Category: History

Football League Cup Semi-Final (1st Leg) Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Sub: Morgan (I) Attendance: 34,295 The following match report was written by Alan Williams and appeared in the Daily Express the following morning: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers are within 90 minutes of becoming the first visitors to Continue reading

Twelve teams competed in the 1975 London Five-a-Side Championship. The tournament took place at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on 30th April. Sponsored by the Evening Standard, Rangers had won the ‘Fives’ title three times in the previous four years so, not surprisingly, were considered to be one of the favourites. The Rangers squad consisted of; Continue reading

Football League Cup 5th Round Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Attendance: 19,146 I remember this match as being a very tense encounter indeed. That said, I can still see in my mind’s eye Mark Lazarus bombing down the wing without his shorts after the elastic had broken! Continue reading

Team: Collins, Lyon, White, Bowman, Hitch, Bull, Hamilton, McCairns, Murphy, McGowan, Wilson Attendance: 16,000 Rangers travelled to Craven Cottage on 24th October 1903 to take on Fulham in a Southern League fixture. The following match report appeared the following week in the ‘Illustrated Police News: ‘The Southern League fixture between Fulham and Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading

Ray Brady, QPR centre-half: 1963-1965 has sadly passed away. Ray was part of a clan of Irish Republic footballers spanning the 1957-1979 era, which included brothers Pat and the more famous, Liam. Ray represented his country six times at full international level. Ray was signed by the R’s from Millwall, along with his full-back brother Continue reading

The following servicemen had at some point in their careers, played for Queen’s Park Rangers and all tragically lost their lives serving their country: Albert Edward Bonass was born in Yorkshire in 1911 and before joining the R’s in 1939 had played for Darlington, Chesterfield, West Hartlepool and York City. He became a reserve policeman Continue reading

Jago ‘Sells’ Rangers the American Way John Anthony’s superb article from 1973 on the public relations ideas that Gordon Jago brought with him from America to bring the club closer to the fans: The seeds of success, which have sprung up at Loftus Road, were sewn full-time more than 3,000 miles away in a land Continue reading

Football League Cup 4th Round Team: Springett, Hazell, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Attendance: 20,735 Rangers had knocked out Swansea Town in the previous round of the League Cup and were then drawn against Leicester City, who included in their side the England World Cup goalkeeping hero, Gordon Banks. There Continue reading

It was sad to hear the news of the passing of our one-time left-winger of the 1960’s, George McLeod. Originally from Scottish Highlands football, George moved south in the 1950’s to provide decent service for English clubs; Luton Town, Brentford and QPR. The bulk of his playing days were spent at Brentford (1958 – January Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Clement, Hazell, Venables, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach (Abbott), Bowles, Givens Attendance: 18,701 The following newspaper report was written by Terry McNeill: ‘Stan Bowles, controversial Rangers star, was involved in a brawl with Birmingham’s Tony Want in the tunnel at the finish of this messy four-goal match. Bowles was then dragged away to Continue reading