138-505: Loftus Road , currently known as MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush , London , England , which is home to Queens Park Rangers Football Club , with a capacity of 18,439. In 1981, it became the first stadium in British professional football to have an artificial pitch of Omniturf installed. This remained in use until 1988, after which
276-520: A 0–0 draw in Budapest . Having found success in both domestic and European cup competitions, manager Revie chose to focus on the league for the 1968–69 season. Leeds secured the title in April 1969 with a 0–0 draw with challengers Liverpool at Anfield , whose supporters congratulated Leeds. Leeds set a number of records including most points (67), most wins (27), fewest defeats (2), and most home points (39);
414-651: A 12-screen cinema, gym, pub, restaurants, a medical practice and a supermarket. The small shops continue along many of the most popular roads within Shepherd's Bush, such as Uxbridge Road. Many of these establishments cater for the local ethnic minority communities. For example, a relatively large proportion of the local shops on Goldhawk Road (south of the Green) are dedicated to Ethiopian culture, whether that be through food, clothing or barbershops. (see Demographics ). Running parallel to, and partly under, an elevated section of
552-408: A 13-year period from 1968 to 1981. Between the summer of 1994 and the start of 2022–23 season; Loftus Road ground was an all-seater stadium with the construction of seating in the lower Loftus Road stand. The last match where home spectators were able to watch the match from terracing was on 16 April 1994 against Everton. Standing returned to Loftus Road in 2022 when the club introduced rail seating in
690-535: A CVA, as the Football League rules required. On 31 August 2007, HMRC decided not to pursue its legal challenge any further. Despite the 15-point deduction, Wise and his assistant Gus Poyet guided Leeds to a play-off position, only for Poyet to leave for Tottenham, and Wise quitting to take up a position at Newcastle United . Wise was replaced by former club captain Gary McAllister . Leeds went on to secure
828-489: A capacity of 2,950. QPR moved out of Loftus Road at the start of the 1931–32 season , moving to nearby White City Stadium , but after a loss of £7,000, the team moved back for the start of the 1933–34 season. In 1938, a new covered terrace for 6,000 spectators was constructed by a company called Framed Structures Ltd at the Loftus Road end, taking the overall ground capacity up to 30,000. It cost £7,000 (with £1,500 donated by
966-524: A child. A stadium on nearby Wormwood Scrubs is named the Linford Christie Stadium in his honour. Some of the football games in the 1908 Olympics were hosted in Shepherd's Bush. Shepherds Bush F.C. were the local side until 1915. Former England national rugby union team captain Lawrence Dallaglio was born in Shepherd's Bush. Leeds United F.C. Leeds United Football Club
1104-583: A deal for a protracted takeover of Leeds, gaining a 100% shareholding in the club. It was also announced Ken Bates would remain as chairman until the end of the 2012–13 season and then become club president. The takeover was officially completed on 21 December 2012. Despite runs to the quarter-finals of the League Cup and the fifth round of the FA Cup (albeit with both runs ending in five-goal thrashings, by Chelsea and Manchester City respectively), Leeds' league form in
1242-610: A hotel. The BBC's presence in the Bush is now concentrated in two huge sites on Wood Lane, Television Centre and the White City building. The Media Village was built next to the White City building in the mid-1980s on the former site of the White City Stadium . It is used by the BBC and other media companies including Red Bee Media (formerly BBC Broadcast, now a private company). Television Centre
1380-599: A lack of investment in the playing side, to which Bates responded by calling the protesters "morons". Despite securing promotion to the Championship, Grayson was dismissed after failing to mount a consistent challenge for promotion to the Premier League. Neil Warnock was appointed as the club's new manager on 18 February, with his initial contract lasting until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 21 November 2012, Middle East-based private equity group GFH Capital finalised
1518-609: A move to White City Stadium in the 1962–63 season , but moved back to Loftus Road once more after less than one full season. In the summer of 1968 the South Africa Road stand was constructed at a cost of £150,000 to replace the old open terracing. In 1972 a new stand was completed in Ellerslie Road, replacing the tin-roofed grandstand erected in 1919, and first used in the match against Oxford United on 2 December 1972. The changing rooms and offices were moved to South Africa Road and
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#17328521780431656-470: A natural grass pitch was reintroduced. 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. AFC Wimbledon started the 2020–2021 season sharing the ground while they waited for their new stadium in Merton to be finished. Other users of the stadium have included
1794-407: A place in the play-off final, but were beaten by Doncaster Rovers . The following season saw a poor run of results, and McAllister was dismissed after a run of five defeats in a row on 22 December 2008. He was replaced by Simon Grayson , who resigned from his post as manager of Blackpool to take the position. Under Grayson, Leeds made the play-offs once again, but were beaten over the two legs of
1932-465: A position to move things forward and complete the transaction in time for the January transfer window. ... Unfortunately, however, some of the consortium's backers ultimately didn't feel able to deliver the financial backing we had hoped was agreed to take the club forward. On 31 January 2014, under controversial circumstances, it was reported that manager Brian McDermott had been removed from his position as
2070-427: A share flotation that raised £30,000. When the club's finances were under pressure in the late 1950s the houses had to be sold. On 5 October 1953 floodlights were used at Loftus Road for the first time for a friendly game against Arsenal. In summer 1966 the original floodlights were replaced by much taller floodlight pylons. In summer 1980 these in turn were replaced with new floodlights. QPR experimented once again with
2208-617: A shed for a London Underground power station. The Dimco buildings were used as a filming location for the 'Acme Factory' in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit , and later served as the interior of the British Museum in The Mummy Returns . The area's focal point is Shepherd's Bush Green (also known as Shepherds Bush Common), a triangular area of about 8 acres (3 ha) of open grass surrounded by trees and roads with shops, with Westfield shopping centre to its north. The Green
2346-399: A short distance to the north. The main thoroughfares are Uxbridge Road , Goldhawk Road and Askew Road, all with small and mostly independent shops, pubs and restaurants. Loftus Road football stadium in Shepherd's Bush is home to Queens Park Rangers . In 2011, the population of the area was 39,724. The district is bounded by Hammersmith to the south, Holland Park and Notting Hill to
2484-473: A still-unbroken club record is their 34 match unbeaten run that extended into the following season. Leeds reinforced their front line breaking the British transfer record by signing Allan Clarke from Leicester City for £165,000. They targeted the treble in 1969–70 and came close to achieving this, only to fail on all three fronts in a congested close season, finishing second in the league to Everton, losing
