Team: Shaw, McDonald, Pullen, Butterworth, Mitchell, Wake, Whyman, Revill, McKie, Thornton, Barnes. Attendance: 15,000 (with gate receipts of £227) On 2nd December 1911, the Rangers travelled to the Victoria Ground to take on Stoke City for a Southern League game. The following match report appeared in the Athletic News two days later: ‘It is difficult Continue reading
La Paloma Club, 103 Westbourne Grove, London W2
The following article appeared in ‘The Stage’ on 17th October 1963: ‘It does not seem possible that it is six years since the Gateway, one of London’s most durable little theatres, finally gave up the ghost, but La Paloma Club, which inherited the premises, held its anniversary party last Friday and the management solemnly assured 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
Remembering three of the former QPR Players who were Severely Wounded in the Great War.
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, Corporal Albert ‘Ben’ Butler, Frank Cannon, Charlie Clarke, Joseph Dines, Albert Edwards, Alan Fowler, Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson, Evelyn Henry Lintott, Robert McLaren Law, John H. Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Coventry City U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Ingram, Furlong, Kakay, Goss, Hall, Hamalainen, Smyth, Cousins, Oteh, Chair, Osayi-Samuel Sub Not Used: Dickinson On a very mild afternoon at Harlington, Sean Goss captained a strong QPR side to face Coventry City. In goal for the visitors was former Rangers player, Liam O’Brien. Liam was enrolled into the Supporters Continue reading
Sign Please – No. 3 – Stuart Leary & Peter Angell
The pic shown below was taken from a local newspaper and loaned to me by Keith Davies. It must date from around 1963 and shows Stuart Leary and Peter Angell signing a football. Both players have signed Keith’s pic. Peter Angell was signed from Slough Town in 1953 and went on to make 457 appearances Continue reading
1907: Southall (4) – QPR Reserves (3)
Team: Webb, Smith, Ainsworth, Handford, Mitchell, Philpot, Perry, Skilton, Hitchcock, Theobald, Stagg. A Rangers reserve side travelled to Southall on 21st September 1907. The following match report appeared in the Middlesex & Surrey Express the following week: ‘Played at Western-road, Southall, on Saturday when the homesters achieved a brilliant victory. The visitors brought a strong Continue reading
The 1910 Gallaher’s QPR Cigarette Card featuring William Barnes
In 1910 Gallaher’s Ltd of Belfast/London, issued a series of 100 cards in their Association Football Club Colours series and number 68 featured QPR winger, William Barnes. On the reverse side of the card it reads: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers became a Southern League Club in 1899, and did fairly well before winning the championship in Continue reading
Films Showing in October 1957 at the Classic Cinema, Notting Hill…
Previously a restaurant, the building situated at 87 Notting Hill Gate, dates back to 1861. In 1911 it opened as the Electric Palace. Later known as the Embassy Cinema, it was badly damaged during a World War 2 bombing raid. It was renamed as the Classic in 1957 and in October of that year the Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Ipswich Town U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Felix, Williams, Owens, Rowan, Wells, Tilt, Bansal-McNulty, Walker, Oteh, Dalling. Subs Not Used: Dickinson, Omar. On a blustery afternoon in West London, Ipswich Town arrived at Loftus Road as league leaders and unbeaten in seven matches. The R’s starting line-up included 20-year-old defender, Charlie Rowan who had been released Continue reading
