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Gordon Jago
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Post by manta on Oct 2, 2010 20:20:12 GMT
Its great reading these memories from those who were there years ago.
I was just wondering are there any photos of the Loftus Road ground from the 1940's and Park Royal and White city? I have been a fan since 1987 so only know the modern stadium. I have been watching old YouTube clips of Loftus Road before 1980 when it was all terraces at either end. It really had character.
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 2, 2010 21:09:38 GMT
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Gordon Jago
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Post by manta on Oct 3, 2010 13:44:05 GMT
Some great old photos there. Every picture encapsulates that period of time. I loved how the ground looked in the 70's. It had real character.
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Post by eusebio13 on Oct 3, 2010 13:44:08 GMT
Final Table 1947-8
Third Division South
P W D L F A GA Pts
1 Queens Park Rangers 42 26 9 7 74 37 2.000 61
2 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 42 24 9 9 76 35 2.171 57
3 Walsall 42 21 9 12 70 40 1.750 51
4 Ipswich Town 42 23 3 16 67 61 1.098 49
5 Swansea Town 42 18 12 12 70 52 1.346 48
6 Notts County 42 19 8 15 68 59 1.153 46
7 Bristol City 42 18 7 17 77 65 1.185 43
8 Port Vale 42 16 11 15 63 54 1.167 43
9 Southend United 42 15 13 14 51 58 0.879 43
10 Reading 42 15 11 16 56 58 0.966 41
11 Exeter City 42 15 11 16 55 63 0.873 41
12 Newport County 42 14 13 15 61 73 0.836 41
13 Crystal Palace 42 13 13 16 49 49 1.000 39
14 Northampton Town 42 14 11 17 58 72 0.806 39
15 Watford 42 14 10 18 57 79 0.722 38
16 Swindon Town 42 10 16 16 41 46 0.891 36
17 Leyton Orient 42 13 10 19 51 73 0.699 36
18 Torquay United 42 11 13 18 63 62 1.016 35
19 Aldershot 42 10 15 17 45 67 0.672 35
20 Bristol Rovers 42 13 8 21 71 75 0.947 34
21 Norwich City 42 13 8 21 61 76 0.803 34
22 Brighton & Hove Albion 42 11 12 19 43 73 0.589 34
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Post by harlowranger on Oct 3, 2010 14:13:30 GMT
IN THIS DAYS TERMS = 78PTS FOR WINS + 9PTS FOR DRAWS
87 PTS FOR 42 GAMES - PRO RATA THIS FOR 46 = 95.28 PTS FOR THE SEASON !
THE SEASON WAS A BRILLIANT START BUT IN THE END LOST 7 GAMES
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Post by harlowranger on Oct 3, 2010 16:47:13 GMT
Looked back further than 1920 and could not see a better start than 1947!
14 games , 10 wins , 2 draws , 2 defeats equals the record !
2 wins from the next 4 games equals it , 2 wins and a draw from the next 4 could be the best start in the history of our club !
Hard to find some of the earlier years dates , sites only show cup games !
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 3, 2010 19:30:38 GMT
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 23, 2010 7:10:28 GMT
The record I WANT broken is most points in a season!  QPR Official Site Record Broken... NEW CLUB RECORD! Posted on: Sat 23 Oct 2010 QPR set a new Club record tonight (Friday), as they made it 13 matches unbeaten with a 1-1 draw at Bristol City, surpassing their previous sequence at the start of the season of 12, which was set in 1947/48. This campaign's run of results of eight wins and five draws, sees the R's occupy top spot in the npower Championship table, and following the game, boss Neil Warnock admitted that he was pleased for the players to make history for the Club. "It's good for the Club, and for the players to be a part of it," he said. "The lads will always remember being a part of this achievement. "I hope we can continue our unbeaten run for as long as possible. To go 13 games unbeaten is no mean feat. They deserve a lot of credit." The stats... 2010/11 WWWDWWWWDWDDD - first 13 unbeaten (so far!) 1947/48: WWWWWDWWWWDWL - first 12 unbeaten www.qpr.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10373~2193777,00.html
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Post by Zamoraaaah on Oct 23, 2010 7:46:16 GMT
That Palace programme cover is quality.
