| Halifax Dukes | |||||||||
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 Eric Boocock (Halifax) leading Hackney's Gerry Jackson in a British League meeting at Hackney in May 1965 | |||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
| Track address | The Shay Shaw Hill Halifax | ||||||||
| Country | England | ||||||||
| Founded | 1949, 1965 | ||||||||
| Closed | 1952, 1985 | ||||||||
| League | British League | ||||||||
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| Colours | Red and Blue with White Elephant | ||||||||
| Track size | 370 metres (400 yd) | ||||||||
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The Halifax Dukes were a speedway team which operated from 1949–1951 and again from 1965 until their closure in 1985 at The Shay Stadium in Halifax. The team were nicknamed the "Dukes" after the local Duke of Wellington's Regiment, whose training depot, Wellesley Barracks, was in Halifax, and used the Regiments elephant symbol on their race jacket.[1]
- ^ Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). Homes of British Speedway. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3