24:
151:). The track hosted one of the biggest independent races in the country called the Blackpool Derby and the seaside track ran every Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening with an additional fixture on Saturday evenings during summer.
169:
The greyhound racing ended on Friday 28 November 1997 following an agreement between track directors
Michael and Suzanne Boyle and the Stockport developers Penrith Limited. Many of the track's trainers switched to
154:
The track had an 'Outside Sumner' hare system and fourteen bookmakers on course. In 1968 new
American type lighting was installed at the cost of £5,000 and one year later a new
1881:
139:
rugby league team between
Princess Street to the north and Rigby Road to the south next to a gas works. Rugby league was held at the stadium from 1963 until 1987.
315:
1891:
1886:
1621:
696:
1591:
1906:
566:
1896:
371:
59:
1901:
1546:
308:
116:
1476:
1066:
581:
229:
147:
Greyhound racing arrived on 28 April 1967 with the racing being independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the
1856:
1251:
401:
801:
1701:
1666:
496:
1661:
1131:
1026:
466:
301:
270:
1731:
1491:
766:
726:
706:
1811:
1421:
1316:
1171:
1051:
786:
741:
586:
148:
1156:
1076:
1071:
1531:
1431:
1346:
911:
831:
546:
381:
1696:
1651:
1576:
1496:
1106:
956:
951:
921:
896:
761:
531:
396:
171:
52:
1291:
1841:
1636:
1601:
1586:
1581:
1516:
1271:
1236:
1226:
1091:
946:
941:
856:
481:
431:
376:
366:
356:
1416:
1806:
1451:
1401:
1351:
1336:
1211:
936:
916:
836:
736:
691:
646:
611:
576:
386:
1571:
1566:
1556:
1831:
1801:
1771:
1721:
1411:
1241:
1221:
1206:
1201:
1011:
961:
906:
901:
846:
811:
591:
541:
501:
476:
416:
161:
By the late 1980s race distances were 250, 593 and 765 metres on a 363 metres circumference circuit.
1296:
1101:
1816:
1766:
1751:
1676:
1656:
1426:
1056:
1016:
771:
626:
486:
1551:
1521:
1366:
1126:
1036:
556:
516:
471:
421:
1006:
1796:
1716:
1561:
1541:
1511:
1371:
1281:
1276:
1096:
1046:
881:
716:
391:
1846:
1821:
1786:
1711:
1686:
1526:
1436:
1286:
1256:
1121:
966:
821:
756:
751:
676:
451:
1616:
1456:
1261:
1086:
1061:
871:
746:
616:
191:
174:. The stadium was subsequently demolished by the council to make way for a cinema complex.
8:
1836:
1746:
1726:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1306:
1246:
1146:
1136:
651:
456:
436:
351:
286:"Blackpool shuts after 30 years". Vol. 16, no. 1. Greyhound Star. January 1998.
1641:
1631:
1626:
1321:
1301:
1161:
1151:
806:
791:
721:
686:
666:
656:
641:
636:
571:
361:
346:
1181:
1176:
1166:
1791:
1781:
1776:
1681:
1506:
1481:
1406:
1356:
1001:
851:
841:
731:
701:
681:
631:
621:
561:
526:
426:
406:
266:
136:
1196:
1191:
1186:
1851:
1741:
1736:
1671:
1646:
1536:
1341:
1331:
1021:
971:
926:
886:
866:
816:
671:
601:
461:
1611:
1501:
1461:
1441:
1381:
1266:
1081:
931:
861:
826:
606:
596:
536:
521:
446:
441:
1691:
1376:
1231:
876:
776:
551:
511:
506:
411:
1875:
1826:
1466:
1446:
1216:
1141:
796:
661:
491:
74:
61:
23:
1756:
1706:
1486:
1361:
891:
781:
293:
112:
1761:
1116:
1041:
28:
The opening match at the stadium in 1963. This view is looking southeast
1596:
1326:
1311:
1031:
711:
155:
124:
1471:
120:
43:
1606:
989:
205:
1882:
Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United
Kingdom
1873:
230:"Memories of Blackpool 'Borough' days gone by"
309:
323:
991:Unlicensed tracks (independent / flapping)
316:
302:
22:
1892:Defunct rugby league venues in England
1874:
260:
1887:Defunct rugby union venues in England
1127:Bournemouth (Ensbury Park Racecourse)
297:
245:
135:In 1963 a new home was built for the
241:
239:
334:
142:
13:
1667:Stockton-on-Tees (Victoria Ground)
14:
1918:
1907:1997 disestablishments in England
1662:Stockton-on-Tees (Belle Vue Park)
1097:Bideford (Shebbertown Racecourse)
236:
232:. Morley Observer and Advertiser.
