Fleetwood Flyers operated between 1948 and 1953 their first ever meeting was against the Monarchs on the 13th April 1948. They first competed in the National League Division Two when they replaced Wigan Warriors after three matches. They dropped out of the league in 1952 and ran challenge matches under the name Fleetwood Knights
| matches | won | draw | lost | for | against | |
| Edinburgh | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 961 | 775 |
| Fleetwood | 14 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 775 | 961 |
| 13/04/1948 | Fleetwood | 34 | 49 | W | Edinburgh | National League 2 |
| 08/05/1948 | Edinburgh | 45 | 39 | W | Fleetwood | National League 2 |
| 03/07/1948 | Edinburgh | 42 | 41 | W | Fleetwood | National League 2 |
| 20/07/1948 | Fleetwood | 54 | 42 | L | Edinburgh | Anniversary Cup |
| 14/08/1948 | Edinburgh | 58 | 38 | W | Fleetwood | Anniversary Cup |
| 31/08/1948 | Fleetwood | rained off | Edinburgh | National League 2 | ||
| 05/10/1948 | Fleetwood | 50 | 34 | L | Edinburgh | National League 2 |
| 23/10/1948 | Edinburgh | Fleetwood | ||||
| 30/04/1949 | Edinburgh | 45 | 39 | W | Fleetwood | National League 2 |
| 08/06/1949 | Fleetwood | 57 | 27 | L | Edinburgh | National League 2 |
| 29/06/1949 | Fleetwood | 61 | 44 | L | Edinburgh | National Trophy |
| 02/07/1949 | Edinburgh | 57 | 51 | W | Fleetwood | National Trophy |
| 10/09/1949 | Edinburgh | 58 | 26 | W | Fleetwood | National League 2 |
| 21/09/1949 | Fleetwood | 35 | 49 | W | Edinburgh | National League 2 |
| 22/04/1950 | Edinburgh | 58 | 26 | W | Fleetwood | North Shield |
| 24/05/1950 | Fleetwood | 43 | 41 | L | Edinburgh | North Shield |
| 01/07/1950 | Edinburgh | 50 | 33 | W | Fleetwood | National League 2 |
| 20/09/1950 | Fleetwood | 42 | 42 | D | Edinburgh | National League 2 |
| 14/04/1951 | Edinburgh | 59 | 25 | W | Fleetwood | North Shield |
| 25/04/1951 | Fleetwood | 29 | 55 | W | Edinburgh | North Shield |
| 19/05/1951 | Edinburgh | 58 | 26 | W | Fleetwood | National League 2 |
| 05/09/1951 | Fleetwood | 36 | 48 | W | Edinburgh | National League 2 |
From the Fleetwood Weekly News
IT was 50 years ago this week that the final chapter of Fleetwood Speedway's history came to a dramatic close when two promoters of the club were each jailed at Liverpool Assizes.
Joseph Waxman, aged 53, of Blackpool, was jailed for two-and-a- half years and James Wolfenden, aged 49, from Stockport, jailed for two years.
The pair had both been found guilty of fraudulent inducement, fraudulent conversion and conspiracy to defraud through their business company, JW Enterprises Ltd. They had both pleaded not guilty.
Charges against them had arisen from their efforts to set up a speedway in Blackpool, during the course of which they accepted money from a number of businessmen interested in the venture. All the while, insufficient funds were available for their existing speedway club at Fleetwood.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Oliver said the two men had been found guilty of a whole series of frauds during which they robbed people of 20,000.
The judge said he had no doubt that Fleetwood Speedway started as a genuine business, but added that towards the end, when they found the situation hopeless, they must have decided it did not matter what they said as long as they got people's money.
Mr AM Lyons QC, defending Waxman, said it was very sad that both men, who had started up from very humble beginnings, should find their enterprise meeting with such disaster.
It was a case, he said, where two men were full of hope. It was case of zest and faith, but never fraud.
Despite its sad and ignominous end, during its brief period of operation, from 1948 to 1952, the Fleetwood Speedway motorcycle racing club captured the imagination of the Fleetwood public.
The Fleetwood Flyers team were formed in 1948 at the Highbury football stadium, created when the Wigan Warriors had to vacate their stadium and decided to de-camp to Fleetwood.
Like other clubs, Fleetwood used purpose-built machines manufactured in London by the JAP company - run by James A Prestwich.
