Queens Park

Queens Park Rangers led a somewhat nomadic life for the majority of their early existence. Between 1886, when the club was formed, and 1963, when they finally settled at Loftus Road, they played at no less than fourteen different grounds. They moved between Loftus Road itself and White City Stadium five times, though they were the only two stadiums the club has played at since being accepted into the Football League in 1920. One of the ground’s claims to fame is that it was the first professional football stadium in Britain to boast an artificial pitch, something it did between 1981 and 1988. Loftus Road has also hosted more teams that merely Queens Park Rangers. The Rugby Union team London Wasps played their home games there from 1996 until 2002, whilst then Premier League side Fulham used the ground between 2002 and 2004 whilst Craven Cottage was being reconstructed.