Worksop Greyhound Stadium

Worksop Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium situated off Claylands Avenue, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.[1]

Worksop Greyhound Stadium
LocationWorksop, Nottinghamshire
Coordinates53°19′06″N 1°08′07″W
Opened1939
Closed1969

Origins

The Worksop Cricket & Sports Club turned down an application for a greyhound track at the Central Avenue Ground in 1937 before a track was constructed in 1939, on fields to the west side of the Gateford Hotel, off Claylands Avenue.[2]

Opening

Greyhound racing was started by the Worskop Sports Stadium Ltd (formed in 1938) and began on Monday 24 April 1939.[3]

History

The racing was independent (not affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club) and initially took place every Monday and Friday at 5.30pm over distances of 425 and 500 yards, soon replaced by 325 yards.[4] There was a clubroom, a totalisator and a popular enclosure stand. The racing was interrupted by the war and the stadium closed before reopening on 24 February 1940.[5]

Tote returns

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Closure

The stadium closed on 18 April 1969.

References
  1. "Worksop Greyhound Stadium". greyhound Derby.com.
  2. "OS Plan Partial 1959". old-maps.co.uk.
  3. "Worksop's Super Sports Stadium - Tuesday 25 April". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 1939.
  4. Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  5. "re-Opening of Worksop Track - Friday 23 February". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 1940.
  6. Particulars of Licensed tracks, table 1 Licensed Dog Racecourses. Licensing Authorities.
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