Category: History

Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Leach, Masson, Bowles, Givens Sub: Eastoe Attendance: 18,876 On 4th September 1976, Rangers took on West Bromwich Albion at Loftus Road. John Pyke wrote the following match report: ‘The mechanism may still be a little rusty, but the good news is that Rangers are back on the Continue reading

FA Carling Premiership Team: Roberts, Bardsley, Wilson, Wilkins (Ready 76 mins), Peacock, McDonald, Impey, Ferdinand, Sinclair, Penrice (Allen B. 83 mins), Barker Attendance: 18,084 The R’s travelled to Upton Park on 28th August 1993. Ian Gibb wrote the following match report: ‘If England manager Graham Taylor wanted the perfect reference for striker Les Ferdinand’s international Continue reading

Team: Smith, Brady (P), Taylor, Malcolm, Brady (R), Angell, Collins, Bedford, Leary, Keen, McLeod Attendance: 5,544 Rangers kicked off their 1964/65 league campaign with a visit to Oakwell. The following match report appeared the next day: ‘Barnsley’s forward-line came in for an unfair burst of slow handclapping from the fans near the end of the Continue reading

Sidney Herbert Sugden was born in Battersea on 30th October1880. He started his career with Ilford before moving on to West Ham United in 1902 and then a year later Sidney joined Nottingham Forest. QPR signed him in 1905 and he made his Southern League debut later that year on 2nd September against New Brompton. Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Bowles, Givens Sub: Leach Attendance: 27,113 The R’s faced Liverpool at Loftus Road on 16th August 1975 in the opening game of the season. Steve Stammers later filed the following match report: ‘Gerry Francis widely tipped as England’s next captain, got Queen’s Park Rangers off Continue reading

QPR Team: Howes, McLarney, Wassell, McGargill, Taylor, Edwards, Thompson, Fletcher, Brewis, Handford, Bevan(probable line-up?) Chelsea Team: Harmer, Wolff, Miller, Harris, Whiting, Craigie, Toomer, Caswell, O’Hara, Robertson, Donaghy Rangers travelled to Stamford Bridge on 11th November 1905 for a South Eastern League encounter. Headlined: “The Reserves Are Still Unbeaten” – the following match report later appeared Continue reading

Team: Mason, Barrie, Carr, Lowe, Farmer, March, Lumsden, Charlton, Cheetham, Fitzgerald, McMahon Attendance: 3,751 Following a 6-0 win over Cardiff City five days earlier it was Northampton Town who visited Loftus Road next on Thursday, 18th February 1937. Charles Buchan’s match report appeared in the Daily News the next day: ‘With the exception of a Continue reading

Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Bowles, Givens Sub: Leach Attendance: 24,342 On 10th April 1976, high-flying Rangers took on Middlesbrough at Loftus Road. Ken Montgomery wrote the following match report: ‘Dave Sexton, the man who has moulded the QPR dream machine, still refuses to accept that his side are as Continue reading

The following article (edited), appeared in a 1970’s Football Annual: ‘Something happened to me during the season 1972-3. I do not expect that I was the first player to appear for both of the clubs that won promotion from the Second to the First Division during their promotion season but, on the other hand there Continue reading

Morris Stanley ‘Stan’ Nichols was born in Stondon Massey, Essex, on 6th October 1900. The earliest newspaper reference Colin has unearthed so far appeared in the West London Observer on 27th August 1926: ‘In this, only his second season in County cricket, M. Nichols, the young Essex bowler, has taken 100 wickets. Last season he Continue reading