Alternative History
To be written.
Famous Players : – Famous Fans : – Martin Clunes (Comedy Actor – “Men Behaving Badly”), Mick Jones (Musician – formerly of the Clash and Big Audio Dynamite), Glen Matlock (Musician – formerly of The Sex Pistols), Robert Smith (Musician – The Cure); Michael Nyman (Classical musician and film music composer); Martin Amis (Author – “London Fields”); Robert Elms (Author, Broadcaster (BBC Radio London) and TV Presenter); Bill Bailey (Comedian); Ade Edmondson (Comedian – “Bottom” & “The Young Ones”); Neale Foulds (Snooker player); Ashley Giles (Cricketer); Pete Docherty (Musician); |
Club Records
Formed | 1885 |
Turned Professional | 1898 |
Became a Limited Company | 1899 |
Former names | 1885-1887 = St. Jude’s |
Previous grounds | 1888-1889 = Welford’s Fields 1889-1899 = London Scottish Ground, Brondesbury, Home Farm, Kensal Rise Green, Gun Club Wormwood Scrubs, Kilburn Cricket Club 1899-1901 = Kensal Rise Athletic Ground 1901-1904 = Latimer Road, Notting Hill 1904-1907 = Agricultural Society, Park Royal 1907-1917 = Park Royal Ground 1917-1931= Loftus Road 1931-1933 = White City 1933-1962 = Loftus Road 1962-1963 = White City |
Nickname | “The R’s” or “RANGERS” or “SUPERHOOPS” |
Club Colours | Home : Away :
Third : |
Record Premier League Win | 5-1 v. Coventry City (home) 23.10.1993 |
Record Premier League Defeat | 0-6 v. Manchester City (away) 10.05.2015 0-6 v. Fulham (away) 02.10.2011 |
Record Football League Win | 9-2 v. Tranmere Rovers (Div. 3) 3.12.1960 |
Record Football League Defeat | 1-8 v. Mansfield Town (Div. 3) 15.3.1965 |
Record Cup Win | 8-1 v. Bristol Rovers (Round 1) 27.11.1937 |
Record Fee Paid | £8,000,000 to Norwich City for Leroy FER (August 2014) |
Record Fee Received | £19,500,000 from Crystal Palace for Eberchi EZE (August 2020) |
Record Football League Appearances | 519 – Tony INGHAM 1950-1963 |
Record Premier League Appearances | 142 – Andy IMPEY 1992-1996 |
Record Premier League goal-scorer | 60 – Les FERDINAND 1992-1995 |
Record goal-scorer in a Premier League season | 24 – Les FERDINAND 1994-1995 |
Record goal-scorer in a season | 44 – Rodney MARSH (Division 3) 1966-1967 |
Record goal-scorer in a League season | 37 – George GODDARD (Division 3 South) 1929-30 |
Record all-time goal-scorer | 172 – George GODDARD 1926-34 |
Most goals in a match | 4 – George GODDARD v Merthyr Tydfil (Div. 3 South) 9.3.1929
4 – George GODDARD v Swindon Town (Div. 3 South) 12.4.1930 4 – George GODDARD v Exeter City (Div. 3 South) 20.12.1930 4 – George GODDARD v Watford (Div. 3 South) 19.9.1931 4 – Tom CHEETHAM v Aldershot (Div. 3 South) 14.9.1935 4 – Tom CHEETHAM v Aldershot (Div. 3 South) 12.11.1938 |
Record Attendance (all-time) | 35,353 v. Leeds United (Division 1) 27.4.1974 |
Record Premier League Attendance | |
Record match receipts | £218,475 v. Manchester United (Premier League) 5.2.1994 |
Record total of goals in a Premier League season | 63 – 1992-1993 |
Record Premier League points total | 60 – 1993-1994, 1994-1995 |
Record total of goals in a League season | 111 – Division 3 1961-62 |
Record League points total | 3 points for a win : 88 Championship 2010-20112 points for a win : 67 Division 3 1966-67 |
Most Capped player while at club | 52 – Alan McDONALD (Northern Ireland) |
Youngest Player | Frank SIBLEY 16 years and 97 days v Bristol City 10.03.1964 |
Oldest Player | Ray WILKINS 39 years and 352 days September 1996 |
Stadium details
Address : South Africa Road, London W12 7PA
Telephone : 020 8743 0262
08444 777007 (Ticket Office)
Capacity : 18,439
Pitch size : 102m x 66m (112 yards x 72 yards)
Official website : www.qpr.co.uk
Honours
Division One Runner-up | 1975-76 |
Division Two Champions | 1982-83 |
Division Two Runners-up | 1967-68, 1972-73 |
Division Three Champions | 1966-67 |
Division Three (South) Champions | 1947-48 |
Division Three Champions | 1946-47 |
FA Cup Runners-up | 1982 |
League Cup Winners | 1967 |
League Cup Runners-up | 1986 |
Managers
James COWAN | 1 August 1906 – 31 March 1913 |
Jimmy HOWIE | 1 August 1913 – 1 April 1920 |
Ned LIDDELL | 1 April 1920 – 31 March 1924 |
Will WOOD | 31 March 1924 -1 August 1925 |
Bob HEWISON | 1 August 1925 – 1 May 1930 |
John BOWMAN | 1 May 1930 – 1 November 1931 |
Archie MITCHELL | 1 November 1931 – 1 May 1933 |
