Loakes Park
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Loakes Park was the home of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club from 1895 to 1990. It was located next to Wycombe General Hospital in the centre of High Wycombe, UK. The ground was donated to the club, by Frank Adams a former Wanderers player who had bought the freehold on the ground from Lord Carrington in 1945.
The clubs present ground, Adams Park was named to honour Frank Adams.
The most famous (and infamous) feature of the ground was the 'twisted' slope of the pitch. This meant that a player, when taking a corner, could not see the diagonally opposing corner.
Arguably the most memorable match to be played at Loakes Park was in the FA Cup 3rd Round of 1975. At the time Middlesbrough were at the top of the old Football League First Division (now the Premiership), and Wycombe (a non-league team at this time) held them to a 0-0 draw, with a record attendance of 12,789 watching this memorable game.
During the final season of Loakes Park, 1989-90, Wycombe Wanderers were still playing in the GM Vauxhall Conference, and three years later they won promotion to the Football League.
The site of Loakes Park was redeveloped for an extension to the nearby hospital, and other parts were developed as housing.
Coordinates: 51°37′35.77″N 0°45′17.24″W / 51.6266028°N 0.7547889°W
