I want to find out some old football scores for QPR v Man City, does anyone know any good websites please.
Every result you ever want to know is on here. Simply scroll the season box to find your wanted match... http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/premier-league/2014-2015/results-grid
Thanks for that Sooper. What I want is the details from our game away to Man City on 17/11/73 which we lost 1-0.
You could always PM Bushman, if anyone can give you that info it will be him. I used to have some of the old Rothman's Football Yearbooks which had all that info in them, unfortunately I only have the original 1st edition from 1970...
Parkes,Clement,Hazell,Venables,Mancini,McLintock,Thomas,Francis,Busby,Bowles,Givens Sub Delve Lost 0-1 Attendance 30,486
I got a copy of Queens Park Rangers: A Complete Record some years ago and it has all of the QPR info (not much opposing team stuff). I'm not sure if they do regular updates but it's very handy for these things.
That must have been the original 1993 edition:- Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd (Oct. 20 1993) I think I'm going to treat myself to a Christmas present by purchasing that book by Gordon Macey I see there was an updated 2009 hardcover edition, presumably with updated stats, now The Complete Record with almost a couple of hundred more pages. Hardcover: 444 pages Publisher: Breedon Books Publishing Co Ltd (July 30 2009) UPDATE - I went with the 2009 hardcover edition (new) - this was the cheapest seller I found in UK (1 copy left) Free shipping I see within UK (£5.99 to Canada). apparently quite a heavy book. http://www.ebay.ca/itm/351251083122?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 Also a recently published 2014 paperback edition (1899 - 2009), but I assume no further updated stats (just more pages due to being a paperback). Paperback: 576 pages Publisher: DB Publishing (May 15 2014) Attached is an interesting review of the book by a Yankee R:- If you didn't know, you will! Oct. 2 2012 As an American living in London in the late 60's, I became an English football fan. This was a sport that was only played at private schools where I was raised. I didn't know much about it. What I did know was initially a little confusing and sometimes boring. After befriending several of the "natives", all rabid fans and more than willing to share their knowledge and passion for the sport with a "Yank", I had the opportunity to attend several "matches" at the home grounds of West London's unwanted stepchild, QPR. Not only did I rapidly begin to understand the rules, strategy and several other aspects of the sport, I became as rabid a fan as any other "Looper". My admiration for the skills of Rodney Marsh, the Morgan brothers and the hard nosed tenacity of Tony Haskell, Mick Leech and Mike Keen and all the other Rangers became a passion that has lasted to this day. There are other books about QPR. They are good reads and references in their own right. But, none as complete and informative as this one. Want to know the "Keeper" in the League Cup final in 1967? It's there. Want to know when Roger Morgan was sold and for how much? It's there. The one complete source for everything about QPR in one book. At least everything I've ever wanted to or will want to know. A amazingly concise, yet detailed account of that "other" blue team in West London. How I miss Loftus Road! Remember to "Keep West London Tidy!" http://www.amazon.ca/Queens-Park-Ra...swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=1-1&qid=1418583280 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Queens-Park-Rangers-Complete-Record/dp/185983714X#customerReviews An interesting Q&A session (link attached) with the author Gordon Macey, in particular to this one, continuing on with that American theme:- What is the most bizarre incident you`ve seen at Loftus Road ? The one I always remember was is the home game with Wycombe Wanderers at Christmas 2001. As it was the game prior to New Years Day an American marching band were there as publicity for the New Year`s Day parade. They performed on the pitch before the game and again at half time. When not on the pitch they sat in the corner of the lower loft stand. The game was a very entertaining one with Rangers going into a 2 or 3 goal lead, with Wanderers having 2 players sent. If I remember correct they got back to 3-3 with 9 men before Rangers in the last 5 minutes scored their 4th, and winning goal. The atmosphere was tremendous among the supporters and then without any warning the band stood up in their seats and started playing. Not bad for Americans who didn`t understand soccer ! http://www.qpr.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=170164
Thanks Barley. I was at the game and Marsh was playing for Man City and it was built as a match between Stan and Rodney. And I think their goal was a penalty?
Now that would come in most handy for this enterprise - I remember back in the day when my Dad and I did the "pools" together, and would have a strategy session trying to figure out next weekends football results - I recall the draws seemed to be the big thing. please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Then you might look like this lucky sod! please log in to view this image
So Franny Lee did us in with the penalty! Comments on that article:- "Divers v. cloggers debate in 1973 eh? Would it be a bit poncy to drop a âPlus ça change, Pus câest la même choseâ here?" "Nothing like a bit of cyclical ponciness"
Barley bloody great and thanks very much. As I say I was at that game and thought it was Rodney that earned the penalty but wanted it confirmed.
Amazing that here we are 41 yeras later and the main topic of discussion is still diving, play acting and going down too easily to win a penalty, I thought that thing had progressed....mind in the early 70's the tackles were somewhat robust to say the least......
Back in the day when men were men and you got on with it! please log in to view this image THE LIST: 10-1 of football's greatest hard men 10 Claudio Gentile (AS Varese, Juventus, Fiorentina, Piacenze) 9 Norman Hunter (Leeds United, Bristol City, Barnsley) 8 Vinnie Jones (Wimbledon, Leeds, Sheffield United, Chelsea, QPR) 7 Tommy Smith (Liverpool, Swansea City) 6 Dave Mackay (Hearts, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Swindon Town) 5 Roy Keane (Nottingham Forest, Manchester United, Celtic) 4 Ron Harris (Chelsea, Brentford, Aldershot) 3 Billy Bremner (Leeds, Hull City, Doncaster Rovers) 2 Stuart Pearce (Coventry City, Forest, Newcastle United, Manchester City) 1 Graeme Souness (Middlesbrough, Liverpool, Sampdoria, Rangers) please log in to view this image No 8: A former hod carrier, Jones (left) brought the balls of the building site onto the football pitch, as Gazza will attest. Still holds the record for the quickest booking, at a hotheaded five seconds. Unhinged David Webb was also quite robust in the challenge. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...HE-LIST-10-1-footballs-greatest-hard-men.html
Of that list numbers 1, 3, 5 and 8 were not 'hard' men, they were recklessly violent men on occasion (albeit good players with the exception of 8). Barton and Mark Dennis would sit well in a list with them. Jack Charlton was as hard as rock, as was Kenny Burns. If you want to know any old resuts, just ask me, I know them all. Here's a sample: 1-0; 1-1 all the way up to 6-5 and 0-8. I charge for the names of the teams though.
A pleasure. I enjoyed reading it myself, envious that you were there to see it! I love both Rodney and Stan, the guy who cuts my hair is a Chelski fan (of many years standing I hasten to add) and he always tells me about going to Loftus Road and hearing the chants of Rodnee, Rodnee (mind you their fans probably didn't make that much noise in those days)
