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Blantyre Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow.[1]

Blantyre Greyhound Stadium

Location	Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, near Glasgow
Coordinates	55°47′28″N 4°04′44″W
Opened	1933
Closed	1982

The track opened on 6 October 1933 as an independent (unlicensed) track and was popular with the miners from the pit well and Whistleberry colliery.[2] The track was owned by Frank Doonin and it also hosted the Glasgow Tigers from 1977-1981. It closed on 22 April 1982 and the site was redeveloped to incorporate the new A725 road (linking the town to the M74 motorway).[3]

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