Hackney Kestrels | |||||
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Club information | |||||
Track address |
Hackney Wick Stadium Waterden Road Hackney London |
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Country | England | ||||
Founded | 1984 | ||||
Closed | 1990 | ||||
Team captain | Barry Thomas | ||||
Club facts | |||||
Colours | Blue, White and Red | ||||
Track size | 345 yards (315 m) | ||||
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The Hackney Kestrels were a Speedway team which operated from 1984 until their closure in 1990 when the Crayford Kestrels transferred the promotion to Hackney.
In 1988 the Kestrels won the League Championship, winning twenty-six of their thirty league matches. The Kestrels also won the Knockout Cup, beating the Wimbledon Dons on aggregate in the final.