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
In Memory of QPR Centre-Half, Ron Hunt
It was very sad to hear the recent news about the passing of Ron Hunt, centre-half stalwart of the QPR FC League Cup winning side of 1967. Ron was a product of the highly successful QPR FC youth team policy of the mid-60s. During the period 1964 to 1973 he played 255 first team games Continue reading
QPR U23 (5) – Crystal Palace U23 (0)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Kakay, Hamalainen, Goss, Bassong, Hall, Smyth, Owens, Oteh, Chair, Dalling Sub Not Used: Dickinson On a glorious sunny afternoon at Harlington with the temperature somewhere in the high 70’s, Rangers took the lead after five minutes. Paul Smyth had burst down the right -flank and after his shot hit Continue reading
QPR (2) – Norwich City (1) – 19th February 1955
Team: Brown, Woods, Ingham, Nicholas, Powell (M), Angell, Kerrins, Smith, Clark, Cameron, Shepherd Attendance: 6,478 On 19th February 1955, the Rangers took on Norwich City at Loftus Road. The following match report appeared later that day in the Eastern Football News (the Pink Un): ‘In Artic conditions that made the lot of both spectators and 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
The Indy R’s Cheque Presentation in aid of the QPR Tiger Cubs
My 21st Indy R’s badge was produced last year as a fundraiser for the QPR Tiger Cubs. The sale of 120 badges raised a total of £604.09. Ahead of the 10th anniversary of ‘QPR in the Community Trust’ in February 2019, a reception was held at Loftus Road last week with over 100 visitors in Continue reading
QPR U23 (3) – Burnley U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Felix, Genovesi, Goss, Omar, Bassong, Oduwa, Bettache, Oteh, Chair, Tilt Sub Not Used: Bowman With Steve McClaren looking on, the R’s starting line-up included another run-out for trialist, 22 year-old winger Nathan Oduwa, a third opportunity to impress for Sebastien Bassong and Sean Goss was on the road back Continue reading
Hull City (1) – QPR (3): Les Allen Scored 2 of the Goals on this Day in 1965 – Happy 81st Birthday Les
Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Hazell, Collins, Allen, McAdams, Sanderson, Morgan (R). Substitute: Morgan (I) Attendance: 20,478 (match receipts £3,596) Rangers had suffered a 1-6 defeat at Griffin Park on the opening day of the season, which was followed by an impressive 4-1 home win over Brighton. Five days later the R’s went down Continue reading
Shepherd’s Bush Green in 1870
The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 26th March 1870: ‘The enclosure of this open space which is regarded by the inhabitants of Hammersmith, more particularly those who reside in the immediate neighbourhood of the Green, as one of the lungs of the parish, would effectually remove an intolerable nuisance which has Continue reading
Meet the QPR Players at Kensington Town Hall on 26th September 1964
On 25th September 1964 I travelled to Loftus Road with some of my schoolmates, and as the match programme proclaimed: ‘Friday Night is Rangers Night’. The R’s beat Hull City 2-1 that night with goals from Mike Keen and Billy McAdams. The programme promoted a Supporters Association Grand Dance at Kensington Town Hall the following Continue reading
