Category: History

QPR team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Eastoe, Francis, Masson, Kelly, Givens Sub: Abbott Manchester United team: Stepney, Nicholl, Albiston, McIlroy, Greenhoff (B), Houston, Coppell, Greenhoff (J), Pearson, Macari, McCreery Sub: Forsyth Attendance: 28,848 Originally scheduled for the 4th December 1976, the home game against Manchester United was eventually played on Tuesday, 19th April. Continue reading

Team: Cunningham, Sweetman, Young, McNab, Cockburn, Coward, Armstrong, Goddard, Burns, Rounce, Smith  Attendance: 18,263  On 6th October 1928, Rangers took on Watford at Loftus Road. The following match report appeared in the Daily News two days later:  ‘The Rangers had something of a shock at Shepherd’s Bush, where they preserved their unbeaten record by defeating Continue reading

Former Rangers winger, James Lofthouse passed away on this day in 1954. The following article later appeared in the Wokingham Times:  ‘The death occurred last week after a short illness of Mr James Lofthouse, High Street, Crowthorne, formerly a well-known professional footballer.  Jimmy Lofthouse was a native of St. Helen’s, Lancashire, and started his football Continue reading

On 6th October 1928, headlined, ‘Don’t Forget Next Saturday’, “The Bushman” wrote in the ‘Rangers Chatter’ section of the Watford match programme that: ‘This will be the last opportunity I shall be bringing to the notice of our supporters the fact that on Saturday next, Leicester City Reserves visit Shepherd’s Bush. That in itself, should Continue reading

The Harry Newman Brentford Hospital Cup Team: Allen, Powell (G), Jefferson, Powell (I), Smith (G), Smith (A), Hatton, Stewart, Durrant, Mills, Hartburn Rangers had won promotion to the old Division Two and just two days after their final league game of the season, they travelled to Griffin Park on 3rd May 1948, to take on Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Hollins, Gillard, Kelly, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Leach, Masson, Eastoe, Givens Sub: Abbott Attendance: 14,976 Originally scheduled for 3rd May 1977, Rangers eventually took on Birmingham City at Loftus Road later that month, in the last match of the season. James Lawton wrote the following report for the Daily Express: ‘For years it has Continue reading

Team: Hucker, Fenwick, Gillard, Waddock, Hazell, Roeder, Currie, Flanagan, Allen, Stainrod, Gregory Sub: Micklewhite (for Waddock) Attendance: 10,467 Ahead of QPR’s first FA Cup Final appearance, on 15th May 1982, the R’s took on Cambridge United at Loftus Road in their final league game of the season. The following match report later appeared in the Continue reading

Team: Hucker, Chivers, Dawes, Waddock, James, Fenwick, McDonald, Fillery, Bannister, Byrne, Allen Sub: Gregory Attendance: 20,189 On 20th April 1985, Arsenal were the visitors to Loftus Road. Nick Pitt later filed the following match report: ‘A generally miserable match on a miserable afternoon was saved by those Rangers players who at least tried to string Continue reading

Football League Division 2 Team: Burridge, Gregory, Fenwick, Waddock, Hazell, Roeder, Francis, Flanagan, Burke, Stainrod, Gillard Sub: Sealy Attendance 10,949 On 7th November 1981, Rotherham travelled to Loftus Road. Randall Northam later filed the following report: ‘Rotherham’s point at Loftus Road could help persuade the FA that the Omniturf pitch can be used for FA Continue reading

FA Cup 4th Round Team: Kelly, Clement, Gillard, Watson, Mobley, Hazell, Bridges, Venables, Clarke, Marsh, Ferguson Sub: Leach Attendance: 30,262 After beating South Shields 4-1 at Loftus Road in the 3rd Round, the R’s then travelled to the Valley on 24thJanuary 1970 to take on Charlton. Denis Compton later filed the following match report: ‘This London Continue reading