Category: History

I had thought that QPR’s first overseas tour had been to France and Germany in 1912, but it has now come to light that the Rangers travelled to Belgium four years earlier. A Reuters telegram was circulated to the Press on Sunday 3rd May reporting that QPR had defeated Brussels Racing Club 5-2: ‘The excellent Continue reading

A few days after the friendly match at Ruislip’s Breakspear Road ground on the 10th March 1986, the Hayes & Harlington Gazette reported that: ‘First Division Queen’s Park Rangers drew a bumper crowd of 1,500 to Breakspear Road on Monday evening for a special match against Ruislip to officially switch on the local club’s new Continue reading

The following article appeared in the Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette on 11th April 1968: ‘Home matches are recognised throughout sport to be beneficial to the host club, where they are considered to have a better chance of coming out on top. Queen’s Park Rangers have shown how much “home” means to them by their Continue reading

Team: Brown, Powell (G), Ingham, Gilberg, Spence, Farrow, Muir, Hold, Addinall, Smith (C), Waugh Attendance: 41,706 On 15th March 1952, bottom-placed QPR travelled to high-flying Sheffield Wednesday. Fred Walters wrote the following (amended) match report for a local newspaper: ‘Wednesday’s narrow victory over Queen’s Park Rangers, bottom club in the Second Division, kept them well Continue reading

On Thursday 30th March 1922, QPR took on a “Golden Moth” X1 at Loftus Road. The stage production, described as a ‘musical play’, was running at the Adelphi Theatre in the Strand. Rangers fielded their full league eleven with the exception of Harry Edgley, who was replaced by Robert Faulkner at outside-right. The match was Continue reading

QPR’s first competitive match was played on 1st November 1890, when they took on Tottenham Hotspur at Brondesbury Park in the 2nd round of the London Senior Cup. Around 500 attended the game and the Rangers side lined-up as follows: A. Schneidan, T. Saunders, H. Sturges, J. Spurr, W. Ridout, J. McKenzie, A. Druett, F. Continue reading

Team: Drinkwater, Woods, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, Lazarus, Bedford, Evans, Longbottom, Whitaker. Attendance: 12,725 Alec Stock had said the previous Saturday following the defeat at Grimsby: “The glass of beer didn’t taste so good afterwards…I didn’t feel like singing!” Hull City travelled to Loftus Road on 18th February 1961. Brian Taylor wrote the following comprehensive Continue reading

At the end of the 1900/01 season QPR were forced to move from the Kensal Rise Athletic Ground. Mainly through the efforts of Rangers’ director, Mr T. R. Eagle, the Club moved to a ground at the rear of St. Quintin Avenue, which was situated close to the ‘Latimer Arms’ pub. The following article, which Continue reading

The following article appeared in the local Gazette on 11th February 1964: ‘New high-powered floodlights are to be installed at Loftus Road before the start of next season. They will cost between about £13,000 and £15,000. This news comes less than a week after 65-year-old glove manufacturer, Bert Baker, took over as chairman of QPR. Continue reading

Edward (Ned) Anderson: ‘Death of Veteran QPR Footballer’ The following article appeared in the Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette on 24th April 1975: ‘A link with soccer history disappeared this week with the death of 91-year-old Ned Anderson who had been the oldest living Queen’s Park Rangers player. Ned died peacefully in his sleep at Continue reading