Former Rangers and England goalkeeper, Ron Springett, sadly passed away one year ago today, aged 80 years old. The following article appeared in a football periodical in 1965: ‘The last England cap I won was against Switzerland, at Basle, in 1963. We beat the Swiss 8-1. It was the last match of a very successful Continue reading
Category: History
In Memory of John O’Rourke: 1945 – 2016
It was very sad to hear the recent news that the one-time QPR FC forward of the early 1970’s, John O’Rourke had passed away at the age of 71. John O’Rourke throughout his career at his clubs including; Luton, Middlesbrough, Ipswich, Coventry and QPR, was a high ratio goal scorer. His finishing was sharp and Continue reading
The Opening League Game of the 1939/40 Season: QPR (2) – Watford (2)
Team: Allen, Reay, Jefferson, Lowe, Ridyard, March, McEwan, Mallett, Mangnall, Fitzgerald, Bonass Attendance: 8,000 The 1939/40 season had kicked off the previous week when the R’s had taken on Northampton Town in a Football League Jubilee Fund match at Loftus Road. On 26th August, Watford were Rangers’ opponents in the first league game of a Continue reading
‘Patient Waiters’ – Ian Evans, Richard Teale, John Delve, Ron Abbott and John Beck
The following article was written by Eric Nicholls and appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine on 18th May 1974: ‘Every time Gordon Jago pinned up the Queen’s Park Rangers first-team sheet, he spared a thought for five young men, waiting in the shadows of reserve football for a chance to break into the big time. Indeed, add Continue reading
Peterborough United (2) – QPR (1): FA Cup 2nd Round Replay – 9th December 1964
Team: Smith, Brady (P), Hazell, Malcolm, Brady (R), Keen, Collins, McAdams, Leary, Bedford, Morgan (R) Attendance: 15,298 In April I wrote about the dramatic FA Cup 3-3 draw at Loftus Road with Peterborough in 1964. Alec Stock made two changes for the replay four days later with Pat Brady and Billy McAdams replacing Peter Angell Continue reading
Part 2 of the KLM/QPR Years, 1987 to 1990 – An Interview with Barry Evans
In part one of this interview, Barry Evans the Deputy General Manager – UK and Ireland for KLM during the 1980s and 1990s, went into the details of how the Dutch national airline came to be involved in sponsoring football initially with Brentford and later with QPR before continuing to talk about his love of Continue reading
Football League Jubilee Fund – 19th August 1939: QPR v Northampton Town
Team: Allen, McColgan, Jefferson, Lowe, Barr, March, McEwan, Mallett, Mangnall, Fitzgerald, Bonass Attendance: 5,000 At the start of the 1938/39 season Rangers had been involved in two Football League Jubilee Fund matches against Northampton Town. A year later, the R’s played them again in a one-off at Loftus Road. The Marylebone Mercury reported on the Continue reading
The KLM/QPR Years, 1987 to 1990 – An Interview with Barry Evans
Rangers’ club sponsors from 1987 to 1990 were the Dutch national airline KLM, in conjunction with the Netherlands Board of Tourism. It was a period where the club developed strong squads via the traditionally successful formula for Rangers from the 1960s through to the 1990s – a mixture of players developed via the youth system Continue reading
Keith Friend’s 1976 Interview with Stan Bowles for the ‘Superhoop’
Issue No. 6 of the Supporters Club magazine: ‘The Superhoop’: included an in-depth interview with Stan Bowles at the Rangers Stadium on Thursday, 28th October 1976: KF: How did you meet Don Shanks, Stan? SB: I first met Don Shanks in the Robin Hood Restaurant in Hammersmith. I was introduced to him by Gerry Francis. Continue reading
QPR’s 1971 Pre-Season Friendly at Enfield
Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables, Evans, Hazell, Morgan (I), Leach, McCulloch, Marsh, Salvage Subs: Hunt, Ferguson, McGovern On 3rd August 1971, the R’s were set to take on Leicester City at Loftus Road but the match was postponed. This led to a stronger QPR side being selected to take on Enfield. There were possibly ten Continue reading