Aldershot Shots

Aldershot Shots also known later as Aldershot Poppies were a speedway team that existed from 1950 to 1960, they were based primarily at Aldershot Stadium in Tongham, near Farnham.[1]

Aldershot Shots
Club information
Track addressAldershot Stadium
Oxenden Road
Tongham
near Farnham
Surrey
CountryEngland
Founded1950
Closed1960
LeagueNational League Division Three
Southern League
Southern Area League

Brief history

In 1929, eight meetings were held at Boxalls Lane before the sport was introduced to the Tongham track in 1950. They first competed in the National League Division Three in 1950 and were based at Aldershot Stadium, where the team finished the season in fifth place.[2] In 1951, the finished slightly better in third place. The star of the 1950 and 1951 team was Trevor Redmond while his fellow Kiwi Geoff Mardon was also a star man.[3]

In 1952, the third division was replaced by the Southern League and Aldershot finished 7th. In 1953, the stadium was used for open meetings.[4]

A team called the California Poppies moved to Aldershot in 1957 and were renamed the Aldershot Poppies. The team competed in the 1957 Southern Area League, Aldershot reverted back to the name Shots and had one more season of league racing in 1959.[5]

In 1960, after a short season of open meetings, the track closed.[6]

Season summary
Year and league Position Notes
1950 Speedway National League Division Three5th
1951 Speedway National League Division Three3rd
1952 Speedway Southern League7th
1957 Southern Area League4thknown as Aldershot Poppies
1959 Southern Area League3rd

See also

List of defunct motorcycle speedway teams in the United Kingdom

References
  1. "Aldershot Speedway". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  3. Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
  4. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. Pavey,A. (2004) Speedway in the North-West, Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-3192-7
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