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Speedway events returned to Long Eaton in 1950 with a team initially called the "Archers". The team operated until 1953 when the promotion closed. The "Archers" name was again used when the track re-opened in 1963 until it closed again at the end of the 1967 season. In 1969 the track re-opened with
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in 1997. In early 1998 it was announced that the stadium was to be sold for housing development and the club would have to vacate immediately. The proposed development never took place, and there was an unsuccessful attempt to reopen the site for speedway racing in 2005.
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the team named "Rangers" until 1974 when the "Archers" name was used for one more season. The track opened again in 1979 and were called the "Nottingham Outlaws" but closed at the end of the 1980 season.
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Another revival followed in 1982 as the team was again re-branded, but this time as the "Long Eaton Invaders" – the name was chosen due to the popularity of the
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described the oval circuit as having four laps to the mile, with straights 35 ft wide (11 m) and the bends 50 ft wide (15 m) 'to allow
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Speedway events had been hosted at Long Eaton from as early as 1929, the first meeting being on 18 May 1929. The team were founder members of the
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The site was later approved for a residential development with public open spaces by Erewash Borough Council, and is now a housing estate.
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for home matches. They ended the 2011 season as Midland League champions. They continued to compete in the junior leagues until 2016.
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The Long Eaton Invaders returned in 2011, competing in the amateur status Midland League, sharing the
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at 60 mph'. The last meeting of this era was on 10 June 1930.
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Invaders, Premier League Four-Team Championship winners
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Nottingham & Long Eaton Speedway. Philip Dalling.
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Index

Long Eaton Invaders

Long Eaton Stadium
Long Eaton
Derbyshire
National league champions
Premier League fours champions
motorcycle speedway
Long Eaton
Long Eaton Stadium
Leicester Lions

1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League
Derby Evening Telegraph
broadsiding

Space Invaders
National League
Premier League Four-Team Championship
Leicester Lions
Beaumont Park Stadium
1929 Speedway English Dirt Track League
1951 Speedway National League Division Three
1952 Speedway Southern League
1963 Provincial Speedway League
1964 Provincial Speedway League
1965 British League season
1966 British League season
1967 British League season
1969 British League Division Two season

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