Stadiums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Cougar Park
Cougar Park — rugby league stadium in Keighley, West Yorkshire.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Keighley · 0.8 km
About
Cougar Park is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1876. Owned by Keighley Cougars. Managed by Keighley Cougars. Wikidata describes it as: "rugby league stadium in Keighley, West Yorkshire". Coordinates: 53.8753°, -1.9025°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: South Pennine Moors SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cougar Park is a rugby league stadium in Keighley, England, which is the home stadium of the Keighley Cougars. Its capacity is 7,800 people. It also hosted a match during the 1995 Rugby League World Cup. From 1899 until 1995, it was known as "Lawkholme Lane". Football is also played at the ground, Silsden F.C. had played their home matches at the venue between 2003 and 2010. and Steeton A.F.C. played at the ground in 2018 and 2019. In 2025 Ryan O'Neil and Kaue Garcia, the owners of the Cougars, purchased Eccleshill United and moved the football club from Wrose in Bradford to Cougar Park.
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Background
History
Keighley Rugby Football Club was formed on 17 October 1876 and was allowed the use of a field in Lawkholme Lane. On 18 November 1876, the first game took place at Lawkholme Lane. In 1932, with attendances on the rise the directors launched a big scheme of ground improvements. Up to this point Lawkholme Lane had had uncovered terraces and only one open stand on the Stockbridge side of the ground. The playing area was widened; the turf and appointments were improved, and a spacious covered stand was erected. The new stand and improvements were opened on 9 September 1933 when Leeds were the visitors to Lawkholme Lane. When Warrington visited Lawkholme Lane in the Challenge Cup there was a…
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- Coordinates
- 53.8753, -1.9025
- District
- Bradford
- Parish
- Keighley
- Postcode
- BD21 3RF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Keighley and Ilkley
- Established
- 1876
- Nearest railway station
- Keighley — 0.8 km
- Official site
- www.cougarpark.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5176046 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cougar Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Cougar Park under the scoreboard.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cougar Park?
- Cougar Park is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode BD21 3RF), in the parish of Keighley.
- When was Cougar Park built?
- Built or established in 1876.
- Who runs Cougar Park?
- Cougar Park is operated by Keighley Cougars.
- Is Cougar Park a protected site?
- Yes — Cougar Park is part of the South Pennine Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the BRADFORD PENNINE GATEWAY National Nature Reserve.
- How do I get to Cougar Park?
- The nearest railway station is Keighley, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BD21 3RF.