Category: History

Team: Brown, Abel, Jefferson, Smith, Ridyard, Mallett, Swinfen, De Busser, Heathcote, Burley, Pattison Attendance: 9,469 On 28th August 1943, the R’s travelled to Stamford Bridge for their opening Football League South match of the season. It was noted in the programme that: ‘In the event of an Air Raid Warning the Ground exits will be Continue reading

The Morgan twins were born in Walthamstow on 14th November 1946. The ‘Quick Pars on Rangers’ section of the Palace match programme, dated 2nd November 1963, stated that: ‘This week we added to our professional staff by signing-on the identical Morgan twins – Roger and Ian, on apprentice professional forms. The twins, both wingers – Continue reading

Team: Drinkwater, Baker, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, McClelland, Bedford, Francis, Towers, Barber Attendance: 9,950 Rangers took on Hull City at Loftus Road on 30th September 1961. Brian Taylor’s comprehensive report for the Hull Sports Mail appeared later that day: ‘There must be something about the air that does something for little John McSeveney, Hull City’s Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Beck, Webb, Hazell, Thomas, Francis, Busby, Abbott (Rogers), Givens Attendance: 16,638 After losing 1-2 to Newcastle on 21st September 1974, the R’s returned to Loftus Road three days later to take on an Everton. Side. Steve Curry wrote the following match report for the Express: ‘Jim Pearson, playing only his second Continue reading

Team: Allen, Powell (G), Jefferson, Powell (I), Smith (G), Smith (A), Hartburn, Hatton, Durrant, Mills, Pattison Attendance: 25,495 Rangers travelled to Dean Court on Wednesday 14th April 1948, in a Third Division (South), top of the table clash. Leyton Orient had beaten the R’s 1-2 at Loftus Road four days earlier. The league table as Continue reading

Team: Woods, Shanks, Gillard, McCreery, Wicks, Roeder, Goddard, Busby, Allen, Currie, Burke Attendance: 16,609 On 5th April 1980 the R’s took on Birmingham City at Loftus Road. Tony Rand wrote the following match report: ‘Young keeper Chris Woods was blamed by his boss for giving Birmingham a point. “It was bad keeping,” fumed Tommy Docherty. Continue reading

The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 2nd March 1956: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers football team, who appear before thousands each week at Loftus Road, will be making their debut before a different public next Thursday when they make a personal appearance on the stage of the Gaumont Theatre, Shepherd’s Bush, in connection Continue reading

There were at least three team corrections to the match programme. United’s left-back, Geoffrey Bent must have replaced Roger Byrne as he’s mentioned in the report below. Also Ray Marno informed me that his copy of the programme notes two changes for the R’s: QPR: Brown, Taylor, Ingham, Clayton, Powell (M), Angell, Fidler, Cameron, Clark, Continue reading

Team: A. Schneidan, T. Saunders, H. Creber, J. Spurr, W. Ridout, J. McKenzie, A. Druett, F. Weller, A. Morris (capt.), J. Truth, A. Teagle Rangers opened the 1890/91 season on 11th October with a friendly against St. Bartholomew’s Hospital. The following week a match report appeared in the West London Observer: ‘Played on the ground Continue reading

The following article appeared in ‘Shoot’ magazine in 1976: ‘Last season the brilliant, exciting Queen’s Park Rangers suffered the agony of being pipped at the post by Liverpool for the First Division Championship. It was a melancholy ending to a campaign that had been richly decorated with a sparkling mixture of silky skills and spirited Continue reading