Category: History

On 12th January 1963, the R’s lost 0-5 at Swindon. It was during the Big Freeze and Colin Woodley recorded his memories of that day last month. https://www.indyrs.co.uk/2021/01/the-big-freeze-of-1963-qpr-lose-0-5-to-a-swindon-side-wearing-basketball-boots/ But what angered Alec Stock even more was the state of the pitch. Hugh John’s wrote the following article for ‘The People’: ‘Alec Stock, Queen’s Park Rangers’ Continue reading

Team: Woods, Shanks, Gillard, McCreery, Wicks, Roeder, Goddard, Waddock, Allen, Currie, Burke Sub: Wallace (for Gillard) Attendance: 11,153 After a 2-0 win at Craven Cottage the previous week, on 2nd February 1980, the R’s took on Swansea City at Loftus Road. Peter Gorman wrote the following match report: ‘A winning goal, deep into injury-time, finally Continue reading

Team: Gilfillan, Smith, Jefferson, Lowe, James, March, Cape, Mallett, Cheetham, Fitzgerald, Bott Attendance 26,268 Rangers travelled to Cardiff on 22nd January 1938.. The Acton Gazette provided news of a Football Special from London: ‘In connection with the important Third Division league match between Cardiff City and Queen’s Park Rangers tomorrow, the G.W.R. will issue cheap Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, Givens Sub: Hazell Attendance: 28,573 Rangers travelled to Stamford Bridge on 5th January 1974 in a FA Cup 3rd round tie. The match finished goal-less and the replay was then scheduled for three days later. This was during the ‘Three-Day Week’ period which had Continue reading

Team: Drinkwater, Angell, Ingham, Malcolm, Keen, Large, McClelland, Bedford, Leary, Barber, Lazarus Attendance: 7,450 During the Big Freeze of 1963 the R’s travelled to Swindon on 12th January. Also setting off that day was Colin Woodley who has written the following account: To say we were in the bleak mid-winter does not adequately cover the Continue reading

Team: Clutterbuck, Bellingham, Newlands, Keech, Hitch, Skinner, Gray, Downing, Goldie, Humphries, Foxall Attendance: 4,000 Rangers opened their 1900 FA Cup campaign with a 3rd round qualifier on 3rd November. The following match report later appeared in the Kilburn Times: ‘The Rangers made their entry into the English Cup competition on Saturday last. Fulham were their Continue reading

Team: Brown, Rutter, Ingham, Petchey, Powell, Angell, Pounder, Cameron, Clark, Smith, Shepherd Attendance: 20,353 On 2nd October 1954 the R’s travelled to Carrow Road. The Eastern Football News, (aka ‘The Pink Un’) reported on the game later that day: ‘Norwich City dropped their third home point in four days when they were held to a Continue reading

Geoffrey Leach of Hemel Hempstead wrote the following letter to the Club in 1969, which appeared in the ‘Ranger to Ranger’ section of the programme: “Could you possibly search through QPR’ history books and try to get an answer to this. I reckon this is one of the most fascinating mysteries in football. On November Continue reading

On a Tuesday afternoon in 1975, a number of Rangers players visited the children’s ward of Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood. Captured above is the moment Dave Webb met 9-year-old Denise Rayford. Steve Russell (The Press photo is from my collection)

Team: Merrick, Wingrove, Pullen, Cain/Broster (?), Mitchell, Baldock, Ramsey, Birch, Smith (J), Gregory, Donald Attendance: 26,000 On the 20th March 1920, the R’s took on Millwall at the Den. The following match report later appeared in the West London Observer: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers visit to New Cross on Saturday, where they shared the honours of Continue reading