Football League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Clement, Venables, Hunt, Hazell, Bridges, Sibley, Clarke, Marsh, Leach Sub: Harris Attendance: 26,698 On Wednesday, 20th August 1969, Rangers travelled to Vicarage Road. David Miller’s match report appeared the following morning: ‘Watford, with one point from three games, are discovering in the Second Division what Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading
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Swindon Town (0) – QPR (3) – ‘The Spectators then Closed Round the Referee, Hooting & Booing’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Collins, White, Aston, Newlands, Bowman, Freeman, Seeley, McQueen, King, Wheldon, Stewart Attendance: 4,000 On 18th January 1902, Rangers travelled to Wiltshire to take on Swindon Town in a Southern League match and a Kilburn Times journalist went with them: ‘The Rangers are improving by degrees and are going steadily forward. Continue reading
QPR (1) – Brentford (0) – ‘He Banged it into the Net after Williams had Made an Ineffective Effort to Save’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Lintott, McLean, Downing, Pentland, Cannon, Walker, Gittins, Barnes Attendance: 10,000 On 7th March 1908, Rangers’ opponents at Park Royal were Brentford. The following match report appeared in the Middlesex Chronicle a week later: ‘The meeting of these clubs at Park Royal in the Southern League on Saturday Continue reading
Happy Memories of QPR’ by Alderman W. H. Church – ’On Special Occasions We Hired Motor Coaches & Horse Driven Vehicles’
QPR (4) – Hanwell (2) – ‘And Five Minutes before the Close McDonald Scored the Fourth & Last Goal’
West London Challenge Cup Semi-Final Team: Peters, Saunders, Worden, Spurr, Ridout, McKenzie, Druitt, Stroud, Morris, McDonald, Teagle Attendance: 400 In 1890, and not to be confused with the West London Observer Cup that was underway around the same time, eight teams were competing in the West London Challenge Cup. On 6th December, Rangers were set Continue reading
QPR (4) – Brentford (1) -’Hearty Cheers were given for the Donors of the Trophy & for the Winners’
Ealing Hospital Cup Team: Shaw, MacDonald, Fidler, Butterworth, Mitchell, Wake, Whyman, Revill, McKie, Browning, Barnes On 8th November 1911, Rangers took on Brentford at Park Royal in an Ealing Hospital Cup match. The following report appeared in the Middlesex County Times a few days later: ‘About a thousand spectators witnessed the Ealing Hospital Cup match Continue reading
QPR (5) – Hammersmith Athletic (0) – ‘Soon after, from some good Passing, Jordan put the Ball through for the Fifth Time’
Team: Jones (T), Walborn, Knowles, Tennant, Musslewhite (J), Jordan (H), Hadwick, Hannah, Jordan (F), Cowie, Wallington Attendance: 1,000 On 9th December 1899, the first team were away to Luton Town in a FA Cup qualifying round match. Whilst at Kensal Rise, a Rangers reserve side faced Hammersmith Athletic. The following report appeared in ‘The Sporting Continue reading
Watford (1) – QPR (1) – ‘Gilberg went Storming through & Hit the Bar’
Division Three South Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Nicholas, Powell (M), Spence, Gilberg, Smith, Cameron, Tomkys, Shepherd Attendance: 22,068 Following the 2-2 draw against the Hornets at Loftus Road the previous month, Rangers then travelled to Vicarage Road on Thursday 4th September 1952. In goal for the home side was former R’s goalkeeper Reg Saphin, who Continue reading
Fulham (2) – QPR (2) – ‘Danger from Flying Bombs – Spotters shall be Stationed to give Warning of imminent Danger…’
Football League South Team: Brown, Rose, Abel, Smith, Ridyard, Mallett, Jones, Sibley, Heathcote, Fitzgerald, Burley Attendance: 8,000 On 9th September 1944, QPR travelled to Craven Cottage. Included in the Rangers line-up were two guest players. Jones at No.7 was a West Brom player and Sibley at No.8 was attached to Southend United. Ben Burley has Continue reading
Peterborough United Reserves (1) – QPR Reserves (1)
Football Combination Team: Spence, Woods, Newcombe, Cockell, Jones (A), Walker, Barber, Bottoms, Razzell, Collins, Bateson Attendance: 6,754 On Monday, 22nd August 1960, the Rangers reserves travelled to London Road to take on Peterborough United. This is from the ‘Club Chatter’ section of the match programme: ‘Tonight, we play our first ever Football Combination home match Continue reading