Editing Queens Park Rangers F.C. (section)

==Grounds==
Queens Park Rangers have led a somewhat nomadic existence in their history. The several grounds used prior to 1886 are unknown but were probably in the [[Queen's Park, London|Queen's Park]] area of London (the first being ''The Queen's Park'' itself). Thereafter, the club played at 15 different locations in west London and north-west London, but since joining [[the Football League]] in 1920,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qpr.co.uk/club/history/potted-history/|title=QPR: A Potted History|website=QPR.co.uk|publisher=Queens Park Rangers FC|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703220821/http://www.qpr.co.uk/club/history/potted-history/|archive-date=3 July 2014}}</ref> they have only played at two grounds: [[Loftus Road]] (briefly known as Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium between 2019 and 2022) and [[White City Stadium]].

[[File:Loftus Road before QPR vs Nottingham Forest, 27 November 2019.jpg|thumb|[[Loftus Road]] has been QPR's stadium for the majority of their history]]
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*Welford Fields (1886–1888)<ref name="Fernandes's vision">{{Cite newspaper The Times|date=13 December 2013|author=[[Matt Dickinson (journalist)|Dickinson, Matt]]|page=95|url=http://www.qpr.co.uk/documents/the-times-qpr64-1978866.pdf|department=Sport|title=Fernandes's vision for a new home is taking shape despite risks}}</ref>
*[[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish Ground]] (1888–1889)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*Home Farm (1888–1889)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[Kensal Green]] (1888–1889)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*Gun Club (1888–1889)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[Wormwood Scrubs]] (1888–1889){{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
*Kilburn Cricket Ground (1888–1889)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[Barn Elms]] (1891)
*Kensal Rise Athletic Ground (1899–1901)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*Latimer Road (1901–1902)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*Kensal Rise Athletic Ground (1902–1904)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[Royal Agricultural Society of England|Royal Agricultural Society]] showgrounds (1904–1907)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>{{efn|group=stadia|The grounds in [[Park Royal]], London.}}
*Park Royal Ground (1907–1917)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[Loftus Road]] (1917–1931)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[White City Stadium]] (1931–1933)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[Loftus Road]] (1933–1962)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[White City Stadium]] (1962–1963)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
*[[Loftus Road]] (1963&nbsp;–present)<ref name="Fernandes's vision"/>
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There were plans to build a new 40,000-seater stadium called New Queens Park; however, plans have been shelved with the club looking to build a stadium on the site of the [[Linford Christie Stadium]] with 30,000 seats. The club have argued this would bring a huge financial boost to the local area,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-qprfc-201118-linford-christie-stadium-report|title=New QPR stadium could generate £60m a year for local area, report finds|date=20 November 2018|work=West London Sport|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201222758/https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-qprfc-201118-linford-christie-stadium-report|url-status=live}}</ref> but their plans were met with some initial scepticism<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/council-point-finger-at-qprs-owners-over-stadium-campaign|title=Council point finger at QPR's owners over stadium campaign|date=22 November 2018|work=West London Sport|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201193918/https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/council-point-finger-at-qprs-owners-over-stadium-campaign|url-status=live}}</ref> by [[Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council election, 2006|Hammersmith & Fulham Council.]]

