Editing Coventry (section)

===Speedway===
Coventry Speedway was based at [[Brandon Stadium]] (also known as [[Coventry Stadium]]). The stadium is located just outside the city in the village of [[Brandon, Warwickshire|Brandon]], [[Warwickshire]] ({{convert|6|mi|abbr=off}} to the east of the city). The stadium operated both sides of the Second World War. Before the Second World War [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] also operated for a short time at [[Lythalls Lane Stadium|Foleshill Stadium]], off Lythalls Lane in the city. Between 1998 and 2000, Coventry Stadium hosted the [[Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain]].

The [[Coventry Bees]] started in 1948 and operated continuously until the end of the 2018 season. They started out in the National League Division Three before moving up to the Second Division and, later to the top flight. The Bees were crowned League Champions on nine occasions (1953, 1968, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1988, 2005, 2007 and 2010).

Amongst the top speedway riders who represented Coventry teams were [[Tom Farndon]], [[Jack Parker (speedway rider)|Jack Parker]], [[Arthur Forrest (speedway rider)|Arthur Forrest]], [[Nigel Boocock]], [[Kelvin Tatum]], [[Chris Harris (speedway rider)|Chris Harris]], [[Scott Nicholls]], [[Emil Sayfutdinov]] and [[Speedway World Championship|World Champions]] [[Ole Olsen (speedway rider)|Ole Olsen]], [[Hans Nielsen (speedway rider)|Hans Nielsen]], [[Greg Hancock]], [[Billy Hamill]], [[Ronnie Moore (speedway rider)|Ronnie Moore]] and [[Jack Young (speedway rider)|Jack Young]].

In 2007, the Bees won the domestic speedway treble of Elite League, Knock-out Cup and Craven Shield, while Chris Harris won both the [[Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain]] and the British Championship. The Bees retained the Craven Shield in 2008, and Chris Harris added further British Championship victories in both 2009 and 2010. The Elite League Championship Trophy returned to Brandon in 2010 when the Bees convincingly beat [[Poole Pirates]] in the play-off finals.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/motorbikes/speedway/9062265.stm |title = Coventry Bees crowned Elite League champions |date=5 October 2010 |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |access-date=5 October 2010}}</ref>

The [[Coventry Storm]], an offshoot of the senior team, competed in the [[National League (Speedway)|National League]].

In 2017, the stadium became unavailable for motorsports, with new owners Brandon Estates pursuing planning permission for housing – thus, neither Coventry team was able to compete in the leagues, although a number of challenge matches were undertaken on opposition teams' tracks.

For 2018, Coventry Bees were entered into the National League, the third tier of British Speedway, riding their home meetings at the home of Leicester Lions. The team has not operated since then.