265:. Ringpress Books. p. 276.
263:Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File
1897:Sports venues completed in 1963
130:
1902:1963 establishments in England
1527:Newton Abbot Recreation Ground
279:
254:
222:
198:
184:
149:National Greyhound Racing Club
119:stadium on Princess Street in
1:
177:
248:Independent Greyhound Racing
172:Westhoughton Greyhound Track
7:
1212:Chelmsford (New Writtle St)
1137:Braintree (Coggeshall Road)
357:Birmingham (old Perry Barr)
10:
1923:
1437:London (Harlington Corner)
1037:Barnsley (Dillington Park)
567:Leicester (Aylestone Road)
164:
1707:Swindon (North Wroughton)
1202:Castleford Sports Stadium
1142:Braintree (Cressing Road)
1072:Bedford (Cardington Road)
997:
988:
984:
497:Gloucester and Cheltenham
342:
333:
329:
98:
90:
51:
37:
33:
21:
1632:Salisbury (West Harnham)
1557:Plymouth (Beacon Castle)
1512:Newhall (Oversetts Road)
1307:Gloucester (Horton Road)
1217:Chelmsford (Springfield)
1187:Carlisle (Gillford Park)
1177:Cambridge (Coldham Lane)
1117:Boston (Shodfriars Lane)
1112:Blackpool (Borough Park)
1092:Bideford (Sports Ground)
647:London (Stamford Bridge)
467:Crayford and Bexleyheath
372:Blackpool (Squires Gate)
352:Birmingham (Kings Heath)
324:English greyhound tracks
1812:Wombwell (Station Road)
1717:Taunton (County Ground)
1677:Stoke-on-Trent (Hanley)
1627:Salisbury (Castle Road)
1522:Newton Abbot Racecourse
1417:London (Crooked Billet)
1182:Cambridge (Cowper Lane)
1147:Braintree (Notley Road)
1122:Boston (Sports Stadium)
1067:Bedford (Nelson Street)
967:Wolverhampton (Monmore)
912:Stockport (Hazel Grove)
767:Nottingham (White City)
752:Norwich (Boundary Park)
732:Newcastle (Brough Park)
707:Manchester (White City)
477:Doncaster (Sprotbrough)
392:Bradford (City Stadium)
362:Birmingham (Perry Barr)
347:Birmingham (Hall Green)
206:"Rigby Road, Blackpool"
17:Borough Park, Blackpool
1857:Yeovil (West Hendford)
1797:Wigan (Woodhouse Lane)
1697:Swindon (Common Platt)
1617:St Helens (Hoghton Rd)
1562:Plymouth (Beacon Park)
1392:Lincoln (Hykeham Road)
757:Norwich (City Stadium)
742:Newcastle (White City)
702:Manchester (Belle Vue)
697:Manchester (Audenshaw)
587:Liverpool (White City)
572:Liverpool (Breck Park)
552:Leeds (Fullerton Park)
527:Hull (New Craven Park)
522:Hull (Old Craven Park)
482:Doncaster (Stainforth)
261:Barnes, Julia (1988).
75:53.808333°N 3.047944°W
1807:Wombwell (Hough Lane)
1722:Taunton (Priory Park)
1637:Sheffield (Hyde Park)
1622:St Helens (Park Road)
1552:Peterborough (Newark)
1457:London (Temple Mills)
1422:London (Dagenham old)
1332:Goldthorpe (Highgate)
1197:Carlisle (Sheepmount)
1107:Bolton (Westhoughton)
1077:Bedford (Putnoe Lane)
832:Reading (Oxford Road)
827:Reading (Bennet Road)
792:Plymouth (Pennycross)
432:Castleford (Whitwood)
397:Bradford (Greenfield)
250:. New Dominion House.
