Cycle Speedway Teams Down the Ages
Manchester District: Droylsden Monarchs
About the team
1st track was in Edge Lane, Droylsden.
2nd track was built in 1971/72 by the Council in Greenside Lane, Droylsden.
Individual Honours.
1975 Paul "Oggie" Ogden won the National Junior Final at Gorton(Manchester) with 12 points, runner up was Chris Strutt(Basildon) after a run-off with Paul Hulme(Denton), both riders scoring 10 points. Paul Hulme was excluded in the run-off for touching the tapes.
Riders
1972-1975.
- Nigel Brocklehurst
- Mark Harris
- Ted Hensall
- Steve Howe
- Ken Joby
- Tommy Lawton
- Barry Lomax
- Alan Macklin
- Shaun McConnell
- Paul "Oggie" Ogden
- Dave Seddon
- Paul Stockton
- Billy Walker