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Owlerton Stadium
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Owlerton Stadium, also known as Sheffield Stadium, is a purpose-built speedway track built in 1929 which also hosts greyhound racing The track is in Owlerton near Hillsborough in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.[1] Greyhound racing takes place on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings and every Monday and Thursday afternoon. There is a modern glass-fronted Panorama Restaurant accommodating up to 300 people, executive suites, fast food facilities and a number of bars.
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Full name | Owlerton Stadium |
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Location | Owlerton, Sheffield |
Coordinates | 53°24′23″N 1°29′33″W |
Owner | A&S Leisure Group |
Capacity | 4,000 |
Construction | |
Built | 1929 |
Expanded | 2019 conference centre and executive suites |
Tenants | |
Greyhound Racing (1932-) Sheffield Eagles (2014-15) Sheffield Eagles (1984) (1984–89) Sheffield Tigers (1929–) Sheffield F.C. (1897–1901, 1989) | |
Website | |
Official website |
The stadium is also home to the Sheffield Tigers Speedway team and hosts BriSCA Formula One stock car racing events.[2][3] Speedway takes place on a Thursday evening and the stadium has a total capacity for 4,000 spectators.
It is operated by the A & S Leisure Group, the majority shareholder of which is Dave Allen. Allen was previously the chairman of football team Sheffield Wednesday who play at the nearby Hillsborough Stadium, which coincidentally was originally named Owlerton Stadium.