50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began

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50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2010 6:44:50 GMT

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50 Years ago

- August 12, 1972: QPR's Promotion Winning "Total Football" season began With a 2-2 draw at Swindon. (Followed by a 4-2 (4-0 at HT) home win against Sheffield Wednesday.

QPR's only signing in the Summer: Don Givens (Rodney Marsh of course having left in March 1972 and Stan Bowles not being signed till September 1972)

Parkes
Clement Evans Hazell Watson
Busby Francis Venables
Leach O'Rourke Givens

Busby and Leach scored for QPR

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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,295	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2011 7:21:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Aug 12, 2011 7:21:56 GMT Thirty-nine years ago...QPR's "Total Football" - Before we signed Bowles and Thomas...
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50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2012 7:05:12 GMT

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The year of Don Givens, Stan Bowles and Dave Thomas

Of Martyn Busby

Of QPR Total Football

QPR went up with six Future England Internationals...

QPR Results & Stats for 1972-73
www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park-rangers/1972-1973

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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,295	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2012 7:09:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Aug 12, 2012 7:09:13 GMT QPR 1972-73 Results www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2093&teamTabs=results
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terryb Terry Venables Posts: 3,721	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2012 11:37:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by terryb on Aug 12, 2012 11:37:09 GMT With the following season my favourite times of watching Rangers. We were so entertaining to watch & definitely had the feel of we will score one more than you. Thank you Gordon.

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50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2012 17:31:57 GMT

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Post by rousdonhoops on Aug 12, 2012 17:31:57 GMT

went to all them games, opening game of the season at Swindon the difference in the sides was Don Rogers, who single-handedly got Swindon a point, in truth it was men against boys at Derby who at the time were a top side, was my most fervent then and missed only about 8 games that season

Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,295	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2013 7:26:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Aug 12, 2013 7:26:45 GMT Bump another year. Fabulous season...And we started the season hopeful of doing well - but not that well!
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50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2014 6:43:14 GMT

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42 Years ago today...

And people too often forget Gordon Jago's massive role in the foundation of 1975/76 (It was basically Jago's team in 1975/76 with addition of Hollins and Masson - and last signing Webb)

And fact that BEFORE Bowles & Thomas arrived, QPR were still playing brilliant football in those early weeks of 1972/73

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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,295	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2015 7:33:49 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Aug 12, 2015 7:33:49 GMT Bump 43 Years ago
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Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,295	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2016 4:12:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Aug 12, 2016 4:12:38 GMT Bump...44 years ago today
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ingham Dave Sexton Posts: 1,896	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 30, 2016 21:27:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ingham on Aug 30, 2016 21:27:41 GMT Yeah!

Macmoish Administrator Posts: 60,295	50 Years Ago: Jago's Brilliant #QPR Promotion Season Began Aug 12, 2022 8:39:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Macmoish on Aug 12, 2022 8:39:28 GMT Half-a-century ago today!
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