BBC Rewind: The row over Luton Town's plastic pitch
WEBMay 20, 2023 · In the 1980s, the Hatters' Kenilworth Road home was famous for its plastic pitch. Here is an archive excerpt from BBC Rewind on the the club's history - and the row that surrounded the playing...
Luton Town fans gather for a 'plastic pitch reunion' - BBC
WEBDec 12, 2012 · Luton Town fans have gathered for a 'plastic pitch reunion' - 21 years after the club stopped using the artificial surface at Kenilworth Road. Supporters who had bought, or stolen, part of the...
Kenilworth Road - Wikipedia
WEBKenilworth Road, known affectionately as The Kenny, [2] is an association football stadium in Bury Park, Luton, Bedfordshire, England. It has been the home ground of Luton Town since 1905. The stadium has also hosted women's and youth international matches, including the second leg of the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football final.
They used to play football on plastic - These Football Times
WEBOct 19, 2015 · Despite QPR’s travails of 1984/85, it didn’t stop Luton Town installing an artificial pitch that summer. Luton shunned the Omni-Turf option and went for the more state of the art version on offer from a Leicestershire company by the name of En-tout-cas.
Plastic or fantastic: The stories of QPR, Luton, Oldham and …
WEBJul 29, 2023 · In the early 1980s, amidst harsh winters and scorching summers, several English clubs sought to break free from the constraints of natural grass pitches. Queens Park Rangers (QPR), Luton Town, Oldham Athletic, and Preston North End took a daring leap by installing artificial turf in their stadiums.
Luton’s Kenilworth Road is basic, boisterous and brilliant – Premier ...
WEBMay 17, 2023 · Long gone are the days of the much-maligned plastic pitch at Luton, and instead improvements have been made along the way despite the constraints of the streets of terraced homes which hem...
Kenilworth Road: The throwback Luton Town stadium hosting the ... - BBC
WEBMay 28, 2023 · Kenilworth Road is boxed in by housing on three sides, with a busway and major road on the other. The club has long planned to move to a new stadium on the site of a former electricity power...
Welcome to Kenilworth Road: Is Luton’s ground ready for the …
WEBMay 25, 2023. Kenilworth Road is easy to miss when walking along Dunstable Road, a hub of shops and restaurants to the west of Luton’s town centre. It shows itself at the top of the adjoining...
The night the Premier League landed in Luton: ‘Whatever happens …
WEBSep 3, 2023 · Nigel and Sue Marlow and their 19-year-old son Harry are drinking beers out of plastic cups overlooking The Mall shopping complex.
Luton Town: Thousands line streets for Premier League …
WEBMay 29, 2023 · More than 20,000 fans lined the streets of Luton as the Hatters celebrated promotion to the Premier League. After a nail biting play-off final against Coventry at Wembley, the club secured a top...
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