Cardiff Dragons
Club information
Track addressPenarth Road Stadium
Penarth Road
Cardiff
CountryWales
Founded1950
Closed1953
LeagueNational League Division Three
Southern League

The Cardiff Dragons were a Speedway team which operated from 1950 until their closure in 1953. They were based at the Penarth Road Stadium in Penarth Road, Cardiff.[1][2]

History

After competing in open meetings for one season (in 1950) the Dragons inaugural league season was the 1951 Speedway National League Division Three, where they finished in 7th place.[3] The following season they joined the Southern League (which was a new name for the third division). The finished runner-up behind Rayleigh Rockets during the 1952 Speedway Southern League.[4] The team started the 1953 Speedway Southern League season and competed until June but then withdrew and had their results expunged.[5]

Season summary

Year and league Position Notes
1951 Speedway National League Division Three7th
1952 Speedway Southern League2nd
1953 Speedway Southern LeagueN/Awithdrew, results expunged

References

  1. ↑ "Cardiff Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Gone but not forgotten, White City and Penarth Stadiums". Cardiff History. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  4. ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 August 2021.


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