 Interactive map of Syston Sports Stadium | |
| Location | Central Avenue and East Avenue, off Melton Road Syston,Leicestershire |
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| Coordinates | 52°41′53″N1°03′47″W / 52.69806°N 1.06306°W /52.69806; -1.06306 |
| Opened | 1929 speedway 1931 greyhound racing |
| Closed | 1960s |
Syston Sports Stadium also known asSyston Greyhound Stadium was agreyhound racing andMotorcycle speedway track located at Central Avenue and East Avenue, off the Melton Road inSyston,Leicestershire.
The stadium was built in 1929 in just five weeks for the Leicester Super Speedway, on farm land surrounding Lodge Farm.[1][2] It was located on the east side of East Avenue and the north side of Central Avenue (found at the far eastern end of Mostyn Avenue) which in turn was located off the main road called Melton Road. It should not be confused with the Syston Sports Ground which was located just yards to the north and also ran alongside East Avenue.[3]
The stadium was originally built forspeedway which was held in 1930 & 1931.
The stadium opened to greyhound racing during 1931 and the racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body theNational Greyhound Racing Club).[4] Racing was held on Thursday and Saturday evenings with trial days on Tuesday afternoons.
The venue was used fortrotting by the Morton Grange Sporting Club during 1958.[5]
The stadium closed during the 1960s, replaced by housing on Mowbray Drive. The Sports ground located on the north side of the stadium also closed and became the housing on Belvoir Road.