Ashfield Giants were a motorcycle speedway team based at Saracen Park, Glasgow, Scotland between 1949 and 1953.

[3] Shortly afterwards it was announced by the Speedway Control Board that the disbanded Newcastle Diamonds would form a new team at the stadium.

[5] Sadly, he was killed in a track crash in his native Australia in early 1951; this prompted massive scenes of public grief at the stadium.

[7][8] The Giants failed to compete for silverware (except in the smaller Scottish Cup competition) and the change of race night to a Saturday in 1952 saw a significant decline.

[9] The Giants were disbanded at the end of the 1952 season, Hoskins left to promote at Belle Vue Aces and captain Willie Wilson followed.