- Southampton Saints
Infobox Speedway team
clubname = Southampton Saints
track = Banister Court StadiumSouthampton Hampshire
country =England
founded = 1928
closed = 1963
manager = Bert Croucher
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colours = Red and White stripes
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teamhonour = National League Champions
teamyear = 1962Southampton Saints were a speedway team which operated from 1928 until their closure in 1963. Their track was located at Banister Court Stadium in
Southampton ,Hampshire .Southampton were one of the founder members of the first speedway league in 1929 and are reputed to be the first club to host a league meeting in the UK. Southampton were National League runners up in 1961 and National League Champions in 1962. The club closed in 1963 when the promoter, Charles Knott, decided to sell the stadium. [cite web | title = Hopes that speedway will one day return to city | work = | publisher =
Southern Daily Echo | year = 2008 | url = http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/generalsport/display.var.2136103.0.hopes_that_speedway_will_one_day_return_to_city.php | accessdate = 2008-04-14] [cite web | title = Happy memories of Southampton speedway in print | work = | publisher = ThisIsHampshire.net | year = 2002] | url = http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2002/5/22/64481.html | accessdate = 2008-04-14]Notable riders
*flagicon|NZL
Barry Briggs
*flagicon|GBRBrian Crutcher
*flagicon|SWEBjörn Knutsson
*flagicon|NZLGeoff Mardon
*flagicon|SWEOlle Nygren
*flagicon|GBRBrian Hanham References
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