QPR’s 1899/1900 FA Cup involvement began on 23rdSeptember with a 4-2 home win against London Welsh. Fulham, West Hampstead, the Civil Service and Luton Town were then defeated in the qualifying rounds. A famous victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in round one followed. The Rangers were then drawn against Millwall Athletic in round two. The match Continue reading
‘Drivers Beware: Beware of Animals…And Beware of Queen’s Park Rangers!’
The picture shown below appeared in the weekly football magazine, ‘Soccer Star’ on 7th January 1966: ‘Setting the Third Division alight these days are Queen’s Park Rangers pictured here, enjoying a sprint over the snow topped turf in a well-known nature reserve (or should it be first team?). Leading the rush are Stuart Leary (left) Continue reading
Harrow Borough (0) – QPR U23 (4)
Team: Little (Salamon), Williams-Lowe (McLean), Trialist (Carlyle), Gubbins (Domi), Woollard-Innocent (Woodman), Drewe (Jude-Boyd), Conte (Aoraha), Mema (Frailing), Trialist (Pitblado), Adomah (Kendall/Armstrong), Adarkwa(Mahorn) Albert Adomah entered the field to a guard of honour and rapturous applause from all around the ground. Albert had played for Borough between 2006 and 2008 prior to his departure to Barnet. Continue reading
Friendly Scottish Opposition: No.7 – QPR v Hamilton Academical in 1937
Team: Mason, Barrie, Jefferson, March, Farmer, Moralee, Bott, Clark, Swinfen, Fitzgerald, McMahon Hamilton Academicals travelled to London on Friday 29thJanuary 1937 to take on the R’s the following day. I think that was the first time QPR took on Scottish opposition? The Hamilton party also included the chairman, J. C. Lyon, a director named Miller Continue reading
Hampton & Richmond Borough (4) – QPR U23 (2)
Team: Little (Salamon), Kane (Williams-Lowe), Mahorn, Kefalas (Domi), Woollard-Innocent (Drewe), Jude-Boyd (Conte), Duke-McKenna (Mema), Frailing (Aoraha), Alfa (Armstrong), De Silva (Kendall), Adarkwa (Kargbo) Attendance: 495 I met up with Sammy at Park Royal and we then made our way to Hounslow East Station before taking the 111 bus to Hampton. The match attendance had been Continue reading
‘Hugh McQueen of the Queen’s Park Rangers recommends Plasmon Cocoa’
Hugh McQueen was born on 1st October 1867 and grew up in the rural village of Harthill in Scotland. He had nine brothers and his father worked as a Pit manager. Prior to joining the Rangers, Hugh had played for Leith Athletic and Liverpool. He was also a member of the 1898 Derby County FA Cup Continue reading
Ron Phillips’ Benefit Match in 1949: Harrow Town (1) – QPR (6)
Team: Saphin, MacDonald, Worthington, Farrow, Chapman, Tobin, Muir, Gee, Gibbons, Adams, McKay Ahead of next week’s friendly against Harrow Borough, QPR had visited the Earlsmead ground in 1949 when the Club was known as Harrow Town. The benefit match on 7th May was in aid of their goalkeeper, Ron Phillips. A match report appeared in Continue reading
In Memory of Keith Rutter
Keith Rutter, stalwart centre-half for QPR FC, has sadly passed away at the age of 89. During his near-nine-year period with the R’s, Keith was a reliable rock steady, no nonsense defender. He was rarely injured and certainly in my own personal recollection from 1957 onwards, he never dropped from the first team. You hardly Continue reading
‘ The Management of Queen’s Park Rangers have Walled off a Special Enclosure for 2,000 Young Fans’
The Club’s plans for the formation of what was to be known for some time as, ‘The Boy’s Pen’, were laid out in the West Ham reserve programme on 4th September 1948: ‘The main complaint, however, was the slow rate of entry at the South Africa Road entrance and the danger to which boys were Continue reading
“I didn’t get to show what I can actually do!”- Paul Smyth
It came as no surprise when news came through that Paul Smyth had been released at the expiry of his contract. Paul had joined the R’s in 2017 initially on a two-year deal. I will never forget his 72nd minute winner on New Year’s Day, 2018 against Cardiff City and remember a similar goal later Continue reading