Editing Preston, Lancashire (section)

===Other sports===
[[Motorcycle Speedway|Speedway racing]], then known as Dirt Track Racing was staged at Farringdon Park in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The Preston team raced in the English Dirt Track League of 1929 and the Northern League of 1930 and 1931. The best known rider of the team was [[Joe Abbott (speedway rider)|Joe "Iron Man" Abbott]] who went on to Test Match successes riding before the war for [[Belle Vue Aces|Belle Vue]]. After the war Joe appeared for [[Harringay Racers (speedway)|Harringay]] and [[Bradford Dukes|Bradford]].

Preston is home to many other sports leagues and clubs.
*[[Rugby union]]: [[Preston Grasshoppers R.F.C.]], established in 1869, play in the Northern Premier League, the fifth tier of the English league system.
*[[Cricket]]: Preston Cricket Club, founded in 1882 and based at [[West Cliff, Preston|West Cliff]], compete in the [[Northern Premier Cricket League]]. Many other cricket clubs including Fulwood and Broughton Cricket Club are based in Preston, with many competing in locally based competitions such as the [[Palace Shield]].
*[[Field hockey|Hockey]]: Preston Hockey Club was established in 1903.
*[[Mountaineering]]: [[Preston Mountaineering Club]] is based in the town and has been in existence for over 70 years.
*[[Roller derby]]: Preston is also home to Lancashire's first roller derby league; Preston Roller Girls, have been playing since 2011.