1737:Tilbury (Chadfields)
1702:Swindon (Gorse Hill)
1607:Rotherham (Millmoor)
1582:Ramsgate (Newington)
1572:Plymouth (Plymstock)
1567:Plymouth (Devonport)
1547:Nottingham (Olympic)
1347:Hull (Craven Street)
1157:Bristol (Bedminster)
1052:Barrow (Craven Park)
1027:Aylesbury (Hartwell)
867:Sheffield (Owlerton)
762:Nottingham (Colwick)
737:Newcastle (Gosforth)
652:London (Walthamstow)
577:Liverpool (Seaforth)
377:Blackpool (St Annes)
80:53.808333; -3.047944
1597:Rotherham (Hellaby)
1477:Mansfield Woodhouse
1397:Lincoln (Rope Walk)
1042:Barnsley (Old Mill)
862:Sheffield (Darnall)
807:Portsmouth (Tipner)
802:Portsmouth (Copnor)
677:London (White City)
657:London (Wandsworth)
642:London (Perry Hill)
637:London (Park Royal)
582:Liverpool (Stanley)
547:Leeds (Elland Road)
452:Coventry (Lythalls)
407:Bristol (Eastville)
402:Brighton & Hove
192:"OS Plan 1969-1970"
71: /
18:
1687:Sutton-in-Ashfield
1657:Southend (Kursaal)
1602:Rotherham (Holmes)
1537:Norwich (The Firs)
1432:London (Greenford)
1412:London (Battersea)
1342:Houghton-le-Spring
1192:Carlilse (Harraby)
1102:Bishop's Stortford
1057:Barrow (Park Road)
682:London (Wimbledon)
632:London (New Cross)
622:London (Harringay)
447:Coventry (Brandon)
16:
1869:
1868:
1865:
1864:
1852:Yeovil (Larkhill)
1792:Wigan (Poolstock)
1587:Rayleigh O'Tooles
1452:London (Southall)
1427:London (Edmonton)
1007:Ashby-de-la-Zouch
980:
979:
672:London (West Ham)
612:London (Dagenham)
602:London (Charlton)
246:Furby, R (1968).
194:. old-maps.co.uk.
137:Blackpool Borough
106:
105:
1914:
1837:Yardley Hastings
1647:Skegness Stadium
1542:Norwich (Thorpe)
1462:London (Welling)
1442:London (Mitcham)
1387:Leighton Buzzard
1247:Deeping St James
986:
985:
917:Stoke (Cobridge)
857:Salford (Albion)
667:London (Wembley)
662:London (Watford)
617:London (Hackney)
607:London (Clapton)
597:London (Catford)
592:London (Brixton)
557:Leeds (Parkside)
517:Hull (Boulevard)
412:Bristol (Knowle)
331:
330:
318:
311:
304:
295:
294:
288:
287:
283:
277:
276:
258:
252:
251:
243:
234:
233:
226:
220:
219:
217:
216:
202:
196:
195:
188:
143:Greyhound racing
117:greyhound racing
86:
85:
83:
82:
81:
76:
72:
69:
68:
67:
64:
26:
19:
15:
1922:
1921:
1917:
1916:
1915:
1913:
1912:
1911:
1872:
1871:
1870:
1861:
1742:Tilbury Stadium
1447:London (Sidcup)
1172:Bury St Edmunds
993:
976:
627:London (Hendon)
338:
336:Licensed tracks
325:
322:
292:
291:
285:
284:
280:
273:
259:
255:
244:
237:
228:
227:
223:
214:
212:
204:
203:
199:
190:
189:
185:
180:
167:
158:was installed.
145:
133:
79:
77:
73:
70:
65:
62:
60:
58:
57:
46:
42:
41:Princess Street
29:
12:
11:
5:
1920:
1910:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1867:
1866:
1863:
1862:
1860:
1859:
1854:
1849:
1847:Yeovil (Huish)
1844:
1842:Yarmouth (old)
1839:
1834:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1804:
1799:
1794:
1789:
1784:
1779:
1777:Wellingborough
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1729:
1724:
1719:
1714:
1709:
1704:
1699:
1694:
1689:
1684:
1682:Stondon Massey
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1594:
1589:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1507:Newbold Verdon
1504:
1499:
1494:
1492:Melton Mowbray
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1407:Little Waltham
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1317:Great Houghton
1314:
1309:
1304:
1299:
1294:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1277:Ellesmere Port
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
998:
995:
994:
982:
981:
978:
977:
975:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
343:
340:
339:
327:
326:
321:
320:
313:
306:
298:
290:
289:
278:
271:
253:
235:
221:
197:
182:
181:
179:
176:
166:
163:
144:
141:
132:
129:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
55:
49:
48:
47:United Kingdom
39:
35:
34:
31:
30:
27:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1919:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1879:
1877:
1858:
1855:
1853:
1850:
1848:
1845:
