The following article is from the Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette and appeared in John Brunel’s ‘Diary’ on 17th February 1966: ‘Take a group of good musicians, an original sound and a good song and you can’t go wrong. You’ve got a hit record! The name of the group is “Jimmy Winston’s Reflections,” the name Continue reading
Rangers make ‘Owls’ Fight: Sheffield Wednesday (2) – QPR (1)
Team: Brown, Powell (G), Ingham, Gilberg, Spence, Farrow, Muir, Hold, Addinall, Smith (C), Waugh Attendance: 41,706 On 15th March 1952, bottom-placed QPR travelled to high-flying Sheffield Wednesday. Fred Walters wrote the following (amended) match report for a local newspaper: ‘Wednesday’s narrow victory over Queen’s Park Rangers, bottom club in the Second Division, kept them well Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Bristol City U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Barnes, Kakay, Woollard-Innocent, Bettache, Gubbins, Mahorn, Clarke, Amos, Oteh, Frailing, Shodipo Sub Not Used: Brzozowski A cold breeze blew across the Harlington Sports Ground, but at least it managed to stay dry. It was good to see U18’s centre-back Trent Mahorn make his U23’s debut and as Chris Hewitt Continue reading
QPR’s 1922 Charity Match against a Side from the Adelphi Theatre
On Thursday 30th March 1922, QPR took on a “Golden Moth” X1 at Loftus Road. The stage production, described as a ‘musical play’, was running at the Adelphi Theatre in the Strand. Rangers fielded their full league eleven with the exception of Harry Edgley, who was replaced by Robert Faulkner at outside-right. The match was Continue reading
Enfield Town Ladies (1) – QPR Women (0)
Capital Women’s Cup Team: White, Peacock, Redhead-Ling, Perez, Grieve, Blodgett, Dench, Skiverton, Cutler, Hall, Petit I met up with Steve Bullard outside Turnpike Lane Station before taking the 217 bus, which took us close to the Queen Elizabeth 11 Stadium. We were handed a programme prior to kick-off and I noted that the Rangers starting Continue reading
Watched by about 500 Spectators & two Dogs, QPR’s first Competitive Match was against Tottenham Hotspur in 1890.
QPR’s first competitive match was played on 1st November 1890, when they took on Tottenham Hotspur at Brondesbury Park in the 2nd round of the London Senior Cup. Around 500 attended the game and the Rangers side lined-up as follows: A. Schneidan, T. Saunders, H. Sturges, J. Spurr, W. Ridout, J. McKenzie, A. Druett, F. Continue reading
On this Day in 1961: QPR (2) – Hull City (1)
Team: Drinkwater, Woods, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, Lazarus, Bedford, Evans, Longbottom, Whitaker. Attendance: 12,725 Alec Stock had said the previous Saturday following the defeat at Grimsby: “The glass of beer didn’t taste so good afterwards…I didn’t feel like singing!” Hull City travelled to Loftus Road on 18th February 1961. Brian Taylor wrote the following comprehensive Continue reading
‘The Rangers’ New Ground in Latimer-road will soon be ready to receive its Crowds’
At the end of the 1900/01 season QPR were forced to move from the Kensal Rise Athletic Ground. Mainly through the efforts of Rangers’ director, Mr T. R. Eagle, the Club moved to a ground at the rear of St. Quintin Avenue, which was situated close to the ‘Latimer Arms’ pub. The following article, which Continue reading
In Memory of George Petchey
George Petchey, the Queen’s Park Rangers iron man wing-half of the 1950’s sadly passed away in December. George made 278 League and Cup appearances for the R’s and scored 24 goals during his seven-season spell from 1953 to 1960. He was tough tackling, fearless, dynamic and took no prisoners. That’s the way I remember him Continue reading
In 1964 QPR Announced that: ‘New Lights for Loftus Road will be installed next Season’
The following article appeared in the local Gazette on 11th February 1964: ‘New high-powered floodlights are to be installed at Loftus Road before the start of next season. They will cost between about £13,000 and £15,000. This news comes less than a week after 65-year-old glove manufacturer, Bert Baker, took over as chairman of QPR. Continue reading