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Southampton vs QPR
The Championship
Tuesday 24th February at 8pm
St Mary's Stadium
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How to get there;
Drive : Approx 2 hours, 76.5 miles down the M3
Train : 2 hours 37 minutes via underground to Waterloo, then mainline to Southampton Central then the 15 bus.
Cycle : 7 hr 35 min (84.2 miles) via Saturn Trail
Previous History vs Southampton;
Games won: 39
Games drawn: 27
Games lost: 49
Ones to remember;
27 Aug 1955 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton W 4-0 Division Three (South)
24 Mar 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton W 4-0 League Division One
12 Dec 1984 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton W 4-0 League Cup
30 Sep 2006 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers W 1-2 League Championship - (I was at this game...such a bittersweet memory. RIP Ray Jones)
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Ones to forget;
21 Oct 1899 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Southern League
02 Mar 1901 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers L 5-1 Southern League
14 Sep 1957 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers L 5-0 Division Three (South)
02 Feb 1985 Queens Park Rangers v Southampton L 0-4 League Division One
20 Nov 1990 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 Zenith Data Systems Cup
Players who have played for both;
Mark Dennis;
1983–1987 Southampton 95 (2)
1987–1988 Queens Park Rangers 28 (0)
Sammy Lee;
1986–1987 Queens Park Rangers 30 (0)
1989–1990 → Southampton (loan) 2 (0)
Peter Reid;
1989 Queens Park Rangers 29 (1)
1993–1994 Southampton 7 (0)
Iain Dowie;
1991–1995 Southampton 122 (30)
1998–2001 Queens Park Rangers 31 (2)
Nigel Quashie;
1995–1998 Queens Park Rangers 58 (3)
2005–2006 Southampton 37 (5)
2010 Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)
Christer Warren;
1995–1997 Southampton 8 (0)
2000–2002 Queens Park Rangers 36 (0)
Paul Murray;
1996 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 1 (0)
1996–2001 Queens Park Rangers 139 (7)
2001 Southampton 1 (0)
Paul Jones;
1997–2004 Southampton 193 (0)
2006–2007 Queens Park Rangers 26 (0)
Fitz Hall;
2003–2004 Southampton 11 (0)
2008–2012 Queens Park Rangers 85 (3)
Martin Crainie;
2004–2007 Southampton 16 (0)
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 6 (0)
Andrew Davies;
2005 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 9 (0)
2007–2008 → Southampton (loan) 12 (0)
2008 Southampton 11 (0)
Iñigo Idiakez;
2006–2008 Southampton 35 (2)
2007 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (1)
Oscar Gobern (sort of);
2008–2011 Southampton 21 (1)
2015–2016 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
Jason Puncheon;
2010–2014 Southampton 74 (9)
2011 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2 (0)
Charlie Austin;
2013–2016 Queens Park Rangers 82 (45)
2016–2019 Southampton 71 (16)
2021 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 21 (8)
2021–2022 Queens Park Rangers 34 (5)
Peter Crouch;
2000–2001 Queens Park Rangers 42 (10)
2004–2005 Southampton 27 (12)
Leon Best;
2004–2007 Southampton 15 (4)
2004–2005 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 5 (0)
Dexter Blackstock;
2003–2006 Southampton 28 (4)
2006–2009 Queens Park Rangers 109 (30)
Joe Lumley;
2013–2021 Queens Park Rangers 77 (0)
2023– Southampton 0 (0)
Steven Caulker;
2014–2017 Queens Park Rangers 50 (3)
2015–2016 → Southampton (loan) 3 (0)
Alex McCarthy;
2014–2015 Queens Park Rangers 3 (0)
2016– Southampton 141 (0)
Ryan Manning;
2015–2020 Queens Park Rangers 87 (7)
2023– Southampton 91 (5)
Ronnie Edwards;
2024– Southampton 10 (0)
2025 → Queens Park Rangers (loan) 21 (2)
2026– Queens Park Rangers 4 (0)
Managed both;
Harry Redknapp;
Southampton : 8 December 2004 2 December 2005 - P 49 W13 D21 L15
QPR : 24 November 2012 3 February 2015 - P105 W36 D26 L43
Mark Hughes;
QPR : 10 January 2012 23 November 2012 - P34 W8 D6 L20
Southampton : 14 March 2018 3 December 2018 - P27 W5 D10 L12
Match Preview;
After Saturday's wonderful display in the far north east of England, we next head to the very south coast of England. I can't help but be reminded of the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, Harold Godwinson, who having defeated Harold Hardrada, in the north of England, at The Battle of Stamford Bridge (always a good place to win a battle), led his army back down south, and partly due to travel fatigue, were then defeated on the fields of Hastings by William, Duke of Normandy...who became the first Norman King of England when he was crowned on Christmas Day 1066. Anyway, history lesson over, we can't let the same fate that met Harold Godwinson trip us up on Tuesday night. Hopefully the squad will have travelled back and had some rest after the journey, and the great performance again Hull.*
*as I was typing, and reminiscing on my history GCSE, it did occur to me the travel speed and comfort has drastically improved in one thousand years.
That win means we've lost two, drawn one and won two in our last five...a run that has kept us within reach of the playoffs, but only if we go on a consistent winning run, that enables us to climb from 13th and bridge the 4 point gap that currently separates us from 6th. Realistically, I don't think this is achievable this season, but we are building, slowly improving, and getting more things right...improvements shown by the result against Hull, who are still 5th even after last weekend. Our top scorer is stil Rumarn Burrell, with 10 goals, followed by Kone on 7...but Burrell is still on his way back from his hamstring injury, and his replacement, Obikwu, is also out for the next few weeks, so Kone needs to keep scoring, and ideally Smyth, Saito, Madsen and co continue banging the ball into the back of the net as often as possible too!
As for our opponents, Southampton, they've won three and drawn two in their last five league games, as well as beating Leicester to get to the 5th round of the FA Cup, whatever that is. Their top scorer is Adam Armstrong, on 11 goals, followed by Finn Azaz on 8, then three players, including former 'R' Ryan Manning, on 5 goals. They sit 11th, level with us on 47 points, so also with an outside chance of playoff spot if they have a very strong last quarter of the season. Their manager is Tonda Eckert, a 33 year old, who has worked his way up from managing youth teams in Germany, became assistant manager at Barnsley, then Genoa, before joining Will Still as under-21 manager at Southampton. When Still was sacked in November 2025, Eckert took over, and was given the job permanently after winning his first three games in charge, he was permanently given the job in December. After relegation last season, they'd have been hoping for an immediate return to the top flight, but after yo-yo-ing up and down over the last three seasons, surely they'll be hoping for some stability, and promotion when they are ready. That said...I thought that when we were relegated in 2015, and now in our 11th season in the second tier, we are still seeking stability, so maybe going up and down again and again isn't so bad.
Team news and manager comments to go up if/when on the official, and others can add what they know. Enjoy if you are making the trip, and as always...
...COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
