Blantyre Greyhound Stadium

Blantyre Greyhound Stadium
Location	Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow
Coordinates	55°47′28″N 4°04′44″W
Opened	1933
Closed	1982

Blantyre Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow.[1]

The track opened on 6 October 1933 as an independent (unlicensed) track and was popular with the miners from the pit well and Whistleberry colliery.[2] The track was owned by Frank Doonin and it also hosted the Glasgow Tigers from 1977-1981. It closed on 22 April 1982 and was redeveloped to incorporate the new A725-(M74).[3]

References

"OS County Series Lanarkshire 1936". old-maps.co.uk.
Furby, R (1968). Independent Greyhound Racing. New Dominion House. p. 85.
Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 410. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.

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[1] "OS County Series Lanarkshire 1936". old-maps.co.uk.

[2] Furby, R (1968). Independent Greyhound Racing. New Dominion House. p. 85.

[3] Barnes, Julia (1988). Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File. Ringpress Books. p. 410. ISBN 0-948955-15-5.