Poolstock Stadium
{{Short description|Greyhound racing venue in Wigan, England}}
{{for|the speedway and greyhound track in North Wigan|Woodhouse Lane Stadium}}
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| name = Poolstock Stadium
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| location = Park Street, Poolstock, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
| coordinates = {{coord|53|32|15|N|2|38|27|W|region:GB}}
| opened = 1932
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| closed = 1973
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Poolstock Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium on Park Street in Poolstock, Wigan, Greater Manchester, England.
Origins
The stadium was constructed in 1932 on a plot of land on Cromwell's Ditch, west of Park Street and Baker Street and east of Poolstock Brook.{{cite web|url=https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/357619/404739/12/101328|title=OS Plan 1963-1967|publisher=old-maps.co.uk}}
Opening
The stadium situated on a ten-acre site opened on 9 March 1932.{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|year=1988|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}}
Greyhound racing
The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club). Five dog races were held on Saturday nights at 7.30pm on a track that had grass straights and sanded bends. Race distances were 314, 525 and 750 yards behind an 'Inside Sumner' hare system.{{cite book|last=Furby|first=R|title=Independent Greyhound Racing|page =45|year=1968|publisher=New Dominion House}}
Speedway
Speedway took place from 1947 to 1948 and again in 1960.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000711/19470329/136/0002 |title=Wigan Speedways |website=Lancashire Evening Post |date=29 March 1947 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 February 2025 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000560/19470117/091/0007 |title=New Speedways |website=Daily Mirror |date=17 January 1947 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 February 2025 }} Laurel and Hardy made a personal appearance at a meeting in 1947.{{cite web|url=http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/wigan.htm|title=Wigan Speedway|publisher=Defunct Speedway Tracks}}
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Closure
References
{{Reflist}}
{{English greyhound tracks}}
{{Motorcycle speedway tracks}}
Category:Defunct greyhound racing venues in the United Kingdom
Category:Defunct speedway venues in England