MATCH REPORT: 3 wins out of 3 for Sheffield in Yorkshire Derby

The Sheffield Stars moved off the bottom of North and Scotland League One table with a 99-80 home victory, their first win of 2018, in a Yorkshire derby against Hull. Hull now sink to the bottom position. The visitors, already missing Adam Stephenson and David Cooper, had Dave and Jack Lister ruled out by illness at the last moment. Sheffield welcomed back Sam […]

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MATCH REPORT: Two wins and a draw for Sheffield

Sheffield Stars welcomed Niall Morton back for this North and Scotland League One match against Edinburgh Falcons, a team Niall is likely to be racing for in 2019 while studying at Edinburgh University. Niall’s presence inspired the Stars to collect their first point of the 2018 season after a creditable draw, the teams finishing even on 90 points. Edinburgh edged into a two-point […]

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MATCH REPORT: Brooke and Bacon continue strong Elite GP form in round one

Pierce Bacon (Ipswich) and Josh Brooke (Great Blakenham) took the honours at a sunny Cookson Park for the opening round of the HSBC UK Elite Grand Prix series, both riders heralding from the East and South East region,starting off how they finished the 2017 series, as winners. The junior event got the proceedings going, with a competitive field of 12 […]

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MATCH REPORT: Heard wins Frank Knight Memorial meeting

The Frank Knight Memorial meeting opened the 2018 season for Sheffield, with line-up featuring Elite riders alongside riders from past years of Frank’s involvement with the Sheffield Club. A week of tireless work, which started on Monday with the removal of the final snow covering, produced a fast firm race surface. The riders produced some top class racing, on what […]

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OBITUARY: RIP Frank Knight

Frank Knight, Life President of the Sheffield Stars Club sadly passed away last weekend. Frank had been involved with cycle speedway since 1978, when his son (Jeb) joined the Stradbroke Arrows. He was soon the team’s manager,  and took on most roles (including the most difficult of all, a referee). When the Sheffield teams merged in 1985, to form one […]

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MATCH REPORT: Honours even between Sheffield and Coventry

The honours were shared when Sheffield raced an Inter-City Challenge Match against the Coventry Sabres at Cookson Park. The Stars winning the first team match, with the Sabres cutting down a youthful Stars in the second team match. Both teams featured guest riders from Stockport in the first team match. Ben Higham and Devon Campbell lining up in the Stars […]

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MATCH REPORT: BYJL and Little League concludes in Sheffield

Sheffield’s Cookson Park circuit was the venue for the final round of the BYJL and Little League competitions. With 98 of the country’s best juniors converging, including seven of the 2017 British Individual Champions, the large crowd were treated to some excellent racing on the vast open spaces of the Cookson track (which provides some of the fastest racing in […]

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BYJL: Important information ahead of final round in Sheffield

Sheffield Stars have news for those visiting Cookson Park this Saturday for the final round of the British Youth and Junior League. The postcode location for the track is S5 8LX. As the track is in the middle of an housing estate, street parking only is available. Obviously visitors will have to be mindful of residential parking. To complicate matters, parking […]

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MATCH REPORT: Stockport too strong for Sheffield

A depleted Sheffield Stars, with five riders racing in the Laurels at Poole, were no match for title chasing Stockport in this North & Scotland League One fixture.  The visitors hitting eleven 7-3 maximums on their way to a 110-69 win, the Stars heaviest home defeat of the season. The win sends Stockport into a Championship decider against Astley & Tyldesley. The winners will […]

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MATCH REPORT: Stars at the double over Cyclones and Revolutions

For the second week running it was Scottish opposition for the Sheffield Stars. This time it was Fife and Glasgow who descended on Cookson Park for North & Scotland League Two fixtures. A bright sunny day welcomed the visitors, but they would both return North empty handed, as Sheffield moved up to fourth in the table after two enthralling matches. […]

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