| 词条 | Ellesmere Port Gunners |
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|clubname = Ellesmere Port Gunners |image = |track = Ellesmere Port Stadium Thornton Road Ellesmere Port Wirral |country = England |founded = 1972 |closed = 1985 |manager = Ian Thomas, Joe Shaw |captain = Steve Finch, a/n others |league = National League (II) |website = |colours = Red and Yellow |tracksize = {{convert|389|m|yd}} |track record time= |track record date= |track record holder= |honour1 = National League Champions |year1 = 1985 |honour2 = National League Best Pairs Champions |year2 = 1976, 1978, 1985 |honour3 = National League Fours Champions |year3 = 1979 }}Ellesmere Port Gunners were an English speedway team in Ellesmere Port, Wirral, which operated at the Ellesmere Port Stadium from 1972 until their closure in 1985.[1] HistoryThe team operated from 1972 until 1982 continuously. The club was resurrected for one season in 1985 and went on to win the National League Championship.[2] The speedway track was replaced by a greyhound racing track in late 1987.[3] The first track record on the 424 yard track was 76.0 seconds, set by John Jackson on 2 May 1972. The eventual track record went twice on the same night during the Knock-Out Cup Final 1st-leg in 1985. Gordon Kennett of Eastbourne Eagles clocked 69.2 only to be beaten by The Gunners Louis Carr in the very next heat with a time of 69.1. Riders{{Unreferenced section|date=September 2010}}Riders from the 1970s included Paul Tyrer, Robbie Gardener, Wayne Hughes, Colin Goad, Barry Booth, Graham Drury, John Jackson, Gerald Smitherman, Geoff Pusey, Steve Finch, Chris Turner, Ian Gills, Roger Austin, Duncan Meredeth, Steve Taylor, Steve Casey, Nigel Wasley, Chris Morton, Louis Carr, Peter Carr, Phil Collins, Neil Collins, Eric Monahan, Pete Ellams, Paul Embley, Robert Craven, as well as Paul O'Neil from New Zealand and Cliff Anderson from Australia, A rider died on the Ellesmere Port track on 3 December 1977. Stuart Shirley lost his life on a Saturday morning training school after a collision with Kenny Carter. References1. ^{{cite book|last=Bamford|first=Robert|title=Homes of British Speedway|publisher=NPI Media Group|isbn=0-7524-2210-3|date=20 June 2008}} {{England-sport-team-stub}}{{motorcycle-speedway-team-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/ellesmere%20port%20speedway.htm|title=Ellesmere Port Speedway|publisher=Defunct Speedway Tracks}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Barnes|first=Julia|title=Daily Mirror Greyhound Fact File|publisher=Ringpress Books|isbn=0-948955-15-5}} 2 : Defunct British speedway teams|Sport in Ellesmere Port |
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