2622-423: Is a hub on the local road network, with four main roads radiating from the western side of the green and three roads approaching its eastern apex, meeting at the large Holland Park Roundabout. This position makes it an important node of the bus network , with eighteen bus routes arriving there. It is also served by five London Underground stations (see Transport below): Shepherd's Bush and White City both on
2760-462: Is a music venue and former television studio, and has played host to some very popular acts and TV programmes, including David Bowie , Rolling Stones , Bob Dylan , The Old Grey Whistle Test , Wogan , That's Life! , Crackerjack , and This Is Your Life . Bush Hall is another, rather smaller, venue at 310 Uxbridge Road, built in 1904 as a dance hall. It predominantly showcases smaller acoustic performers. Shepherd's Bush Walkabout
2898-832: Is a professional football club based in Leeds , West Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship , the second tier of English football and play their home games at Elland Road . Leeds United have won the League Championship three times, four Second Division titles, the FA Cup once, the League Cup once, the Charity Shield twice and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice. The club had their most successful period under
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#17328521780433036-402: Is a two tier stand built in 1981 behind the goal and is traditionally where most members and season ticket holders sit. The lower tier became a Family Stand in the summer of 2012. This is the third most expensive stand to sit in. QPR generally opt to attack this end in the second half because it is believed to be good luck. The police crowd observation box is located in this stand and it is home to
3174-417: Is a two tier stand which includes The Paddocks and contains a row of executive boxes separating The Paddocks and the upper tier. It also houses the dugouts, changing rooms, executive suites, tunnel, club offices, club shop, box office and press conference rooms. The Paddocks area is the cheapest in the ground, whereas the upper tier is the most expensive. The exclusive W12 and C Clubs are located here. The Loft
3312-481: Is also home to the commentary and television camera gantry, and is the only stand whose seat colours are not arranged in blue and white hoops, spelling out "QPR" instead and chants of “captain jack” can be heard echoing around the stadium At the west end of the stadium is the Achilles Security Stand. The Upper Tier Has 1,850 seats which are allocated to away supporters for league matches with away teams given
3450-618: Is also on the Hammersmith & City line. Other nearby stations include those at Shepherd's Bush on the Central line, and Shepherd's Bush which operates trains on the London Overground and Southern networks. The Underground stations have on rare occasions been a means for Away teams to arrive, e.g. Coventry City 's players arrived via the tube station in 2008 after their coach got stuck in traffic. A number of London Bus routes run near
3588-512: Is based in Hopgood Street, just off Shepherd's Bush Green. Some important rock and roll groups have roots in Shepherd's Bush. The Who infused much of their work with the youth culture of Shepherd's Bush during the 1960s and 1970s. Steve Jones , guitarist of punk legends the Sex Pistols , was born in Shepherd's Bush, and Pistols drummer Paul Cook grew up here. The Clash 's early work
3726-508: Is infused with the culture of Shepherd's Bush and the Westway . Libertines and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty moved to Shepherd's Bush at age 16. Tony Butler , bass-player with 1980s band Big Country and others, was born in Shepherd's Bush. Bands Bush and Symposium hail from Shepherd's Bush, the former taking their name from the area. Classical musicians Evelyn Glennie and Robert Steadman have both lived in Shepherd's Bush. In
3864-529: Is now focused on the Westfield shopping centre next to Shepherd's Bush Central line station and on the many small shops which run along the northern side of the Green. Originally built in the 1970s with a rooftop car park and connecting bridge to the station, the older West 12 Shepherds Bush shopping centre was significantly redeveloped in the 1990s. The bridge was removed, and the centre now houses several chain stores,
4002-409: Is the only Borough to have three football teams playing Premier League Football. Bush Theatre is one of the most celebrated new writing theatres in the world. Situated on the green it has international reputation for discovering, nurturing and producing the best new theatre writers from the widest range of backgrounds, and for presenting their work to the high standards. Shepherd's Bush Empire
4140-448: Is the smallest in height, but not in noise and capacity. It is home to the "Q Block" where, along with the Loft's P and R blocks QPR's loudest and most partisan following are located. The R Block contains 237 rail seats so the rowdiest fans can stand during the game. This stand is a favourite of some fans because of the view and atmosphere, and is the second most expensive stand in the stadium. It
4278-418: The 1964–65 season, Leeds finished second to rivals Manchester United on goal average. They also reached the final of the FA Cup , losing 2–1 to Liverpool at Wembley after extra-time. In the 1965–66 season, Leeds again finished second in the league, whilst also reaching the semi-finals of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup , losing on aggregate to Spanish side Real Zaragoza despite manager Revie ordering
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4416-505: The 1970 FA Cup final to Chelsea (after a replay), and exiting the European Cup with a semi-final defeat to Celtic . Having rejected an offer to manage Birmingham City, Revie chose to remain at Leeds for the 1970–71 season. Leeds and Arsenal both challenged for the title that season, though it would be the Gunners who would claim the league title, finishing one point ahead of Leeds after
4554-633: The Central line , and Shepherd's Bush Market , Goldhawk Road and Wood Lane all on the Hammersmith & City and Circle lines. To the east, Shepherd's Bush is bounded by the physical barrier of the West London railway line and the grade-separated West Cross Route (part of the aborted 1960s London Motorway Box scheme); the Holland Park Roundabout and the small Addison Bridge to the south are
4692-707: The City of London . An alternative theory is that it could have been named after someone in the area, because in 1635 the area was recorded as "Sheppard's Bush Green". Evidence of human habitation can be traced back to the Iron Age . Shepherd's Bush enters the written record in the year 704 when it was bought by Waldhere , Bishop of London as a part of the "Fulanham" estate. A map of London dated 1841 shows Shepherd's Bush to be largely undeveloped and chiefly rural in character, with much open farmland, compared with fast-developing Hammersmith . Residential development began in earnest in
4830-747: The First Division . He brought in former Barnsley manager Arthur Fairclough taking charge on 26 February 1920, replacing Dick Ray . On 31 May 1920, Leeds United were elected to the Football League . Over the following years, they consolidated their position in the Second Division and in the 1923–24 season won the title and with it promotion to the First Division. however, they failed to establish themselves and were relegated in 1926–27 . After their relegation, Fairclough resigned, which paved
