White City Speedway (Manchester) Explained

Clubname:	White City Speedway (Manchester)
Track:	White City Stadium (Manchester) Chester Road Old Trafford Greater Manchester
Country:	England
Founded:	1928
Closed:	1930
League:	English Dirt Track League Northern League

White City Speedway (Manchester) were a British motorcycle speedway team who operated between 1928 and 1930 and were based at White City Stadium (Manchester), Chester Road, Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England.^[1]

Dirt track racing started on Saturday, June 1928.^{[2] [3] [4]}

During the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League season, the team led the league table by four points, having won 18 of their 20 matches, but following a dispute, they withdrew from the league handing Leeds the title.^{[5] [6]}

The club closed in 1930 but was revived for a meeting in 1958.^[7]

Season summary

width=350	Year and league	width=50	Position	width=350	Notes
	N/A	withdrew, results expunged
	3rd	withdrew, results stood

Notes and References

1. Web site: Manchester White City. Defunct Speedway. 17 August 2021.
2. Web site: Manchester White City Speedway Track. The National Speedway Museum.
3. Book: Rogers, Martin. The Illustrated History of Speedway. 1978. 129. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. 0-904584-45-3.
4. Web site: BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939). Official British Speedway website. 17 August 2021.
5. News: Dirt-Track Topics . Yorkshire Evening Post . 20 September 1929 . 25 November 2023 . British Newspaper Archive. subscription .
6. Web site: 1929 season results . Speedway Researcher . 25 November 2023.
7. Web site: Year by Year. Speedway Researcher. 17 August 2021.