Loftus Road

Loftus Road Stadium is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London, which is home to Queens Park Rangers. In 1981, the ground became the first stadium in British professional football to have an artificial pitch of Omniturf installed, which remained until 1988.

Rugby union team London Wasps shared the ground with QPR between 1996 and 2002 and Premier League football club Fulham shared it from 2002 to 2004 while Craven Cottage was closed for reconstruction. Other users of the stadium have included the Jamaican and Australian national football teams. In 1985, Barry McGuigan defeated Eusebio Pedroza for the World Boxing Association featherweight championship at the stadium.

History

The ground was first used on 11 October 1904 by Shepherd's Bush F.C., an amateur side that was disbanded during the First World War.QPR moved to Loftus Road in 1917, having had their ground at Park Royal commandeered by the army in 1915. At that time the ground was an open field with a pavilion. One stand from Park Royal was dismantled and re-erected forming the Ellerslie Road stand in 1919. This stand remained as the only covered seating in the ground until 1968 and was replaced in 1972. It had a capacity of 2,950.

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Wiley gets more minutes as Under-21s have the best of draw at QPR

Yahoo Daily News 20 Mar 2025
Squad depth will be tested again after break. Four months of unlimited WFC coverage for £4 ... Watford dominated the second half to such an extent that keeper Alfie Marriott could have pitched a deckchair in the sunny penalty area at Loftus Road ... Watford ... .
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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder takes a swipe at Leeds after weekend win

Caughtoffside 17 Mar 2025
Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has hit out at Leeds United as the two teams continue to contend for top spot in the Championship ... They dropped more points on Saturday, securing only a 2-2 draw at Loftus Road ... More Stories / Latest News. West Ham.
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Leeds stared into abyss again at Loftus Road - what does their recovery mean for ...

The Athletic 16 Mar 2025
For Leeds, the ghosts of disasters past are plentiful at QPR. Farke wanted an exorcism. It wasn't quite, but there was fight to build on ....
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Leeds United boss Farke admits he made a mistake with Leeds star against QPR

Caughtoffside 15 Mar 2025
Leeds United manager Daniel Farke admitted he may have set his team up differently in hindsight after their 2-2 draw with Queens Park Rangers on Saturday ... However, they fell just short this time, settling for a point at Loftus Road ... Mar 15 2025, 19.16.
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QPR 2-2 Leeds: Championship promotion race takes another twist as leaders are dealt title blow ...

The Daily Mail 15 Mar 2025
Just when Leeds thought they had overcome their shaky late-season form, Daniel Farke and his side were handed a reminder that this promotion race is far from over ... QPR held Championship leaders Leeds United to a 2-2 draw at Loftus Road on Saturday ... .
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Jimmy's Punt: EFL tips, predictions and best bets for March 15

Sporting Life 14 Mar 2025
Leeds head to Loftus Road at lunchtime on Saturday and it is very plausible the Championship leaders could have a five point cushion come Sunday evening with the clichéd small matter of a Steel City Derby on Sunday.
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Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook: It’s not so punk on the terraces at Chelsea any more

The Daily Telegraph 09 Mar 2025
Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook is talking about the band’s infamous television appearance on the Today show in December 1976, alongside host Bill Grundy ... “It was QPR v Chelsea in the FA Cup in 1970 at Loftus Road and we beat them 4-2 ... 1970 ... Cook adds ... .
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Carlisle United legend's ashes scattered in moving ceremony

Yahoo Daily News 05 Mar 2025
A year on from his death at 75, Bowles was remembered amid moving scenes at Loftus Road ... .
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