Stamford Bridge Pensioners
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The Stamford Bridge Pensioners were a speedway
team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1932. The team were one of the pioneers of British speedway, entering and winning the first Southern League championship in 1929. The stadium was, and still is, the home to Chelsea F.C.
The track was made from black cinders and was also used as an athletics track, and after speedway finished it was used as a greyhound racing
track.
Motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. Speedway motorcycles use only one gear and have no brakes and racing takes place on a flat oval track usually...
team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1932. The team were one of the pioneers of British speedway, entering and winning the first Southern League championship in 1929. The stadium was, and still is, the home to Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
The track was made from black cinders and was also used as an athletics track, and after speedway finished it was used as a greyhound racing
Greyhound racing
Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner....
track.