Barnsley (speedway)

Barnsley were a British speedway team from Barnsley, England, that competed in the English Dirt Track League in the inaugural season of British Speedway in 1929.The track was in the middle of a wood called Lund Wood and could be accessed from pathways from Lund Lane or Pontefract Road.[4] They hold the distinction of staging the first ever British Speedway League match when they hosted Burnley on 6 April 1929.[5][6] Although the fixture between Leeds at home and Barnsley on 23 March took place earlier, it was only a friendly match and was called an inter-track event.You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This motorcycle speedway team-related article is a stub.
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