White City Stadium venue. Also in 1931, Queens Park Rangers F.C. began the first of two spells playing at the stadium, until 1933 (the second spell was from 1962–63). QPR eventually decided against a permanent move to White City and stayed at Loftus Road. Between 1932 and 1958 the stadium hosted major British boxing events, with attendances peaking as high as 90,000 for the second meeting between Len Harvey and Jack Petersen in 1934. The first major fight at the stadium was Len Harvey’s unsuccessful challenge for the NBA Middleweight Championship versus Marcel Thil of France. Future heavyweight champion Primo Carnera suffered his
Edinburgh City F.C. (1928) the Edinburgh City name. The new Edinburgh City gained promotion to the Scottish Professional Football League in 2016. When the club first joined the Scottish Football League in 1931, it played its home matches at Powderhall Stadium. The pitch was only just wider than the minimum width of 50 yards due to the presence of a sprint track. Edinburgh City also played at City Park during the club's time in the SFL. The club colours were white and black. Edinburgh City F.C. (1928) Edinburgh City Football Club was an amateur Scottish football club, which played in the Scottish Football League