Stamford Bridge Pensioners

The Stamford Bridge Pensioners were a speedway team which operated from 1929 until their closure in 1932.[1]

Stamford Bridge Pensioners
Club information
Track addressStamford Bridge Stadium
Fulham Road
London
CountryEngland
Founded1929
Closed1932
Team captainGus Kuhn
LeagueSouthern League (1929-1931)
National League (1932)
Club facts
ColoursBlue and white
Track size345 yards (315 m)
Major team honours
Southern League Champions1929
National Association Trophy1932

History

The team were one of the pioneers of British speedway, entering and winning the first Southern League championship in 1929.[2] The stadium was, and still is, the home to Chelsea F.C. The track was made from black cinders and was also used as an athletics track, and after speedway finished it was used as a greyhound racing track.[3]

The team became the first champions of the United Kingdom alongside Leeds Lions of the Northern League, when they won the 1929 Speedway Southern League.[4][5][6]

Notable riders

Season summary
Year and league Position Notes
1929 Speedway Southern League1stChampions
1930 Speedway Southern League3rd
1931 Speedway Southern League2nd
1932 Speedway National League4thNational Association Trophy winners

References
  1. Bamford, R. & Stallworthy, D. (2003) Speedway - The Pre War Years, Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2749-0
  2. Jacobs, N. (2003) Speedway in London, Tempus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7524-2221-3
  3. Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3
  4. "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
  6. "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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