Anyone Remember No 24

Anyone remember when Wembley closed for the first time way back in the 50s? While there was a weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth throughout the country, some less sensitive Glaswegians wrote to Wembley Stadium asking for the race jackets. Much to their surprise and joy, they got them through the post and for years they were used in cycle speedway meetings in Glasgow, being the colours of the Mansewood Lions and latterly and briefly Levernside Lions

Second from the left is Colin Caffrey , who rode for Paisley, Berwick and Glasgow in the 70s and 80s. 

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