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| Location | Ashey Road Ryde Isle of Wight PO33 4BH |
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| Coordinates | 50°42′38″N 1°09′52″W / 50.71056°N 1.16444°W |
| Opened | c.1990 |
Smallbrook Stadium is a multi-use sports venue on the east side of the Ashey Road, south of Ryde. It currently hosts two football teams and motorcycle speedway run by Island Speedway (Iow) Limited.
Football
The ground hosts Ryde Saints, who play in the Isle of Wight leagues.[1] Newport (IOW) F.C. who play in the Wessex Football League played at the stadium from 2022 until 2023 and the defunct Ryde Sports F.C. also played at the stadium.[2]
Speedway
The venue was the home of the Isle of Wight Warriors, who competed in the British speedway leagues from 2009 until 2019.[3] In 2021, the club announced they would not be competing during the 2021 season[4] but various speedway challenge matches still take place at the stadium.[3]
History
The stadium is named after the existing Smallbrook Heath.[5] In 1990, Ryde Sports F.C. moved into the newly built stadium and they were elected to the Wessex League that year.
In 1996, a 396 metres speedway track was built around the football pitch and the a team called Ryde Wight Wizards competed in the newly formed Conference League, under the co-promotion of Gareth Rogers.[6][7]
In January 2022, the stadium flooded due to a burst water main.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "SMALLBROOK STADIUM". Football Ground Map. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Uncertain future for groundless Newport after Gold Cup defeat". Island Echo. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b "2023 fixtures". Warriors Speedway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Warriors withdraw from National League". Warriors Speedway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hampshire & Isle of Wight Sheet XCI". National Library of Scotland. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ "More variety for the Tigers". Cambridge Daily News. 15 March 1996. Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Talk". Hull Daily Mail. 11 May 1996. Retrieved 14 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Burst water main causes Smallbrook stadium flood". BBC News. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
