Based at Poolstock Greyhound Stadium, in which sport did the 'Wigan Warriors' compete in the 1947 National League, before becoming the Fleetwood Flyers' the following year?
"Poolstock Stadium Poolstock Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium on Park Street in Poolstock, Wigan, Greater Manchester The stadium was constructed in 1932 on a plot of land on Cromwell's Ditch, west of Park Street and Baker Street and east of Poolstock Brook. The stadium situated on a ten acre site opened on 9 March 1932. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club). Five dog races were held on Saturday nights at 7.30pm on a track that had grass straights and sanded bends. Race distances were 314, 525 and"
"April 2009 for a further five years. Glasgow Warriors left Firhill after the 2011–12 season and moved to Scotstoun Stadium. In 1996, Firhill was the site of the Scottish national rugby league team's first game on home soil, with a victory against Ireland. Rugby league, very much a minority sport in Scotland, has returned to the ground on several occasions since, including for the 2000 World Cup. Greyhound Racing took place from 1928 until 1957. An oval greyhound circuit 400 yards in circumference was added to the stadium around the football pitch in 1928 and a totalisator board was erected"
"resigned from the football league during the 1931–32 season. Shortly after Borough went out of business and a new club, Wigan Athletic F.C., was formed and continued to play their home games at Springfield Park. After lengthy negotiations, Wigan Athletic purchased the ground from the owners of the Woodhouse Lane Stadium for £2,800 with the proviso that greyhound racing never take place at Springfield Park. The independent racing lasted for 33 years. Speedway took place at the stadium in 1952 and 1953. The final meeting took place during April 1961 and became an athletics arena. Woodhouse Lane Stadium Woodhouse Lane"
"Woodhouse Lane Stadium Woodhouse Lane Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium, located in Wigan. The stadium was constructed and opened in 1928, in only the second year of oval track greyhound racing in the United Kingdom. The stadium known as the Woodhouse Lane Stadium was located on the east side of Woodhouse Lane where it met Beech Hill Lane and the south side of Baytree Road. It was built on open farmland next door to the Springfield Park football ground. Racing started on 17 March 1928 and racing was independent (unaffiliated to a governing body). Wigan Borough F.C."
"named Jimmy Shand and Tom Wilson approached Southend United F.C., who played at the Kursaal, and agreed a deal to start greyhound racing on 27 July. John Bilsland then added his name to the venture, but it only operated for two years before the entire enterprise (including greyhounds) was moved by train to the Stanley Stadium in Liverpool, due to increased rent demands. The football club remained there until 1934, when they moved to Southend Stadium. In 1929 11 people were seriously injured on the ""Flying Boat"" ride. In 1934 David de Forrest Morehouse died and a board of trustees"
"played in the town since 1872. Wigan Warriors, originally called Wigan FC, were formed out of the Wigan Cricket Club to provide a sport to play during the winter months. During the rugby football schism of 1895, Wigan FC, along with the other leading northern clubs at the time, split from the Rugby Football Union to form the Northern Union. Wigan have been a rugby league club ever since and added the Warriors suffix to their name in 1997, shortly after rugby league had switched to a summer sport in 1996. The club are the most successful English club in"
"World War. The track re-opened in 1946 and the Dons operated in the top flight for many years. In the 1950s the track was home to two World Champions: Ronnie Moore and Barry Briggs. In the Dons' last season, 2005, the team finished second in The National Conference League, but after the collapse of lease-renewal talks with the Greyhound Racing Association (owners of the stadium), the high increase in rent required meant the team was wound up. Greyhound racing and stock-car racing continue there. There is an active running club in Wimbledon called the Windmilers. The club includes some top"
"Potters 38 Fleetwood Flyers 46 (NLD2) Wednesday 28th June1950 Highbury Avenue Fleetwood Four Team Challenge Saturday 1 July 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Monarchs 50 Fleetwood Flyers 33 (NLD2) Wednesday 5 July 1950 Fleetwood World Championship Round Friday 7 July 1950 Blackbird Road Leicester Hunters 47 Fleetwood Flyers 37 (Ch) Wednesday 12 July 1950 Highbury Fleetwood Flyers 40 Walthamstow Wolves 44 (NLD2) Saturday 15 July 1950 Highbury Fleetwood Flyers v Glasgow Tigers (NLD2) Rained Off Monday 17 July 1950 London Walthamstow Wolves 54 Fleetwood Flyers 30 (NLD2) Wednesday 19 July 1950 Highbury Fleetwood Flyers 37 Ashfield Giants 46 (NLD2) Saturday 22"
