Sport
The town was formerly home to the Cradley Heath Heathens, a Motorcycle speedway team, which originally operated as Cradley Heath Cubs. They participated in British speedway from 1947 until 1995, featuring World Champion riders such as Erik Gundersen and Bruce Penhall.
The speedway track was situated in Dudley Wood, outside the town boundaries in nearby Dudley, but was closed and demolished for redevelopment in the mid 1990s. Now operating as Dudley Heathens, the team currently race in Wolverhampton, with plans to develop a new stadium alongside Gornal Athletic F.C. somewhere in the Dudley area.
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