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
Peterborough United v QPR
Queen’s Park Rangers played their second first-team friendly in what incredibly was the second Saturday in July. Both sides turned out at London Road in the most punishing of British conditions with shade temperatures topping 30 degrees. (Before kick off) And like the game at Exeter in the previous midweek, it was largely uninspiring fare Continue reading
Riding for Promotion – Tommy Docherty Gives Glenn Roeder a Lift
The pic shown below is dated 27th July 1979 and the caption on the reverse side reads: ‘With the First Division firmly in their sights after last season’s dramatic relegation, Tommy Docherty, the manager and Glenn Roeder the team skipper, are hoping that they’re on their way to putting Queen’s Park Rangers back in the Continue reading
QPR’s Move to St. Quintin Avenue/Latimer Road in 1901
At the end of the 1900-01 season the club were forced to move from the Kensal Rise Athletic Ground because the landlord terminated the lease. Largely thanks to one of the Club’s Directors, T. R. Eagle, the R’s, or I should say the Royalists as they were then, moved to a new ground somewhere off Continue reading
From 1932 – A Walk Through Shepherd’s Bush Market
The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 1st July 1932: “Now Ladies, ‘ere you are, just the very leg you’re looking for, with a pound of sausages thrown in -‘arf a crown the lot.” The ladies looked at one another and then at the butcher who was doing his level best in Continue reading
The ABC of QPR – Don Masson
The following article comes from a 1970’s football periodical: ‘It took me over ten years as a professional to reach the First Division – but I don’t think I have wasted any time. Now I’ve got myself a few Scottish caps I really feel on top of the world. I’m aiming for at least another Continue reading
2012/13 Season Review
How do you write a review of a season that was, in a word, disastrous ? It’s not easy ! There were far too many lows and very few highs. Despite a whole host of so-called “superstars” being signed by Mark Hughes during the close season and what looked like a decent pre-season arranged in Continue reading
Triumph of the Sing-Along Rangers by Mark Lazarus
The following article appeared in a 1960’s football annual: March 4, 1967, is a date now part of football history. It marks the day a Third Division club went to Wembley for the first time to play in a major Cup Final – and pulled it off. Of course, it was Queen’s Park Rangers. The Continue reading
Armed Forces Day and QPR Fan Ruairidh (Rory) Burton of the Royal Highland Fusiliers
Today is ‘Armed Forces Day’ (formerly Veterans Day until 2009) and as a QPR connection to this commemoration, we profile R’s fan Ruairidh (Rory) Burton from Perth in Scotland. He joined the Royal Highland Fusiliers which comes under the banner of the Royal Regiment of Scotland and his proud dad Richard forwarded me the pic Continue reading
Canadian R’s Vox Populi
Earlier this year, Martin Percival conducted a two-part Vox Populi with a number of German R’s. Next up are four Canadian R’s fans who have kindly answered the following questions: Name: Nicole Wilkins Q: Why Queen’s Park Rangers ? A: I moved here nearly five years ago and originally chose to support Arsenal because some Continue reading