74-612: Community Shield may refer to: FA Community Shield , previously known as the Charity Shield, a one-off game between the winners of the Premier League and the FA Cup RFL Community Shield , a competition contested by members of different tier 4 rugby leagues See also [ edit ] Charity Shield (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
148-579: A replay . QPR won another Second Division title in 1982–83 and were beaten finalists in the 1986 League Cup final . They remained in the top-flight for thirteen years, becoming founder members of the Premier League in 1992, before being relegated in 1996. Relegated again in 2001, they secured promotion from the third tier at the end of the 2003–04 campaign. QPR won promotion as winners of the Championship in 2010–11, though were relegated from
222-509: A 1–1 draw in the 2024 fixture . The Community Shield evolved from the Sheriff of London Charity Shield that had been introduced in 1898 as a professionals vs amateurs cup (the gentlemen and players tradition). The Football Association Charity Shield, as it was known at the time, was designed to replace the Sheriff of London Charity Shield after the leading amateur clubs fell out with
296-475: A referral to the Secretary of State. The club received formal support from the Secretary of State on 27 September 2021 along with final planning permission from Hounslow Council being granted, with formal construction beginning on 1 October 2021. The Club aims to move into the £20m facility, (with £6.75m being raised through a bond scheme), by the start of the 2022–23 season, with the final competition date being
370-529: A replay. Both games were played at Stamford Bridge . The competition format varied over the years: in 1913 the Shield was contested between Amateurs and Professionals XIs, while in 1921 the Shield was contested between the Football League and FA Cup winners for the first time. The format continued to vary in the 1920s, usually along the lines of Amateurs vs Professionals, including one year (1927) where
444-524: A result of the Heysel Stadium disaster . They were also runners up in the 1986 League Cup , losing to Oxford United . Gerry Francis, a key player in the 1970s QPR side who had proved himself as a successful manager with Bristol Rovers , was appointed manager in the summer of 1991. In the 1991–92 First Division campaign they finished mid-table in the league and were founder members of the new Premier League , finishing fifth, as top London club, in
518-474: A rolling contract. Hasselbaink was sacked on 5 November 2016, just 11 months after being in charge. Then six days later QPR reappointed Ian Holloway who was in charge 10 years previously. Holloway left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season . On 17 May 2018, QPR appointed former England manager Steve McClaren as manager. Despite a promising first half of the season in which the team sat as high as eighth by Christmas, results quickly tailed off following
592-529: A string of poor results left QPR at the bottom of the Championship and he was replaced by Luigi De Canio until the end of the 2007–08 season. Further investment followed in early 2008 as the club looked to push for promotion to the Premier League within four years, on the back of greater financial stability. On 14 May 2008, Iain Dowie was announced as the manager to begin the campaign to return Rangers to
666-619: A team hailing from the north-west suburbs of London...upset all calculations." At this time the clubs core support, as indicated by its marketing area, was an area of west London, to the west of the A5 Road (Roman Watling Street) , in and around the former Boroughs of Paddington and Willesden . As London extended further west, the club's following grew with it. They first won the Southern Football League in 1907–08 . As Southern League champions that year, they played in
740-525: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages FA Community Shield The Football Association Community Shield (formerly the Charity Shield ) is English football 's annual match contested at Wembley Stadium between the champions of the previous Premier League season and the holders of the FA Cup . If the Premier League champions also won
814-565: Is still in use as a community hall and in July 2011 club icon Stan Bowles unveiled a plaque celebrating its place in history. QPR became a professional team in 1889. The club were elected into the Southern Football League in 1899 . In 1899–1900 they put themselves on the map after qualifying for the first round proper of the FA Cup by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers on their own ground 1–0. The Guardian said "the hitherto unknown Queens Park Rangers,
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#1732772786081888-645: Is the West London derby against Chelsea . Other rivalries include Brentford , Cardiff City , Millwall , Fulham , Reading and Luton . The most vocal QPR fans at home games can be found in the Q, P and R Blocks where fans often choose to stand and create the chants which the rest of the support in the Loft and the Stanley Bowles Stand follow. When the club won the League Cup final in 1967,
962-497: The 1992–93 inaugural season. Francis oversaw one of QPR's most famous victories, the 4–1 win at Old Trafford in front of live TV on New Year's Day 1992. Midway through the 1994–95 season Francis resigned and very quickly became manager of Tottenham Hotspur and Ray Wilkins was installed as player-manager . Wilkins led QPR to an eighth-place finish in the Premiership. In July 1995 the club's top goalscorer, Les Ferdinand ,
1036-546: The 2013–14 season , QPR finished fourth in the Championship, and qualified for the play-offs where they defeated Wigan Athletic in the semi-finals. In the final against favourites Derby County on 24 May 2014, QPR won 1–0 with a goal scored by Bobby Zamora in the 90th minute to return to the Premier League. Following promotion to the Premier League, QPR endured a difficult 2014–15 campaign . Harry Redknapp resigned in February after poor results and mutual frustration with
1110-579: The England World Cup team against an FA team that had toured Canada that summer, and the 1961 Shield , when Tottenham Hotspur became the first team of the 20th century to win the Double , and so played a Football Association XI. The game was moved to the start of the season from 1959 onwards. The question of which two teams should contest the Shield should one team win both the FA Cup and League continued to linger. In 1971, Arsenal became
