Liverpool Chads

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Liverpool Chads were a British motorcycle speedway based at the Stanley Stadium in Liverpool, England. ^[1]

Liverpool Chads were eastablished in the late 1920's. The team's nickname referrred to a popular piece of cartoon graffiti at the time known as a Chad. League racing first took place in 1929 with the formation of the Northern League, which ran along side the Southern League.^[2] They were attached to the Belle Vue Aces promotion during this time but midway through 1937 the club folded and the riders reverted to the Manchester outfit. They opened again in 1949 and competed in the National League Division Three and were again based at Stanley Stadium, Liverpool. The team moved up to National League Division Two for the 1951 season and operated there until 1953 when the track closed, again in mid season. A few open meetings were staged in 1959 and the club, now racing as the Liverpool Pirates, competed in the 1960 Provincial League. The club again closed at the end of the year and the Stanley Stadium was demolished and a fruit market constructed on the site.

Peter Craven, the twice World Champion, began his speedway career with the Liverpool Chads.