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Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages

London South East: Bermondsey Greyhounds

About the team.

Original track was in Dunton Road, near to the Greyhound Bridge, thus being called the Greyhounds.

2nd Track was on a bomb site between Stanworth Street and Larnaca Street, at the end of Riley Street, Bermondsey SE1, in the shadows of the old Metal Box Factory in Riley Road.

Club Secretary: W.M. Wotherspoon, 24 Alexis Street at the end of Riley Street, Bermondsey SE16.

Raced in the South East London League 1951/52/53.

Raced in the South London League 1955.

Riders

  • Bernie Cable
  • Charlie Dale
  • Danny Daniel(1952)
  • R "Dickie" Digby
  • Billy Fay
  • Joe Foster
  • Bert Funnell
  • Patsy Gore
  • Johnny Green
  • Brian Jarrett
  • Ronnie Jarrett
  • Tommy Jarrett
  • Jimmy King
  • Derek Morbin
  • Pete Preston
  • Frank Worcester
  • Lenny Young