Adverts found in The Greyhound Owner newspaper of 1965 reveals that greyhound racing took place at Scunthorpe United’s old football ground. Up until 1988, Scunthorpe played at a venue known as The Old Show Ground, a stadium situated less than a mile west of Scunthorpe town centre. All is known is that the hounds contested behind a ball hare type lure and raced over a 240 yard long straight course, yet no further information tells us how long for. The stadium was eventually sold to a supermarket chain and was redeveloped during the late 1980’s. A Sainsbury’s supermarket stands on the current site along Doncaster Road which leaves behind no remnants of the former ground, although a memorial plaque is situated close to the supermarket entrance.
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