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
1948 season
The first three meetings of the season were run by Wigan Warriors. As the Warriors they lost two and won one meetings. The first meeting at home was against Edinburgh Monarchs on 14 April, which they lost 35–49 with Norman Hargreaves top scoring on ten points. The track had been made available for practice on the afternoon prior to the meeting and the Monarchs took advantage of the session whilst the home riders did not. The track record race time was set as 70.4 seconds in the second heat by Jack Gordon. The track record was broken at the next home meeting in at 68.8 seconds set by Sheffield Tigers rider Jack Bibby. The Flyers first victory came in an away meeting over Birmingham Brummies on 24 April. On 27 April Norwich Stars rider Syd Littlewood set a new track record of 66.8 seconds. In the 44–39 win over Newcastle Diamonds on 18 May the track record was again broken, by Wilf Plant at 65.4 seconds. As results gradually improved the track record was broken in the 48–36 win over Glasgow Tigers on 1 June, set by Dick Geary at 65.0 seconds. Bristol Bulldogs rider Fred Tuck broke the track record again on 15 June in a cup meeting at 64.8 seconds and he broke it again a week later in a National Trophy meeting at 64.6 seconds. On 29 June Flyers rider Dick Geary broke the track record for a second time, setting a new record of 63.8 seconds.
League results
Norwich Stars 45 Wigan Warriors 37 (Firs Stadium, Norwich 27 March) Newcastle Diamonds 38 Wigan Warriors 45 (Brough Park Stadium, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne 5 April) Glasgow Tigers 49 Wigan Warriors 34 (White City Stadium, Glasgow 7 April) Fleetwood Flyers 35 Edinburgh Monarchs 49 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 14 April) Sheffield Tigers 48 Fleetwood Flyers 36 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield 15 April) Fleetwood Flyers 39 Sheffield Tigers 49 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 20 April) Birmingham Brummies 40 Fleetwood Flyers 44 (Alexander Stadium, Birmingham 24 April) Fleetwood Flyers 31 Norwich Stars 53 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 27 April) Middlesbrough Bears 63 Fleetwood Flyers 19 (Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough 29 April) Fleetwood Flyers 38 Birmingham Brummies 46 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 4 May) Edinburgh Monarchs 45 Fleetwood Flyers 39 (Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh 8 May) Fleetwood Flyers 41 Bristol Bulldogs 42 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 11 May) Fleetwood Flyers 37 Middlesbrough Bears 47 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 17 May) Fleetwood Flyers 44 Newcastle Diamonds 39 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 18 May) Norwich Stars 53 Fleetwood Flyers 30 (Firs Stadium, Norwich 22 May) Fleetwood Flyers 48 Middlesbrough Bears 36 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 25 May) Fleetwood Flyers 48 Glasgow Tigers 36 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 1 June) Bristol Bulldogs 49 Fleetwood Flyers 35 (Knowle Stadium, Bristol 4 June) Edinburgh Monarchs 42 Fleetwood Flyers 41 (Old Meadowbank, Edinburgh 3 July) Fleetwood Flyers 40 Glasgow Tigers 44 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 3 August) Sheffield Tigers 54 Fleetwood Flyers 30 (Owlerton Stadium, Sheffield 12 August) Birmingham Brummies 62 Fleetwood Flyers 22 (Alexander Stadium, Birmingham 28 August) Middlesbrough Bears 51 Fleetwood Flyers 33 (Cleveland Park, Middlesbrough 2 September) Fleetwood Flyers 53 Sheffield Tigers 31 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 7 September) Fleetwood Flyers 51 Bristol Bulldogs 3 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 14 September) Fleetwood Flyers 40 Birmingham Brummies 44 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 21 September) Fleetwood Flyers 53 Norwich Stars 31 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 28 September) Newcastle Diamonds 43 Fleetwood Flyers 41 (Brough Park Stadium, Newcastle 4 October) Fleetwood Flyers 50 Edinburgh Monarchs 34 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 5 October) Glasgow Tigers 42 Wigan Warriors 42 (White City Stadium, Glasgow 6 October) Fleetwood Flyers 52 Newcastle Diamonds 32 (Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood 12 October) Bristol Bulldogs 57 Fleetwood Flyers 27 (Knowle Stadium, Bristol 15 October)