QUEENS PARK
RANGERS F.C.
Founded: 1882
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QUEENS PARK RANGERS F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of QUEENS PARK RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
The club was formed in 1886, when a team known as St Jude's (formed in 1884) merged with Christchurch Rangers
(formed in 1882). The resulting team was called Queens Park Rangers, because most of the players came from the
Queen's Park area of North-West London. QPR became a professional team in 1889 and played their home games in
nearly 20 different stadia (a league record), before permanently settling at Loftus Road in 1917. QPR were
promoted as champions of Division 3 South in the 1947–48 season. Dave Mangnall was the manager as Rangers
enjoyed four seasons in the Second Division, being relegated in 1951–52. Prior to the start of the 1959–60
season saw the arrival of arguably the club's greatest ever manager, Alec Stock. The 1960–61 season saw QPR
achieve their biggest win to date: 9–2 vs Tranmere Rovers in a Division 3 match. In 1966–67, QPR won the
Division Three championship and became the first Third Division club to win the League Cup on Saturday,
4 March 1967, beating West Bromwich Albion 3–2. The final was also the first League Cup Final to be held at
Wembley Stadium. After winning promotion in 1968 to the top flight for the first time in their history, Rangers
were relegated after just one season and spent the next four years in Division 2. In 1974 Dave Sexton joined as
manager and, in 1975–76 led QPR to the runners-up spot in the First Division, missing out on the Championship
by a single point with a squad containing seven England internationals and internationals from the home nations.
After completing their 42-game season, QPR sat at the top of the league, one point ahead of Liverpool who went
on to defeat Wolverhampton Wanderers to clinch the title. Wolves were relegated to the Second Division that same
season. The late 1970s also saw some cup success with Rangers reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup and in
their first entry into European football reached the quarter finals of the UEFA Cup losing to AEK Athens on
penalties. Following Sexton's departure in 1977 the club eventually slipped into the Second Division in 1979.
In 1980 Terry Venables took over as manager and the club installed a 'plastic pitch'. In 1982 QPR, still playing
in the Second Division, reached the FA Cup Final for the only time in the club's history, facing holders Tottenham
Hotspur. Tottenham won 1–0 in a replay. The following season 1982–83 QPR went on to win the Second Division
championship and returned to English football's top division. After a respectable fifth place finish, and UEFA
Cup qualification, the following year, Venables departed to become manager of Barcelona. In 1988 the club had a
new chairman, Richard Thompson. who at 24 was the Premier League's youngest ever chairman. Over the next seven
years, various managers came and went from Loftus Road and the club spent many seasons finishing mid table but
avoided relegation. The most successful season during this period was the 1987–88 season in which QPR finished
fifth, missing out on a UEFA Cup campaign due to the ban on English clubs in European competition as a result
of the Heysel Stadium disaster. They were also runners up in the 1986 League Cup, losing to Oxford United.
In the 1991–92 First Division campaign they finished mid-table in the league and were founder members of the
new Premier League, finishing 5th, as top London club, in the 1992–93 inaugural season. The 1994–95 season
resulted QPR into an eighth place finish in the Premiership. In July 1995 the club's top goalscorer, Les Ferdinand,
was sold for a club record fee of £6 million to Newcastle United. QPR struggled throughout the following season
and were relegated at the end of the 1995–96 season. QPR then competed in Division 1 until 2001 under a succession
of managers.
Following the 2003–2004 season QPR returned to Division 1 and struggled for consistent form over the next two
campaigns. During this same period, QPR became embroiled in financial and boardroom controversy. Although the
club had floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 1991, in 2001 it entered administration. A period of
financial hardship followed and the club left administration after receiving a £10m high-interest emergency loan
which continued to burden the club. Scandals involving the directors, shareholders and others emerged in 2005–06
season and included allegations of blackmail and threats of violence against the club's chairman Gianni Paladini.
During the 2007–08 season, Rangers competed in the Football League Championship. On 30 April 2011, QPR secured
promotion to the Premier League by winning the Championship with a 2–0 win over Watford. A subsequent FA
investigation involving QPR's acquisition of Alejandro Faurlín threatened to deduct points from the side
and put their promotion into jeopardy. The investigation concluded on 7 May 2011, with QPR found to be at fault
in two of the seven charges, and received a £875,000 fine. However, there were no points deducted by the FA,
and QPR's promotion to the Premier League was secured. During the 2013–14 season, QPR finished 4th in the
Championship, and qualified for the play-offs where they defeated Wigan Athletic in the semi-finals. In the
final against favourites Derby County on 24 May 2014, QPR won 1–0 with a goal by Bobby Zamora in the 90th
minute to return to the Premier League.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| Queens Park Rangers F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Hoops |
| Year Founded
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| 1882 (135 years ago) |
| English County
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| Greater London |
| Current Ground
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| Loftus Road Stadium |
| Ground Location
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| Holloway, London
White City, district in London
(Borough of Hammersmith/Fulham) |
| Club's Owners
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| Tune Group (55%)
Ruben Gnanalingam (33%)
Lakshmi Mittal (11%) |
| Club Co-Chairmen
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| Tony Fernandes
Ruben Gnanalingam |
| Current Manager
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| Ian Holloway |
| Current League
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| Championship |
| Last Season
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| Championship, 18th place |
HOME COLORS
Blue & White |
AWAY COLORS
Red & Black |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
LOFTUS ROAD STADIUM
South Africa Road, London, W12-7PJ, England
OPENED: ......... 1904
SURFACE: ........ Grass
COST: .............. not available
CAPACITY: ...... 18,439
RECORD: ......... 35,353 (1974 vs Leeds United)
OWNER: ........... QPR Football & Athletic Club Ltd
OPERATOR: ..... Queens Park Rangers F.C.
FIELD SIZE: ..... 112 x 72 yards (102 x 66 meters)
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