Mick O’BRIEN | 1 May 1933- 1 April 1935 |
Billy BIRRELL | 1 April 1935 – 1 May 1939 |
Ted VIZARD | 1 May 1939 – 1 April 1944 |
Dave MANGNALL | 1 April 1944 – 31 May 1952 |
Jack TAYLOR | 1 June 1952 – 1 May 1959 |
Alec STOCK | 1 August 1959 – 1 August 1968 |
Bill DODGIN Jnr | 1 August 1968 – 1 November 1968 |
Tommy DOCHERTY | 1 November 1968 – 30 November 1968 |
Les ALLEN | 1 December 1968 – 6 January 1971 |
Gordon JAGO | 6 January 1971 – 27 September 1974 |
Dave SEXTON | 16 October 1974 – 9 July 1977 |
Frank SIBLEY | 10 July 1977 – 29 July 1978 |
Alec STOCK (Caretaker) | 30 July 1978 – 1 August 1978 |
Steve BURTENSHAW | 10 August 1978 – 10 May 1979 |
Tommy DOCHERTY | 11 May 1979 – 1 October 1980 |
Terry VENABLES | 1 October 1980 – 24 May 1984 |
Gordon JAGO | 28 May 1984 – 5 June 1984 |
Alan MULLERY | 20 June 1984 – 5 December 1984 |
Frank SIBLEY (Caretaker) | 5 December 1984 – 1 June 1985 |
Jim SMITH | 11 June 1985- 4 December 1988 |
Trevor FRANCIS | 14 December 1988 – 27 November 1990 |
Don HOWE | 28 November 1990 – 21 May 1991 |
Gerry FRANCIS | 1 June 1991 – 11 November 1994 |
Ray WILKINS | 15 November 1994 – 4 September 1996 |
Stewart HOUSTON | 16 September 1996 – 10 November 1997 |
John HOLLINS (Caretaker) | 11 November 1997 – 5 December 1997 |
Ray HARFORD | 5 December 1997 – 28 September 1998 |
Ian DOWIE (Caretaker) | 28 September 1998 – 16 October 1998 |
Gerry FRANCIS | 16 October 1998- 25 February 2001 |
Ian HOLLOWAY | 25 February 2001- 2 February 2006 |
Gary WADDOCK (Caretaker) | 6 February 2006 – 19 September 2006 |
John GREGORY | 20 September 2006 – 1 October 2007 |
Mick HARFORD (Caretaker) | 1 October 2007- 29 October 2007 |
Luigi DE CANIO | 29 October 2007 – 12 May 2008 |
Iain DOWIE | 12 May 2008 – 24 October 2008 |
Gareth AINSWORTH (Caretaker) | 24 October 2008 – 19 November 2008 |
Paolo SOUSA | 19 November 2008 – 9 April 2009 |
Gareth AINSWORTH (Caretaker) | 9 April 2009 – 3 May 2009 |
Jim MAGILTON | 3 June 2009 – 16 December 2009 |
Steve GALLEN/Marc BIRCHAM (Caretaker) | 16 December 2009 – 17 December 2009 |
Paul HART | 17 December 2009 – 15 January 2010 |
Mick HARFORD (Caretaker) | 15 January 2010 – 2 March 2010 |
Neil WARNOCK | 2 March 2010 – 8 January 2012 |
Mark HUGHES | 10 January 2012 – 23 November 2012 |
Mark BOWEN/Eddie NIEDZIECKI (Caretaker) | 23 November 2012 – 24 November 2012 |
Harry REDKNAPP | 24 November 2012 – 3 February 2015 |
Kevin BOND/Les FERDINAND/Chris RAMSEY (Caretaker) | 3 February 2015 – 4 February 2015 |
Chris RAMSEY/Kevin BOND (Caretaker) | 4 February 2015 – 12 February 2015 |
Chris RAMSEY | 12 February 2015 – 4 November 2015 |
Neil WARNOCK (Caretaker) | 4 November 2015 – 4 December 2015 |
Jimmy Floyd HASSELBAINK | 4 December 2015 – 5 November 2016 |
Ian HOLLOWAY | 11 November 2016 – 10 May 2018 |
Steve McCLAREN | 18 May 2018 – 1 April 2019 |
John EUSTACE (Caretaker) | 1 April 2019 – 8 May 2019 |
Mark WARBURTON | 8 May 2019 – |
League Record
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
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First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
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Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
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Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
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Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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Original Member of Division Three (Third tier) | 1920 |
Division Three (South) (Third tier) | 1920-1948 |
Division Two (Second tier) | 1948-1952 |
Division Three (South) (Third tier) | 1952-1958 |
Division Three (Third tier) | 1958-1967 |
Division Two (Second tier) | 1967-1968 |
Division One (Top tier) | 1968-1969 |
Division Two (Second tier) | 1969-1973 |
Division One (Top tier) | 1973-1979 |
Division Two (Second tier) | 1979-1983 |
Division One (Top tier) | 1983-1992 |
Premier League (Top tier) | 1992-1996 |
Division One (Second tier) | 1996-2001 |
Division Two (Third tier) | 2001-2004 |
The Championship (Second tier) | 2004-2011 |
Premier League (Top tier) | 2011-2013 |
The Championship (Second tier) | 2013-2014 |
Premier League (Top tier) | 2014-2015 |
The Championship (Second tier) | 2015- |