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Cowley Stadium opened in 1939 as a combined greyhound and speedway venue.

  Date Final Winner
Cars
  
1.
Thursday 14th October 1954
Thu 14 Oct 1954
 136 Max Bacon  
2.
Thursday 21st October 1954
Thu 21 Oct 1954
 97 Gerry Dommett  
3.
Sunday 13th March 1955
Sun 13 Mar 1955
 103 Johnny Brise  
4.
Thursday 2nd October 1958
Thu 2 Oct 1958
 38 Fred Mitchell
5.
Thursday 9th October 1958
Thu 9 Oct 1958
 42 Aubrey Leighton
6.
Thursday 16th October 1958
Thu 16 Oct 1958
 5 Doug Wardropper
7.
Thursday 23rd October 1958
Thu 23 Oct 1958
 38 Fred Mitchell
8.
Thursday 1st October 1959
Thu 1 Oct 1959
 61 Ken Freeman
9.
Thursday 8th October 1959
Thu 8 Oct 1959
 38 Fred Mitchell  
10.
Thursday 15th October 1959
Thu 15 Oct 1959
 38 Fred Mitchell  
11.
Thursday 22nd October 1959
Thu 22 Oct 1959
 5 Doug Wardropper
12.
Sunday 4th May 1975
Sun 4 May 1975
 252 Dave Chisholm
13.
Sunday 31st August 1975
Sun 31 Aug 1975
 351 Sam Ostle
14.
Sunday 28th September 1975
Sun 28 Sep 1975
 272 Dave Hodgson
15.
Sunday 6th June 1976
Sun 6 Jun 1976
 261 Johnny Goodhall 38
16.
Sunday 4th July 1976
Sun 4 Jul 1976
 3 Stu Bamforth  
17.
Sunday 5th September 1976
Sun 5 Sep 1976
 391 Stu Smith 43  
18.
Sunday 5th June 1977
Sun 5 Jun 1977
 219 Harry Smith
19.
Sunday 4th September 1977
Sun 4 Sep 1977
 51 Mo Smith
Fred Mitchell 4
Doug Wardropper 2
Mo Smith 1
Harry Smith 1
Stu Smith 1
Stu Bamforth 1
Johnny Goodhall 1
Dave Hodgson 1
Sam Ostle 1
Dave Chisholm 1
Ken Freeman 1
Aubrey Leighton 1
Johnny Brise 1
Gerry Dommett 1
Max Bacon 1
Aerial view in the 1960s (Upright Speedway photo)
Oxford 1977 (Christopher Pontin photo)
Oxford 1977 (Christopher Pontin photo)
Howard Davis upside down. (Brian Walton photo)