Cougar Park
Bradford (Keighley), West Yorkshire, England
Cougar Park, Bradford (Keighley), England — opened 1876, 2,135 rugby league games hosted, home of Keighley Cougars.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1876 |
| Home club | Keighley Cougars |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 2,135 |
| Top recorded crowd | 8,993 |
| Capacity | 7,800 |
| Test matches hosted | 3 |
| Surface | Grass (a 2026 planning application to install a synthetic pitch, citing overuse/injury concerns, was pending as of publication) |
| Years used | 1901–2026 |
| Location | Bradford (Keighley), West Yorkshire |
Name history
- Lawkholme Lane — 1899-1995
- Cougar Park — since 1995, alongside the club's Keighley Cougars rebrand
Rugby league history
Hosted matches in the 1995 Rugby League World Cup, including Fiji's 52-6 win over South Africa, and later staged Emerging Nations Tournament fixtures. The club bought the 13-acre site outright in 1957. A Challenge Cup tie against Warrington drew a reported ground-record crowd of around 14,000, well above the modern capacity of roughly 7,800.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 8 October 1995 — Fiji 52-6 South Africa (1995 Rugby League World Cup), attendance 4,845
- 15 November 2000 — Canada 6-66 Italy (Emerging Nations Tournament)
- Touring international sides also visited in 1907, 1909, 1921, 1929, 1934 and 1952 (opponents/scores not identified in sources found)
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Notable games played here
| Date | Competition | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Group A, 8 Oct 1995 | 1995 Rugby League World Cup | Fiji 52-6 South Africa |
Only matches we have full, sourced records for are listed here — other historic games mentioned above may not have a dedicated match page built yet (World Cup coverage in particular is still expanding tournament by tournament).
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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