WHITE CITY
White City was a League ground for 5 seasons
from 5 Oct 1962 to 30 Jun 1963
and from 1 Jul 1931 to 30 Jun 1933
The 151st ground used for a League game
Opened: 1931 • Closed: 1963
TENANTS
Teams that have used this ground as a home
| Team | From | To | Notes | ||
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Queens Park Rangers | 4 Sep 1931 | 31 May 1933 | ||
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Queens Park Rangers | 5 Oct 1962 | 31 May 1963 | Queens Park Rangers moved here for short periods in the 1930s and 1960s. Although it had far superior facilities than Loftus Road, the remoteness of the pitch from the terraces, separated by a running track, and eventually poor attendances led to a depressing atmosphere in the stadium and, in both cases, the club moved back to the former ground. |
LEAGUE EVENTS
Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground
| Date | Team | Event |
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| 1 Jul 1931 | Queens Park Rangers | Moved from Loftus Road to White City |
| 1 Jul 1933 | Queens Park Rangers | Moved from White City to Loftus Road |
| 7 Oct 1962 | Queens Park Rangers | Moved from Loftus Road to White City |
| 1 Jul 1963 | Queens Park Rangers | Moved from White City to Loftus Road |
GROUND HISTORY
adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"
This was the worldβs first purpose-built Olympic Stadium when it was constructed for the 1908 event and had a total capacity of 130,000 with 60,000 seats. The first football matches played here were part of the Olympic Games and Queens Park Rangers played some Southern League fixtures here in 1912. The stadium saw a variety of uses including cycling and athletics before greyhound racing was tried in 1927 and it was purchased by the Greyhound Racing Association in 1930.
The new owners had built new covered terracing and reduced the capacity to 80,000 when Queens Park Rangers came here for their second spell, this time with Football League matches, between 1931 and 1932. Although the mainstay for the stadium was greyhound racing and athletics, non-League football clubs including White City, Acton Town, Hammersmith United and the Corinthians briefly used it for home games.
By the time that QPR moved here for their final abortive attempt to establish it as a home venue in 1962/3 the reduced capacity of 60,000 was now totally under cover and there were 11,000 seats. The last football game of any note was the Uruguay v. France World Cup Group A fixture on July 15th, 1966 and this set the record attendance for a football game here of 45,662. The stadium continued to host athletics, greyhound racing and speedway for a while before it finally closed in 1984 and was demolished to make way for offices for the BBC, a car park and small sports ground.
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White City