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 …


1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date

First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League

Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship

Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)
Division Three Division Two  League One

Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two

 

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-