Category: History

Team: Parkes, Hollins, Gillard, Kelly, Webb, McLintock, Thomas, Francis (Leach), Masson, Eastoe, Givens Attendance: 19,171 The home game against Ipswich Town was originally scheduled for 5th February 1977 but was later re-arranged for the 16th May. Steve Curry’s match report appeared the following day: ‘The one-touch football that took QPR to the brink of the Continue reading

QPR: Price, Marsden, Wingrove, Grant, Mitchell, O’Brien, Faulkner, Chandler, Smith, Gregory, Donald Chelsea: Molyneux, Middlehoe, Harrow, Cameron, Wilding, Langton, Bell, Thompson, Cock, Croal, McNeil Attendance: 12,000 On 18th April 1921, QPR took on Chelsea at Loftus Road in respect of a Benefit match for Club secretary, W. L. Wood. The game kicked-off at 6.30pm and Continue reading

Football League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Eastoe, Givens Attendance: 29,832 League leaders Liverpool travelled to Loftus Road on 7th May 1977 to take on a Rangers side languishing in the bottom five. Reg Dury’s match report appeared in the News of the World the following day: ‘Liverpool Continue reading

League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Harris, Hunt, Mobley, Hazell, Bridges, Venables (Clark), Clarke, Marsh, Leach Attendance: 19,852 On 8th November 1969, second-placed Sheffield United travelled to Loftus Road to take on a QPR side in third. Dick Milford’s match report later appeared in the ‘Sunday People’: ‘The battle of the Second Division giants was Continue reading

FA Carling Premiership Team: Stejskal, Ready, Wilson, Yates, McCarthy, Wilkins, Impey, Holloway (Allen), Ferdinand, White (Penrice), Barker Sub Not Used: Roberts Attendance: 15,182 March 1994 was a good month for QPR. In the last few weeks I have featured the 1-1 home draw with Manchester City on the 5th and also the 4-3 win a Continue reading

FA Carling Premiership Team: Stejskal, Bardsley, Wilson, Peacock, Yates, Meaker(Holloway), Wilkins, Barker, Sinclair, White, Penrice Attendance: 16,499 On 12th March 1994, QPR travelled to Carrow Road to take on a Norwich side who had drawn their previous four home games. Brian Scovell wrote the following match report: ‘By his own high standards England Under-21 captain Continue reading

FA Carling Premiership Team: Stejskal, Bardsley, Yates, Peacock, Wilson, Impey, Barker, Wilkins, Ferdinand, Penrice, Sinclair Subs Not Used: Roberts, Brevett, White Attendance: 13,474 Rangers took on Manchester City at Loftus Road on 5th March 1994, having been without a league match for fully four weeks. There was also much speculation at the time about the Continue reading

Team: Roberts, Bardsley, Brevett, Doyle (White 55 mins), Maddix, McDonald, Wilson, Impey (Peacock 84 mins.), Ferdinand, Allen, Sinton Attendance: 17,354 Three days after drawing 1-1 with Manchester City at Loftus Road, the R’s then travelled to Ipswich on 9th February 1993. Nick Townsend wrote the following match report: ‘Neil Thompson’s belief that he had lifted Continue reading

Team: Cunningham, Pollard, Pierce, McNab, Cockburn, Neil, Coward, Burns, Goddard, Rounce, Howe Attendance: 13,477 Rangers travelled to Highfield Road on 26th October 1929. The following match report later appeared in the Coventry Herald: ‘Skies were overcast, and a hailstorm preceded Saturday afternoon’s match at Highfield Road, where Coventry City entertained Queen’s Park Rangers. The visitors Continue reading

On 21st January 1893, the Southern Times & Dorset County Herald reported that Queen’s Park Rangers would be making a tour to Dorset during the Easter period. ‘A match has been arranged with Weymouth, and other engagements are likely to follow.’ Two match reports, both played against Weymouth, appeared in the local press on 7th Continue reading