The following article was written by Chris Coles and appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers star Mike Kelly is today rated among the game’s most useful keepers. Yet only last season he was wondering if he had any future in the Football League. When QPR went from Third to First Divisions in successive seasons Continue reading
Category: History
QPR’s First Continental Tour in 1912: Part One – Paris
Following their defeat in the Kinnaird Shield match against Blackburn Rovers on 4th May 1912, Rangers set off immediately after the game to Charing Cross to embark on the first stage of the Club’s first Continental tour. They travelled overnight to Calais and after a gruelling train journey they arrived at their hotel in Paris Continue reading
In Memory of Ivor Powell: 5th July 1916 – 5th November 2012
Ivor Verdun Powell was born in Bargoed in South Wales on 5th July 1916. He was the seventh son in a family of ten. He worked down the coal mines with his father and brothers until a QPR scout spotted him playing for his local side. Ivor arrived as an amateur, but didn’t initially make Continue reading
Boss Jago Won’t Let Rangers Slip This Time
The following article was written by Eric Nicholls and appeared in ‘Goal’ magazine on 7th July 1973: ‘Gordon Jago leads promoted Queen’s Park Rangers into their second season in the First Division in five years with a brand of honesty that would surprise those who look at football through cynical eyes. Last time in, Rangers Continue reading
Recollections of Alan McDonald from his Friends and Team Mates
Sharon Smith worked in the QPR club shop in the 1980’s and regularly watched the youth team, reserves and first team play, home and away. She now lives in Ireland and works for the Irish PFA and travelled up to Belfast for the tribute game for Macca on 10th September. “When I heard that Alan Continue reading
QPR v Hinckley Athletic – FA Cup 2nd Round – Bedford’s ‘Beauties’ Set Them Off
Team: Drinkwater, Bentley, Ingham, Malcolm, Dugdale, Angell, McClelland, Bedford, Large, Collins, Lazarus Attendance: 13,008 On 3rd November 1962, the R’s defeated Newport County 3-2 in the FA Cup 1st Round at the White City which was, incidentally, Gordon Macey’s first ever QPR game. Rangers were drawn at home again for Round 2 and three weeks Continue reading
We Will Remember Them
Recently, I came across this quite remarkable story via the BBC News website: ‘A pub in south-west London has been dedicated to a local soldier who became known as the “Footballer of Loos”. The Rifleman’ in Twickenham unveiled its sign honouring Rifleman Frank Edwards, who fought in the Battle of Loos in France during World Continue reading
Stan the Man: A Footballer in Limbo – ‘Street Life’ Article from June 1976 – Part Two
This article/interview titled: ‘Stan the Man: A Footballer in Limbo’ first appeared in ‘Street Life’ in issue No. 17, Volume 1 and was dated June 12 – 23, 1976: ‘In such good company, Bowles had a wonderful first season in the top division. He scored 19 goals, Rangers finished comfortably in the middle of the Continue reading
‘Defenders Who Keep Me Guessing’ by Tom Cheetham of Queen’s Park Rangers F.C.
Last year, Colin Woodley kindly sent me a fascinating article regarding Tommy Cheetham that had appeared as part of a series in ‘Football Weekly’ in 1936. No others from the series have yet surfaced, but I did get my hands on another periodical that features the legendary centre-forward. The following article appeared in ‘Topical Times’ Continue reading
Stan the Man: A Footballer in Limbo – ‘Street Life’ Article from June 1976 – Part One
‘Street Life’ cost 25p and hit the streets fortnightly, but I don’t remember it lasting very long. It was mainly music related and this particular issue also included interesting articles on Tom Waits and Dr. Feelgood. Issue No.17, Volume 1 is dated June 12 – 23, 1976, and features a superb article/interview with Stan Bowles Continue reading