The Cardiff Dragons were a

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team which operated from 1950 until their closure in 1953. They were based at the

Penarth Road Stadium The Penarth Road Stadium, was a former motorcycle speedway stadium, on Penarth Road in the Grangetown area Cardiff. The stadium was located adjacent to the River Ely, where it meanders between Penarth Road and the Barry railway line. Today it ...

in Penarth Road,

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History

After competing in open meetings for one season (in 1950) the Dragons inaugural league season was the

1951 Speedway National League Division Three The 1951 National League Division Three was the fifth and final season of British speedway's National League Division Three The league remained with 10 teams but there were changes. Oxford Cheetahs, Leicester Hunters and Liverpool Chads had all ...

, where they finished in 7th place. The following season they joined the Southern League (which was a new name for the third division). The finished runner-up behind

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during the

1952 Speedway Southern League The 1952 Southern League was the first season of the newly created regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. From the defunct National League Division Three of the previous season, only Poole Pirates ...

. The team started the

1953 Speedway Southern League The 1953 Southern League was the second season of the regional third tier of speedway racing in the United Kingdom for Southern British teams. It was the final season before being replaced by the Southern Area League. From the previous season, A ...

season and competed until June but then withdrew and had their results expunged.

Season summary

References

Defunct British speedway teams Sport in Cardiff 1950 establishments in Wales Sports clubs established in 1950 1953 disestablishments in Wales Sports clubs disestablished in 1953 {{Speedway-stub