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Lanarkshire Eagles

Lanarkshire Eagles
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 1950-1972
Lanarkshire Bluey Scott, Noel Watson, Ron Phillips,Bill Dalton. Gordon McGregor (on bike), Derek Close, Jimmy Tannock, Johnny Green
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
M W D L F A Pts Pos
1930 Open (Paragon)
1931 Open (Paragon)
1932 Open (Paragon)
1950 Open
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
1972 Open