This rare press pic from my collection is dated 17th September 1947 and the text on the reverse side reads as follows: ‘The schoolboys of St. Joseph’s College near London, are fortunate – they pride themselves in their soccer prowess – and rightly so, for they are coached by a first-class instructor, in the Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
The Aftermath of Masonry Falling in Lancaster Road, Notting Hill in 1915
The Portsmouth Evening News reported on 19th March 1915 that: ‘This morning a serious accident, resulting in the death of one woman and serious injury to another, occurred in Lancaster Road, North Kensington. It appears that a large portion of the coping attached to the fronts of No’s 56, 58 and 60, Lancaster-road suddenly collapsed, Continue reading
The 14th Taddy & Co. QPR Cigarette Card – John MacDonald (McDonald)
Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This latest one is the 14th QPR card that I have featured from the first series issued in 1907. On the reverse side of this original card it reads: ‘A ripe, full flavoured Pipe Tobacco, fine cut. In a good well-seasoned briar Continue reading
‘The QPR Advertiser’
There have been a number of periodicals issued by the Club/Supporters Club since the 1940’s. The first one I featured in this series was ‘The Superhoop’ from the 1970’s, which was followed by the ‘Bush Ranger’ and ‘The News-Letter’ respectively. Life expectancy was usually just a few years and it’s doubtful whether ‘The QPR Advertiser’ Continue reading
Spurs Discard Venables gets a new Lease of Life (at QPR)
The following article was written by Ray Bradley and appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine in 1969: ‘On top of the world again, that’s Terry Venables, the Tottenham discard, now the driving force behind Second Division pace-setters Queen’s Park Rangers. Rangers and Venables have much in common. Both endured agony and frustration last season in the First Continue reading
Gerry Francis: Young Rugby Ace becomes England Soccer Star
The following article was written by Gerry Francis and appeared sometime in the mid-1970’s: I suppose I’m unusual in the way I started off on the wrong foot because I nearly became a rugby star. It happened like this: ‘I played soccer at junior school in Chiswick in West London. Then I went to a Continue reading
The Tribute to Rik Mayall’s ‘Bottom’ in Hammersmith Broadway
The following article was written last June by Alix Culbertson and appeared in the local newspaper: ‘Hammersmith and Fulham Council said it is interested in honouring a petition by Rik Mayall fans asking for a bench to be placed in Hammersmith in memory of the TV comic. The online petition, signed by nearly 2,500 people Continue reading
In Memory of Alan McDonald who passed away three years ago today
Macca sadly passed away three years ago today and to commemorate him I’ve reproduced another one of Big Dave Evett’s personal memories: ‘A friend of mine asked me if I would get him two tickets for the Manchester United game. The only thing was that my request was in the same week as the match, Continue reading
The Trials and Tribulations of a QPR Scout
The following snippet comes from an article titled, ‘Keeping a Sharp Look-Out’, by “Ranger”, which appeared in a 1950 home programme: ‘The trials and tribulations of a scout are often not appreciated by the average supporter who is inclined to think in terms of the talent the scout produces. It is very rarely that a Continue reading
Remembering Leslie Locke
Leslie Locke was a Queen’s Park Rangers footballer of the 50’s that perhaps has slipped below the memory radar of a lot of older R’s supporters. Born in Perth, Scotland, in 1934, he joined QPR as an amateur in 1956, turning pro in 1958 and scored 29 goals in 82 games during his spell at Continue reading