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
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Charlton Athletic (2) – QPR (3) – ‘Marsh Destroys Charlton’
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
QPR (1) – Everton (0) – ‘When Bowles tried yet another of his Swerving Individual Runs, he was brought down by Clements’
League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, Givens Sub: Hazell Attendance: 19,051 On 12th January 1974, Everton travelled to Loftus Road. Jim Gaughan wrote the following match report later that day: ‘Gerry Francis, Queen’s Park Rangers’ midfield star, gave further proof of his international potential with some superb passes, Continue reading
8th January 1966: Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (1) – QPR (1)
Football League Division 3 Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Collins, Allen, Sanderson, Morgan (R) Sub: Hazell Attendance: 7,616 After the 7-2 thrashing of York City the previous Saturday, I remember travelling down to Bournemouth on the Supporters Club coach and then standing on the half-way line as R’s fans usually did in Continue reading
“Rising Star” – QPR’s GWR Locomotive Mascot
Dennis Signy wrote the following in his 1969 book on the history of the Club, (which then prompted me to find out more): ‘The fervour of the Rangers supporters, then as now, reached its peak on the occasion of notable 1914 FA Cup victories away from home. By the time the team arrived at Paddington Continue reading
Watford (0) – QPR (3) – ‘Finally, almost in Injury Time, Clark Broke Away to Lob a Surprise Third Past an Advancing Linton’
Team: Drinkwater, Woods, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, Lazarus, Bedford, Evans, Andrews, Clark Attendance: 15,606 On 10th December 1960, Rangers travelled to Vicarage Road. The following match report later appeared in the local press: ‘While Rotherham, Watford’s cup opponents, were finding their scoring boots in slamming Luton 5-2 on Saturday, the Hornets were making an awful mess Continue reading
The 1964 QPR Home Game v Walsall was abandoned following a Fire at Battersea Power Station
On 20th April 1964, QPR took on Walsall at Loftus Road. The match kicked off at 7.30pm but it was abandoned after just 26 minutes. A fire at Battersea Power Station caused power failures throughout parts of London. The BBC were due to launch BBC Two that night, but it had to be delayed until the Continue reading
Remembering Former R’s Player David Baker: “Two Matches – Rita & Rangers – the Same Afternoon. What a Day!”
The following article appeared in the Press in August 1959: ‘David Baker, twenty-year-old Queen’s Park Rangers centre-half, has put forward his wedding an hour so that he can take part in the Club’s public practice match on Saturday. Baker, an Army private stationed at Devizes, marries nineteen-year-old Rita Dezzani at Shepherd’s Bush at 1.30 – Continue reading
QPR (4) – Newport County (2) – ‘Addinall Headed the Ball Down to Shepherd’s Feet for the Winger to Score his Second Goal’
Football League Division 3 (South) Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Clayton, Spence, Farrow, Gilberg, Smith, Addinall, Quinn, Shepherd Attendance: 14,800 After Rangers had suffered a 0-2 defeat at Brighton. their next opponents were Newport County who travelled to Loftus Road on 18th October 1952: ‘George Mountford, of Stoke, did not play at outside-right, as had been hoped. He will take a few Continue reading
The Morgan Twins: When Roger had to Change his Hair-Style
The image shown below was taken by Ronald Fortune in April 1964 and the caption reads as follows: ‘A league club player changed his hair-style yesterday – to stop anyone thinking that he might be a substitute for his twin during a match tonight. Seventeen-year-old Roger Morgan (right) agreed to the haircut after being told Continue reading