 The stadium was home to the Newport Wasps speedway team between 1964 and 1977, attracting some the biggest names in the sport.The tight track meant that turf had to be brought on to make the corner flag area for football matches and removed once the match had finished.Following the success of the greyhound racing at Cardiff Arms Park which opened in 1927, the Arms Park Greyhound Racing Company Limited decided to construct another track around the football pitch at Somerton Park.