1960 - 1969

Without a doubt it was a better stadium for speedway racing than Odsal at the time. With 2000 people at Greenfield there was a crowd and some atmosphere. 2000 people at Odsal would hardly be noticed. Greenfield also had plenty of cover and quite pleasant facilities.

Speedway legend Johnnie Hoskins, who had introduced speedway at Odsal in 1945, ceremonially opened the new track. Around 2,500 spectators saw the Sheffield Tigers defeat the Panthers 47-30. The Bradford club colours of blue and yellow weren’t seen under the new floodlights until late in the season as, like other works, the commissioning was delayed. Meetings had to begin in the early evening and as a result attendances suffered. The first season was hardly a stunning success, promoter Jess Halliday left the club at the end of the '61' season.

In 1962 Mike Parker and Eddie Glennon took over the reins and tried to spark some life into what was by now clearly a desperate situation. The Panthers first meeting of the new season was a 44-52 loss to Poole, it set the trend, a mere 5 of 24 meetings resulted in a Bradford victory. Fixed firmly to the bottom of the league, the last meeting at Greenfield was a double header against Sheffield and Leicester on Tuesday 9 October 1962. Ironically the largest crowd of the season saw a rare Bradford victory. It didn’t stop the Panthers folding soon after and Bradford had to wait until 1970 before speedway was once again staged in the city – at Odsal with the Bradford Northern team.