please log in to view this image Tottenham Hotspur host Queens Park Rangers at White Hart Lane on Sunday 30th October 2011 in the 10th round of Premier League matches (9th game for Spurs). This will be the 132nd time the two teams have met and the first competitive match since December 1995. Queens Park Rangers were founded in the same year as Tottenham Hotspur - 1882 - with the merger of two local teams, St Jude's and Christchurch Rangers. Most of their players were based in the Queen's Park district of North-West London and the club had a very nomadic early history moving to over 20 different grounds before settling down at Loftus Road in 1917. The White City Stadium was also home for short periods. The first meeting between Spurs and QPR came in November 1890 in the second qualifying round of the London Senior Cup and resulted in a 1-1 draw. Spurs won the replay at home 2-1. The Spurs team featured several of the youngsters who founded the club, including Jack Jull and Robert Buckle. Two friendly matches were played in 1892 & 1893 before the next competitive game in September 1899 in the Southern League. Both teams were also members of the Southern & District Combination League during that 1899-1900 season. Spurs won three of the four matches that season with one match drawn. The clubs played eight more seasons in the Southern League together and were also members of the Western League from 1900-01 to 1905-06. Tottenham generally had the upper hand over their West London rivals during this period . Tottenham Hotspur joined the Football League for season 1908-09 and thereafter matches against Queens Park Rangers were limited to minor competitions, friendlies and matches played during both World Wars. The first Football League meeting between the two clubs came in Division Two in October 1948 with Eddie Bailey scoring the only goal at White Hart Lane while the return fixture at Loftus Road ended in a 0-0 draw. Spurs did the 'double' over Rangers the next season on their way to the Division Two title, winning 3-0 at the Lane with a Bill Nicholson goal and a brace from Les Bennett, while the reverse fixture at Loftus Road was won 2-0 with goals from Eddie Bailey and Les Medley. As a Third Division club, QPR won the Football League Cup in 1967 beating holders West Bromwich Albion in the first Final held at Wembley Stadium and were also promoted to the Second Division with players like Rodney Marsh, the Morgan twins (Spurs would later sign Roger), Tony Hazell, Mark Lazarus, Mike Keen and former Spurs striker Les Allen. They won promotion again the next season and played their first season in the Top Flight of English Football in 1968-69. Spurs won the home match that season 3-2 with goals from Phil Beal, Alan Gilzean and David Jenkins. The away fixture at Loftus Road ended in a 1-1 draw with Jimmy Greaves scoring for Spurs. QPR were relegated at the end of the season. Rangers were back in the First Division for season 1973-74 and in October they beat Spurs in the Football League Cup second round 1-0. The League match at the Lane resulted in a 0-0 draw and QPR won the away game 3-1 with Martin Chivers scoring from the penalty spot for Spurs. Honours were even the next season with Rangers winning 2-1 at the Lane and Spurs winning 1-0 at Loftus Road - John Duncan scored both of Tottenham's goals. 1975-76 saw QPR finish as First Division runners-up, which was their best ever finish in the Football League. The first FA Cup meeting between the two clubs came during the 1980-81 season and Spurs drew a third round match at Loftus Road 0-0 but won the replay 3-1 at the lane with goals from Tony Galvin, Glenn Hoddle and Garth Crooks. Spurs would go on to win the FA Cup that season. The teams met each other again in the FA Cup the very next season but this time it was in the Final at Wembley. Glenn Hoddle put Spurs ahead in extra time only for Terry Fenwick (later to sign with Spurs) to grab the equaliser five minutes from the end. The replay was held at Wembley five days later and a 6th minute penalty scored by Glenn Hoddle was enough to ensure the silverware would remain in North London. Many neutrals felt that Rangers were hard done by, as they had played very well indeed. Both Queens Park Rangers and Spurs were founder members of the Premier League, but Rangers only managed to remain for four seasons before being relegated at the end of the 1995-96 season. Honours were even during the eight games played in the competition with both Spurs & QPR winning three games each with two matches drawn. Overall, Tottenham Hotspur have won 59 of the 131 matches played so far with Queens Park Rangers winning 33 and the remaining 39 games drawn. please log in to view this image Full History of Queens Park Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur Matches 1890-2011 please log in to view this image They Played for Rangers & Spurs.... Clive Allen (player with both clubs & Spurs asst. manager) Joe Allen Les Allen (player with both clubs & QPR manager) Arthur Archer Ossie Ardiles (player with both clubs & Spurs manager) Ronnie Boyce (scout with both clubs) Alan Brazil Tommy Cable Radek Černý Pascal Chimbonda Peter Crouch Chris Day Frank Drabble Mark Falco Terry Fenwick Les Ferdinand Mike Flanagan Theo Foley (QPR reserves coach, Spurs reserves manager) Gerry Francis (QPR player, manager of both clubs) Andy Gray Harry Gilberg George Graham (QPR coach, Spurs manager) Allan Harris (coach with both clubs) Steve Hodge Percy Humphries Ben Ives (player with both clubs, Spurs scout) Stephen Kelly David Kerslake Joe Knowles Billy Lane (Spurs player, QPR coach) Dave McEwan Danny Maddix Bert Middlemiss Roger Morgan Alan Mullery (Spurs player, QPR manager) Tony Parks Dean Parrett Charlie Rance Rohan Ricketts Wayne Routledge Neil Ruddock Frank Saul Peter Shreeves (QPR coach, Spurs manager) Andy Sinton Sleve Slade Peter Suddaby (Academy director with both clubs) Adel Taarabt Erik Thorsveldt Terry Venables (player & manager of both clubs) Kyle Walker Paul Walsh Pat Welton (QPR player, Spurs asst. manager) Alf Wyman Clive Wilson Luke Young please log in to view this image Queens Park Rangers Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2011-12 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League Player's Squad Numbers 1993-94 to 2011-12 Results, Fixtures & Mini-League Table of Premier League London Derbies 2011-12
I've got a confession to make: QPR are my "second team" and when I was a lad, Rodney Marsh was my favourite player. I was heartbroken when he went to Manchester City instead of Spurs. Congratulations on a great win over Chelsea yesterday, but you made hard work of finishing them off!
There is only one personal experience with Spurs, way back in 1984 with a 0-5 which ended up in a good pub-crawl afterwards. I guess we do not have a chance but that is what the Chelsea lot had in mind before they went down. I am going for a draw 1-1 (SWP)
Always remember a 3-0 win at WHL in 76, it was towards the beginning of a run that brought us 11 wins and a draw from 12 games before the Norwich disaster, I'll be happy with a point on Sunday...
If we get a draw at WHL that will be an absolutely amazing result. We should be up for it though but will have to work as hard as we did against Chelski to get anything. Spurs are a top four or five team.
Slick thread THFC6061, would be delighted with a draw at WHL but who knows!!! Had money on QPR win v Chelsea without really expecting a return, may have to do the same here!!
Thanks! Apart from the game against Manchester City earlier this season, Spurs have been unbeaten at White Hart Lane in the Premier League since a shock defeat by Wigan Athletic on 28th August 2010. So while it's indeed possible that QPR can nick a result at the Lane, the odds do seem to be rather in Tottenham's favour.
I was at that game, seem to remember we scored all three from quick counter attacks. Brilliant team then - the best.
