The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 26th March 1870: ‘The enclosure of this open space which is regarded by the inhabitants of Hammersmith, more particularly those who reside in the immediate neighbourhood of the Green, as one of the lungs of the parish, would effectually remove an intolerable nuisance which has Continue reading
Meet the QPR Players at Kensington Town Hall on 26th September 1964
On 25th September 1964 I travelled to Loftus Road with some of my schoolmates, and as the match programme proclaimed: ‘Friday Night is Rangers Night’. The R’s beat Hull City 2-1 that night with goals from Mike Keen and Billy McAdams. The programme promoted a Supporters Association Grand Dance at Kensington Town Hall the following Continue reading
Eulogy for my Dad (1947-2018) – David Cox
Nothing can prepare you for a day like today. Losing my Dad has been the hardest thing I have gone through in my life. My Dad was absolutely everything to me. He was a person who I looked up to and just never wanted to let down. As you all know he had been through Continue reading
When 21 Rangers Fans were injured in a Motor Bus Accident in Ladbroke Grove
On 10th January 1914, Rangers took on Bristol City at Park Royal in the 1st Round of the FA Cup. Tragically 21 QPR fans were injured on their way to the match in a Motor Bus accident. The following article appeared in ‘The People’ (described as a weekly newspaper for all classes): ‘An alarming motor-bus Continue reading
The 1937 1-1 Home Draw against Mansfield Town
Team: Mason, Smith (N), Jefferson, March, James, Moralee, Cape, Clarke, Prior, Lowe, Bott Attendance: 14,142 Rangers took on Mansfield Town at Loftus Road on 9th October 1937. The following match report later appeared in the Mansfield Reporter: ‘Having made Notts County gallop all the way on Thursday, Mansfield did not face Queen’s Park Rangers without Continue reading
‘Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green’
First published in 1864, ‘Pretty Polly Perkins’, was a very popular Music Hall song composed by Harry Clifton. Harry Clifton was born in Hoddesden in 1832 and he passed away in Shepherd’s Bush, aged 40, in 1872: ‘I am a broken-hearted milkman, in grief I’m arrayed, Through keeping of the company of a young servant Continue reading
QPR (0) – Sheffield United (0) – And the Press were invited into the Dressing Room after the Game.
Team: Parkes, Clement, Hazell, Delve (Beck), Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, Givens Attendance: 15,843 Rangers took on Sheffield United at Loftus Road on 8th December 1973. The match programme apologised for the absence of any colour photos, which was due to the National Power Crisis at the time. The following match report appeared in Continue reading
Identity Parade Clears QPR Player Worried by Letters of “Undying Love”
This very unusual story was written by John Thompson and appeared in the ‘Daily Mirror’ on 14th January 1948: ‘Famous Soccer players on the staff of a Football League club in London took part in an identity parade in their dressing room yesterday. Queen’s Park Rangers had volunteered to parade to help one of their Continue reading
When the ‘Springbok’ opened in 1957
The following newspaper article appeared in the West London Observer on 8th November 1957: ‘Free drinks were available to customers who visited a new public house which was opened at the White City Estate on Wednesday. The new “local” is called the ‘Springbok’ and is in South Africa Road. For the opening many local residents Continue reading
Berkhamsted (4) – QPR U23 (2)
Team: Bowman, Felix, trialist, Wells, Genovesi, Alfa, Orafu, Bettache, Tilt, Shodipo, trialist. Attendance: 193 Steve Bacon collected Alan Barnes and myself from outside Greenford Station. Arriving in good time at the Broadwater ground we adjourned to their clubhouse, which was situated just spitting distance from the turnstile. Just before kick-off the two captains exchanged pennants Continue reading