Category: History

Southern League (Division One)  Team: Nicholls, Higgins, Pullen, Ovens, Mitchell, Wake, Thompson, Birch, Miller, Gregory, Ives  Attendance: 10,000  On 22nd November 1913, Rangers took on Crystal Palace at Park Royal. This introduction to the match, appeared a week later in the Sydenham Gazette:  ‘The Queen’s Park Rangers have greeted their new manager James Howie, with the best performance of the Continue reading

Football League Division Two  Team: Woods, Shanks, Gillard, McCreery, Hazell, Wicks, Roeder, Goddard, Allen, Currie, Burke  Sub:  Harkouk  Attendance: 15,054  On 22nd March 1980, Luton Town were the visitors to Loftus Road. Peter Gorman later filed the following match report:  ‘An angry Tommy Docherty waded into his team and skipper Glenn Roeder in particular, after Rangers had tossed away a Continue reading

Football League Division Three  Team: Smith, Taylor, Ingham, Malcolm, Williams, Keen, McClelland, Bedford, Leary, Lazarus, Barber  Scorers: Lazarus 2, Bedford 2, Malcolm  Attendance: 10,618  On Saturday, 23rd March 1963, Rangers travelled to Vicarage Road. Starting for the Hornets was former R’s keeper, Dave Underwood. Jimmy Guthrie later filed the following match report:  ‘Queen’s Park Rangers chief Alec Stock had a hunch before his club’s game at Watford – and with the Continue reading

This article (partial) appeared in ‘The Star’ in 1949:  ‘The girl who does not want Reg Allen, the Queen’s Park Rangers goalkeeper, to transfer to the North, was at home today knitting him a pair of socks.  When I met her, I could well understand why for her sake, Reg Allen has turned down offers from Middlesbrough Continue reading

Football League Division 2  Team: Brown, Poppitt, Powell (G), Clayton, Heath, Gilberg, Waugh, Smith, Addinall, Cameron, Shepherd  Attendance: 13,291  On Monday, 3rd September 1951, the R’s kicked off at 6.30pm against Blackburn Rovers at Loftus Road.  Charles Buchan filed his match report the following day for ‘The Chronicle’.  ‘Five minutes from the end, when lights from the adjoining flats brightened the gloom and Rangers’ supporters were giving the Continue reading

The pic shown below comes from a 1947 weekly newspaper, headlined: ‘Footballers Make Ground Improvements’, and the caption reads:  ‘Players of the Queen’s Park Rangers football club assisting in the installation of 500 tip-up seats purchased from an East End cinema.  This is part of the London club’s plans for providing better accommodation and comfort for their spectators.’  And the 1946/47 Handbook reported that:  ‘You Continue reading

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

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

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