Category: History

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

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

Southern League Division One  Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Mitchell, Lintott, Downing, Rogers, Cannon, MacDonald, Drake, Barnes  Attendance:  2,000  On 26th October 1908, Rangers took on New Brompton at Park Royal. The following report appeared four days later in the: ‘St. Pancras Guardian & Camden & Kentish Town Reporter’  ‘The meeting of New Brompton and the Rangers Continue reading

Football League (South)  Team: Gregory (G), Rose, Dawes (G), Gillies (G), Ridyard, Farrow, Sibley (G), Daniels, Heathcote, Mallett, Abel,    Attendance 5,000  After winning 2-1 at Charlton the previous week, the R’s then took on Luton Town on 25th November 1944 at Loftus Road, with a starting line-up that included four guest players.  The following account Continue reading

League Division Two  Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables, Hunt, Hazell, Ferguson, Francis, Leach, Marsh, Salvage  Sub: McCullough  Attendance: 8,613  On 3rd April 1971, Rangers took on struggling Bolton Wanderers at Loftus Road. Roy Horobin later filed the following match report:  ‘A sizzling hat-trick from Rodney Marsh, the idol of Loftus Road, left poor Bolton in Continue reading

Football League Division 3 (South)  Team: Brown, Poppitt, Ingham, Crickson, Powell (M), Clayton, Mountford, Smith, Tomkys, Cameron, Waugh  Attendance: 10,880  Following the 1-3 defeat at Loftus Road against Millwall on11th April 1953, the R’s were home again five days later, this time to take on Leyton Orient. Three short uncredited reports were attached to the Continue reading

QPR legend George Goddard submitted the following article for publication in the London Evening News on 15th January 1927:  ‘This is my first season as a professional with Queen’s Park Rangers, and time and again while I have been playing in their matches, I have thought I was back at school, learning new lessons, picking Continue reading

Football League Division One  Team: Parkes, Shanks, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Bowles, Givens  Sub: Leach  Attendance: 30,134  Rangers travelled to St. James’ Park on 3rd April 1976. Tony Hardisty filed the following match report:  ‘Dave Sexton hardly needed to speak. His broad smile after seeing Stan Bowles steal that extra point with Continue reading

Football League Division One  Team: Barron, Neill, McDonald, Fenwick, Dawes, Allen, James, Walker, Robinson, Bannister, Rosenior  Sub: Byrne  Attendance: 11,910  Following a 2-1 win over Watford the previous week, on 29th March 1986, the R’s travelled to Oxford. Martin Marks later filed his match report:  ‘A thrilling Milk Cup Final rehearsal ended in heartache for Continue reading

London League (Division 2)  Team: Hunt, Hughes (F), Tyler, Walborn, Musslewhite, Teagle, Davies, McKenzie, Hounsell, Ward, Wallington  Attendance: 1,000  Rangers had joined Division 2 of the London League, and later in the season on 25th March 1897, they faced Fulham at Harvest Road. The following match report later appeared in the Sporting Life:  About 1,000 spectators Continue reading