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
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The Third QPR Supporters’ Club AGM in1938
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
It was Crowded & Enthusiastic, the 1936 QPR Supporters Club Meeting in the Harrow Road
The following article appeared in the Middlesex County Times on 21st March 1936: ‘On Thursday night in last week the second public meeting of the Queen’s Park Rangers’ Supporters Club, held at Queen’s Park Congregational Hall. Harrow-road, attracted hundreds of members and supporters. The chair was taken at the start in the temporary absence of Continue reading
In Memory of Clive Kingham – Loyal R’s Fan & a True Gentleman
Clive had been poorly for a few years. He was being prescribed what seemed to be an endless amount of antibiotics, but a year ago he phoned me to say that with the upturn in the weather, and the steady improvement in his health, he was coming to his first match in nearly a year. Continue reading
They must realise that it is Football a Crowd pays to see’ – QPR fan, F. E. Perry
That could well have been written recently! The following letter was written by F. E. Perry and appeared in the Kensington Post on 23rd August 1935: ‘Sir, it was with feelings of uneasiness I left Loftus Road on Saturday, after having watched Queen’s Park Rangers first trial game of the season. To say I was Continue reading
Seven R’s Fans were injured on their way to the Watford Home Game in 1931
The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 25th September 1931: ‘Seven passengers in a van, on their way to watch Queen’s Park Rangers’ match on Saturday, were injured when the van came into collision with a tramcar in High Road, Willesden. The accident occurred when the van swerved to avoid a child. Continue reading
1938 Palace Cup Tie: Special Transport Facilities for 3,000 R’s Fans have been arranged
The following article appeared in the West London Observer the day before the 1st Round FA Cup tie at Selhurst Park on 26th November 1938: ‘Special transport facilities for 3,000 members of the Queen’s Park Rangers Supporters’ Club have been arranged by the L.M.S. Railway for the Crystal Palace v QPR Cup-tie at Selhurst Park Continue reading
‘The Football League Review Fan of the Week’ – QPR Loft Boy, Freddie Mason
It was announced in a 1968 edition of “The Football League Review” (their official journal), that R’s fan (& Loft Boy) Freddie Mason had won their ‘Fan of the Week’ award: ‘Fred Mason (17) has seen most of the country in the last few years. He knows the major roads and motorways like the back Continue reading
Sligo Boys’ Big Day as QPR Mascots
The following newspaper article was written by Paul Deening and appeared in the ‘Sligo Champion’ on 31st December 2003: ‘Loftus Road and Second Division football may not have quite the same appeal as Old Trafford and the Premiership but for one Sligo fan, the home of Queen’s Park Rangers will become his theatre of dreams Continue reading
Booked! The Gospel According to our Football Heroes – Dan Trelfer & John Smith
A couple of years ago, my friend John Smith tweeted out a passage from Kevin Drinkell’s autobiography (you remember him: Norwich, Cov, Rangers…Grimsby). He made a point that Drinks book was not a riveting page-turner – but there was this one bit that made his mouth drop open. In the passage, Drinks describes a fancy Continue reading