Sport
Newton Heath Cricket club, which was established in 1859, is located on Mabel Street and affiliated with the Manchester & District and the Lancashire Cricket Associations.
Ten Acres Astro Centre is a council-run sport centre with a full-size outdoor AstroTurf pitch (marked for Football and Hockey) and an indoor sports hall (marked out for Netball, Basket Ball, Volley Ball, Five-a-side football and Badminton).
A speedway training track operated in Newton Heath in the early 1950s.
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