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
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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
Happy Memories of QPR’ by Alderman W. H. Church – ’On Special Occasions We Hired Motor Coaches & Horse Driven Vehicles’
QPR (4) – Hanwell (2) – ‘And Five Minutes before the Close McDonald Scored the Fourth & Last Goal’
West London Challenge Cup Semi-Final Team: Peters, Saunders, Worden, Spurr, Ridout, McKenzie, Druitt, Stroud, Morris, McDonald, Teagle Attendance: 400 In 1890, and not to be confused with the West London Observer Cup that was underway around the same time, eight teams were competing in the West London Challenge Cup. On 6th December, Rangers were set Continue reading
QPR (4) – Brentford (1) -’Hearty Cheers were given for the Donors of the Trophy & for the Winners’
Ealing Hospital Cup Team: Shaw, MacDonald, Fidler, Butterworth, Mitchell, Wake, Whyman, Revill, McKie, Browning, Barnes On 8th November 1911, Rangers took on Brentford at Park Royal in an Ealing Hospital Cup match. The following report appeared in the Middlesex County Times a few days later: ‘About a thousand spectators witnessed the Ealing Hospital Cup match Continue reading
QPR (5) – Hammersmith Athletic (0) – ‘Soon after, from some good Passing, Jordan put the Ball through for the Fifth Time’
Team: Jones (T), Walborn, Knowles, Tennant, Musslewhite (J), Jordan (H), Hadwick, Hannah, Jordan (F), Cowie, Wallington Attendance: 1,000 On 9th December 1899, the first team were away to Luton Town in a FA Cup qualifying round match. Whilst at Kensal Rise, a Rangers reserve side faced Hammersmith Athletic. The following report appeared in ‘The Sporting Continue reading
Watford (1) – QPR (1) – ‘Gilberg went Storming through & Hit the Bar’
Division Three South Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Nicholas, Powell (M), Spence, Gilberg, Smith, Cameron, Tomkys, Shepherd Attendance: 22,068 Following the 2-2 draw against the Hornets at Loftus Road the previous month, Rangers then travelled to Vicarage Road on Thursday 4th September 1952. In goal for the home side was former R’s goalkeeper Reg Saphin, who Continue reading