Category: History

The following article appeared in the Kilburn Times on 17th September 1897: ‘On Saturday last the attendance at the Harvist-road enclosure, West Kilburn, showed a still further increase. The official return gave nearly 6,000 as being present. With glorious surroundings, a grand afternoon’s sport was witnessed. Although the local players sustained defeat, all who saw Continue reading

The following article appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine in 1968: ‘Not much doubt from the way that champagne bottle is being held that the man on the right is an expert with his hands. Ron Springett’s his name. The Queen’s Park Rangers and former England goalkeeper was doing the honours for some of his team-mates at Continue reading

It was decided that Rangers fans would vote on the Club’s colours at the Football Combination Cup game against Reading at Loftus Road on 2nd April 1949. The following appeared in the match programme: ‘As supporters are probably aware, owing to the impossibility of obtaining blue-and-white hooped jerseys the club had no alternative but to Continue reading

Team: Allen, Rose, Jefferson, Powell, Smith (G), Smith (A), Boxshall, Stewart, Hatton, Mills, Hartburn On 5th May 1948, Queen’s Park Rangers played Slough Centre in a charity match at Chalvey Road. Prior to the game, an article in the Slough, Eton & Windsor Observer reported that: ‘Next Wednesday will be an outstanding day for sportsmen. Continue reading

Team: Shaw, McDonald, Pullen, Butterworth, Mitchell, Wake, Whyman, Revill, McKie, Thornton, Barnes. Attendance: 15,000 (with gate receipts of £227) On 2nd December 1911, the Rangers travelled to the Victoria Ground to take on Stoke City for a Southern League game. The following match report appeared in the Athletic News two days later: ‘It is difficult Continue reading

The following servicemen had at some point in their careers, played for Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club, and all tragically lost their lives serving their country: Albert Edward Bonass, Corporal Albert ‘Ben’ Butler, Frank Cannon, Charlie Clarke, Joseph Dines, Albert Edwards, Alan Fowler, Oscar Horace Stanley Linkson, Evelyn Henry Lintott, Robert McLaren Law, John H. Continue reading

The pic shown below was taken from a local newspaper and loaned to me by Keith Davies. It must date from around 1963 and shows Stuart Leary and Peter Angell signing a football. Both players have signed Keith’s pic. Peter Angell was signed from Slough Town in 1953 and went on to make 457 appearances Continue reading

Team: Webb, Smith, Ainsworth, Handford, Mitchell, Philpot, Perry, Skilton, Hitchcock, Theobald, Stagg. A Rangers reserve side travelled to Southall on 21st September 1907. The following match report appeared in the Middlesex & Surrey Express the following week: ‘Played at Western-road, Southall, on Saturday when the homesters achieved a brilliant victory. The visitors brought a strong Continue reading

The Bournemouth home match programme dated 1st May 1946, stated that: ‘The team were called upon to play four vital league matches in six days, pack their bags and leave by air for Hamburg the following day to play the B.A.O.R. (British Army of the Rhine) side on Wednesday, returning by air Thursday. (Shown above Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables (Busby), Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, Givens Attendance: 19,795 Rangers took on Derby County at Loftus Road on 30th March 1974. John Oakley wrote the following match report for the ‘Evening News’: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers and Derby, both with their eyes on Europe, failed to produce the good football Continue reading