Category: History

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

FA Cup 6th Round  Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, Givens  Sub: Hazell  Attendance 34,078  After disposing of Chelsea, Birmingham City and Coventry, the R’s then faced Leicester City in the FA Cup 6th Round on 9th March 1974 at Loftus Road. Ken Montgomery’s match report appeared in the Sunday Continue reading

Football League Division One  Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Leach, Masson, Bowles, Givens  Sub: Beck  Attendance: 21,949  On the 28th February 1976, the R’s travelled to Bramall Lane. Alan Hoby later filed the following match report:  ‘As the furious charge on the championship continues, Rangers have the same points as Liverpool, but Continue reading

The following article was written by Maurice Weedon and appeared in ‘Soccer Star’:  ‘I recall that about this time last year I wrote that the form of Peter Springett in Queen’s Park Rangers’ junior sides was such that he could one day rival his brother Ron, who has to date won over 30 caps as Continue reading

The following article appeared in ‘Scorcher & Score’ in the early 1970’s:  ‘Mick Leach has spent the whole of his professional soccer career with Queen’s Park Rangers.  In that time, he has seen the club rise from the Third Division – to the Second Division – to the First Division – and back to the Continue reading

Premier League  Team: Stejskal, Bardsley, Peacock, Yates, Wilson, Wilkins, Holloway, Barker, White, Penrice, Sinclair  Sub: Meaker (for Wilkins)  Attendance: 12,107  On the 22nd January 1994, the R’s travelled to Highfield Road to take on Phil Neal’s Coventry City. Ray Matts later filed the following match report:  ‘Devon White is the proverbial square peg in a Continue reading