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Queens Park Rangers

A Queen's Park-born, W12-rooted club whose identity sits in blue-and-white hoops, a fiercely familiar old ground, supporter self-help and an unusual number of footballing mavericks and improbable days.

Est. 1882 Shepherd's Bush / White City, W12, west London; with club origins and naming rooted in Queen's Park Loftus Road 39 researched sources
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OVERVIEW & IDENTITY

The club behind the badge

Identity & place

What this club is really about

QPR make more sense through recurrence than through scale. The club spent its early life moving grounds before Loftus Road became the place it kept returning to; supporters have repeatedly organised when finances or ownership put familiar things under strain; and the football stories that last tend to have personality in them, from Rodney Marsh and Stan Bowles to Adel Taarabt, Dennis Bailey and Bobby Zamora. The club's name points back towards Queen's Park, while its lived matchday identity has long been Shepherd's Bush and White City.

Place, industry & identity
CLUB ARCHIVE

History Snapshot

  1. A club that moved until Loftus Road became the anchor

    QPR's early decades were unusually nomadic. The later failed White City move and quick return matter because they turn Loftus Road from just an address into the recurring answer to…

  2. Supporters organised before modern fan politics had a name

    The early Supporters Club reached roughly 2,000 members and combined fundraising with physical work around the ground.

  3. The season that made QPR nationally memorable

    Third Division Rangers came from 2-0 down to beat holders West Brom 3-2 at Wembley and became the first third-tier League Cup winners.

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Living identity

Why that identity still matters

The strongest QPR symbols have repeatedly been defended or reclaimed rather than merely inherited: supporters voted back the hoops after post-war kit disruption, formed organisations in periods of crisis, pushed for a heritage-minded crest after the 2008 redesign, and voted to give the stadium name to the Kiyan Prince Foundation. That history helps explain why Loftus Road, the hoops and the club's local W12 presence carry more emotional weight than branding language or stadium polish.

Supporters & community
verified club history

Jude the Cat is not just a cartoon mascot

The official guide traces Jude to a real black cat around the stadium and to the club's St Jude's roots.

Explore Deep Cuts & Folklore
Official club links
39 Researched sources View sources →
  1. Wrexham hit top form at The Den as Burrell brace fires QPR into second accessed 2026-10-01
  2. Club accessed 2026-10-01
  3. Queen's Park Rangers - Historical Football Kits accessed 2026-10-01
  4. Plaque at St Jude's Hall, Ilbert Street accessed 2026-10-01
  5. ‘To Help Not Hinder’ – The Early Days Of The QPR Supporters Club & The 1936-37 Badge accessed 2026-10-01
  6. About QPR1st accessed 2026-10-01
  7. Loftus ambition sends good money after bad accessed 2026-10-01
  8. QPR hatch plan to succeed in the rich man's game accessed 2026-10-01
  9. Football focus: Queens Park Rangers' Four Year Plan on film accessed 2026-10-01
  10. QPR Matchday Fan Guide accessed 2026-10-01
  11. Winning in White City: QPR in the Community Trust accessed 2026-10-01
  12. The Story of QPR accessed 2026-10-01
  13. Our Story accessed 2026-10-01
  14. Help The Hungry: How QPR’s trust is helping west London communities fight coronavirus accessed 2026-10-01
  15. The League Cup: 1960-1969 accessed 2026-10-01
  16. Competition History accessed 2026-10-01
  17. RIP Stanley Bowles: 1948-2024 accessed 2026-10-01
  18. QPR home kit 2025/26 accessed 2026-10-01
  19. Football Matches on Monday March 31, 1986 accessed 2026-10-01
  20. The Road to Milk Cup Glory: The Day We Made History accessed 2026-10-01
  21. Former QPR striker Dennis Bailey hoping for a repeat of the 'supernatural' against Manchester United accessed 2026-10-01
  22. Les Ferdinand accessed 2026-10-01
  23. Adel Taarabt leaves Queens Park Rangers for Benfica accessed 2026-10-01
  24. Derby County 0-1 Queens Park Rangers accessed 2026-10-01
  25. QPR: Loftus Road to be renamed The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium accessed 2026-10-01
  26. QPR: Stadium to revert Loftus Road from Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium accessed 2026-10-01
  27. MATRADE Loftus Road Stadium - QPR stadium accessed 2026-10-01
  28. I’m backing Brentford: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brentford FC being saved by its fans accessed 2026-10-01
  29. Nasty tackles and goading: no love lost in derby clash accessed 2026-10-01
  30. QPR-Fulham: Why the bad blood between us? accessed 2026-10-01
  31. QPR to engage fans in crest redesign accessed 2026-10-01
  32. QPR officially unveils its new crest after social media consult accessed 2026-10-01
  33. “C’mon u R’s!”: A rare copy of Pete Doherty's first QPR fanzine has been discovered accessed 2026-10-01
  34. Pete Doherty & When it was: ‘All Quiet On The Western Avenue’ accessed 2026-10-01
  35. A Kick Up The Rs – QPR Fanzine Issue 400! accessed 2026-10-01
  36. Frank Sibley: Celebrating Mr. QPR accessed 2026-10-01
  37. Same Shirt, Different Lives sessions launching accessed 2026-10-01
  38. Celebrate Father’s Day in style accessed 2026-10-01
  39. On this day in 1985: Barry McGuigan wins world title accessed 2026-10-01
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