1843:
1840:
1838:
1835:
1833:
1830:
1828:
1825:
1823:
1820:
1818:
1815:
1813:
1810:
1808:
1805:
1803:
1800:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1787:Wheatley Hill
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1763:
1760:
1758:
1755:
1753:
1750:
1748:
1745:
1743:
1740:
1738:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1728:
1725:
1723:
1720:
1718:
1715:
1713:
1710:
1708:
1705:
1703:
1700:
1698:
1695:
1693:
1690:
1688:
1685:
1683:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1672:Stoke Golding
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1648:
1645:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1608:
1605:
1603:
1600:
1598:
1595:
1593:
1592:Romford (old)
1590:
1588:
1585:
1583:
1580:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1367:Kingskerswell
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1308:
1305:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1295:
1293:
1290:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
996:
992:
987:
983:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
892:South Shields
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
872:Sittingbourne
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
823:
822:Rayleigh Weir
820:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
727:Milton Keynes
725:
723:
720:
718:
717:Middlesbrough
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
457:Cradley Heath
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
344:
341:
337:
332:
328:
319:
314:
312:
307:
305:
300:
299:
296:
282:
274:
272:0-948955-15-5
268:
264:
257:
249:
242:
240:
231:
225:
211:
207:
201:
193:
187:
183:
175:
173:
162:
159:
157:
152:
150:
140:
138:
128:
126:
122:
118:
114:
110:
101:
97:
93:
89:
84:
56:
54:
50:
45:
40:
36:
32:
25:
20:
1502:Mountnessing
1382:Langley Mill
1267:Earl Shilton
1262:Earls Barton
1227:Chesterfield
1111:
990:
787:Peterborough
782:Pelaw Grange
747:Norton Canes
335:
281:
262:
256:
247:
224:
213:. Retrieved
209:
200:
186:
168:
160:
153:
146:
134:
131:Rugby league
113:rugby league
109:Borough Park
108:
107:
63:53°48′30.0″N
1692:Swandlicote
1532:Northampton
1377:Knottingley
1372:King's Lynn
1302:Glastonbury
1232:Cleethorpes
1152:Brean Sands
882:Southampton
387:Bournemouth
156:totalisator
78: /
66:3°02′52.6″W
53:Coordinates
1876:Categories
1827:Workington
1747:Trowbridge
1652:Somercotes
1642:Shirebrook
1612:St Austell
1577:Pontefract
1497:Mexborough
1322:Hartlepool
1297:Gillingham
1162:Brownhills
1087:Bickington
1047:Barnstaple
957:Willenhall
952:Warrington
922:Sunderland
897:Spennymoor
722:Mildenhall
687:Long Eaton
532:Huntingdon
437:Chesterton
427:Canterbury
215:2024-06-07
178:References
125:Lancashire
1817:Woodville
1757:Walsgrave
1732:Thurnscoe
1517:Newmarket
1487:Markfield
1402:Lingfield
1362:Kettering
1272:Easington
1237:Coalville
1012:Ashington
1002:Aldershot
947:Wakefield
942:Towcester
852:Rye House
842:Rochester
712:Mansfield
692:Maidstone
562:Leicester
492:Gateshead
422:Cambridge
367:Blackburn
121:Blackpool
44:Blackpool
1822:Woolston
1802:Winsford
1782:Weymouth
1767:Wansbeck
1762:Walsoken
1727:Thornley
1357:Kempston
1352:Keighley
1337:Hinckley
1292:Fakenham
1132:Brafield
1022:Aycliffe
972:Yarmouth
937:Tamworth
927:Swaffham
887:Southend
837:Rochdale
817:Ramsgate
462:Crayford
1832:Worksop
1772:Warwick
1327:Hebburn
1312:Gosport
1242:Coundon
1222:Chester
1167:Bunwell
1082:Belmont
1062:Barwick
1032:Banbury
962:Wisbech
932:Swindon
907:Stanley
902:Staines
847:Romford
812:Preston
542:Kinsley
537:Ipswich
502:Halifax
442:Clacton
417:Burnley
165:Closure
38:Address
1712:Syston
1472:Maldon
1287:Exeter
1257:Durham
1207:Caxton
1017:Askern
877:Slough
777:Oxford
772:Oldham
512:Henlow
507:Harlow
487:Exeter
382:Bolton
269:
111:was a
99:Closed
91:Opened
1752:Upton
1482:March
1467:Luton
1252:Dover
797:Poole
472:Derby
267:ISBN
115:and
102:1997
94:1963
1282:Ely
210:VHE
1878::
238:^
208:.
127:.
123:,
317:e
310:t
303:v
275:.
218:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