4968-559: The Hammersmith & City line there is a large permanent market, the Shepherd's Bush Market , selling all types of foodstuffs, cooked food, household goods, clothing and bric-à-brac. The Westfield Group (with Hausinvest Europa) opened a shopping centre in October 2008. As well as the offices within the Television Centre on Wood Lane , opposite this is Network House, 1 Ariel Way, a 20,000 sq ft (2,000 m ) building that
5106-515: The Jamaican and Australian national football teams . In 1985, Barry McGuigan defeated Eusebio Pedroza for the World Boxing Association featherweight championship at the stadium. On 7 June 2019, the club gifted the naming rights to the stadium to The Kiyan Prince Foundation, a charity set up in honour of former QPR youth player Kiyan Prince , resulting in the stadium becoming known as
5244-547: The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium . On 25 May 2022, the club announced that the stadium name would revert to Loftus Road ahead of the 2022–23 season. On 26 October 2023, the club announced that it had signed a three-year agreement to sell the naming rights of the stadium to MATRADE ; thus Loftus Road will be known as the "MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium" until the 2025–26 season. The ground was first used on 11 October 1904 by Shepherd's Bush , an amateur side that
5382-434: The League Cup , with Terry Cooper scoring the only goal of a 1–0 victory against Arsenal in the final . Leeds finished fourth in the First Division and were beaten in the FA Cup semi-finals by Everton. They also reached a second successive Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final and this time won the trophy, beating Hungarian club Ferencváros over two legs; Leeds won the first leg 1–0, and a month later defended their lead with
5520-650: The Uxbridge Road . Shepherd%27s Bush Shepherd's Bush is a suburb of West London , England, within the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham 4.9 miles (7.9 km) west of Charing Cross , and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan . Although primarily residential in character, its focus is the shopping area of Shepherd's Bush Green , with the Westfield London shopping centre
5658-544: The Westfield shopping centre area at White City, the grade II listed Dimco buildings (1898), now redeveloped as a bus station, were used as the location for the 'Acme Factory' in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit . Shepherd's Bush is home to Queens Park Rangers football club, who play their home games in Loftus Road . Olympic gold medal winner Linford Christie also grew up in Shepherd's Bush and lived in Loftus Road as
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5796-516: The final of the 1974–75 European Cup , in which they were defeated by Bayern Munich under controversial circumstances. Assisted by coach Don Howe , Armfield rebuilt Revie's team, and though it no longer dominated English football, it remained in the top ten for subsequent seasons. However, the board became impatient for success and dismissed Armfield in 1978, replacing him with Jock Stein , who also lasted just 44 days before leaving to manage Scotland . The board appointed Jimmy Adamson , but he
5934-470: The 2003–04 season. Following relegation to the Championship , assistant manager Kevin Blackwell was appointed manager. Most of the remaining players were sold or released on free transfers to further reduce the high wage bill; Blackwell was forced to rebuild almost the entire squad through free transfers, and Leeds were forced to sell both their training ground and stadium in the autumn of 2004. In 2005,
6072-423: The 2012–13 season was generally mediocre, with the club never making any real challenge for the play-off places. Warnock resigned on 1 April 2013, with six games remaining, and Leeds just five points above the relegation zone. Brian McDermott replaced Warnock, and the club won three of their final five games of the season, enough to avoid relegation. That summer, Bates stepped down as chairman, and ultimately left
6210-777: The 2022–23 season, the club installed just under 1000 rail seats in the ML, NL & PL blocks in the Lower Loft and the R Block in the Stanley Bowles Stand as well as the upper tier of the School End stand used by visiting supporters. In the summer of 2023 the old "Blue and White Club" bar in the Lower Loftus Road stand was renamed the "Forever Rs bar", after the former players, managers and coaches association that had been created in 2016. The bar contains memorabilia donated by both fans and
6348-523: The Beatles recorded their first-ever BBC Television broadcast at Lime Grove Studios in Shepherd's Bush. The group returned in 1964 for a further recording. Lime Grove Studios was demolished in 1994 to make way for residential accommodation. More recently, the White City bus station is housed in the redeveloped Dimco Buildings (1898), Grade II listed red brick buildings which were originally built in 1898 as
6486-605: The First World War. At Salem Chapel in 1919, Leeds United was formed, and they received an invitation to enter the Midland League , being voted into it on 31 October 1919, taking the place vacated by Leeds City Reserves. Following Leeds City's disbanding, Yorkshire Amateurs bought Elland Road stadium, and then sold it to Leeds United for £250. The chairman of Huddersfield Town , Hilton Crowther loaned Leeds United £35,000, to be repaid when Leeds United won promotion to
6624-538: The Football League First Division five times, third once and fourth twice. In a survey of leading football writers, historians and academics by Total Sport magazine, Revie's Leeds United were voted as one of the 50 greatest football teams of all time. Following the 1973–74 season, Revie left Leeds and Elland Road to manage the England national team . Brian Clough was appointed as Revie's successor. This
6762-487: The Green, either side of Uxbridge Road and Goldhawk Road to the southwest, and about as far as Askew Road in the west. Much of the housing in this area consists of three- or four-storey terraces dating from the late 19th century, and subsequently divided up into small flats. Shepherd's Bush is also home to the White City Estate, a housing estate that was originally constructed in the 1930s and further extended after
6900-420: The ML, NL & PL blocks in the Lower Loft and the R Block in the Stanley Bowles Stand. The owning company, also called Loftus Road, of QPR, London Wasps and the stadium itself, went into the red in the late 1990s only a couple of seasons after it was formed in 1996. In 2001, there were concerns that Queens Park Rangers and the stadium would need to be sold separately when the club went into administration. There
7038-566: The Olympic and Paralympic Games ) making it part of the Cultural Olympiad ) artwork was installed on Shepherd's Bush Green for the duration of London 2012 and the Paralympic Games . These large unique rotating football related sculptures commemorated the history of Shepherd's Bush and White City , which hosted the 1908 Summer Olympics football. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
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#17328521780437176-399: The Premier League. However, a poor end to the season saw the team lose out on automatic promotion to Sheffield United. They entered the play-offs against Derby County ; despite winning the first leg 1–0, they ultimately lost 4–3 on aggregate which consigned them to another season in the championship. On 17 July 2020, after sixteen years out of the Premier League, Leeds were promoted back to
7314-589: The QPR Supporters Club) and was opened by Herbert Morrison , the leading Labour MP and future wartime Home Secretary, at the match against Crystal Palace on 29 October. The covered section of the terracing was concreted at that time; the uncovered section was concreted in 1945. In April 1948, after winning the Third Division (South) championship, the club bought the freehold of the stadium plus 39 houses in Loftus Road and Ellerslie Road for £26,250, financed by
