Worksop Greyhound Stadium
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| Location | Worksop, Nottinghamshire |
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| Coordinates | 53°19′06″N 1°08′07″W / 53.31833°N 1.13528°W |
| Opened | 1939 |
| Closed | 1969 |
Worksop Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing stadium situated off Claylands Avenue, in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.[1]
The Worksop Cricket & Sports Club turned down an application for a greyhound track at the Central Avenue Ground in 1937 before a track was constructed in 1939, on fields to the west side of the Gateford Hotel, off Claylands Avenue.[2]
Opening
Greyhound racing was started by the Worskop Sports Stadium Ltd (formed in 1938) and began on Monday 24 April 1939.[3]