Category: History

The following servicemen had at some point in their careers, played for Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club, and all tragically lost their lives serving their country: Albert Edward Bonass was born in Yorkshire and joined the R’s in 1939. He became a reserve policeman before joining the RAF. Albert lost his life when his Stirling Continue reading

Les joined the R’s from Tottenham in July 1965 for a then record fee of £20,000 and made his debut at Griffin Park in the opening game of the season. It was very much a transitional stage for the R’s with the likes of Les, Jimmy Langley, Ian Watson and Keith Sanderson joining the young Continue reading

Team: Drinkwater, Woods, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, Lazarus, Bedford, Evans, Andrews, Clark Attendance: 4,805 The march of time has left me with the sobering thought that I am one of the few spectators out of a meagre crowd of 4,805 still alive and able to recall a personal account of this historic encounter on 3rd Continue reading

Rangers had drawn both their opening league games of the 1939/40 season and then on 3rd September 1939, Britain declared war on Germany following their invasion of Poland. The R’s had lost 0-1 at Walsall the previous day, which then saw the football season suspended until further notice. However on the following Saturday, QPR took Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Masson, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Busby, Beck, Bowles, Givens. Sub: Rogers Attendance: 19,583 Luton Town return to Loftus Road on Saturday after an absence of twelve years. Rangers defeated the Hatters 2-1 at Loftus Road on 1st March 1975 and Dennis Signy wrote the following match report: ‘Substitute Don Rogers, the butt Continue reading

England: Peter Springett (QPR), George Cohen (Fulham), Keith Newton (Blackburn Rovers), Martin Peters (West Ham), Brian Labone (Everton), Bobby Moore (West Ham), Mike Summerbee (Manchester City), Roger Hunt (Liverpool), Johnny Byrne (Crystal Palace), Geoff Hurst (West Ham), Alan Ball (Everton). Young England: Jim Montgomery (Sunderland), John Charles (West Ham), Bobby Thomson (Wolves), Colin Harvey (Everton), Continue reading

Team: Shaw, White, Fidler, Mitchell, McLean, Lintott, Pentland, Skilton, Walker, Gittens, Barnes The new Park Royal Stadium hadn’t been completed so Rangers were still playing at the Agricultural Showground half a mile away. On 19th October 1907 they took on Portsmouth. The following article was written by Titybus (honest!) and appeared two days later in Continue reading

The following article appeared in the Kilburn Times on 19th August 1905: ‘The Kensal Rise Athletic Ground, until last year the home of the Queen’s Park Rangers, has now changed hands again, and since it has come into the possession of that well-known promoter of sports meetings, Mr W. Ecclestone, of the “Coach and Horses,” Continue reading

Back in the early 60’s a visit Colchester United’s old ground in Layer Road was a regular feature of our season. As usual we would go by train and then walk to the ground, which was situated in South Colchester. This was no joy because after you leave Colchester Station you are faced with the Continue reading

Team: Collins, Archer, Newlands, Bowman, Hitch, Freeman, Cross, Milward, Brown, Blackwood, Wilson Attendance: 10,000 On 5th September 1903, QPR took on Brentford at Kensal Rise in their opening Southern League (Division 1) game of the season. The following match report appeared in the Acton Gazette: ‘The capital display given by the Queen’s Park Rangers in Continue reading