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Owlerton Stadium
Owlerton Stadium, sometimes referred to as Sheffield Sports Stadium, is a greyhound racing track in Owlerton near Hillsborough in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.gbgb.org.uk/tracks.aspx )〕 The stadium is also home to the Sheffield Tigers Speedway team and hosts BriSCA Formula One stock car racing events,.〔Bamford, R & Jarvis J.(2001). ''Homes of British Speedway''. ISBN 0-7524-2210-3〕 The stadium has a total capacity for 4,000 spectators.〔()〕
It is operated by the A & S Leisure Group, the majority shareholder of which is Dave Allen. Allen was previously the chairman of football team Sheffield Wednesday who play at the nearby Hillsborough Stadium, which coincidentally was originally named Owlerton Stadium.
==History==
The stadium was built in 1929 although the first National Greyhound Racing Club race was not held until 1932. It hosted the Sheffield Eagles' first ever game in September 1984, they left five years later following changes to crowd rules, however they returned in 2014 after their previous home the Don Valley Stadium was demolished.
The stadium was purchased by the A & S Leisure Group in 1991 and a £3m refurbishment followed. The stadium now hosts 260 race meetings each year which attract 300,000 visitors making it the sixth biggest NGRC track in the country.
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