Year formed | 1885 |
Turned professional | 1898 |
Limited company | 1899 |
Previous names | 1885 - 1887: St Jude's 1887 to date: Queen's Park Rangers FC |
Ground | Loftus Road Stadium, South Africa Road, Shepherds Bush, London W12 7PA (for pictures of the ground click here) |
Pitch measurements | 110 x 73 yards (101 x 67 metres) |
Ground capacity | 18,439 |
Record attendance at present ground | 35,353 v Leeds United, Division One, 27th April 1974 (lost 0-1) |
League career | London League: 1896 - 1898 (resigned mid-season) Southern League: 1898 - 1920 Western League: 1900 - 1909 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1948 Division Two: 1948 - 1952 Division Three (South): 1952 - 1958 Division Three: 1958 - 1967 Division Two: 1967 - 1968 Division One: 1968 - 1969 Division Two: 1969 - 1973 Division One: 1973 - 1979 Division Two: 1979 - 1983 Division One/Premiership: 1983 - 1996 Division One: 1996 - 2001 Division Two: 2001 - 2004 Championship: 2004 - 2011 Premier League: 2011 - 2013 Championship: 2013 - . |
First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Watford, Division Three, lost 1-2 |
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Honours | |
European | None |
Domestic - League | Division One runners-up: 1975-76 Division Two/Championship champions: 1982-83, 2010-11 Division Two runners-up: 1967-68, 1972-73 Division Three champions: 1966-67 Division Two runners-up: 2003-04 Division Three (South) champions: 1947-48 Division Three (South) runners-up: 1946-47 Southern League champions: 1907-08, 1911-12 Western League champions: 1905-06 Western League Division 1A runners-up: 1906-07, 1908-09 Second World War Division South 'B' champions: 1939-40 Second World War Division South 'D' runners-up: 1939-40 Second World War Third Division (South) North region champions: 1945-46 |
Domestic - Cup | FA Cup runners-up: 1981-82 League Cup winners: 1966-67, 1985-86 Charity Shield runners-up: 1908-09, 1912-13 |
Best League position | see above |
Lowest League position | 22nd, Division Three (South), 1923-24, 1925-26 |
Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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Most League points | |
2 for a win | 67, Division Three, 1966-67 |
3 for a win | 88, Championship, 2010-11 |
Fewest League points | |
2 for a win | 18, Division One, 1968-69 |
3 for a win | 25, Premier League, 2012-13 |
Most League goals scored | 111, Division Three, 1961-62 |
Most League goals conceded | 95, Division One, 1968-69 |
Fewest League goals scored | 30, Premier League, 2012-13 |
Fewest League goals conceded | 28, Division Two, 1971-72 |
Most wins in a League season | 26, Division Two, 1982-83 26, Division Three, 1966-67 26, Division Three (South), 1947-48 |
Fewest wins in a League season | 4, Division One / Premier League, 1968-69, 2012-13 |
Most draws in a League season | 19, Division One, 1997-98, 2000-01 |
Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division Three (South), 1930-31 |
Most losses in a League season | 28, Division One, 1968-69 |
Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1972-73 5, Division Three, 1966-67 |
Record League win | 9-2 v Tranmere Rovers, Division Three, 3 December 1960 |
Record Cup win | 8-1 v Bristol Rovers, FA Cup 1st round, 27 November 1937 8-1 v Crewe Alexandra, Milk Cup 1st round, 3 October 1983 |
Record League Cup win | 8-1 v Crewe Alexandra, Milk Cup 1st round, 3 October 1983 |
Record defeat | 1-8 v Mansfield Town, Division Three, 15 March 1965 |
Record League Cup defeat | 2-5 v Nottingham Forest, Littlewoods Challenge Cup 5th round, 18 January 1989 |
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Highest number of League goals scored | |
in a season | 37, George Goddard, Division Three (South), 1929-30 |
in total | 172, George Goddard, 1926-34 |
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Most League goals scored in one match | 4, George Goddard v Merthyr Town, Division Three (South), 9th March 1929 4, George Goddard v Swindon Town, Division Three (South), 12th April 1930 4, George Goddard v Exeter City, Division Three (South), 20th December 1930 4, George Goddard v Watford, Division Three (South), 19th September 1931 4, Tom Cheetham v Aldershot, Division Three (South), 14th September 1935 4, Tom Cheetham v Watford, Division Three (South), 12th November 1938 |
Most League appearances | 519, Tom Ingham, 1950-63 |
Most capped player | 52, Alan McDonald for Northern Ireland |
Youngest League player | Frank Sibley, 16 years 97 days v Bristol City, 10th March 1964 |
Highest transfer fee received | £19,500,000 for Eberchi Eze to Crystal Palce, August 2020 |
Highest transfer fee paid | £8,000,000 for Leroy Fer from Norwich City, August 2014 |