title: Fleetwood Flyers
text: # Fleetwood Flyers
  
  Fleetwood Flyers were a speedway team in Fleetwood, England that operated from 1948 until 1952. Home meetings were raced at Highbury Stadium, Park Avenue in Fleetwood.
  
  ## Seasons
  
  The Flyers first competed in the National League Division Two in 1948 when they replaced Wigan Warriors after three matches. They competed in Division Two in 1949, 1950 and 1951.
  
  In 1952, they dropped out of the league and operated on an open licence riding challenge matches as Fleetwood Knights.
  
  ## Season summary
  
  | Year and league | Position | Notes |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1948 Speedway National League Division Two | 8th | replaced Wigan Warriors |
  | 1949 Speedway National League Division Two | 9th | |
  | 1950 Speedway National League Division Two | 15th | |
  | 1951 Speedway National League Division Two | 14th | |
  
  ## Riders
  
  The most notable rider who rode for the Flyers was Peter Craven who rode in one meeting in 1951. The riders who made the most appearances for the Flyers were –
  
  ## Highbury stadium
  
  For many years a feature of the Highbury stadium was the 'setback' on the west side of the ground where part of the speedway track used to be. Both the main stand and the long covered standing area known as the Scratching Shed were set back from the pitch by a large gap, where there was formerly one corner of the track. This was the legacy of the speedway years. In 2008 when a new West Stand was built, it was constructed over the set back area, close to the pitch. To construct the stand, the builders had to clear about 5,000 tonnes of cinder and ash still left over from the speedway track.
  
  