Parkwood Greyhound Stadium
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| Location | Craven Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire |
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| Coordinates | 53°52′19″N 1°53′25″W / 53.87194°N 1.89028°W |
| Opened | 1947 |
| Closed | 1974 |
Parkwood Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing and football stadium on Craven Road in Keighley, West Yorkshire.[1]
A football ground was constructed on a plot of land in an area known as Aireworth which was a well known for Cotton mills. The ground was used by local football team called Parkwood AFC, later Keighley Town until they folded in 1948. One year previous in 1947 the ground had been converted into a greyhound racing stadium. The stadium known as the Parkwood Stadium was located on the West of Aireworth Road between Beeches Road and the River Worth.[2]
Opening
The Yorkshire track opened to greyhound racing opened on 22 November 1947. The racing was independent (not affiliated to the sports governing body the National Greyhound Racing Club (NGRC)) and was known as a flapping track which was the nickname given to independent tracks.[3]