7452-450: The School End in the summer of 1980 and one year later at the Loftus Road end. At the same time as the new Loftus Road stand was built executive boxes were installed in the lower tier of the South Africa Road stand and the artificial pitch laid. The stadium capacity at this time was 27,000 and it was one of the most modern and advanced stadiums in Britain having been completely reconstructed over
7590-469: The Second Division. The board again became impatient and dismissed Gray in 1985, replacing him with another Revie teammate, Billy Bremner. Bremner found it just as difficult to achieve promotion, although Leeds reached the 1987 play-off final, but were defeated by Charlton Athletic . Leeds also endured a near miss in the FA Cup, losing out to Coventry City in the semi-finals. In October 1988, with
7728-483: The Shepherd's Bush Walkabout was the centre of Antipodean life in London. The live music was usually a mixture of up and coming local acts, and cover bands who played Australian and New Zealand classic songs and contemporary popular music. Shepherd's Bush Walkabout closed in early October 2013 and it was announced the site would be redeveloped into a hotel. The casting agency 2020 Casting, which supplies extras for film shoots,
7866-562: The area to Ealing and areas of north-west London, such as Greenford and Ruislip . To the east, the line links Shepherd's Bush to London's West End , the City , and Stratford . The Circle and Hammersmith & City lines share the same route through the area, with direct services southbound to nearby Hammersmith . To the north, the lines curve eastwards towards Latimer Road and Ladbroke Grove . The lines then run directly to key destinations such as Paddington , King's Cross , Moorgate in
8004-633: The area to Wembley , Watford , Hemel Hempstead , and Milton Keynes . London Overground services running northbound travel towards Willesden Junction , where services continue towards West Hampstead , Camden , Hackney , and Stratford in east London. The station is an out-of-station interchange with Shepherd's Bush tube station on the Central line, and is situated on the western side of Holland Park Roundabout. There are two main bus interchanges in Shepherd's Bush. London Buses routes 31, 49, 72, 94, 95, 148, 207, 220, 228, 237, 260, 272, 283, 295, 316, 607, N72, N207, and C1 serve Shepherd's Bush Green and
8142-402: The board of the Football League decided unanimously that Cellino's conviction by an Italian court meant that he did not meet its owners and directors test, so could not take over Leeds United. In the backdrop of Cellino's takeover, Leeds suffered an appalling second half of the season, dropping from the play-off places to the fringes of the relegation battle. In the end, the weak performances of
8280-400: The business. On 30 January, Sport Capital's takeover collapsed due to a lack of "financial backing". Haigh released a statement conceding that it was unable to complete a deal despite two months ago agreeing to purchase a 75% stake in the club from the owners Gulf Finance House. Haigh said he and Sport Capital had "injected substantial sums into the club to ensure its viability" but earlier in
8418-452: The city, and the East End . Shepherd's Bush railway station is served by National Rail trains, operated by London Overground ( [REDACTED] ) and Southern . There are direct services from Shepherd's Bush to Kensington , and Clapham Junction and Balham , both of which are based in the south west of London, and Croydon in the south east of London. Northbound Southern services link
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#17328521780438556-513: The club after his ban ended. Redfearn was replaced by former Manchester City Player Uwe Rösler as head coach in May 2015, but Rosler was himself replaced by Steve Evans after only a few months in the role. On 30 October 2015, Cellino agreed a deal in principle with Leeds Fans Utd to sell a majority stake in the club. When asked to legally commit to an exclusivity period to allow due diligence to commence, he reneged. On 2 June 2016, Garry Monk
8694-457: The club altogether a few weeks later following a dispute over expenses. On 7 January 2014, Leeds United's managing director David Haigh was involved in Sport Capital, a consortium involving the managing director of Leeds United's main sponsors, Enterprise Insurance, Andrew Flowers. Sports Capital came close to completing a transaction with GFH Capital that would have given them a 75% stake in
8832-452: The club and is used to host talks with former players and other fan related events. It also lists all of the more than 100 former players, managers and coaches inducted to "Forever Rs" since its creation. Following a number of years of uncertainty about whether the club would expand the capacity of the stadium, or relocate to a new site in the event of a return to the Premier League, chairman Tony Fernandes announced, on 28 November 2011, that
8970-439: The club for just four months. Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa was named the club's new manager on 15 June 2018, signing a two-year contract with an option of a third year. In doing so he became the highest-paid manager in the club's history. Bielsa's first season in charge saw Leeds make an impressive start and Leeds remained in the top two with Norwich City for the majority of the season, on course for automatic promotion to
9108-404: The club the following month. On 1 November 2014, Neil Redfearn was confirmed as the new head coach. On 1 December 2014, Cellino was disqualified by the Football League after it obtained documents from an Italian court, where he was found guilty of tax evasion. He was disqualified from running the club until 10 April 2015, and on 24 February 2015, Cellino announced he would not be returning to
9246-453: The club was bought by Ken Bates , who paid £10 million for a 50% stake. Under Blackwell, Leeds reached the Championship play-off final , which they lost to Watford . With the team performing poorly, Blackwell's contract was terminated, and Leeds hired John Carver as caretaker manager, but his spell was not a success and he was relieved of his duties, with Dennis Wise eventually installed as his replacement on 24 October 2006. Wise
9384-509: The club was in financial trouble was the sale of Rio Ferdinand to Manchester United for approximately £30 million. Ridsdale and O'Leary publicly fell out over the sale, and O'Leary was dismissed on 27 June 2002, and replaced by former England manager Terry Venables . Leeds performed woefully under Venables, and other players were sold to repay the loans, including Jonathan Woodgate, whom Ridsdale had promised Venables would not be sold. Tensions mounted between Ridsdale and Venables and, with
9522-580: The club was investigating the possibility of relocating to a new site in West London in order to build a larger stadium. The current capacity of the stadium is 18,439. It was not the first time that an owner had suggested moving out of Loftus Road, with director Antonio Caliendo suggesting, in March 2006, a potential site for a new shopping and leisure development near the BBC Television Centre , and then QPR manager, Luigi De Canio , suggesting in 2008 that
9660-550: The club's manager following a string of poor results, while the controversy surrounding the club was resolved. New club captain Ross McCormack expressed his support for the former manager. By 3 February the BBC was reporting that McDermott had been called by a lawyer representing Massimo Cellino "and told he had been relieved of his duties". However, Cellino still did not own the club, as the Football League had not yet approved his purchase, so neither he nor his lawyer could dismiss
