Category: History

On Tuesday 21st February 1961, a Showbiz side took on a Jockeys X1 at Loftus Road in aid of charity. A match report appeared in the Acton Gazette and Post the following week: ‘Tommy Steele struggled to get his muddy boot laces tied and Dave King stretched and pushed trying to slip a rather ill-fitting Continue reading

On the 10th February 1951 the R’s were involved in a Football Combination Cup tie against Arsenal at Loftus Road. Whilst at Highbury the Rangers 1st team were taking on an Army X1 in a friendly match. The programme notes explained the reason for the game: ‘As our First team were without a league game Continue reading

On 19th August, ahead of the start of the 1939/40 season local newspaper the Marylebone Mercury & West London, posed the following question: ‘Is this Rangers’ Promotion Year?’ ‘Manager Ted Vizard, Queen’s Park Rangers’ most important close-season “capture” believes he has abundant talent from which to mould a promotion winning side at Loftus Road this Continue reading

On 8th May 2004, the R’s clinched promotion from Division Two with a memorable 3-1 win at Hillsborough. The BBC then reported that: ‘Thousands of QPR fans are expected to turn out for an open-top bus parade through Shepherd’s Bush and Hammersmith to mark the club’s promotion. Wednesday’s parade will start on Uxbridge Road and Continue reading

Team: Woods, Shanks, Wallace, McCreery, Hazell, Wicks, Bowles, Roeder, Allen, Waddock, Goddard (Burke) Attendance: 13,003 On the 24th November 1979, the R’s took on struggling Charlton Athletic at Loftus Road. Rangers sat in second place behind Luton Town (and above Chelsea). Bernard Joy wrote the following match report: ‘Despite the absence of internationals Tony Currie, Continue reading

Team: Smith, Hazell, Angell, Malcolm, Brady (R)), Keen, Morgan (I), Collins, Bedford, Leary, Morgan (R) Attendance: 6,502 Rangers had previously defeated non-league Bath City 2-0 and then received another home tie in Round Two. Peterborough had thrashed the R’s 6-1 in the league encounter the week before. Dennis Signy wrote the following match report: ‘Peterborough Continue reading

Team: Clutterbuck, Knowles, McConnell, Crawford, Tennant, Keech, Smith (T), Haywood, Bedingfield, Turnbull, Cowie Attendance: 16,000 Rangers had successfully joined the Southern League (Division 1) for the 1899/1900 season. They had won the first league match on 2nd September 6-0 against Brighton United. However, the result was later expunged as Brighton later resigned from the league. Continue reading

The Football League Review dated 1st April 1967, declared that our historic League Cup Final victory at Wembley was: ‘The day Rangers struck a blow for league football.’ The article goes on as follows: ‘Desmond Hackett summed it up in the Daily Express, “Queen’s Park Rangers would have beaten the greatest sides in England with Continue reading

FA Cup Preliminary Round Team: Leather, Allen, Hughes (F), Knight, Musslewhite (J), Blyth, Wallington (A), Evans, Brooks, Jones, Wallington (E) QPR’s change from amateur status was most certainly due to the circumstances following various incidents that had occurred during the FA Cup tie at Richmond on 24th September 1898. Sammy Brooks was sent off, the Continue reading

The following article was written by John Anthony and appeared in a football monthly, dated September 1968: ‘Fifteen minutes after Queen’s Park Rangers had won the match which put them in the First Division, I met Jim Gregory in a tiny corridor behind the main stand at Villa Park. I offered him the clumsy congratulations Continue reading