I’ve recently obtained the letter that my Uncle Alf received in April 1979, from R’s manager, Steve Burtenshaw: ‘Dear Mr Maddicks, Many thanks for your recent letter and for your obvious interest in Queen’s Park Rangers FC. I certainly take notice of your suggestions to encourage the team to continue fighting and try and get maximum points from our remaining fixtures, in case Derby County finish poorly. It is, of Continue reading
Category: History
Former 1950’s R’s Reserve Player – Ladislav Trpisovsky
The following article appeared in the Telegraph on 19th September 1952: ‘Ladislav Trpisovsky, a professional with a Prague soccer team until July, who fled to this country for political reasons, is to play for Queen’s Park Rangers reserves at Shepherd’s Bush tomorrow. He has been issued with a temporary permit allowing him to play in English football by the Football Continue reading
Brentford (1) – QPR (2) – ‘And with only Two Minutes before the Interval, Pat Kerrins Crashed Home a Fine Right-Footed Shot’
London Challenge Cup Final Team: Springett, Nelson, Woods, Temby, Powell, Crickson, Pounder, Dean, Petchey, Quinn, Kerrins Attendance: 10,400 After defeating Arsenal 2-1 at Highbury in the London Challenge Cup semi-final, on 15th November 1955 Rangers travelled to Griffin Park for the final. The following match report appeared a few days later in the local Gazette: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers won the London Challenge Cup for the third time Continue reading
QPR (4) – London Welsh (2) – ‘From a return kick by Mills, Tom Smith obtained & sent in a Low Shot & Scored Goal Number One’
FA Cup Preliminary Round Team: Clutterbuck, Knowles, McConnell, Crawford, Tennant, Keech, Smith (T), Haywood, Bedingfield, Turnbull, Cowie Attendance: 4,987 On 23rd September 1899, Rangers met London Welsh at Kensal Rise in a FA Cup preliminary round tie. The London Welsh side included; J. F. Jones of Manchester City, H. Hughes of Hammersmith, Welsh international, W. Nock and former QPR player, H. E. Edwards. The following match report later Continue reading
QPR (4) – Fulham (2) – ‘Rangers’ Hero was Outside-Right John Pearson who Scored a Hat-Trick’
London Challenge Cup – 2nd Round Team: Welton, Colgan, Newcombe, Keen, Powell, Stanbrook, Pearson, Kelly, Hopkins, Locke, Wright Attendance: 4,000 After knocking out Walthamstow Avenue in the first round, on 20th October 1958, the R’s then took on Fulham at Loftus Road. The following match report later appeared in the local Gazette: ‘Fulham’s goalkeeper, Ken Hewkins, claimed he was blinded by a photographer’s flashlight exploding in his face as John Pearson completed his hat-trick in scoring Continue reading
QPR (2) – Stoke City (0) – ‘It was Stan, in one of those Vintage Flashes when Instinct, Speed & Skill are Fused Together to Produce Sheer Magic’
Football League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas Kelly, Masson, Bowles, Givens Sub: Nutt Attendance: 21,621 On 25th September 1976, Stoke City travelled to Loftus Road. James Mossop’s report appeared in the Sunday Express the following day: ‘One sparkle of bewitching talent from that pale, waspish character, Stan Bowles, ignited a Continue reading
Shrewsbury Town (1) – QPR (4) – “We Slowed Down the Build-Up in the Second-Half. That was what Won us the Match”
League Cup 2nd Round Team: Parkes, Clement, Webb, Leach, McLintock, Abbott, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Bowles, Givens Attendance: 11,250 On 9th September 1975, the R’s travelled to Shrewsbury in a League Cup 2nd Round tie. John Roberts’ report appeared the following day: Queen’s Park Rangers, masters of soccer subtleties were forced to wear down adventurous rivals Continue reading
Watford (0) – QPR (1) – ‘Frank Clarke Headed on Mike Kelly’s Kick into the Watford Half & Bridges…’
Football League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Clement, Venables, Hunt, Hazell, Bridges, Sibley, Clarke, Marsh, Leach Sub: Harris Attendance: 26,698 On Wednesday, 20th August 1969, Rangers travelled to Vicarage Road. David Miller’s match report appeared the following morning: ‘Watford, with one point from three games, are discovering in the Second Division what Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading
Swindon Town (0) – QPR (3) – ‘The Spectators then Closed Round the Referee, Hooting & Booing’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Collins, White, Aston, Newlands, Bowman, Freeman, Seeley, McQueen, King, Wheldon, Stewart Attendance: 4,000 On 18th January 1902, Rangers travelled to Wiltshire to take on Swindon Town in a Southern League match and a Kilburn Times journalist went with them: ‘The Rangers are improving by degrees and are going steadily forward. Continue reading
QPR (1) – Brentford (0) – ‘He Banged it into the Net after Williams had Made an Ineffective Effort to Save’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Lintott, McLean, Downing, Pentland, Cannon, Walker, Gittins, Barnes Attendance: 10,000 On 7th March 1908, Rangers’ opponents at Park Royal were Brentford. The following match report appeared in the Middlesex Chronicle a week later: ‘The meeting of these clubs at Park Royal in the Southern League on Saturday Continue reading