Queens Park Rangers F.C.
| Queens Park Rangers Football Club | |
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| Founded: | 1882, as Christchurch Rangers |
| Ground: | Loftus Road Stadium |
| Website: | qpr.co.uk |
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush in Middlesex.
The club was founded as Christchurch Rangers in 1882 and took up their current name after merging with St Judes Institute four years later, near the Queen's Park and Kensal areas.[1] Having won the West London League in 1898–99, QPR joined the Southern and Western leagues where they won titles in both. It was during this period that the club reached the final of the FA Charity Shield twice in 1908 and 1912. QPR were elected to the Football League in 1920.
The club played in the Third Division South until winning promotion as champions in 1947–48. Promoted from the Second Division in 1967–68, they were relegated after one season, and promoted again in 1972–73 and then narrowly missed out winning the English league title in 1975–76, finishing only one point behind champions Liverpool. They reached the FA Cup final as a second-tier club in 1982, losing to Tottenham Hotspur after a replay.
Queens Park Rangersrose to the First Division in 1986 League Cup final and stayed there for thirteen years until they became a founder member of the Premier League in 1992; before being relegated from it in 1996.
After a nomadic early existence, QPR have played home matches at Loftus Road since 1917, apart from two brief spells at the White City Stadium.
Grounds
Queens Park Rangers have led a somewhat nomadic existence in their history. The several grounds used prior to 1886 are unknown but were probably in the Queen's Park area of Middlesex (the first being The Queen's Park itself). Thereafter, the club played at 15 different locations in western Middlesex, but since joining the Football League in 1920,[2] they have only played at two grounds: Loftus Road (briefly known as Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium between 2019 and 2022) and White City Stadium.
There were plans to build a new 40,000-seater stadium called New Queens Park; however, plans have been shelved with the club looking to build a stadium on the site of the Linford Christie Stadium with 30,000 seats. The club have argued this would bring a huge financial boost to the local area,[3] but their plans were met with some initial scepticism[4] by Hammersmith & Fulham Council.
In 2021, the club obtained planning permission for the redevelopment of Heston Sports Ground into a state of the art training ground.
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References
- ↑ "QPR History in 125 years" (in en). 27 September 2010. https://www.kilburntimes.co.uk/news/22041438.qpr-history-125-years/.
- ↑ "QPR: A Potted History". Queens Park Rangers FC. http://www.qpr.co.uk/club/history/potted-history/.
- ↑ "New QPR stadium could generate £60m a year for local area, report finds". West London Sport. 20 November 2018. https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-qprfc-201118-linford-christie-stadium-report.
- ↑ "Council point finger at QPR's owners over stadium campaign". West London Sport. 22 November 2018. https://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/council-point-finger-at-qprs-owners-over-stadium-campaign.