Newcastle Stadium

[2] The stadium plot had previously contained garden allotments and the north section of the football ground.

The stadium was constructed just south of the Fossway, east of Tunstall Avenue and west of the large garden allotments that ran alongside Roman Way.

[3] The resident kennels were constructed right next to the Fossway and sat directly on the route of Hadrian's Wall.

[4][5] In 1938 the All England Cup was introduced and the significant prize money attracted many of the top greyhounds from London and the south.

[7] In 1946 Brough Park experienced the unique situation where during the 1946 running of the All England Cup all four national Derby champions competed.

[8] During the fifties the Racing Manager was Mr Greeves and he officiated during the period when greyhounds such as Endless Gossip and Just Fame claimed victory in the All England Cup.

This started a great run of form for the kennels as Shady Begonia reached the 1968 English Greyhound Derby final one year later as well as securing the Television trophy title.

[10] 1974 brought about new owners to Brough Park as the TGH which included Crayford & Bexleyheath, Gosforth and Leeds was taken over by Ladbrokes.

Brough Park was chosen as the very first venue that saw a tie between Natalie Savva and Geoff De Mulder.

The kennels were sold for redevelopment into the Brough Park trading estate and soon after in 1984 the track changed hands from Glassedin Greyhounds Ltd to Bernard and Joan Neesham.

[18][19] In 2017 Angela Harrison took over the trainer's licence and Newcastle contract from Jimmy Wright and in 2018 the stadium signed a deal with their parent company ARC to race every Wednesday lunchtime, Thursday evening and every Friday and Saturday afternoon.

[24] In 2022, the stadium owners ARC signed a long term deal with Entain for media rights, starting in January 2024.

Aerial view of Byker and the stadium