The pub was first known as the ‘Great Angell’ and may date back to before 1786 when it was a booking house for stage coaches. An admission of 1846 refers to the pub as the ‘Angel Inn’ with its stables, outbuildings, workshops and also a garden. The site was at one time part of Pingsworth Continue reading
Supporters are ‘Life Blood’ of Football – Letter to the Acton Gazette in December 1963
The following letter was written by Neil Gunner of Summerlands Avenue in Acton and appeared in the Acton Gazette in December 1963: ‘As an ardent follower of Queen’s Park Rangers for many years, and in the light of the recent stormy annual general meeting, I , in common with a great many supporters of the Continue reading
From 1889 and 1896 – Murder and Affray in Greenside Road, Shepherd’s Bush, W12
Colin Woodley (ESSEXURs) kindly sent me the following two articles relating to two separate incidents in Greenside Road in the late 19th Century. The first one appeared in the ‘Illustrated Police News’ on 23rd February 1889: ‘At the Hammersmith Police Court Walter Clarke, who was described as a barman, was finally examined on a charge Continue reading
QPR v Amsterdam: ‘Another Five for Rangers’ – 15th March 1954
Team: Brown, Taylor, Ingham, Nicholas, Powell (M), Angell, Pounder, Cameron, Clark, Smith, Kerrins Following the opener against Arsenal in October, a series of friendly matches were played under the newly-installed floodlights throughout the 1953-54 season. On 15th March 1954, Amsterdam FC were the visitors to Loftus Road and A.S.W. wrote the following report for one Continue reading
A Goliath Called David
How we could have done with someone like Dave Webb last season ! The following article is from a 1970’s football magazine: ‘David Webb is the sort of player every manager likes to have on his side. The “over-my-dead-body” type. The non-stop battler. And, so valuably, a defender with the knack of scoring vital goals. Continue reading
QPR’s Final Game of the 2000/01 Season – When R’s Fans were Piped from the Car Park to Molineux
Our fate had been confirmed at Huddersfield on 21st April and we were then hammered 0-3 in our final home game against Stockport County. Much worse was to follow though – on 3rd May, Loftus Road plc, in response to press speculation, admitted in a statement that discussions, mooting the idea of a merger with Continue reading
Tony Pennie – Rest in Peace.
Tony Pennie, a loyal R’s supporter for over 56 years passed away on the 5th May 2013 following a short illness. The funeral service was held at St. George’s Church, Southall, with the reception at the British Legion in Greenford. There were a number of fellow QPR supporters and members of the Ealing Referee Association Continue reading
Exeter City v QPR – 12th March 1910
Team: Shaw, McDonald, Fidler, Morris, Hartwell, Wake, Wyatt, Travers, Steer, Wyman, Barnes Attendance: 6,000 according to Gordon Macey’s book: ‘The Complete Record’ whereas “about 5,000” was the figure stated in this match report. Exeter City joined the Southern League in 1908 and that season QPR made their first visit to St. James Park on 24th Continue reading
The 1907 Taddy & Co. Cigarette Card Featuring QPR Centre-Forward Ernest Hitchcock
Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cigarette cards in their ‘Prominent Footballers’ series; 1907, 1908 and finally 1913 This particular card is from the first set of 595 cards which included 15 Queen’s Park Rangers players. Ernest Hitchcock was signed from Aston Villa in 1907 and only made two 1st team appearances for the Continue reading
‘It’s About Fans Seeing Everyone Putting that Effort in and that’s been one of the Main Concerns‚’ – Clint Hill
The following article appeared in ‘The Telegraph’ earlier in the week: ‘In a frank assessment of the club’s calamitous Premier League season, the QPR skipper also said the squad assembled by Mark Hughes last summer was woefully unbalanced, packed with players who had no experience of playing for “smaller” clubs and overloaded with midfielders. “I’m Continue reading