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Post by harlowranger on Oct 23, 2010 9:49:20 GMT
Well we broke the record! Albeit we had a few more draws in our run ! Still a great effort , wouldnt it be cool to keep in going to 15 games with 2 home fixtures coming up ! 3d for a programme wonder what that would equate to in terms of money this day for a programme ?  |
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Post by Jon Doeman on Oct 23, 2010 14:20:53 GMT
Fascinating read, great thread , this is the QPR MB for the thinking man!
Also the record is great, but slightly worried with the recent form.
But I'll bet Warnock sorts it out in time for Saturday! COYRs
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Post by Macmoish on Oct 23, 2010 21:15:48 GMT
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Post by harlowranger on Oct 29, 2010 20:50:11 GMT
Well i hope we can go 14 games unbeaten but its going to tough ! Good Luck R,s
It wasnt until i read this clip below about when we got promoted we stayed up for 4 years in Division 2 then were relegated again !
We stayed in that division until Alec Stocks second year when he got us back up there !
QPR finished top of the Division 3 South pile in the 1947-48 season, but after spending four seasons in the Second Division, dropped back down to Division Three South in 1952. In the build-up to the 1959-60 season, QPR installed Alec Stock as manager, argued by many QPR fans as the club's greatest ever manager. His second season saw QPR's biggest win in their history, a 9-2 annihilation of Tranmere Rovers in a Division 3 match. They kicked on and duly bounced back to the Second Division in 1967, again finishing top of Division Three.
Arguably their finest 90 minutes came on Saturday March 4th 1967, when they came from 2-0 down to beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2 in the League Cup Final and became the first Third Division side to win the competition. QPR then earned back to back-to-back promotions in the 1967-98 season and therefore shot up to the top tier of English football for the first time in their history, after ending the season second in Division Two. However, they slumped straight back to the Second Division a year later with a mere 18 points, prompting Alec Stock's resignation in November of 1968, Tommy Docherty took over for a month before Les Allen saw out the campaign.
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Post by harlowranger on Oct 30, 2010 20:15:47 GMT
Well the unbeaten run ticks along 8 wins 6 draws if if were in 1947 would be 22points !
1947 after 14 games = 10wins 2 draws 2 defeats remarkably 22points !
Pretty weird that !47 team won their 15th lets hope we do the same !
First 17 games of season below............
QPR 1947/1948 results and fixtures
1.English Division 3 South QPR 3-1 Norwich 23-08-1947 WIN.........................................................
2.English Division 3 South Brighton 0-5 QPR 27-08-1947 WIN.......................................................
3.English Division 3 South Bristol R 0-1 QPR 30-08-1947 WIN.......................................................
4.English Division 3 South QPR 2-0 Brighton 04-09-1947 WIN.......................................................
5.English Division 3 South QPR 2-0 Northampton 06-09-1947WIN.................................................
6.English Division 3 South Notts Co 1-1 QPR 11-09-1947 DRAW...................................................
7.English Division 3 South Aldershot 1-4 QPR 13-09-1947 WIN....................................................
8.English Division 3 South QPR 4-1 Notts Co 18-09-1947 WIN.....................................................
9.English Division 3 South QPR 1-0 C Palace 20-09-1947 WIN.....................................................
10.English Division 3 South QPR 3-1 Exeter 25-09-1947 WIN....................................................
11.English Division 3 South Torquay 1-1 QPR 27-09-1947 DRAW..................................................
12.English Division 3 South QPR 3-2 Southend 02-10-1947 WIN..................................................
13English Division 3 South QPR 0-2 Swindon 04-10-1947 LOST...................................................
14.English Division 3 South Swansea 3-1 QPR 11-10-1947 LOST.................................................
15.English Division 3 South QPR 1-0 Bournemouth 18-10-1947 WIN............................................
16.English Division 3 South Ipswich 1-0 QPR 25-10-1947 LOST....................................................
17.English Division 3 South QPR 2-0 Bristol C 01-11-1947 WIN....................................................
