Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton, England. Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as the Long Eaton Archers, Long Eaton Rangers, Nottingham Outlaws and the Long Eaton Invaders. The Invaders returned in 2011, with home meetings taking place at the Leicester Lions' track.
Speedway events had been hosted at Long Eaton from as early as 1929, the first meeting being on 18 May 1929. The team were founder members of the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League but withdrew and had their results expunged.[1] The Derby Evening Telegraph described the oval circuit as having four laps to the mile, with straights 35 ft wide (11 m) and the bends 50 ft wide (15 m) 'to allow broadsiding at 60 mph'. The last meeting of this era was on 10 June 1930.[2][3][4]
The site of Long Eaton Speedway Stadium in 2008
Speedway events returned to Long Eaton in 1950 with a team initially called the "Archers". The team operated until 1953 when the promotion closed. The "Archers" name was again used when the track re-opened in 1963[5] until it closed again at the end of the 1967 season.[6] In 1969 the track re-opened with the team named "Rangers" until 1974 when the "Archers" name was used for one more season. The track opened again in 1979 and were called the "Nottingham Outlaws" but closed at the end of the 1980 season.[7]
Another revival followed in 1982 as the team was again re-branded, but this time as the "Long Eaton Invaders" – the name was chosen due to the popularity of the Space Invaders arcade game at that time.[7] The Invaders won the National League Championship in 1984 and the Premier League Four-Team Championship in 1997. In early 1998 it was announced that the stadium was to be sold for housing development and the club would have to vacate immediately. The proposed development never took place, and there was an unsuccessful attempt to reopen the site for speedway racing in 2005.[8]
The site was later approved for a residential development with public open spaces by Erewash Borough Council, and is now a housing estate.[9]
The Long Eaton Invaders returned in 2011, competing in the amateur status Midland League, sharing the Leicester Lions' new track in Beaumont Park Stadium for home matches. They ended the 2011 season as Midland League champions.[10] They continued to compete in the junior leagues until 2016.
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Long Eaton motorcycle speedway teams operated from 1950 until 1997 in Long Eaton England Teams have raced at the Long Eaton Stadium as the Long Eaton Archers Long Eaton Rangers Nottingham Outlaws and the Long Eaton Invaders The Invaders returned in 2011 with home meetings taking place at the Leicester Lions track Long Eaton SpeedwayLong Eaton Archers 1974Club informationTrack addressLong Eaton StadiumStation RoadLong EatonDerbyshireCountryEnglandFounded1950Closed1997 revived 2011 2016 Club factsColoursRed white and blueTrack size336 metres 367 yd Major team honoursNational league champions1984Premier League fours champions1997Midland Development Leagues2011 Contents 1 History 2 Season summary 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditSpeedway events had been hosted at Long Eaton from as early as 1929 the first meeting being on 18 May 1929 The team were founder members of the 1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League but withdrew and had their results expunged 1 The Derby Evening Telegraph described the oval circuit as having four laps to the mile with straights 35 ft wide 11 m and the bends 50 ft wide 15 m to allow broadsiding at 60 mph The last meeting of this era was on 10 June 1930 2 3 4 The site of Long Eaton Speedway Stadium in 2008 Speedway events returned to Long Eaton in 1950 with a team initially called the Archers The team operated until 1953 when the promotion closed The Archers name was again used when the track re opened in 1963 5 until it closed again at the end of the 1967 season 6 In 1969 the track re opened with the team named Rangers until 1974 when the Archers name was used for one more season The track opened again in 1979 and were called the Nottingham Outlaws but closed at the end of the 1980 season 7 Another revival followed in 1982 as the team was again re branded but this time as the Long Eaton Invaders the name was chosen due to the popularity of the Space Invaders arcade game at that time 7 The Invaders won the National League Championship in 1984 and the Premier League Four Team Championship in 1997 In early 1998 it was announced that the stadium was to be sold for housing development and the club would have to vacate immediately The proposed development never took place and there was an unsuccessful attempt to reopen the site for speedway racing in 2005 8 The site was later approved for a residential development with public open spaces by Erewash Borough Council and is now a housing estate 9 The Long Eaton Invaders returned in 2011 competing in the amateur status Midland League sharing the Leicester Lions new track in Beaumont Park Stadium for home matches They ended the 2011 season as Midland League champions 10 They continued to compete in the junior leagues until 2016 Season summary EditExtended contentYear and league Position Notes1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League N A Archers withdrew results expunged1951 Speedway National League Division Three 9th Archers1952 Speedway Southern League N A Archers withdrew results expunged1963 Provincial Speedway League 12th Archers1964 Provincial Speedway League 11th Archers1965 British League season 18th Archers1966 British League season 18th Archers1967 British League season 17th Archers1969 British League Division Two season 10th Rangers1970 British League Division Two season 17th Rangers1971 British League Division Two season 10th Rangers1972 British League Division Two season 16th Rangers1973 British League Division Two season 9th Rangers1974 British League season 15th Archers1979 National League season 14th Nottingham Outlaws1980 National League season 14th Nottingham Outlaws1982 National League season 7th Invaders1983 National League season 18th Invaders1984 National League season 1st Invaders champions1985 National League season 18th Invaders1986 National League season 20th Invaders1987 National League season 15th Invaders1988 National League season 16th Invaders1989 National League season 17th Invaders1990 National League season 16th Invaders1991 British League Division Two season 6th Invaders1992 British League Division Two season 9th Invaders1993 British League Division Two season 2nd Invaders1994 British League Division Two season 2nd Invaders1995 Premier League speedway season 18th Invaders1996 Premier League speedway season 17th Invaders1997 Premier League speedway season 2nd Invaders Premier League Four Team Championship winnersReferences Edit BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES PRE WAR ERA 1929 1939 Official British Speedway website Retrieved 18 August 2021 Nottingham amp Long Eaton Speedway Philip Dalling ISBN 978 0 7524 4163 4 Speedway in Derbyshire Derby Evening Telegraph 2008 Retrieved 20 December 2008 Year by Year Speedway Researcher Retrieved 18 August 2021 ATV news archive Archived 2012 04 04 at the Wayback Machine ATC MACE Archive accessed October 2011 BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES POST WAR ERA 1946 1964 Official British Speedway website Retrieved 18 August 2021 a b A History of Long Eaton Speedway Speedway Plus 2008 Archived from the original on 8 December 2007 Retrieved 20 December 2008 Speedway could make a comeback BBC News 16 May 2005 Retrieved 28 November 2008 Details on Planning Application ERE 0710 0009 Erewash Borough Council Archived from the original on 15 August 2011 Retrieved 16 March 2011 Long Eaton Invaders news Official British Speedway website 3 March 2017 Retrieved 18 August 2021 External links EditLong Eaton Invaders official website Close up Satellite image of derelict stadium Coordinates 52 53 56 N 1 15 41 W 52 89889 N 1 26139 W 52 89889 1 26139 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Long Eaton Speedway amp oldid 1134768929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
