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The stadium was affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Club when it opened. [9] The stadium closed at the end of 1950 when the Tamworth and Greyhound Sports Stadium Co, went into voluntary liquidation. [10] However it re-opened under the management of W A Brewer in 1952 and racing continued.
The Lamb Ground is a football stadium in the district of Kettlebrook, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England and is the home of Tamworth Football Club. It has a capacity of 4,000, and is approximately half a mile south of Tamworth railway station.
The town of Tamworth had been represented at football by Tamworth Castle F.C. until the club folded in 1933. This void was filled thanks to a campaign started by a letter from a local businessman in the local newspaper setting in motion the formation of Tamworth F.C. Originally playing next to the Jolly Sailor pub, the club moved to their present ground, the Lamb Ground, in 1934.
Tamworth (/ ˈ t æ m w ər θ /, / ˈ t æ m ə θ /) is a market town and borough in Staffordshire, England, 14 miles (23 km) north-east of Birmingham.The town borders North Warwickshire to the east and south, Lichfield to the north, south-west and west.
The history of Tamworth Football Club began back in April 1933 when Michael Flowers, a London businessman who had moved to the Tamworth area wrote to the local paper "Tamworth Herald" concerned that his new home town did not have a senior football club. On Saturday 29 April 1933 a second letter was printed in the herald, by which Mr. Flowers ...
In the 2010 season, Tamworth completed a perfect 10–0 season, and a perfect post-season, winning the BritBowl against the East Kilbride Pirates, and moving to the BAFACL Premiership. It was a memorable season for the Phoenix as earlier in the year they had the chance to compete against the Australian Gridiron team as part their tri-nations ...
The 1989 FA Vase Final was contested by Sudbury Town and Tamworth at Wembley in London in front of a record 26,487 crowd for an FA Vase Final. [1] The original match, played on 6 May 1989, finished 1–1. Tamworth won the replay at London Road in Peterborough on 10 May, 3–0.
P = Played; W = Games won; D = Games drawn; L = Games lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points; Pos = Final position; B'ham Combination = Birmingham Combination B'ham North Div = Birmingham & District Northern