9798-598: The club's plans were "speculative and presumptuous". The new stadium was planned to be called New Queens Park. The stadium has a capacity of 18,439. The four stands are the Loftus Road End (often shortened to The Loft), The Stanley Bowles Stand, Bhatia Stand and the Achilleus Security Stand, the Upper Tier of which is used by away supporters with the lower tier also allocated when demand justifies it. Because of
9936-457: The club's shares. Two months later, the inexperienced Dave Hockaday was surprisingly appointed head coach, with Junior Lewis hired as his assistant. After only 70 days, the pair were fired by Cellino. Darko Milanič was given the head coach position on 21 September 2014, becoming the club's first manager from outside the British isles and the first Slovene manager in English football, but left
10074-463: The east, Harlesden and Kensal Green to the north and by Acton and Chiswick to the west. White City forms the northern part of Shepherd's Bush. Shepherd's Bush comprises the Shepherd's Bush Green, Askew, College Park & Old Oak, and Wormholt and White City wards of the borough. The name Shepherd's Bush is thought to have originated from the use of the common land here as a resting point for shepherds on their way to Smithfield Market in
10212-566: The east, and westbound to Acton and the M40 motorway . Southbound, the A3220 is named Holland Road and links the area to Earl's Court , the A4 , and Chelsea . Other key routes through Shepherd's Bush include: The junkyard in the sitcom Steptoe & Son was situated at the fictional 24 Oil Drum Lane, Shepherd's Bush. It is often humorously referred to in the popular BBC series Absolutely Fabulous where
10350-504: The eastern rim of the district. Until 2000, the route was the M41 motorway , part of the abandoned Ringways network of orbital roads in London. Despite not retaining motorway status, pedal cycles are prohibited from using the route northbound. The A3220 links Shepherd's Bush with the A40/Westway to the north. This provides the area with a dual-carriageway link to Paddington and Marylebone to
10488-575: The end of the 2001–02 season to allow Fulham F.C. to rent for 2 seasons between 2002 and 2004, while their ground, Craven Cottage , was redeveloped. It was Fulham's preferred temporary ground, with the other suggested alternative being West Ham's Upton Park . It was open for Wasps to return, but Wasps decided not to move back after Fulham left. It has also been used to host the final of the British Universities and Colleges Sport football tournaments. The venue has also been used to host boxing in
10626-430: The financial problems in return for a ground sharing agreement while Craven Cottage was developed. Loftus Road briefly became home to non-league football club Yeading as they faced Premiership club Newcastle United in the third round of the 2005 FA Cup . The decision was made as Yeading felt that their home stadium could not suitably segregate the fans. Despite holding out for fifty minutes, Yeading went on to lose
10764-572: The fire brigade to flood the pitch before the replay at Elland Road. The 1966–67 season saw Leeds finish fourth in the league, as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 to Chelsea and the final of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, losing 2–0 to GNK Dinamo Zagreb . With Leeds failing to land a trophy, they nearly doubled their record transfer in 1967–68 , buying Sheffield United centre-forward Mick Jones for £100,000. The season saw Leeds win their first major trophy,
10902-554: The following season's UEFA Cup . In October 1998, Graham left to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur , and Leeds opted to replace him with assistant manager David O'Leary . Under O'Leary and assistant Eddie Gray, Leeds never finished outside the top five in the Premier League, and secured qualification for both the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Champions League , enjoying cup runs to the semi-finals of both competitions. However, during
11040-529: The game. Under chairman Peter Ridsdale , Leeds had taken out large loans against the prospect of the share of the TV rights and sponsorship revenues from Champions League qualification and subsequent progress in the competition. However, Leeds narrowly failed to qualify for the Champions League in two successive seasons, and as a consequence did not receive enough income to repay the loans. The first indication that
11178-485: The highest level, and manager Raich Carter was unable to convince him that Leeds could satisfy his ambitions. Charles was sold to Juventus for a then world record of £65,000. The loss of Charles resulted in Leeds being relegated to the Second Division in the 1959–60 season. On 30 November 1957, Gerry Francis became Leeds' first black player. In March 1961, the club appointed former player Don Revie as manager, following
11316-609: The late 19th century, as London's population expanded relentlessly. In 1904 the Catholic Church of Holy Ghost and St Stephen, built in the Gothic style with a triple-gabled facade of red brick and Portland stone , was completed and opened to the public. Like other parts of London, Shepherd's Bush suffered from bomb damage during World War II , especially from V-1 flying bomb attacks (known as "doodlebugs" or "buzzbombs"), which struck randomly and with little warning. On 13 April 1963,
11454-401: The latter lost to West Bromwich Albion following a controversial "offside" goal. United were also knocked out of the FA Cup by Fourth Division side Colchester United . Leeds again found success in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup though, beating Juventus in the final on away goals. Leeds again finished as runners-up in the 1971–72 season , but United did reach the 1972 FA Cup final , lifting
11592-689: The lower tier if demand requires it. Loftus Road was home to professional rugby union team London Wasps from September 1996 to the end of the 2001–02 season, having moved from their home in Sudbury , Middlesex , as part of the deal in which Chris Wright took control of both Wasps and QPR. Wasps won the English Premiership in their first season at Loftus Road. It was part of a 7-year ground share deal negotiated by Chris Wright who had just bought Wasps as rugby union became professional. Wasps agreed to move out, to Wycombe Wanderers ' Adams Park ground, at
11730-469: The main character, Edina Monsoon, owns her home but prefers to say she lives in the more favourable, upscale Holland Park nearby. The BBC used to have many offices in Shepherd's Bush, but many have now been closed or moved. They included the Lime Grove Studios on the site of previous film studios Gaumont and Gainsborough Pictures . Sulgrave House, Threshold and Union Houses and Kensington House—now
11868-463: The main event. McGuigan knocked the Panamanian down in the 7th round en route to a unanimous decision win: Pedroza was making the nineteenth defense of his title, and Ireland had not had a boxing world champion for 35 years. The band Yes performed at the stadium on 10 May 1975, which was recorded and featured on The Old Grey Whistle Test . Loftus Road hosted two England B internationals. The first
12006-621: The management of Don Revie in the 1960s and 1970s, when they won the League title twice, the FA Cup once, the League Cup once and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup twice. The club have also been runners-up five times in the League Championship, three times in the FA Cup, once each in the League Cup, the Charity Shield, the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the Cup Winners' Cup and the European Cup , and lost
