Northampton Foxes
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| Track address | Northampton Shaleway Brafield/Horton Road Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| Promoter | Paul Hunsdon / Tony Gaul | ||||||||||||||||
| Team manager | Chris Adams | ||||||||||||||||
| League | SGB Premiership | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | northampton-speedway | ||||||||||||||||
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| Colours | Blue, white and orange | ||||||||||||||||
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Northampton Foxes is Britain's newest speedway team that was formed in 2026 and competes in the highest tier of British speedway, the SGB Premiership.
History
On 7 January 2026 the British Speedway Promoters Ltd. announced that a sixth club would join the SGB Premiership.[1] Subsequently the Northampton Foxes were announced as a new team for the 2026 SGB Premiership.[2]
The team's home venue is at the Northampton Shaleway owned by Spedeworth Motorsports, which previously hosted the Brafield Flying Foxes[3] in the Southern Area League from 1954 to 1955.[4][5] The nickname adpoted by the team was the Foxes in honour of the former Brafield Flying Foxes[6] and on the 30 March 2026 the team was announced.[7][8]
Season summary
| Year and league | Position | Notes |
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| 2026 SGB Premiership | tbd |
References
- ^ "British Speedway AGM Statement". British Speedway. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ "Name of Northampton British Speedway team revealed". BBC Sport. 31 March 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ "British League Tables - Post War Era (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ^ "Introducing the Foxes". British Speedway. 28 March 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ "Northampton Seven Revealed". FIM. 30 March 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
- ^ "Northampton Speedway unveils club nickname and rider line-up for first Premiership campaign". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 3 April 2026.
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