Defunct Sports Grounds - Not Football

Stig

Prompted by the Defunct Grounds threads. What other old sports grounds have you been to?

Rayleigh Stadium, home of Rayleigh Rockets Speedway. Now an industrial estate and Sainsburys.



Southend Stadium, dog racing and onetime home of Southend United. Now Matalan, Iceland and Mecca Bingo.



Walthamstow Stadium. Once Britain's leading dog track, now a block of flats.

Solidgone

Woolwich stadium

ElfsborgAddick

Catford and Wimbledon greyhound racing, a cracking night out btw.

Maple Leaf Gardens for the Toronto Maple Leafs Ice Hockey.

AFKABartram

Catford Dogs

Off_it

AFKABartram said:

Catford Dogs

If you look to the left of the picture, between the school and the station, you can just make out the roof of my old house. 

Probably.

Addickted

Off_it said:

AFKABartram said:

Catford Dogs

If you look to the left of the picture, between the school and the station, you can just make out the roof of my old house. 

Probably.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OKWmtQCde0

harveys_gardener

Plough Lane speedway, went there often, soon to be AFCW new home. Saw Ron Clarke's final run at White City. London Irish in Sunbury, now a posh housing estate. Blackbushe Airport, although not purpose built used to be great for drag racing. Wembley Pool used to host Tennis, Harlem Globetrotters, athletics five aside, many promoted by my grandfather, loads of free tickets, footballs and timex watches. 

Johnnysummers5

Charlton and New Cross dog tracks.

Tom_Hovi

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

killerandflash

I miss the old Crayford stadium, used to love the banger racing, especially with the figure of 8 layout!

ElfsborgAddick

crystal palice athletics stadium.

Did palice v Chelsea reserves.

Also India v Pakistan for cricket.  This got called off because fans kept running on when a 4/6 was scored, or a wicket went down.  All very funny but chaotic.

ElfsborgAddick

Tom_Hovi said:

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

Charlton dog racing, where and when?

Pringle

Mitcham Stadium.  Built to host the Streatham & Mitcham rugby league team during a short-lived attempt to promote rugby league in London during the 1930s.

Also hosted GAA events and there were even rumours that Fulham might have considered moving there. 

Before demolition the stand on the left was bought by Leyton Orient and is still in use at their ground today. 



 

SporadicAddick

AFKABartram said:

Catford Dogs

Posh side or cheap side?

DaveMehmet

killerandflash said:

I miss the old Crayford stadium, used to love the banger racing, especially with the figure of 8 layout!

My old man used to take me to the banger racing there, I used to love it.

Would probably be in tears at all the classics being destroyed if I went now!

Pringle

Harringay Arena. Now a shopping centre.  

Tom_Hovi

ElfsborgAddick said:

Tom_Hovi said:

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

Charlton dog racing, where and when?

It was located roughly where Makro now is. It closed around 1971 (I think) so I remember it but was too young to visit it. 

Off_it

Fisher Athletic?

DaveMehmet

Tom_Hovi said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Tom_Hovi said:

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

Charlton dog racing, where and when?

It was located roughly where Makro now is. It closed around 1971 (I think) so I remember it but was too young to visit it. 

My old man worked at Sykes and I can remember some of the old, blue stadium walls were still there.

Swisdom

DaveMehmet said:

killerandflash said:

I miss the old Crayford stadium, used to love the banger racing, especially with the figure of 8 layout!

My old man used to take me to the banger racing there, I used to love it.

Would probably be in tears at all the classics being destroyed if I went now!

We lived right by the station and my dad used to race there in the bangers. Me and my sister used to help spray his cars and then get upset when they were all smashed up.

iaitch

I've been to Folkestone racecourse.

ricky_otto

ElfsborgAddick said:

Tom_Hovi said:

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

Charlton dogging , where and when?

guinnessaddick

ricky_otto said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Tom_Hovi said:

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

Charlton dogging , where and when?

Down by the level crossing for a bit of dp.

ElfsborgAddick

I saw Rotherham v York at the Don Valley, now has a cinema and Ice Hockey on/around the site.

ElfsborgAddick

ricky_otto said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Tom_Hovi said:

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

Charlton dogging , where and when?

Only in the summer, getting a bit too cold now.

clive

White City stadium for athletics,now B.B.C & other broadcasting companies offices.

ross1

Tom_Hovi said:

ElfsborgAddick said:

Tom_Hovi said:

Woolwich Stadium and Hackney & Wimbledon Greyhounds. 

Charlton dog racing, where and when?

It was located roughly where Makro now is. It closed around 1971 (I think) so I remember it but was too young to visit it. 

I used to go after watching Charlton in the 60's

bobmunro

clive said:

White City stadium for athletics,now B.B.C & other broadcasting companies offices.

... and the Greyhound Derby. The famous White City roar! It really was a noise to behold as soon as the hare started running.