12144-473: The manager. McDermott, therefore, remained in his post. After weeks of speculation regarding the purchase of Leeds United, on 7 February 2014, Leeds United had announced that they had exchanged contracts for the sale of Leeds to Cellino's family consortium Eleonora Sport Ltd. The deal saw the Cellino family acquire a 75% ownership of the club, subject to Football League Approval. At its meeting on 23 March 2014,
12282-474: The match ended 2–2. South Korea won, 2–0, against Ivory Coast at Loftus Road on 3 March 2010. Loftus Road hosted the 2015 Saudi Super Cup between Al Nassr and Al Hilal , marking the first time that the competition was held outside of Saudi Arabia. The stadium hosted two rugby league internationals. The first was a 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations match between Australia and New Zealand on Saturday 23 October 2004 with Australia winning, 32–16. The other
12420-455: The match, 2–0. In a fundraiser for the Grenfell Tower fire , which happened on 14 June 2017, Loftus Road stadium hosted a special match – appropriately named ' Game 4 Grenfell ' – for the people who died. Celebrities participating included Olly Murs , Sir Mo Farah and many more. This took place on 2 September 2017. On 7 June 2019, following nominations and a fan vote from a shortlist, it
12558-521: The members' bar in the ground, The Blue and White Bar. A new colour scoreboard is located at this end, installed in Summer 2008, on the advertising boards between the upper and lower tiers. As of August 2022 The Lower Loft contains 726 rail seats used for safe standing in Blocks ML, NL and PL. The Stanley Bowles Stand, formerly known as the Ellerslie Road stand, was rebuilt in 1972. It is a single tiered stand and
12696-539: The only ways to cross this barrier from Shepherds Bush. Most of the areas to the east of the barrier differ significantly in character, being associated with the more affluent Holland Park and Notting Hill; although the Edward Woods Estate just to the north-east of the roundabout is part of and is managed by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham . To the south, Shepherd's Bush neighbours Brook Green and Hammersmith . Commercial activity in Shepherd's Bush
12834-498: The past, with the most notable bout being between Irishman Barry McGuigan and Panamanian Eusebio Pedroza on 8 June 1985 for the WBA featherweight championship in front of a sold out capacity of 27,000 spectators. The stadium was transformed into a little bit of Ireland for the evening, with the Ireland's Saturday Night on sale, and man dressed as a leprechaun dancing around the ring before
12972-509: The pitch would totally rip the skin off." Rangers lost the first league match played on the new surface 1-2 versus Luton Town on 1 September 1981. During the time that Loftus Road had the Omniturf pitch installed, QPR reached two cup finals and became Second Division champions, something that critics claimed was caused by the advantage the pitch presented, and QPR's home games in the 1984–85 UEFA Cup were played at Arsenal's Highbury Stadium . It
13110-678: The play-off to keep the Inter-City Fairs Cup trophy. The club has rivalries with Manchester United and Chelsea . The team's traditional kit colours are white shirts, white shorts and white socks. Their badge features the White Rose of York , which is a symbol of Yorkshire . Leeds United's predecessor, Leeds City , was formed in 1904, and elected to League membership in 1905. Herbert Chapman arrived in 1912. In 1919, Leeds City were forcibly disbanded by The Football League , in response to allegations of illegal payments to players during
13248-471: The resignation of Jack Taylor. His stewardship began in adverse circumstances; the club was "in financial difficulty" and in 1961–62 only a win in the final game of the season saved the club from relegation to the Third Division . Revie implemented a youth policy and a change of kit colour to an all-white strip in the style of Real Madrid, and Leeds won promotion to the First Division in 1963–64 . In
13386-561: The same period, the team's image was tarnished when players Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer were involved in an incident that left an Asian student in hospital with severe injuries. The resulting court case took nearly two years to resolve; Bowyer was cleared, but Woodgate convicted of affray and sentenced to community service. Additionally, in the UEFA Cup semi-final against Galatasaray in Istanbul , two Leeds fans were stabbed to death before
13524-436: The season to confirm promotion to the Championship as runners-up to Norwich City . Leeds spent much of the 2010–11 season in the play-off places, but eventually finished in seventh place, just missing out on the play-offs. In May 2011, it was announced that Leeds chairman Ken Bates had bought the club and become the owner of Leeds. Before the match against Middlesbrough, about 300 Leeds fans protested about what they saw as
13662-433: The second tier. The players whom Wise had brought in were released; he was forced to build a squad almost from scratch, and because of administration Leeds were unable to sign any players until a few days before the opening game of the season. On 3 July 2007, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) lodged a legal challenge to Leeds' Creditors' Voluntary Agreement (CVA). Under league rules, if the club were still in administration at
13800-419: The semi-finals by Millwall . In the 2009–10 season , the team secured the best start ever to a season by a Leeds side, and caused a major upset in the third round of the FA Cup by beating Manchester United at Old Trafford . After the impressive run in the FA Cup, Leeds' league form suffered, with the team taking just seven points from a possible 24. However, the team rallied and Leeds won their final game of
13938-403: The size of the stadium, supporters find themselves much closer to the pitch compared to many other stadiums. All four of the modern stands meet with no gaps, giving the overall impression of a tightly enclosed stadium. All the stands have two tiers, with the exception of the Stanley Bowles Stand. The Bhatia stand, formerly known as the South Africa Road stand, is the biggest of the four stands. It
14076-557: The southern rim of the Holland Park Roundabout on the eastern side of Shepherd's Bush. This provides cyclists with traffic-free access from Holland Park Avenue to Shepherd's Bush Green . Transport for London (TfL) proposes that a cycle spur will link the roundabout to Cycleway 9 , which is intended to run along Kensington High Street . The Santander Cycles bicycle-sharing system operates around Shepherd's Bush, with docking stations near Westfield, Wood Lane station, and Shepherd's Bush Road. The A3220/West Cross Route runs along
14214-508: The southern side of the Westfield shopping centre. Most of these routes also serve White City bus station on the northern side of Westfield. Shepherd's Bush was also the proposed terminus of the West London Tram , an on-street light rail line running to Uxbridge via Acton , Ealing and Southall . This project was cancelled in 2007 in favour of an enhanced bus service and the development of Crossrail . Cycle lanes run around
14352-461: The stadium. From South Africa Road to the north, the 228 runs in both directions, terminating at Maida Hill and Central Middlesex Hospital . On the same road, the 283 runs through to East Acton , and although it does not stop when running in the other direction on South Africa Road, it does stop on the adjacent Bloemfontein Road. Other buses nearby are the 260 , 207 and SL8 , each of which run down
14490-451: The start of the following season, Leeds would have been prevented from starting their season by the Football League. Following the challenge by HMRC, the club was put up for sale by KPMG , and again Ken Bates' bid was accepted. The League eventually sanctioned this under the "exceptional circumstances rule" but imposed a 15-point deduction due to the club failing to exit administration with