"Willenhall Greyhound Stadium Willenhall Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium and formerly a football ground known as Spring Bank Stadium situated in Willenhall, West Midlands, England. The area of Spring Bank in the West Midlands town of Willenhall was heavily populated even before the football ground was built. The stadium opened in 1905 and was located on the south side of Victoria Street and the west side of St Annes Road and north of the relatively new Temple Road and its housing. By the time Willenhall FC went into liquidation in 1930 there were plans for more housing and"
"Wimbledon Stadium Wimbledon Stadium, also known as Wimbledon Greyhound Stadium, was a greyhound racing track located in Wimbledon in southwest London, England. It also hosted stock car and other small circuit motor racing events and until 2005 hosted motorcycle speedway. The stadium hosted the English Greyhound Derby every year between 1985 and 2016. The stadium closed in March 2017 with owners Galliard Homes Limited set to build more than 600 flats on the site; there will also be an 11,000 seater football stadium built on the site which will be the new home of AFC Wimbledon, with capacity to increase"
"place on Monday 31 March 1980. Willenhall Greyhound Stadium Willenhall Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium and formerly a football ground known as Spring Bank Stadium situated in Willenhall, West Midlands, England. The area of Spring Bank in the West Midlands town of Willenhall was heavily populated even before the football ground was built. The stadium opened in 1905 and was located on the south side of Victoria Street and the west side of St Annes Road and north of the relatively new Temple Road and its housing. By the time Willenhall FC went into liquidation in 1930 there"
"lastly the Invaders, with the Invaders winning the National League title in 1984. As well as speedway, the ground also hosted Stock car racing, becoming one of the main venues in the United Kingdom for the sport. During the 1950s, cycling, midget car racing and trotting becoming staple events. The 1960s brought the arrival of hot rod and banger racing. The stadium continued to host events until its doors finally closed in 1997. The 10,000 capacity stadium opened under the banner of the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) on 7 April 1928. The first race was over 525 yards and"
"they had played their final home game of the 1999 regular season at Central Park, which had been the club's home since 1902. After their former ground was sold, the possibility of ground sharing with Bolton Wanderers F.C. at the Reebok Stadium (now University of Bolton Stadium) was presented, but the new stadium in Wigan was chosen instead. Their first game there was a play-off match against Castleford Tigers, which they lost, on 19 September. The Warriors did not lose a competitive match at the stadium in 2001. The first away team to win a competitive football match at the"
"Central Park, Wigan on Wednesday 19 April 1950, and he played his last match for Wigan in the 20-2 victory over Huddersfield in the Championship Final during the 1949–50 season at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950. Bill Hudson was the coach of Featherstone Rovers from 1956 to 1957. Bill Hudson (rugby league) William Hudson (birth unknown), also known by the nickname of ""Bill"", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, and coach of the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club"
"Fleetwood Flyers 56 Glasgow Tigers 28 (NLD2) SH Saturday 1 October 1949 Highbury Fleetwood Flyers 38 Halifax Dukes 46 (Ch) Wednesday 5 October 1949 White City Stadium,Glasgow Tigers 51 Fleetwood Flyers 33 ( NLD2) Wednesday 12 October 1949 Highbury Fleetwood Flyers 52 Ashfield Giants 30 (NLD2) SH Monday 10 April 1950 Brough Newcastle Diamonds 54 Fleetwood Flyers 30 (NS) Wednesday 12 April 1950 White City Glasgow Tigers 55 Fleetwood Flyers 28 (NS) Saturday 15 April 1950 Sun Street Stoke Potters 49 Fleetwood Flyers 34 (NS) Saturday 22 April 1950 Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh Monarchs 58 Fleetwood Flyers 26 (NS) Saturday 29"
"Bridgehaugh Park in Stirling. the Caledonian Stadium in Inverness and Millbrae in Ayr. From the 2000-01 season Glasgow settled in Hughenden through to the middle of 2005-06 season, after which Firhill was used briefly. However the following year Hughenden was used again. The Warriors moved to Firhill Stadium in 2007–08 season and that was the club's base until the summer of 2012. In 2012, Glasgow Warriors moved from Firhill back to Scotstoun Stadium, which had previously been the club's training base. In addition to those grounds above:- Rugby Park in Kilmarnock; Old Anniesland in Glasgow; Braidholm in Giffnock; Whitecraigs in"