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Post by harlowranger on Nov 6, 2010 18:25:17 GMT
QPR 1947/1948 results and fixtures THIS YEAR 1.English Division 3 South QPR 3-1 Norwich 23-08-1947 WIN.................BARNSLEY H WIN 4-0 2.English Division 3 South Brighton 0-5 QPR 27-08-1947 WIN................SHEFF U A WIN 3-1 3.English Division 3 South Bristol R 0-1 QPR 30-08-1947 WIN.................SCUNN H WIN 2-0 4.English Division 3 South QPR 2-0 Brighton 04-09-1947 WIN.................DERBY A DRW 2-2 5.English Division 3 South QPR 2-0 Northampton 06-09-1947WIN..........MIDDS H WIN 3-0 6.English Division 3 South Notts Co 1-1 QPR 11-09-1947 DRAW..............IPSW A WIN 3-0 7.English Division 3 South Aldershot 1-4 QPR 13-09-1947 WIN...............LEICS A WIN 2-0 8.English Division 3 South QPR 4-1 Notts Co 18-09-1947 WIN................DONNY H WIN 3-0 9.English Division 3 South QPR 1-0 C Palace 20-09-1947 WIN................MILL H DRW 0-0 10.English Division 3 South QPR 3-1 Exeter 25-09-1947 WIN.................PALAC A WIN 2-1 11.English Division 3 South Torquay 1-1 QPR 27-09-1947 DRAW............NORW H DRW 0-0 12.English Division 3 South QPR 3-2 Southend 02-10-1947 WIN............SWANS A DRW 0-0 13English Division 3 South QPR 0-2 Swindon 04-10-1947 LOST.............BRISTOL A DRW1-1 14.English Division 3 South Swansea 3-1 QPR 11-10-1947 LOST...........BURNL H DRW 1-1. 15.English Division 3 South QPR 1-0 Bournemouth 18-10-1947 WIN......READG H WIN 2-1 16.English Division 3 South Ipswich 1-0 QPR 25-10-1947 LOST......................?......................... 17.English Division 3 South QPR 2-0 Bristol C 01-11-1947 WIN......................?............................. Well 15 games unbeaten it is 9 wins , 6 draws ! Think we will be very lucky to extend it to 17 games ! We won our 15th ,they won there 15th! we would both be on 24points after 15 games if still 2 points for a win ! Bad omen coming up lost there 16th , won the 17th ! Ithink if we can win one of these 2 away games well on course for the points we need this month ! What an achievement though 15 games unbeaten and today to get a result with 10 men ! This win i think may be our biggest of the season so far ! We have played tougher teams but the timing of this win makes it all the more important ! Great effort guys well played , this winning start may never be repeated in the history of QPR FC !  |
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Gerry Francis
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Post by dru on Nov 6, 2010 21:43:31 GMT
Loving reading this even though i am only a 'nipper' of 35. Mum and Dad ran a newsagents on Uxbridge Rd 66-69. Actually was 1 Becklow Road. Both rangers through and through. I had to wait until i was 4 for my first game. Dont remember it too well, however i remember the one i was a mascot at. Sadly i'm the slightly camp geeza in the middle, much tougher looking now, honest. Gary & Simon? Happy days, proper '80s. Attachments:
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Gerry Francis
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Post by dru on Nov 6, 2010 21:45:33 GMT
Ah yes, and that's my bro bottom right. Proper Ranger. We're both in B Block these days, pushed out wide by the prices.
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Post by harlowranger on Nov 6, 2010 21:57:51 GMT
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Post by Markqpr on Nov 6, 2010 22:09:41 GMT
No your not, especially since you still have the same haircut.  You moved up to London yet? Me and Gav are going to hold a house warming party for you and the Mrs. In your house! ;D |
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Gerry Francis
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Post by dru on Nov 6, 2010 22:32:03 GMT
Mark, bring tha noise. With your decks and Gav's its gonna be quite the party. hang my head to say i'm living in the Chels*um heartland. Cant even wear my scarf in case i get mistaken for 'em. However will be able to make every homegame, those train tickets from Brighton were starting to kill my wallet. anyway, i know kung fu |
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