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Glasgow Tigers
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Club Information
Track Address Saracen Park
Ashfield Stadium
Possilpark
Glasgow
Country Scotland
Founded 1946
Team Manager    Stewart Dickson
Team Captain    Shane Parker
League Premier League
Website Official site
Club Facts
Colours Red and White
Track size    302 metres
Track record time    57. Possilpark is a District in Possil in the Scottish city of Glasgow, situated north of the River Clyde. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shane Andrew Parker (born 29 April 1970 in Adelaide, Australia) is a speedway rider riding with the Glasgow Tigers The Premier League is the second division of Speedway in the United Kingdom and goverened by the Speedway Control Board (SCB in conjunction with the 1 seconds
Track record date    27 April 2008
Track record holder    Shane Parker
Major Team Honours
Premier League Champions
Premier League KO Cup Winners
Premier League Pairs Champions		 1993, 1994
1993, 1994
2005, 2006

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Contents

Brief history

The Glasgow Tigers were established in 1946 and were initially based at the White City stadium on Paisley Road West, Ibrox, Glasgow (close to Rangers F.C.'s Ibrox Stadium). Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Ibrox Stadium, originally Ibrox Park, is the Stadium of Rangers F Previously there had been other speedway teams (1930 and 1931 Northern League and 1939 Open/ACU Trophy) operating at White City from 1928. White City staged meetings bewteen 1928 until 1931 and again from 1939 to 1940 and finally in 1945. Other pre-war speedway venues in Glasgow included Celtic Park, Olympic Stadium and Carntyne. [1]

The Tigers raced at White City intermittently (1946 until 1954 and 1964 until 1968) before moving to Hampden Park in 1969. Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotland 's National stadium. Its primary use is as the home to Queen's Park F

In 1973 the club moved to Coatbridge and became the Coatbridge Tigers, riding at Cliftonhill, home of Albion Rovers F. C.. Coatbridge ( Scottish Gaelic: Drochaid a' Chòta) is a town in North Lanarkshire, set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland Cliftonhill Stadium is the home ground of the Scottish Football League team Albion Rovers. Albion Rovers Football Club are a Scottish football team from the North Lanarkshire town of Coatbridge, who are currently playing in There the Tigers remained until they moved to Blantyre in 1977 and re-introduced the name Glasgow Tigers. This article is about the location in Scotland See also Blantyre Malawi.

The Tigers rode in two stadiums in Blantyre , firstly at Blantyre Sports Stadium and then from 1982 onwards at Craighead Park. This article is about the location in Scotland See also Blantyre Malawi.

In 1987 the Tigers moved to Derwent Park, Workington and although they started the year named as Glasgow, they were renamed Workington Tigers for the rest of the season. Derwent Park is a multi-use Stadium in Workington, England situated beside the Cumbrian River Derwent. Http//uploadwikimediaorg/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Workingtonjpg Workington is a town and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the This was the only time in the team's history that they have been based in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

In 1988, the club managed to return to Glasgow when they moved into Shawfield Stadium, Rutherglen. Shawfield Stadium is a Greyhound racing venue in the town of Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, located close to the boundary with Rutherglen (pronounced ruh-ther-glen is a town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Here they stayed until 1998, with the exception of the 1996 season when the poorly supported Scottish Monarchs rode there in top flight speedway.

In 1999 the club moved to its current home at Ashfield, home of the Glasgow (or Ashfield) Giants 1949 - 1953, when the speedway track replaced the old greyhound racing track. [2]

2008 Team

2007 Team

Also Rode:

2006 Team

Club honours

British League

Champions: 1993, 1994 [3]

British League Knock Out Cup

Winners: 1993, 1994 [3]

Premier League Pairs

Champions: 2005, 2006 [3]

National Series

Winners: 1990 [3]

External links

Meeting Details

Details of meetings at White City 1945 when the team was merely called Glasgow and for the Tigers 1946 - 1954 and 1956 can be viewed on www. Shane Andrew Parker (born 29 April 1970 in Adelaide, Australia) is a speedway rider riding with the Glasgow Tigers Trent Ashley Leverington (born 13 May 1980 in Brisbane, Australia) is a speedway, riding with the Glasgow Tigers Robert Ksiezak (born 15 January 1987 in Adelaide, Australia) is a speedway rider riding for the Glasgow Tigers in Anders Andersen can refer to Anders Andersen (Norway, Norwegian politician founder of the Norwegian Labour Party Anders Andersen (Denmark Shane Andrew Parker (born 29 April 1970 in Adelaide, Australia) is a speedway rider riding with the Glasgow Tigers Craig Watson (born 6 August 1976 in Sydney, Australia) is a speedway rider riding with the Birmingham Brummies (after Michael Timothy Coles (born 11 August 1965 in Exeter, England) was an international speedway rider in the United Kingdom Robert Ksiezak (born 15 January 1987 in Adelaide, Australia) is a speedway rider riding for the Glasgow Tigers in Trent Ashley Leverington (born 13 May 1980 in Brisbane, Australia) is a speedway, riding with the Glasgow Tigers David John McAllan (born 20 June 1980 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a professional speedway rider for Glasgow Tigers. Shane Andrew Parker (born 29 April 1970 in Adelaide, Australia) is a speedway rider riding with the Glasgow Tigers David John McAllan (born 20 June 1980 in Edinburgh, Scotland) is a professional speedway rider for Glasgow Tigers. James Cockle (born 26 May 1986 in Edmonton, England) is a professional speedway rider who rides for the Birmingham Brummies Robert Ksiezak (born 15 January 1987 in Adelaide, Australia) is a speedway rider riding for the Glasgow Tigers in speedwayresearcher. org. uk

References

  1. ^ Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
  2. ^ Henry, J. & Moultray, I. (2001). Speedway in Scotland. ISBN 0-7524-2229-4
  3. ^ a b c d Oakes, P (2006). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Speedway Star Almanac. Pinegen Ltd. ISBN 0-9552376-1-0.  


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