Rochdale Speedway

The Athletic Grounds, Milnrow Rd, Rochdale, Lancashire. This track saw action 1928-1930 and 40 years later 1970-1971.

Magazine Items

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Rochdale and Audenshaw Ads

Rochdale 1930

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Rochdale 1928

First Meeting 1928

Rochdale Reports

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Fay Taylour v Eva Asquith

Rochdale 1928

Opening Meeting 1929

Broadside/Squib Burton

Courtesy of Stuart Whittaker

John says: Is that Frank Varey on the right? Can anyone name this other rider and say which is Broadside Burton  John

Buster Breaks

Courtesy of Tim Beddow

Rochdale v Halifax

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Racing Against The Local Cracks!

Courtesy of Graham Gleave

In the early days 1929 and a few years later the speedway scribes referred to good riders as "cracks"

Rochdale 1970

Rochdale First & Last Programmes 1970-71

Programmes courtesy of Graham Gleave

Rochdale 1970 Or 1971

John says: Can you name the riders and say what year it is John

Paul Redmond has been in touch, he says: Taffy Owen, Alan Wilkinson, Paul Tyrer, next one not known, Eric Broadbelt, Ken Moss, Chris Bailey (on bike).

Phil Masters says: Steve Waplington is the rider between Paul Tyrer and Eric Broadbelt

Rochdale Hornets

Rochdale Team 1

Steve Wilkes says: Taken in 1970 probably at Rochdale, Taffy Owen, Alan Wilkinson, Paul Tyrer, Steve Waplington, Eric Broadbelt, Ken Moss, Chris Bailey (on bike)

Rochdale Team 2

Can you say the years and name the riders? John Steve Wilkes says: taken in 1970 probably at Rochdale.  Back Row : Gerry Richardson, Alan Middleton (manager)  Front : Taffy Owen, Phil Whittaker, Ken Moss, Steve Waplington, Chris Bailey, Eric Broadbelt

Peter Collins

Courtesy of Tom Roe

Rochdale Badges

1970

Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

Courtesy of Steve Ellison

4 Team Tournament

Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

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Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

Courtesy of Wattie Dunlop

Best Hornet Peter Collins

Taffy Owen's Crash Sequence

Another crash featuring Taffy Owen with Ken Vale and Ken Moss

Nigel Pickering Rochdale Mascot 1971

Nigel on his monkey bike on the back of a wagon

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