Name: Lanarkshire Eagles
Track: Milton Street Stadium (Location)
Clyde Valley Sports Ground (Location)
First meeting: 1930 ?
Final meeting: 12 June 1972
Honours:
Rider Records 1951-1954
Programme Gallery
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Bluey Scott, Noel Watson, Ron Phillips,Bill Dalton. Gordon McGregor (on bike), Derek Close, Jimmy Tannock, Johnny Green |
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Speedway in Motherwell goes back to 1930 when open meetings were held at the Paragon Speedway racing was helf for two years until 1932. Speedway returned in 1950 with the formation of the Lanarkshire Eagles in 1950. The name Eagles was taken from the local motorcycle club of the same name. The team was based at Milton Street greyhound stadium. The team included ex Glasgow Tigers Will Lowther and Joe Crowther and ex Monarch Danny Lee. In 1952 Derick Close joined the team and reached the final of the world championships. The Eagles operated until the end of the 1954 season. The team competeded in the British National League Division Two from 1951 and 1954. Speedway returned in 1958 for a short spell when Ian Hoskins established the Golden Eagles who featured Doug and Willie Templeton, Gordon Mitchell, Jimmy Tannock, Freddie Greenwell and gave a debut to a young George Hunter. The team hosted challenge matches the first against the Belle Vue Babes with the Eagles winning 50-27. Five meetings were held the last being on 11th July with Ipswich Witches defeated 43-34.
In 1972 Speedway returned to Motherwell with Longtrack racing being held at the stadium the speedway track was inside the longtrack. Six meetings were held a series of Indervidual and challeng matches being held.
footage of the Monarchs vs the Eagles can be found at the National Libary of Scotland Scottish Screen Archive website |
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Open (Paragon) |
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| 1931 |
Open (Paragon) |
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| 1932 |
Open (Paragon) |
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| 1950 |
Open |
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| 1951 |
National League Division Two |
30 |
16 |
1 |
13 |
1277 |
1237 |
33 |
7/17 |
| 1952 |
National League Division Two |
44 |
19 |
2 |
23 |
1825 |
1861 |
40 |
8/12 |
| 1953 |
National League Division Two |
32 |
15 |
0 |
17 |
1313 |
1366 |
30 |
6/9 |
| 1954 |
National League Division Two |
20 |
9 |
0 |
11 |
759 |
819 |
18 |
9/11 |
| 1958 |
Open |
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| 1972 |
Open |
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