"Halliwell Jones Stadium. Wilderspool remained as a sports/Ruugby League ground and is/was used by Woolston Rovers/Warrington Wizards junior club. The ground had a final capacity of 9,000 although the record attendance was set in a Challenge cup third round match on 13 March 1948 when 34,304 spectators saw Warrington lose to Wigan 10-13. 1947–48 Lancashire Cup The 1947 Rugby League Lancashire Cup competition 1947–48 was the thirty-fifth occasion on which the Lancashire Cup completion had been held. Wigan won the trophy by beating Belle Vue Rangers by the score of 10-7 The match was played at Wilderspool, Warrington, (historically in"
"Reynolds. The six individual blocks that comprise the development were also named after former players, managers and a chairman: Bassett House, Batsford House, Cork House, Lawrie House, Reed House and Stannard House. Plough Lane Plough Lane was a football stadium in Wimbledon, south west London. For nearly eighty years it was the home ground of Wimbledon Football Club, from September 1912 until May 1991, when the club moved their first team home matches to Selhurst Park as part of a groundshare agreement with Crystal Palace. Both clubs' reserve teams then used Plough Lane as their home ground until 1998, when"
"Zealand Warriors where they played the Newcastle Knights in a National Rugby League warm up match. The game served as a fundraiser for the region after the Pike River Mine disaster. Wingham Park Wingham Park is a rugby league stadium in Greymouth, New Zealand. The ground is owned by the West Coast Rugby League. Wingham Park is the home of rugby league on the West Coast and hosts the West Coast Rugby League grand final each year. It has hosted one test match, New Zealand against Great Britain in 1954. It is the smallest rugby league test venue in the"
"1951. Between 1949 and 1951 the team, known as the Walthamstow Wolves, raced in the National League Second Division with moderate success. The team included ex-England international George Newton. At that time all the other London clubs, Wembley, Wimbledon, West Ham, Harringay and New Cross raced in the First Division. The sport left the stadium in the 1950s owing to declining attendance and complaints of noise from local residents. The track was covered in tarmac for easier maintenance of the dog track. Stock car racing took place at many greyhound and speedway tracks. Between 1962 and 1968 Walthamstow Stadium was"
"northern section of the park. The greyhound stadium was located in the central area of Virginia Park.A grandstand was constructed in 1931 by the greyhound company and the opening night was on 25 May 1931. The stadium raced under the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC) rules of racing. Many other events took place there and included boxing, speedway, trotting and Powderhall foot racing in addition to being used as a venue for politicians. The stadium stopped racing under NGRC rules in 1935. The demise of greyhound racing at Virginia Park came during World War II. It was used as a"
"years have played their matches in Glasgow either at Hughenden Stadium, Firhill Stadium - or Scotstoun Stadium; their current base. A closer look at the club's history reveals a more nomadic nature. Some of this was planned as the club took over the Caledonia Reds district; or a liberal spreading of the Warriors brand to various grounds for friendlies and smaller ties; and some of this was caused by inclement weather. The laying of a synthetic pitch at Scotstoun Stadium for the 2016-17 season it is hoped should forestall those weather-related issues. Originally based at Hughenden Stadium in 1996-97, Glasgow"
"the opening round of the 2008 Super League XIII season, and once in July 2009 against the Leeds Rhinos following a campaign advertising the game as the 'Big One'. In 2010, the Warriors were officially the biggest supported team in the Super League. Wigan Athletic's success has improved considerably since their move to the stadium from Springfield Park in 1999. The club subsequently climbed up two divisions to play in the Premier League from 2005 until 2013. Rising success on the pitch has been met with increased attendances. Promotion into the Premier League meant that in their first season of"
"League Championship, Challenge Cup, Regal Trophy, and Premiership - the 'Grand Slam' of all 4 trophies. Even though Wigan dominated rugby league from 1985 to 1995, it was the only season the club achieved this feat. Wigan also played in a special 2 match challenge series against Bath RFC in 1996, with one game played under league rules, and the other under union rules. Wigan won the league game 82–6 at Maine Road, but lost the return union game 44–19 at Twickenham. In July 1996 Andy Farrell was named the Wigan club's captain. Eric Hughes became coach of Wigan Warriors,"
"stadium remained independent (unaffiliated with a governing body) and had a grandstand by 1935 but closed before World War II. It reverted to being a recreation ground with a bowling green, tennis courts and sports fields. Today it is the Tawe Vale Golf and bowling club. Glais Stadium Glais Stadium was a sports stadium and greyhound racing in Glais, near Swansea, Wales. Before the greyhound stadium was constructed there was a recreation area and racecourse used for horse racing and pedestrianism. The stadium was built in 1928 and was situated on the northern edge of Glais near Glais Bridge. Greyhound"
