Lea Bridge also known as Clapton Saints were a British

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team that existed from 1928 to 1938. They raced at the

Lea Bridge Stadium The Lea Bridge Stadium was a football and speedway stadium on Lea Bridge Road in the Leyton area of London. It was the home ground of Clapton Orient between 1930 and 1937. History The stadium was originally a speedway venue, but also started h ...

Brief history

They first competed in the Southern League in 1929 and were based at Lea Bridge Stadium,

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When they entered the

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in 1932, they took over the fixtures from

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, halfway through the National Association Trophy and taking the name of Clapton Saints. In 1934, the team reverted to the name Lea Bridge but once again were unable to fulfill their fixtures, which were completed by

Walthamstow Wolves The Walthamstow Wolves were a speedway team which operated from 1934 and again from 1949 until their closure in 1951. History The club opened in 1934 competing in the National League, when Lea Bridge were forced to find a new venue. They finis ...

. The team re-appeared during the

1938 Speedway National League Division Two The 1938 National League Division Two was the inaugural season of British speedway's National League Division Two albeit a continuation of the Provincial League from the previous season in all but name. The list of teams had several changes. Br ...

, under the name of Lea Bridge Cubs, which would be their last season in existence.

Notable riders

Billy Dallison William James Baden Dallison (20 June 1900 – 25 March 1946) was a motorcycle speedway rider who rode in the earliest days of the sport in Britain. Speedway career Dallison, born in Camberwell, rode in the pioneer years of British speedway be ...

Dusty Haigh Herbert Haigh known as Dusty Haigh (Q1 1906 – 15 May 1936) was an international speedway rider who rode in the earliest days of the sport in Britain. Speedway career Haigh started riding in 1928 at Halifax before moving to Sheffield and Bel ...

* Jim Kempster

Season summary

References

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