Owlerton Stadium

Owlerton Stadium: For Sheffield Wednesday F.C.'s home stadium, see Hillsborough Stadium.

Aerial view of Owlerton Stadium from Shirecliffe to the NE.

Greyhound Racing

Owlerton Stadium, sometimes referred to as Sheffield Sports Stadium, is a greyhound racing track in Owlerton near Hillsborough in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The stadium is also home to the Sheffield Tigers Speedway team and hosts BriSCA Formula One stock car racing events.^[1]^[2] It is operated by the A & S Leisure Group, the majority shareholder of which is Dave Allen. Allen was previously the chairman of football team Sheffield Wednesday who play at the nearby Hillsborough Stadium, which coincidentally was originally named Owlerton Stadium.

History

The stadium was built in 1929 although the first National Greyhound Racing Club race was not held until 1932. It hosted the Sheffield Eagles' first ever game in 1984. The stadium was purchased by the A & S Leisure Group in 1991 and a £3m refurbishment followed. The stadium now hosts 260 race meetings each year which attract 300,000 visitors making it the sixth biggest NGRC track in the country.

References

^ Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3

^ "About Owlerton Stadium Sheffield". Sheffield Sports Stadium Ltd. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070911090851/http://www.owlertonstadium.co.uk/asp/about_us.asp. Retrieved 2008-01-03.

External links

Official Website

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Licensed Stadiums
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Within Sheffield City Centre
Bioincubator • Castle Market • Cathedral • Catholic Cathedral • Central Library • City Hall • Cutlers' Hall • Dyson House^d • 23 Furnival Gate^a • 1 Furnival Square^o/h • Glossop Road Baths • Hanover House • Howden House • Jessop Hospital • Kelham Island Industrial museum (and Brewery) • Lyceum • Millennium Galleries • National Centre for Popular Music • Old Queen's Head, Sheffield • Pennine Centre • Owen Building • Redvers House • Old Town Hall • Sheaf House^d • 1 Sheaf Square^p • Showroom Cinema • Sir Frederick Mappin Building • St George's Church • St Matthew's, Carver Street • St. Paul's Tower^t/o • St Vincent's Church • Telephone House • Town Hall • Sydney Works • V1 • Velocity Tower • Victoria Hall • West Bar scheme^a • Weston Tower^p • Wheel of Sheffield^d* • Winter Gardens

In the outskirts
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet • Abbeydale Picture House • Alfred Denny Building • Arts Tower • Attercliffe Chapel • Beauchief Abbey • Birley Spa • Broom Hall • Carbrook Hall • Church of St. Nicholas • The Cremorne • Firth Court • Hicks Building • Hillsborough Barracks • Manor • Northern General Hospital • Octagon Centre • Regent Court • Royal Hallamshire Hospital • Royal Infirmary • Shepherd Wheel • Shrewsbury Hospital • Spital Tower^a • St Mark's Church • St Mary's Church • The Fosters • University House • Weston Park Museum

Stations past and present
Bridgehouses • Midland • Victoria • Wicker

Major complexes
Callow Mount • Crystal Peaks • Digital Campus • Heart of the City • Herdings^pd • Jordanthorpe^pd • Lansdowne • Meadowhall • Netherthorpe • New Retail Quarter • Park Hill • Stannington Deer Park • Upperthorpe • West Bar • West.One

Sports and Entertainment/
Music venues
The Boardwalk • Look Local Stadium • Bramall Lane • Carling Academy • City Hall • The Cricketers • Crucible Theatre • D 'n' R • Don Valley Stadium • The Earl • EIS • Gatecrasher One ^d • Goodwin Sports Centre • The Grapes • The Harley • Hillsborough Park • Hillsborough Stadium • IceSheffield • Leadmill • Look Local Stadium • Lyceum Theatre •Octagon Centre• Owlerton Stadium • Plug • Ponds Forge • Sandygate Road • Sheffield Arena • Ski Village • Under The Boardwalk

Structures
Cholera Monument • Cobweb Bridge • Lady's Bridge • Park Square Bridge • Tinsley Viaduct • Totley Tunnel • Wicker Arches

Lists of buildings
Brutalist apartment blocks in Sheffield • Buildings and structures in Sheffield • Listed buildings in Sheffield source

u/c - Under Construction, t/o - Topped Out, o/h - On Hold, p - Proposed, a - approved, d - demolished, d* - dismantled and rebuilt outside Sheffield, pd - part demolished

Coordinates: 53°24′23″N 1°29′33″W / 53.40639°N 1.4925°W / 53.40639; -1.4925

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