Gillingham (0) – QPR (1) – ‘When, after 70 Minutes, they Scored when Balogun found Left-Winger Kerrins Unmarked’

Team: Springett, Woods, Ingham, Petchey, Rutter, Andrews, Hellawell, Longbottom, Balogan, Cameron, Kerrins Attendance: 7,581 Prior to QPR’s trip to Gillingham on 9th March 1957, the following match preview appeared in the Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette: ‘With the return of inside-right Arthur Longbottom after his recent short bout of flu, Queen’s Park Rangers will be at full strength to meet Gillingham away in tomorrow’s Continue reading


QPR (3) – Tottenham Hotspur (1) – ‘Francis Clincher – His Header Sinks Spurs as Rangers March On’

(Former) League Division 0ne Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Abbott, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, Givens Sub: Hazell Attendance: 25,775 Visiting Loftus Road on 2nd March 1974 were Tottenham Hotspur and John Oakley wrote the following match report: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers proved beyond doubt that they are London’s top side with an outstanding attacking display against Tottenham at Loftus Road this afternoon. Continue reading


QPR (3) – Leicester City (2) – ‘The Keeper, Distracted by Givens, again Missed a Cross & Blockley, racing back, could only Volley the Ball into the Net.’

(The former) Football League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Eastoe, Kelly, Givens Sub: Leach Attendance: 20,356 On 26th February 1977, Leicester City were the visitors to Loftus Road. John Dixon later filed the following match report: ‘Rangers’ boss Dave Sexton may have found the answer to his problems in Continue reading


QPR (4) – Oldham Athletic (3) – ‘Rangers’ Brilliant Teenage Striking Duo of Clive Allen & Paul Goddard Tore the Oldham Defence to Shreds’

Football League Division Two Team: Woods, Shanks, Gillard, McCreery, Hazell, Wicks, Roeder, Currie (Waddock), Allen, Goddard, Burke Attendance: 8,372 On 16th February 1980, the Latics travelled to Loftus Road. Martin Franks filed the following match report: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers cling to their slender Second Division promotion hopes but only after a cliff-hanging finish. Even manager Tommy Docherty Continue reading


They Won – an achievement no other visiting League Team has accomplished since Brentford’s Visit in April 1933- Reading (1) – QPR (2)

Team: Coggins, Russell, Rowe, Allen, Bartlett, March, Abel, Lowe, Cheetham, Samuel, Ovenstone Attendance: 5,123 Rangers travelled to Elm Park on 15th January 1936. J. A. L’s match report appeared in the ‘Reading Standard’ two days later: ‘Shed a tear for Reading’s wonderful home record. It has gone – gone beyond recall, and it is no Continue reading


QPR (6) – Portsmouth (1) – ‘Queen’s Park Rangers Score Two Goals in the First Two Minutes’

Southern League (Division One) Team: Collins, Archer, Newlands, Bowman, Hitch, Downing, Hamilton, Milward, Murphy, Blackwood, Wilson Attendance: 8,000 After recording a 3-1 win at Brighton the previous week, Rangers then took on Portsmouth on 19th December 1903. The following match report appeared later that day: ‘Played at Kensal Rise, the weather was anything but pleasant. Continue reading


QPR (3) – Crouch End Vampires (1) – ‘A Moment later the Last Named (McDavid) was again allowed to Romp through & Score, a Deed he Executed with much Gusto’

Team: Hunt, Teagle, Hughes, Brooks, Musslewhite, McKenzie, Hadwick, Evans, Ward, McDavid, Wallington Apart from competing (briefly), in the London League (Division One) at the start of the 1897/98 season, the Rangers were also involved in the FA Cup, London Charity Cup, Middlesex Senior Cup and the London Senior Cup. That aside, there were also a Continue reading


Liverpool (3) – QPR (2) – ‘Ferdinand had to be restrained by Players from both Sides’

FA Carling Premiership Team: Stejskal, Bardsley, Wilson, Impey, Barker, Wilkins, Peacock, Allen (B), Meaker, (Penrice), Ready, Ferdinand Attendance: 24,561 Rangers travelled to Anfield on 8th December 1993 following a 2-2 draw against Aston Villa at Loftus Road four days earlier. Colin Wood filed his match report the next morning: ‘Liverpool completed a dramatic victory over Continue reading