Product Description

The most glamorous name in British sport is Wembley. In 1929 when the Empire Stadium took up speedway, with Sir Arthur Elvin - 'Mr Wembley' - at the helm, it gave the sport (then new to Great Britain) an air of respectability and helped bring it into the mainstream. Elvin wanted only the best, and he immediately set about making sure he had a team worthy of the greatest stadium in the country. The first 'big name' in British speedway, the Wembley Lions enjoyed early success and then became even stronger after the Second World War to win seven out of eight league titles between 1946 and 1953.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #750067 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Norman Jacobs is the author of several successful speedway publications including Speedway in the South East and Speedway in London. He works in the British Library and lives in Clacton-on-Sea.

Customer Reviews

A Down to Earth Look at Pre-war Speedway.
A factual. Comprehensive, almost scholarly look at Wembley Speedway Pre-war.

We meet all the icons of pre-war speedway from the pioneers to those who came on the scene in the 30s. One is struck by the small number of teams competing in the National League - there must have been a great deal of repetition for the fans and with the handful of teams meeting each other every couple of weeks, home advantage would not have been the issue it later became.

A workmanlike effort and the authors are to be congratulated.