The Raven came into existence in 1839 and it didn’t surprise me to learn that it was originally a stable block. Formerly known as ‘The Raven Tavern’, the name is supposed to be linked to the old Ravenscourt Manor House and the park. The Manor House was at one time surrounded by a moat fed Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Huddersfield Town U18 (1)
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Team: Deane, Downes, Walker, Champion, Browne, Sendles-White, Sutherland, Simmonds, Gibbons, Henry-Francis, Andrade Subs: Trani, Monthe, Webb, Daly, Hubble Attendance: 639 On a bitterly cold evening in W12, the R’s lined up in a 4-5-1 formation. The visitors had the first decent chance of the game when their forward got in Continue reading
Liverpool v QPR
Team: Cerny, Gabbidon, Traore, Young, Ferdinand (Orr), Faurlin, Barton, Smith (Campbell), Mackie (Hill), Wright-Phillips, Bothroyd. Subs Not Used: Putnins, Connolly, Derry, Buzsaky Attendance: 45,016 It was one-way traffic in the 1st half and Liverpool could have been 3-0 up if they’d taken their chances and had Cerny not played so well. I take back what Continue reading
QPR U18 (5) – Wycombe Wanderers U18 (1)
Youth Alliance Cup 2nd Round Team: Deane, Walker, Downes, Champion, Browne, Sendles-White, Sutherland, Simmonds, Gibbons, Henry-Francis, Hubble Last week the U18’s came back from 0-2 down to draw 2-2- at Stevenage with goals from Emmanuel Monthe and Bradley Simmonds. Rangers now entertained Wycombe Wanderers in the knock-out stage of the Youth Alliance Cup. The R’s Continue reading
Attacking is his Game: An Appraisal of QPR’s Legendary Manager – Alec Stock
This article appeared in the popular football weekly, ‘Soccer Star’ on 14th July 1967. It was written by Tom Jagger and was the eighth in the series, ‘Great Managers of Today’ and featured the legendary Alec Stock: ‘There was quite a flutter backstage of the soccer scene when it was known that Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading
QPR v West Bromwich Albion – Long Tears Us Apart Again
QPR and West Brom shared the points at Loftus Road as a late Shane Long equaliser cancelled out Heidar Helguson’s first half header. Home fans were left frustrated and some showed themselves up by booing at the end of what was by and large a decent game. QPR may have had the majority of the Continue reading
Queen’s Park Rangers: The Old Days (1939 – 1970) by John ‘gramps‚’ Clifford
John Clifford, or “gramps” to the QPR Report message board, produced his book of memories of “The Old Days” largely at his own expense. He takes the reader from 1939, through the War years and then right up to 1970 where he chose to draw a line. Work commitments and family life meant that he Continue reading
Norwich City v QPR
Team: Cerny, Hill (Bothroyd), Gabbidon, Ferdinand, Young, Traore, Derry (Buzsaky), Faurlin, Mackie, Wright-Phillips (Smith), Helguson Subs Not Used: Putnins, Orr, Hall, Puncheon Attendance: 26,781 After the utilitarian austerity of Stoke City, it was a pleasant surprise to revisit Carrow Road after a hiatus of approximately 15 years. In the interim period an extensive modernisation project Continue reading
The 1901/02 Ogden’s QPR Football Card
Thomas Ogden established a tobacconist shop in Liverpool in 1860. By the time of his death in 1890, the company was operating from six different factories and warehouses and had become one of the largest tobacco companies in Great Britain. In 1894, Ogden’s supplied free photographic cards with its Guinea Gold brand. Apparently they issued Continue reading
Wycombe Wanderers U18 (2) – QPR U18 (3)
The game versus Wycombe Wanderers was the first of what was to turn out to be two fine 3-2 away wins of the day, with the Rangers first team matching the result later at Stoke City. The Wycombe Wanderers team were a far stronger and much better organised outfit than the side that lost 5-1 Continue reading