Category: Fanzone

When Barry Thompkins put up a photo of his Great-Grandfather recently on the: ‘You’re Probably from W12 if…’ Facebook group page, I just had to contact him. A moment captured in time, from the late 1920’s in fact. Barry added that it showed his Great-Grandfather walking down the Uxbridge Road en route to Loftus Road Continue reading

Earlier this month I published Bill Hodge’s 1976 letter to the local Gazette, titled: ‘Rangers – Don’t let Greed Ruin your chances of being a Great Club’. This prompted the following response on 1st April from Club Secretary, Ron Phillips: ‘I hope you will allow Queen’s Park Rangers to reply to the letter recently published Continue reading

QPR topped the First Division table in March 1976. Bill Hodge of Stanleycroft Close in Isleworth raised a number of issues, which he put together in a letter that month to the Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette: ‘I have been a loyal supporter of Queen’s Park Rangers for more than 35 years, and have stood Continue reading

The following article appeared in the local press on 11th December 1959: ‘Two Shepherd’s Bush brothers, supporters of Queen’s Park Rangers since they were youngsters, told a Gazette and Post reporter this week of a petition they plan to send to the Football Association, signed by QPR Supporters’ Club members, to find out why “diabolical” Continue reading

The QPR board of directors decided in 1931 to move the Club a stone’s throw away to the White City Stadium. The R’s opening league game on 5th September against Bournemouth in front of nearly 19,000 resulted in a 0-3 defeat. Reginald Bacchus of 59, Hammersmith Bridge Road wrote to the West London Observer suggesting Continue reading

‘Combat Frock’: Emily Capell’s Debut Album is finally Here! Emily Capell’s long awaited debut album was finally released on 5th October and later that evening she presented it live at the London Camden Assembly. I received the pre-ordered package last Monday, which included a signed LP on yellow vinyl, a signed CD and even a Continue reading

Rationing was gradually being eased by 1950, but many things were still in short supply. During that year QPR made an appeal for some assistance in one of the home programmes: ‘Alec Farmer and Ted Reay are looking for a few ardent ladies who can darn. Now don’t get the wrong idea, both the trainers Continue reading

Team: Drinkwater, Bentley, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, McClelland, Bedford, Evans, Towers, Collins. Attendance: 28,352 It was an early start for my Dad and I to walk to get the special train to Burnley from Willesden Junction Station. It was about a 50-minute walk to the station from Askew Road. Yes, we did have legs in Continue reading

On 26th February 1948, QPR drew 1-1 with Derby County at Loftus Road in the FA Cup 6th round. Over 28,000 witnessed the match and Johnny Hartburn scored the Rangers goal. The day before the replay, the QPR team travelled up to Derby from St. Pancras on the 4.15pm train. Six thousand R’s fans were Continue reading

Last month I featured the 1936 Supporter’s Club meeting and it became clearly evident that great strides had been made two years on. The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 27th May 1938: ‘A large portion of the Loftus Road side of the QPR ground is to be extended and covered over. Continue reading