Towards the end of a newspaper article from October 1898, “TRABBOTS” mentioned: ‘That the song written by Mr Dibsdale about Queen’s Park Rangers is very popular.’ Unfortunately, no other information about it has come to light, but I then remembered something that appeared in the ‘Club Notes’ of the Bristol City match programme in March Continue reading
Category: History
Watford (0) – QPR (2) – ‘And Brown had little difficulty in putting the Ball into the Net’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Collins, Newlands, White, Bowman, Hitch, Freeman, Hamilton, Mayes, Brown, Blackwood, Wilson Attendance: 4,000 On 6th December 1902, Rangers travelled to Watford. The following match report appeared in the Uxbridge & West Drayton Gazette a week later: ‘This game was played at Watford on Saturday before a sprinkling of spectators, and in fine Continue reading
Port Vale (0) – QPR (0) – When Reg Allen Missed the Train & Frank Neary Started in Goal
Team: Allen, Rose, Jefferson, Daniels, Ridyard, Farrow, Neary, Mallett, Heathcote, Salmon, Whitehead Attendance: 8,000 On 22nd September 1945, QPR travelled to Port Vale. However, one player missing was goalkeeper, Reg Allen. Originally, manager Dave Mangnall was going to replace him, but when news came that Reg was on his way, ten players took the field Continue reading
Percy Seymour Varco – Twice Elected Mayor of Fowey & QPR Player
“Sea-Bee” wrote the following article, (edited), which appeared in the Cornish Guardian on 29th October 1926: ‘The first game I saw, Queen’s Park Rangers v Plymouth Argyle, I have already alluded to in this column. Plymouth lost, and Varco did not play. The second game was the Rangers v Bristol Rovers. This was a draw, Continue reading
QPR Reserves (3) – Reading Reserves (1) – “Sir, I Am Writing to Explain My Disapproval of the Way Football Combination Matches are Ruined.”
Mid-Week Football Combination Team: Drinkwater, Baker (P), Williams (W), Keen, Rutter, Bedford, McClelland, Collins, Evans, Towers, Barber On the previous Monday, the Rangers Combination side had lost 0-3 to Aldershot at Loftus Road. Seven changes were made for the visit of Reading on 15th January 1962, which provoked Mr Elverson to write the following letter to the Reading Standard: ‘Sir, I am writing Continue reading
QPR (2) – West Croydon (1) – ‘After the Match the Visitors were Handed Tea & Cake’
London League (Division 2) Team; Hunt, Hughes (F), Tyler, Walburn, Teagle, McKenzie, Wallington, Ward, Hounsell, Hughes (R), Davies Attendance: Between 1,500 & 2,000 On 3rd April 1897, Rangers took on West Croydon at the Kensal Rise Athletic Ground in a London League (Division 2) match. The Croydon Times filed the following match report a week Continue reading
From 1905: QPR (2) – Millwall Athletic (1)
Southern Professional Charity Cup 1st Round Team: Collins, Lyon, Newlands, Bowman, Hitch, Cross (J), Downing, Stewart, Rolandson, Bevan, Singleton Attendance: 4,000 For the first round of the Southern Professional Charity Cupin 1904, QPR were drawn against the holders, Millwall. On 26th October, the two sides initially drew 1-1 at Park Royal. This was followed in November by another 1-1 draw in South London. So, it Continue reading
From February 1945: QPR (2) – Aldershot (1)
League Cup South (Group 3) Team: Brown, Rose, Jefferson, Fitzgerald, Ridyard, Mallett, Abel, Daniels, Heathcote, Burley, Nevins Attendance: 7,700 In their opening League Cup (South) tie the previous week, QPR drew 1-1 at White Hart Lane. Then on 10th February 1945, Rangers took on Aldershot at Loftus Road. The following match report later appeared in the Aldershot News: ‘After Continue reading
QPR (0) – Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (3) – ‘Rangers Stage an Unhappy “House Warming” at the White City’
Division Three (South) Team: Pickett, Pollard, Harris, Sales, Armstrong, Whatmore, Wyper, Lewis, Goddard, Rounce, Cribb Attendance: 18,938 QPR had opened their 1931/32 campaign with a defeat at Griffin Park, which was followed by a 1-1 away draw against Bristol Rovers. On 5th September 1931, Rangers were at the White City Stadium to take on Bournemouth & Boscombe. The R’s had previously played there on two occasions, namely; Continue reading
Watford (3) – QPR (4) – ‘And to the Consternation of the Home Supporters, Thompson Scored Again’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Kingsley, Lyon, Wassall, Yenson, White, Downing, Thompson, Sugden, Bevan, Ryder, Roberts Attendance: 7,000 Following a 3-0 win over Reading at Park Royal, Rangers travelled to Watford on 18th November 1905. A match report appeared in the Herts Advertiser a week later: ‘Watford received another reverse in the Southern League on Saturday, but it was generally Continue reading