QPR have also been involved in a long-running legal battle to build a training ground at [[Warren Farm, Southall|Warren Farm]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-qpr-training-ground-7year-battle-warren-farm-011118|title=QPR's seven-year battle for a training ground at Warren Farm: a timeline|date=1 November 2018|work=West London Sport|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201222756/https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-qpr-training-ground-7year-battle-warren-farm-011118|url-status=live}}</ref> in [[Southall]]. In November 2018, [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|Supreme Court]] judges rejected the final appeal from local objectors<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.savewarrenfarm.com/|title=Save Warren Farm|website=savewarrenfarm.com|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=1 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201181026/http://www.savewarrenfarm.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> against the proposals,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-against-qpr-training-ground|title=Supreme Court rejects appeal against QPR training ground|date=1 November 2018|work=West London Sport|access-date=1 December 2018|archive-date=2 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181202005807/https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-against-qpr-training-ground|url-status=live}}</ref> paving the way for the redevelopment of the site to begin. However the club formally abandoned plans for a training ground at Warren Farm on 6 May 2020 replacing it with a plan to develop the site into a community sports centre as the club signed a non-disclosure agreement with an unknown party regarding the freehold of another site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Community sports facilities commitment for Warren Farm |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/community-sports-facilities-commitment-for-warren-farm/ |website=QPR |language=en |date=6 May 2020 |access-date=16 July 2020 |archive-date=20 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122153/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/community-sports-facilities-commitment-for-warren-farm/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Pitcher |first1=Greg |title=QPR scraps Populous training ground plans |url=https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/qpr-scraps-populous-training-ground-plans |work=The Architects' Journal |date=13 May 2020 |language=en |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182657/https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/qpr-scraps-populous-training-ground-plans |url-status=live }}</ref> It was announced on 6 July that the club formally secured the freehold of the Heston Sports Ground from Imperial College, with the intention of developing the site into a training ground for the club, with discussions ongoing between the club and Hounslow Council.<ref>{{cite web |title=QPR exchanges contracts on new training ground |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/qpr-exchanges-contracts-on-new-training-ground/ |website=QPR |language=en |date=6 July 2020 |access-date=16 July 2020 |archive-date=18 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200718003728/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/qpr-exchanges-contracts-on-new-training-ground/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Collings |first1=Simon |title=New QPR training ground a step closer as club exchanges contracts |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/qpr-news-training-ground-contracts-exchanged-a4490081.html |work=Evening Standard |date=6 July 2020 |language=en |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182248/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/qpr-news-training-ground-contracts-exchanged-a4490081.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 31 March 2021, the club obtained planning permission for the redevelopment of Heston Sports Ground into a state of the art training ground, subject to a referral to the Secretary of State. The club received formal support from the Secretary of State on 27 September 2021 along with final planning permission from Hounslow Council being granted, with formal construction beginning on 1 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/planning-permission-approved-for-new-training-ground-270921/|title=Planning permission approved for new training ground|access-date=7 October 2021|archive-date=9 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009172517/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/planning-permission-approved-for-new-training-ground-270921/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Club aims to move into the £20m facility, (with £6.75m being raised through a bond scheme), by the start of the 2022–23 season, with the final competition date being the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=QPR obtain planning permission for Heston redevelopment |url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/qpr-obtain-planning-permission-for-heston-redevelopment-310321/ |website=QPR |language=en |date=31 March 2021 |access-date=1 April 2021 |archive-date=31 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210331210448/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/qpr-obtain-planning-permission-for-heston-redevelopment-310321/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2019, the club gifted the stadium naming rights to The Kiyan Prince Foundation, a local charity set up by the father of [[Kiyan Prince]]. Prince was a former QPR youth player who was fatally stabbed in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kiyan Prince Foundation: QPR's stadium being renamed |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49295790 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 August 2019 |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183103/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49295790 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=QPR's Loftus Road becomes The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium |url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2019/06/07/qprs-loftus-road-becomes-kiyan-prince-foundation-stadium/ |work=The Stadium Business |date=7 June 2019 |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182418/https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2019/06/07/qprs-loftus-road-becomes-kiyan-prince-foundation-stadium/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On 25 May 2022, the club announced that the stadium name would revert to Loftus Road ahead of the 2022–23 season.<ref name="QPR 2022">{{cite web|title=QUEENS Park Rangers Football Club can confirm the name of our home stadium will return to Loftus Road ahead of the 2022/23 campaign|website=QPR|date=25 May 2022|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/thisisloftusroad/|access-date=20 August 2022|archive-date=20 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020122155/https://www.qpr.co.uk/news/club-news/thisisloftusroad/|url-status=live}}</ref>