring Hall Lane, Halifax, West Yorkshire. England.^[1]

History

The Thrum Hall cricket ground had a speedway dirt track constructed around the cricket pitch in 1928 and hosted the speedway fixtures until 1930.^[2] The team competed in the inaugural 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League, finishing in third place.^{[3] [1] [4]}

Halifax decided not to enter a team for the 1930 season and the following year the track was demolished to make way for a greyhound track that became the Halifax Greyhound Stadium.^[5]

Notable riders

• Walter Creasor
• Cyril "Squib" Burton

Season summary

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	3rd	only league season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Halifax (Thrum Hall) Speedway. Defunct Speedway. 16 August 2021.
2. Web site: OS County Series 1933. old-maps.co.uk.
3. Web site: Year by Year. Speedway Researcher. 15 August 2021.
4. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939). Official British Speedway website. 16 August 2021.
5. Book: Genders, Roy. The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing. 1981. Pelham Books Ltd. 07207-1106-1.