Wigan were a British speedway team that existed from 1947 to 1960. They were based at the Poolstock Stadium, Park Street, Poolstock and the

Woodhouse Lane Stadium Woodhouse Lane Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium, located in Wigan. Origins The stadium was constructed and opened in 1928, in only the second year of oval track greyhound racing in the United Kingdom. The stadium known as the ...

, Woodhouse Lane in

Wigan Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the north-east and Warrington ...

. They were known as the Wigan Panthers and the Wigan Warriors at various times.

Brief history

As Wigan Warriors they first competed in the 1947 Speedway National League Division Two finishing seventh from eight teams. The team lasted barely one season with the riders transferring to

Fleetwood Fleetwood is a coastal town in the Borough of Wyre in Lancashire, England, at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 25,939 at the 2011 census. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal lando ...

during April of the

1948 Speedway National League Division Two The 1948 National League Division Two was the third post-war season of the second tier of motorcycle speedway in Great Britain. Edinburgh Monarchs were new participants as the league was extended to 9 teams. Bristol Bulldogs were crowned champio ...

season, after just three fixtures had been completed. Jack Gordon and Norman Hargreaves were the mainstays of the team which also featured Reg Lambourne, Cyril Cooper and Jack Winstanley. In 1952 and 1953, a team known as Wigan Panthers raced at the

, but there was no league racing. In 1960, the Wigan Warriors returned to Poolstock for open meetings during the summer months.

Season summary

References

Defunct British speedway teams Sport in Wigan {{motorcycle-speedway-team-stub