Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This latest one is the 13th QPR card that I have featured from the first series issued in 1907. On the reverse side of this original card it reads: ‘A delightfully cool pipe tobacco, combining the sweetness and fragrance of the better Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
‘I Came 4,000 Miles to Score the Greatest Goal of My Life’ – Tesi Balogun
The following article appeared in ‘Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly’ in April 1957: ‘It’s a long way from Lagos, Nigeria, to Shepherd’s Bush, London – approximately 4,080 miles – but I’m more than glad I made the journey. Not that my route was direct. Before I was given my big chance with Queen’s Park Rangers, I Continue reading
Keith Friend’s 1977 Interview with Frank Sibley for the ‘Superhoop’
Issue No. 9 of the Supporters Club magazine: ‘The Superhoop’, included an in-depth interview with Frank Sibley at the ‘Rangers Stadium’ on Tuesday 13th September 1977: KF: Frank, were you surprised when you were offered the Manager’s job? FS: Yes, my first reaction was surprise. I’d always hoped that at some stage I might get Continue reading
The 1969 London Five-a-Side Football Championship
Twelve teams competed in the 1969 London Five-a-Side Championship on 23rd April at the Empire Pool in Wembley. Rangers went out at the very first hurdle after Tottenham defeated the R’s 1-0 in the 1st Round. The programme lists the QPR line-up as follows; Spratley, Watson, Glover, Hunt, Clarke (F) and Mick Leach was named Continue reading
‘Peeping Tom’ – Behind the Scenes with Queen’s Park Rangers in 1921
Previously known as ‘The Football Favourite’ until the 30th April 1921, ‘The Football and Sports Favourite’ was a weekly newspaper, costing 2d. ‘Peeping Tom’ went behind the scenes with QPR and this fascinating article appeared on 14th May 1921: ‘Although there was no intimation to “knock and walk in,” that is what I did on Continue reading
Andy King R.I.P.
Andy King sadly passed away last week following a heart attack at his home. He was aged just 58. Michael Wale’s interview appeared in the Bristol City match programme on 27th September 1980: ‘Andy King is the Southerner who went to the North West and conquered Liverpool by playing for Everton. He had come from Continue reading
The 1977 7” Single: ‘Queens Park Rangers’ b/w ‘Drive Me Down to QPR’
In 1977, Gama Records Ltd of 153 Percy Road, Shepherd’s Bush, released the 7″ single: ‘Queens Park Rangers’. The press release read as follows: ‘The Loftus Road Runners Kick Off Mention football records and the most likely reaction is a groan – not surprisingly, because since ‘Back Home’ helped us lose the World Cup in Continue reading
The Comic Connection – No. 18 – Rover and Wizard – 23rd November 1968
Published by D. C. Thomson, ‘The Wizard’ was launched as long ago as the 22nd September 1922. Then in September 1963, it merged with ‘The Rover’. This particular issue is dated 23rd November 1968 and qualifies for this series because among the footballers featured on the front cover was R’s goalkeeper, Ron Springett. Whilst inside, Continue reading
Kiyan Prince: 25th November 1990 – 18th May 2006
On this day in 2006, Kiyan Prince tragically lost his life. Alan Barnes wrote this tribute to him at the time: ‘I personally have only watched Kiyan play for the last couple of years. Firstly, at the Acton Training Ground on Sunday mornings in the U13/U14 age group and then last season when possible, on Continue reading
VE Day – Tuesday 8th May 1945
Today marks the 70th anniversary of ‘Victory in Europe Day’. This momentous occasion will be commemorated with events all across the UK. The following account is from the diary that Stella Freeman kept throughout the war years and was later reproduced in a booklet by members of the Shepherd’s Bush Local History Society, titled: ‘Around Continue reading