14628-426: The summer of 1981 an artificial pitch of Omniturf was installed at Loftus Road, the first such surface to be used in British professional football. The surface was not favoured by everyone, with QPR keeper Peter Hucker describing it as "basically a bit of carpet over two feet of concrete", and stated that as a goalkeeper, he strongly disliked diving onto it saying that "I'd have close to third degree burns because
14766-554: The takeover, after one season at the club in which he guided them to seventh place. In June 2017, former Spain international Thomas Christiansen was announced as the new head coach. This was followed by Radrizzani introducing Leeds United Women back to Leeds United ownership. Also in June, Radrizzani completed the purchase of Elland Road from Jacob Adler's company, Teak Commercial Limited for £20 million, using his own company Greenfield Investment Pte Ltd. On 4 February 2018, Christiansen
14904-456: The team 21st in the Second Division, Bremner was fired to make way for Howard Wilkinson . Leeds avoided relegation that season, and in March 1989 signed Gordon Strachan from Manchester United for £300,000. The Scottish midfielder was named captain, and helped Leeds win the Second Division in 1989–90 and gain promotion back to the First Division. Leeds finished fourth in 1990–91 , and in the 1991–92 season they became champions of England for
15042-546: The team needed to leave the stadium in order to fulfil its ambitions. In August 2013, QPR started discussions with Hammersmith and Fulham Council about moving into a new stadium, believed to be at Old Oak Common, and soon after, in December, confirmed that they would be leaving Loftus Road for the short move across west London. However, in July 2014, those plans suffered a setback, with the current tenants at Old Oak – Car Giant – suggesting
15180-402: The team underachieving, Venables was dismissed on 21 March 2003, and replaced by Peter Reid . Ridsdale resigned from the Leeds board and was replaced by existing non-executive director Professor John McKenzie. At this time Leeds were in danger of relegation, but managed to avoid the drop in the penultimate game of the season, beating Arsenal 3–2 away with a late strike by Mark Viduka . Reid
15318-430: The teams below Leeds meant that they were never in any real danger of going down, and a late run of wins put survival beyond doubt well before the end of the season. However, McDermott resigned as manager on 30 May 2014. On 5 April, Cellino was successful in his appeal with independent QC Tim Kerr to take over the club. The takeover was completed on 10 April, with Cellino's company, Eleonora Sport Limited, buying 75% of
15456-459: The television gantry moved in the other direction. The stadium's highest recorded attendance of 35,353 was in a game against Leeds United on 27 April 1974. The following summer the paddock of the South Africa Road stand was converted from terracing to seating with the installation of 4,600 seats, thus lowering the capacity of the stadium to the 31,002 present for the last home match of the 1975/6 season against Leeds United on 24 April 1976. During
15594-510: The third time. During the close season Leeds were founder members of the new Premier League , which became the top division of English football. However, the 1992–93 season saw Leeds exiting the Champions League in the early stages, and eventually finishing 17th in the league (having won no away matches in the league), narrowly avoiding relegation. Wilkinson's Leeds were unable to provide any consistent challenge for honours, and his position
15732-646: The trophy after a 1–0 victory over Arsenal in the final. In the 1972–73 season, the Whites again came close to a Treble, but they finished third in the league, losing the 1973 FA Cup final to Second Division Sunderland 1–0 against all expectations, and reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup against Italian club AC Milan at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium , where they were beaten 1–0 following some controversial refereeing by Christos Michas who
15870-496: The war in the early 1950s. It was built on the site of the grounds of the 1908 Franco-British Exhibition and close to the White City Stadium and has given its name to the northern part of Shepherd's Bush which is now better known as White City. Shepherd's Bush is a major transport interchange in west London. Five London Underground stations serve the area, including: All stations are in London fare zone 2 . The Central line links
16008-540: The way for Dick Ray to return as manager. In the years up until the start of World War II Leeds were twice relegated; on both occasions they were re-promoted the following season. On 5 March 1935, Dick Ray resigned after 8 years being manager, and was replaced by Billy Hampson , who remained in charge for 12 years. In the 1946–47 season after the war, Leeds were relegated again, with the worst league record in their history. After this season, Hampson resigned (he stayed with Leeds as their chief scout for eight months) and
16146-487: The week fellow consortium member Andrew Flowers, the managing director of Leeds' shirt sponsor Enterprise Insurance, stated that GFH had "breached their covenant with us" after inviting a rival bid from Massimo Cellino , the president of the Serie A club Cagliari Calcio . Haigh's statement read: As fans know, we signed a share acquisition agreement with GFH Capital at the end of last year. This meant, I believed, that we were in
16284-404: The years. Leeds appointed George Graham as Wilkinson's successor. This appointment was controversial as Graham had previously received a one-year ban from The Football Association for receiving illegal payments from a football agent. Graham made some astute purchases and also helped blood youngsters from Leeds' youth cup winning side. By the end of the 1997–98 season, Leeds had qualified for
16422-423: Was a 2005 Rugby League Tri-Nations match between Great Britain and New Zealand on 29 October 2005 with New Zealand winning, 42–26. There are several London Underground stations near the stadium, the closest being White City , which is on the Central line , about five minutes walk away from the stadium. A further two minutes walk away is Wood Lane on the Hammersmith & City line . Shepherd's Bush Market
16560-642: Was a popular music and live sports venue located on the western end of the green, and home to the West London Wildcats and Shepherds Bush Raiders Aussie Rules teams. On Australian and New Zealand national holidays, big sporting events such as the National Rugby League Grand Final , Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup Rugby Union test matches, Australian Football League grand final , memorial days such as Waitangi Day , Australia Day , and Anzac Day , and on Sundays after The Church,
16698-561: Was a surprise appointment, as Clough had been an outspoken critic of Revie and the team's tactics. Clough's tenure as manager started badly, with defeat in the Charity Shield against Liverpool in which Billy Bremner and Kevin Keegan were sent off for fighting. Under Clough, the team performed poorly, and after only 44 days he was dismissed. Clough was replaced by former England captain Jimmy Armfield . Armfield took Revie's ageing team to
