speedway in Great Britain until it was closed in 1984. Following this international speedway moved out of London and north to Odsal Stadium in Bradford. Speedway World Finals World Team Cup 1976 – Australia (John Boulger / Phil Crump / Billy Sanders / Phil Herne / Garry Middleton) – 42 pts 1979 – New Zealand (Ivan Mauger / Larry Ross / Mitch Shirra / Bruce Cribb / Roger Abel) – 35 pts 1982 – United States (Bruce Penhall / Bobby Schwartz / Kelly Moran / Shawn Moran / Scott Autrey) – 34 pts Appearances in the media The White City Stadium features in the climax to the 1950 film The Blue Lamp. It also appears in an episode of 1960s television spy series Man in a Suitcase ("Man From the Dead"), and was used in the 1973 film Steptoe and Son Ride Again. Some sections of the video for The Human League single "Life On Your Own" were shot in the stadium in 1984, just a few months before its demolition. The stadium is shown in the 1956 comedy centred on greyhound racing Jumping for Joy. The stadium was the location of a public outburst by Ray Davies of The Kinks during a July 1973 performance. Davies swore onstage, and at the show's conclusion, as pretaped music played on the sound system, declared his retirement from the group. He subsequently collapsed after a drug overdose and was rushed to hospital. He would eventually recover and return to recording with The Kinks. At a David Cassidy show on 26 May 1974, 800 people were injured in a crush at the front of the stage. Thirty were taken to hospital, and one, 14-year-old Bernadette Whelan, died on 30 May from injuries. The Pogues made a song about the stadium and its demolition, called "White City". It can be found on their 1989 album Peace and Love. See also Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics List of Commonwealth Games venues References Sources External links White City Stadium and BBC radio White City Development - History Remembering White City - 'the governor' of lost tracks Article on Betfair.com /BBC Sport 1908 Olympics in photos Aerial view of stadium in 1933 from the English Heritage "Britain from Above" archive Buildings and structures demolished in 1985 Defunct athletics (track and field) venues in England Defunct football venues in London Defunct rugby league venues in England