Glasgow tigers (speedway)

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Glasgow Tigers

Founded

1946

Closed

Track Address

Saracen Park
Ashfield Stadium
404 Hawthorn Street
Possilpark
Glasgow

Country

Scotland

Track Size

302 metres

Club Colours

Red and White

Honours

League Champions

1993, 1994
Knock Out Cup Winners
1993, 1994
National Series Winners
1990
Premier League Pairs Champions
2005 2006

Website

www.glasgowspeedway.co.uk

Glasgow Tigers motorcycle Speedway team have been in operation since 1946 and have just completed their 60th anniversary. The track has a deserved reputation for producing exciting, close racing.

The track is at Saracen Park, the home of Ashfield F.C.

The Glasgow team first used the nickname in 1946, although there has been speedway in Glasgow from 1928.

Initially the club was at the White City Stadium, Paisley Road West, Ibrox and run there intermittently until 1969 when they moved to Hampden Park.

In 1973 the club moved to Coatbridge and became the Coatbridge Tigers, riding at the Cliftonhill Stadium, Main Street. There the Tigers remained until they moved to Blantyre in 1977 and returned to the name of Glasgow.

The Tigers rode in two stadiums in Blantyre, firstly at Blantyre Sports Stadium in Glasgow rode and then from 1982 they moved to Craighead Park in Forrest Street.

Then for the only time in the Tigers history they moved to England for a year !

In 1987 the Tigers moved to Derwent Park, Workington and although they started the season named as Glasgow, they were renamed Workington Tigers for the rest of the season.

Thankfully in 1988, the club managed to return to Glasgow in 1988 when they moved into the Shawfield Stadium, Rutherglen. Here they stayed until 1998 apart from 1996 when the ill-fated Scottish Monarchs rode there in top flight speedway.

In 1999 the club moved to our current home at Ashfield when the track replaced the old dog track.

Reproduced from Glasgow Speedway Official Website with permission.