Blantyre Greyhound Stadium

Blantyre Greyhound Stadium
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LocationBlantyre, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow
Coordinates55°47′28″N 4°04′44″W / 55.79111°N 4.07889°W / 55.79111; -4.07889
Opened1933
Closed1982

Blantyre Greyhound Stadium also known as Craighead Park was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow.[1]

The track opened on 6 October 1933 as an independent (unlicensed) track and was popular with the miners from the pit well and Whistleberry colliery.[2] The track was owned by Frank Doonin.

The stadium hosted the Glasgow Tigers from 1977 to 1981.[3]

It closed on 22 April 1982 and the site was redeveloped to incorporate the new A725 road (linking the town to the M74 motorway).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "OS County Series Lanarkshire 1936". old-maps.co.uk.
  2. ^ Furby, R (1968). Independent Greyhound Racing. New Dominion House. p. 85.
  3. ^ "Mildenhall face four matches in six days". Bury Free Press. 5 August 1977. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 410. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.
  5. ^ "New home boost for Glasgow Tigers". Wishaw Press. 26 February 1982. Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.