Owlerton Stadium
 Aerial view of Owlerton Stadium from Shirecliffe to the NE.
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| Full name | Owlerton Stadium |
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| Location | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| Coordinates | 53°24′23″N 1°29′33″W / 53.40639°N 1.49250°WCoordinates: 53°24′23″N 1°29′33″W / 53.40639°N 1.49250°W |
| Owner | A&S Leisure Group |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
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| Built | 1929 |
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Owlerton Stadium, sometimes referred to as Sheffield Sports Stadium, is a greyhound racing track in Owlerton near Hillsborough in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Greyhound Racing takes place on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday evenings and BAGS racing takes place on Monday afternoons and Thursday mornings. There is a modern glass-fronted Panorama Restaurant accommodating up to 300 people, executive suites, fast food facilities and a number of bars.
The stadium is also home to the Sheffield Tigers Speedway team and hosts events. Speedway takes place on a Thursday evening and 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.
In 1929 construction began on a 20-acre freehold site to build a new greyhound stadium in Owlerton. The site was surrounded by steel works with a steel forge directly on the north side and a cutlery forge directly on the west side. To the south was the Birley Meadow steel forge and Owlerton Bridge Rolling Mills steel works. The only area without steel works was on the east side where allotments and gardens were to be found. The Penistone Road ran alongside the west and where Lowther Road originated it could take you directly to the stadium although today the main car park is on Livesey Street on the south side. With the Darnall Stadium opening in 1927 Owlerton track became the second oval circuit greyhound racing in Sheffield. On 12 January 1932 an official opening night took place in regards to greyhound racing. The venue had initially been used for speedway with a first meeting held on 30 March 1929. The stands were subsequently altered to accommodate the impending greyhound racing with a newly built glass fronted grandstand.
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