16836-673: Was against France B in 1992 with the hosts winning, 2–0, and the other was against Russia-2 in 1998 and won, 4–1. It was the first 'neutral' venue to capitalise on hosting international friendlies not involving England . A testimonial match for Simon Barker saw QPR lose to the Jamaica national team by 2–1 in March 1998, with the national team returning to Loftus Road in 2002 to play Nigeria where they lost, 1–0. Israel requested to play their Euro 2004 qualifying match against Cyprus as UEFA had banned Israel from hosting home games on its own territory due to security concerns. The application
16974-488: Was announced that Loftus Road Stadium would be renamed the 'Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium' in honour of the former QPR youth team member Kiyan Prince who was fatally stabbed in 2006. In December 2021, it was announced that the Ellerslie Road Stand would be renamed the Stanley Bowles Stand. In February 2022 the club announced a fundraising campaign, asking supporters to pay for the planned renaming costs. Ahead of
17112-412: Was appointed as the new head coach, replacing Steve Evans. On 4 January 2017, Italian businessman Andrea Radrizzani purchased a 50% stake in the club from Massimo Cellino. At the close of the 2016–17 season, Leeds narrowly missed out on the play-offs. Leeds had been in the play-off positions for the majority of the season before a poor run of form in the final games saw them drop into seventh place. This
17250-462: Was claimed that manager Terry Venables would let opposition teams train on the pitch when it was dry, and then deliberately dampen the pitch so that the ball played differently to what they expected at kick off. It was removed in April 1988 because of football legislation and replaced with grass. There were just three other league stadiums in the whole country with a plastic pitch, and by 1994 all of these had been ripped up. New stands were opened at
17388-419: Was compounded by being knocked out in the fourth round of the FA Cup by non-League side Sutton United 1–0, who, at the time, were 83 places and three divisions below Leeds. On 23 May 2017, Radrizzani announced a 100% buyout of Leeds United, buying the remaining 50% shares from previous co-owner Massimo Cellino, with Radrizzani taking full ownership of the club. Garry Monk resigned as head coach two days after
17526-528: 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 February 1915. At that time the ground was an open field with a pavilion. One stand from Park Royal was dismantled and re-erected in 1919, forming the Ellerslie Road stand. This stand was the only covered seating in the ground until 1968 and was replaced in 1972. It had
17664-455: Was dismissed, after a bad run of games, leaving the team tenth in the Championship. On 6 February, Paul Heckingbottom was confirmed as Christiansen's replacement. On 24 May 2018, Leeds announced that 49ers Enterprises , the business arm of the NFL side San Francisco 49ers , had bought shares in the club to become a minority investor. Heckingbottom was dismissed by Leeds in June 2018 after being at
17802-478: Was given a permanent contract at Leeds the following summer and brought in several players on loan. An unsuccessful start to the 2003–04 season saw Reid dismissed, and Eddie Gray take over as caretaker manager until the end of the season. An insolvency specialist, Gerald Krasner , led a consortium of local businessmen which took over Leeds and oversaw the sale of the club's assets, including senior and emerging youth players of any value. Leeds were relegated during
17940-491: Was interest from commercial buyers and housing developers. A supporter's trust was set up to keep the club at Loftus Road, and to fight the suggested move out of the stadium and to Milton Keynes . One further suggestion was a merger between QPR and fellow London club Wimbledon , with the newly merged club playing at Loftus Road, but this idea was abandoned following the response from supporters. A £1 million payment by QPR's long time local rivals Fulham in 2002 helped to alleviate
18078-835: Was later banned by UEFA for 'fixing' other matches. Revie was offered the managers role at Everton in the summer, but chose to remain at Leeds. The following season, they won the 1973–74 First Division with a five-point lead over second-placed Liverpool. Revie chose to take the job of England national team manager at the end of the 1973–74 season. In his 13 years in charge, Revie guided Leeds to two Football League First Division titles, one FA Cup, one League Cup, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, one Football League Second Division title and one Charity Shield. He also guided them to three more FA Cup Finals, two more FA Cup Semi-finals, one more Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Semi-final, one European Cup Winners' Cup Final and one European Cup Semi-final. The team also finished second in
18216-507: Was let by Frost Meadowcroft on behalf of Westfield to Zodiak Entertainment in September 2009 and in Rockley Road is the 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m ) Shepherds Building where Endemol another TV company are based and where Jellycat, a soft toy company, relocated their head office to in February 2010. The residential areas of Shepherd's Bush are primarily located to the west of
18354-418: Was not helped by a poor display in the 1996 League Cup final which Leeds lost to Aston Villa . Leeds could only finish 13th in 1995–96 , and after a 4–0 home defeat by Manchester United early in 1996–97 , Wilkinson had his contract terminated. One of the legacies of Wilkinson and youth coach Paul Hart was the development of Leeds United's youth academy, which has produced numerous talented footballers over
18492-545: Was rejected as there were already five scheduled matches over the course of thirteen days as it was during the time that QPR were sharing Loftus Road with Fulham. QPR themselves played the Iranian national team in a pre-season friendly on 23 July 2005. On 14 November 2006, Australia drew 1–1 with Ghana in an international friendly at the ground. In 2007 Denmark won, 3–1, against Australia at Loftus Road. In 2008, Australia played another friendly at Loftus Road against South Africa ,
18630-423: Was replaced in April 1947 by Willis Edwards . In 1948, Sam Bolton replaced Ernest Pullan as the chairman of Leeds United. Edwards was moved to assistant manager in April 1948 after just one year as manager. He was replaced by Frank Buckley . Leeds remained in the Second Division until 1955–56 , when they once again won promotion to the First Division, inspired by John Charles . Charles was hungry for success at
18768-497: Was the national home of BBC Television, and it is from there that BBC TV and radio news, the BBC website and a host of TV drama and light entertainment were broadcast. The BBC moved all of its news operations from Television Centre to Broadcasting House in central London in 2012. Shepherd's Bush Green The newly regenerated green in 2012–13 was the site for the public sculptures Goaloids by Fine Artist Elliott Brook. This Inspire Mark (awarded by LOCOG ( London Organising Committee of
18906-435: Was unable to lift the team out of the relegation zone for much of the season, despite bringing in a number of experienced loan players and free transfers on short-term deals. With relegation virtually assured, Leeds entered administration on 4 May 2007, thus incurring a league-imposed 10-point deduction that officially relegated the club to the third tier of English football; the club had previously never played any lower than
19044-413: Was unable to stop the decline, and in 1980 Adamson resigned and was replaced by former player Allan Clarke. Despite spending freely on players, he was unable to stem the tide, and the club was relegated at the end of 1981–82 . Clarke was replaced by former teammate Eddie Gray . With no money to spend on team building, Gray concentrated on youth development, but was unable to guide them to promotion from
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