"by £957,067 in 1947. The stadium was originally affiliated to the British Greyhound Tracks Control Society (BGTCS) but switched to the larger National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC). By March 1950 the decision was made by the four Liverpool tracks and Firhill to resign from their NGRC affiliation due to increased costs. John Bilsland owner of the rival Stanley track stated that the cost of NGRC membership exceeds £1,000 per year if you included the greyhound registration fees. White City remained the sole track in Liverpool following the closures of the other three in 1948, 1961 & 1965 respectively. Racing was"
"of Glasgow's professional rugby union team, Glasgow Warriors, when they moved from their previous base at Hughenden Stadium. After returning to Hughenden in 2006, the Warriors took up a two-year residency at Firhill from the start of the 2007–08 Celtic League season. This was extended in April 2009 for a further five years. Glasgow Warriors left Firhill after the 2011–12 season and moved to Scotstoun Stadium. During the 2012–13 season the ground was also used by Celtic's under-20 squad as their home ground, but following Partick's promotion this stopped for the 2013–14 season. During the 2013–14 season, the Main Stand"
"world. The series was named after investor and local businessman Frank B. Fuhrer, who was also former owner of the Pittsburgh Spirit indoor soccer team. The first edition of the series was held on July 19, 2013 as the Riverhounds fell 1–4 against reigning FA Cup holders Wigan Athletic. Despite being announced as an annual event, only one match has been held. Although they had been rivals and competed against each other in previous seasons, the inaugural Keystone Derby was officially contested between the Riverhounds and Penn FC in 2015. Pittsburgh went on to win the cup in the first"
"Oaks (greyhounds) ""This page is about the British Greyhound Race. For the Irish race, see Oaks (Irish greyhounds)."" The Oaks is an original classic greyhound competition, held at Swindon Stadium. It was run at White City Stadium from 1927 until 1958, and gained classic status in September 1939, becoming the seventh classic race but due to the war it was suspended until 1945. The race was held at Harringay Stadium from 1959 until 1987 and then to Wimbledon Stadium in 1988 until 2012. In 2013 the Greyhound Racing Association (GRA) decided to move the event to sister track Belle Vue"
"he worked as a coal miner, steam locomotive stoker (including for the Flying Scotsman), and he died aged 91 in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. Jim Featherstone won caps for England while at Warrington in 1948 against France, in 1949 against Wales, France (2 matches), and Other Nationalities, in 1950 against Wales (2 matches), in 1952 against Wales, and won caps for Great Britain while at Warrington in 1948 against Australia, on the 1950 Great Britain Lions tour against New Zealand (2 matches), and in 1952 against Australia (3 matches). Jim Featherstone played left-, i.e. number 11, and scored a try"
"trainers at the time; a practice attributed to the influence of Frances Chandler (the wife of William's son Charles). Frances was a leading greyhound owner in the industry. Female trainers employed during the period mentioned included Mrs F Deathbridge, Meg Fairbrass, Miss J Griffiths and Mrs B Lark. Wartime champion greyhound Ballynennan Moon won the Stewards Cup and broke the track record in 1942. As the war ended the stadium hosted to Winston Churchill as he addressed 20,000 people when canvassing support for re-election. A major event called the Grand Prix was inaugurated in 1945 and was later became a"
"White City Stadium (Liverpool) White City Stadium (Liverpool) was a greyhound racing stadium in Liverpool. Jimmy Shand and John Bilsland the owners of the Electric Hare Company had already built Stanley Greyhound Stadium in 1927, the same year as Breck Park Stadium and Bilsland planned to open Seaforth Greyhound Stadium after buying out Shand for £400,000 in 1930. However Shand also planned to open his own new track in Liverpool called White City, which won the race to be the third track in Liverpool to open after delays to the construction at Seaforth. Shand's plans were of a grand nature,"
"played a friendly against Canada on 17 October 1992, as their regular home stadium at Twickenham was undergoing redevelopment. Wales played their Five Nations and autumn international home matches at Wembley (as Twickenham Stadium would not accommodate them) while Cardiff Arms Park was being rebuilt as the Millennium Stadium in the late 1990s (a deal reciprocated for FA Cups during the construction of the new Wembley Stadium). In total there were seven internationals. Wembley was a regular venue for greyhound racing. It was the first sport Sir Arthur Elvin introduced to the stadium. The opening meeting was in 1927. The"