Belle Vue Stadium

For other stadia with similar names, see Belle Vue.

Belle Vue Stadium
LocationBelle Vue, Manchester, England
Owned byGRA (1926–2014)
Crown Oil Pension Fund (2014–)
Operated byGRA (1926–2019)
ARC (2019–2020)
Date opened24 July 1926 (1926-07-24)
Date closed1 August 2020[1]

Belle Vue Stadium was a greyhound racing track in Belle Vue, Manchester, England,[2] where the first race around an oval track in Britain was held on 24 July 1926. It has also been used for motorcycle speedway, as the home ground of Elite League team Belle Vue Aces from 1988 until 2015, and from 1999 until 2019 for stock car racing and banger racing.

The track was owned (1926–2014) and operated (1926–2019) by the Greyhound Racing Association. The Crown Oil Pension Fund bought the stadium in 2014. The stadium had luxury glass-fronted grandstands, restaurants, hospitality boxes and bars. Greyhound racing took place during three evenings including Saturday[3] and some afternoons on the Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service (BAGS).[4]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Belle Vue Stadium (Manchester).
  1. ^ "Belle Vue closure confirmed". Greyhound Star. August 2020.
  2. ^ "Track Search". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Racing Schedule". Love the Dogs. lovethedogs.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Form and Fixtures". Bookmakers Afternoon Greyhound Service. bagsracing.com. Retrieved 12 January 2018.