Category: Memorabilia

SPORT! ACTION! ADVENTURE! ‘The Hornet’ was published by D.C. Thomson & Co. and ran from 14th September 1963 until 7th February 1976 before merging with ‘The Hotspur’. On 8th April 1972, Issue No. 448 featured Rodney Marsh on the front and back covers in its ‘Hornet Gallery of Sport’. ‘King Bernard’ is first up – Continue reading

Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This is the fifth QPR card that I have featured from the first series in 1907. On the reverse side of the card it reads: ‘A delightfully cool pipe tobacco, combining the sweetness and fragrance of the better class Virginia Tobaccos with Continue reading

‘Roy of the Rovers’ has previously been featured four times so far in this series and this edition is dated 17th December 1977. QPR v Nottm. Forest was the ‘Big Action’ on the back page and the caption reads: ‘This exciting aerial action at Loftus Road shows Forest’s Kenny Burns and Dave Needham of QPR Continue reading

Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This is the fourth QPR card I have featured from the first series in 1907. On the reverse side of the card it reads: “These cards are issued with Taddy’s ‘Myrtle Grove’ medium cigarettes”. Joseph Fidler was born in Sheffield in 1885. Continue reading

In 1970, Anglo Confectionary Ltd issued 48 cards in a series titled: ‘Learn the Game’. No. 46 in this set dealt with ‘Juggling Practice’and featured Rangers’legendary No.10 Rodney Marsh: The instructions on the card read as follows: ‘Juggling Practice is most necessary to improve ball control. Try to keep the ball up by using head, Continue reading

Twenty six years ago today the QPR Open Day was held at Loftus Road from 10.30am to around lunch time. The Chairman, David Bulstrode, welcomed R’s fans and their families in the 4-page programme: ‘I would like to welcome all supporters to our Family Open Day. I hope the weather is fine – what a Continue reading

This comic was originally known as ‘Tiger – The Sport and Adventure Picture Story Weekly’ and launched on 11th September 1954. There were subsequent mergers over the years with various other Fleetway publications before finally coming to an end on 30th March 1985. ‘Men of Steel’ adorns the front cover – Rod Steel, all-round athlete Continue reading

Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cigarette cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This is the third QPR card to be featured from the first series issued in 1907. The reverse side of the card reads: “Grapnel Mixture2 – A delightfully cool Pipe Tobacco, combining the sweetness & fragrance of the better class Virginia Continue reading

This letter is dated 6th April 1934, and was written by the QPR Manager/Secretary to F. Howarth, the Secretary of the Football League. It reads as follows: Dear Sir – Re our claim for compensation for our match versus Northampton from that Club, respecting the game on 27th January last, postponed owing to a FA Continue reading

Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cigarette cards in their Prominent Footballer series. This is the second card to be featured from the first series in 1907. No details of Arthur Walker on the reverse side of the card, it reads: ‘Imperial Tobacco’ – A ripe, full flavoured pipe tobacco, fine cut. In a Continue reading