Queens Park Rangers v Stoke City

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HALF A CENTURY HAS PASSED SINCE QPR WON PROMOTION
TO THE TOP FLIGHT FOR ONLY THE SECOND TIME IN THE CLUB’S
HISTORY. IN EACH EDITION, WE SHOWCASE SOME OF THE MATCH
PROGRAMMES FROM THAT CLASSIC 1972/73 CAMPAIGN:
DATE: Tuesday 26th
September 1972
RESULT: Hull City 4 QPR 1
COMPETITION: Football
League Division Two
QPR SCORER: Givens
ATTENDANCE: 8,289
THE PROGRAMME:
Twenty-four pages, price
10p
EDITORIAL SNIPPETS: A
column entitled ‘In Town
Today’ was penned by
Tony Pullein, who used to
contribute to many different
clubs’ programmes. He set
the scene for this match
by writing: ‘Queen’s Park
Rangers manager Gordon
Jago has a snap answer to
critics who claimed the club
ruined its promotion chances
last season by selling Rodney
Marsh to Manchester City
for £200,000. “Look at the
record,” he said last week.
“We haven’t lost a game since
Marsh went!”
‘Indeed, after they had
beaten Nottingham Forest
on 16th September,
Rangers looked back on
an unbeaten run of 18
league games. If there was
any overriding reason for
Rangers failing to regain
their First Division place
– they missed by only two
points – it was probably
the injury to captain Terry
Venables, whose midfield
drive was missing for their
last 14 games.
‘Anyway, last season is for
the history books. All that
matters is this season.
And in an attempt to make
sure of one of the top two
positions this time, Mr.
Jago has signed two new
strikers – Don Givens and
Stan Bowles.
‘Givens, signed from Luton
during the close-season,
has quickly set himself up
as top scorer. Bowles was
transferred from Carlisle
this month for a Rangers
record £110,000 fee and
celebrated with a goal in his
first game for the club. He
can also play in midfield.’
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