The Flyers competed in the Second Division of the National Speedway League and sported green jerseys with a red star.
But the team disbanded in 1951 when the promoters' financial problems took hold.
A year later, for one fleeting season, the Fleetwood Knights were formed, but unlike the Flyers they did not compete in a league but had a licence to stage what were in effect "friendly" matches.
During their time in existence the Flyers gained a significant following in Fleetwood and riders like Don Potter, Ron Hart, Reg Lambourne and Norman Hargreaves - who died last year at the age of 90 - became star names in Fleetwood.
Today, more than 50 years later, many people from Fleetwood who grew up during that period have happy memories of the Fleetwood Speedway.
As for the two promoters, whose ambitions briefly brought excitement to Fleetwood, they were never to return to the town and no one is sure what became of them after their fall from grace.
Fleetwood's two former speedway clubs are still the source of endless fascination for fanatic Jim Henry.
Jim is appealing to any Fleetwood folk with memorabilia or data relating to either the Fleetwood Flyers or their successors, the Fleetwood Knights, to get in touch.
Edinburgh man Jim is a statistician who is compiling a race-by-race record of Fleetwood's two teams — the results of each match, the placing of each rider, the points gained and the line-up of riders.
He is particularly interested in Britain's speedway scene from the 1930s to the 1950s - and that includes the set-up at Fleetwood, which lasted from 1948 to 1952.
Jim, who has written three books on Scotland's speedway scene and also runs a magazine called Speedway Reseacher, said: "I was taken to the speedway as a lad and I became hooked.
"It has everything - great machines, local rivalries and plenty going on.
"I am very interested in all the stats involved and I am still compiling information.
"If anyone is able to help me I would be very grateful."
Fleetwood Flyers were formed in 1948 at the Highbury football stadium but closed down in 1951 amid financial problems. They competeted in the Second Division of the National Speedway League and sported green jerseys with a red star.
A year later, for one fleeting season, the Fleetwood Knights were formed, but unlike the Flyers they did not compete in a league but had a licence to stage what were in effect "friendly" matches.
Like other clubs, Fleetwood used purpose-built machines manufactured in London by the JAP company - run by James A Prestwich.
Jim continued:"Those machines are real collectors' pieces now and were fantastic bikes.
"The interesting thing about Fleetwood was that there was real rivalry between the speedway and the football club and the soccer boys really wanted them out of that stadium.
"There was concern that the speedway was ruining the edges of the pitch and there were endless arguments in the local paper at the time."
The Fleetwood Flyers were formed after the Wigan Warriors had to vacate their stadium and decided to de-camp to Fleetwood.
During their brief time in existance the Flyers gained a significant following in Fleetwood and riders like Don Potter, Ron Hart, Reg Lamboune and Norman Hargreaves - who died this year at the age of 90 - became star names in Fleetwood.
Anyone who thinks they may be able to help Jim in his quest can contact him on (0131) 6647185.
John Barnes, of North Drive, Cleveleys, was a regular supporter in the early years of the speedway, which was based at Fleetwood's Highbury Avenue Sports Stadium.
Ex-ICI worker John was at the official opening of the bike racing club in 1948, when Fleetwood took on Newcastle, and recalled some of the Fleetwood stars of the day, such as Don Potter, Norman Hargreaves Ron Hart and Reg Lambourne.
Fleetwood were in the Second Division of the National Speedway League and attracted several thousand people at their peak, in the early 1950s.
John, 73, recalled: "It was probably more popular than the Fleetwood football side at that time.
"As far as I was aware, few if any of the riders actually came from Fleetwood, but that didn't matter to the fans.
"My family had lived in Fleetwood for a short time so I knew one or two people in the stadium."
John lost touch with the club when he joined the Merchant Navy for five years and never saw another speedway match after 1952.
He said: "I'm not sure when it finally closed but it would probably have been a financial decision.'
Another ex-fan of the speedway club brought in copies of two old programmes dating from 1948 and 1951, which revealed that Fleetwood's official colours were green with a red star.
The grandmother, who did not wish to be named, used to attend matches with her husband on Wednesday nights and said: "It was very exciting because you had four fellows racing around the track on these motor bikes and anything could happen."
She also recalled that the promoter of the races was a man called Joseph Waxman.