1184-676: The League Cup in the 1966–67 season. Promoted from the Second Division in 1967–68, they were relegated after one season in the First Division . QPR won promotion again in 1972–73 and then narrowly missed out winning the English league title in 1975–76, only finishing one point behind champions Liverpool . Relegated in 1979, they reached the FA Cup final as a second-tier club in 1982 , losing to Tottenham Hotspur after
1258-527: The Queens Park area of London (the first being The Queens Park itself). Thereafter, the club played at 15 different locations in west London and north-west London, but since joining the Football League in 1920, they have only played at two grounds: Loftus Road ( Formally known as Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium ) 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
1332-496: The Second Division , reached the FA Cup final for the only time in the club's history, facing holders Tottenham Hotspur . Tottenham won 1–0 in a replay. The following season QPR went on to win the Second Division championship and returned to English football's top division. After a respectable fifth-place finish, and UEFA Cup qualification, the following year, Venables departed to become manager of Barcelona . In 1988
1406-583: The West London derby . The club was formed in 1886, when a team known as St Jude's (formed in 1884) merged with Christchurch Rangers (formed in 1882). The resulting team was called Queen's Park Rangers and their official formation date is considered to be 1882, which is the original founding date of Christchurch Rangers. The club's name came from the fact most of the players came from the Queen's Park area of west London. St Jude's Institute on Ilbert Street W10
1480-483: The White City Stadium for two short spells: 1931 to 1933, and the 1962–63 season. The club were promoted as champions of Division 3 South in the 1947–48 season. Dave Mangnall was the manager as the club participated in four seasons of the Second Division, being relegated in 1951–52. Tony Ingham was signed from Leeds United and went on to make the most ever league appearances for QPR (519). Arguably
1554-459: The "curtain-raiser" and is the first competitive game of each top-flight English football season. However, it has been treated with varying degrees of seriousness by participating teams, with some using it similarly to friendlies in their pre-season schedule – as an opportunity to give match practice to fringe members of their squads or those returning from injury. BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson and The Guardian writer Tom Bryant both described
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#17327727860811628-428: The 2023–24 season. In June 2019, the club gifted the stadium naming rights to The Kiyan Prince Foundation, a local charity set up by the father of Kiyan Prince . Prince was a former QPR youth player who was fatally stabbed in 2006. On 25 May 2022, the club announced that the stadium name would revert to Loftus Road ahead of the 2022–23 season. QPR have a modest but loyal fanbase who come from across west London and
1702-489: The Charity Shield, so Manchester City , who had finished in fourth in the First Division, and Third Division champions Aston Villa were invited to take part; Manchester City won 1–0. After league champions Liverpool and FA Cup winners Sunderland declined to play, despite finishing the season 11th in the league City also contested the 1973 Charity Shield but lost 1–0 to Second Division champions Burnley. In 1974,
1776-475: The Community Shield are permitted up to six substitutions. If the scores are level after 90 minutes, the teams play a penalty shootout. If a team wins both the Premier League and the FA Cup , the runners-up from the Premier League will be the opposition. Serving as England's super cup between the previous season's Premier League champions and FA Cup winners, the Community Shield is regarded as
1850-425: The Community Shield as a friendly match for disciplinary purposes. For purposes of clarity, venues mentioned in italics in this section no longer exist. Since 1974, the Community Shield has been at a permanent home rather than guest venues. The fixture was originally played at various neutral grounds or at the home ground of one of the competing teams. In total, there have been eighteen host grounds other than
1924-527: The FA Cup, then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The fixture is recognised as a competitive super cup by the Football Association and UEFA . Organised by the FA, proceeds from the game are distributed to community initiatives and charities around the country. Revenue from the gate receipts and match programme sales is distributed to the 124 clubs who competed in the FA Cup from
1998-625: The FA. The new format was to have the Football League First Division champions play the Southern League champions, and the first match was in 1908 between Manchester United (the First Division champions) and Queens Park Rangers (the Southern League champions). The match was drawn 1–1, so the game was replayed when Manchester United won 4–0. This is the only Charity Shield game to go to
2072-425: The Premier League after two seasons. They won an immediate promotion via the play-offs in 2014 , though were relegated again the following season and have remained in the Championship since that time. After a nomadic early existence, QPR have played home matches at Loftus Road since 1917, other than two brief spells at the White City Stadium . They share rivalries with various other clubs; most notably they contest
2146-410: The Premier League despite significant financial investment in new players in the 11 months of Hughes' tenure. A day later, Harry Redknapp was confirmed as the new manager. On 28 April 2013, in a 0–0 draw against fellow relegation rivals Reading , and with three games of the season to play, QPR were relegated from the Premier League down to the Championship after two seasons in the top flight. During
2220-611: The Professionals were represented by the FA Cup holders Cardiff City and the Amateurs by the Corinthians , echoing the format of the trophy's predecessor, the Sheriff of London Charity Shield. In 1930, the match returned to being contested by the winners of the Football League and the FA Cup, and with a few exceptions, that format has remained to the present day. Notable exceptions include the 1950 Shield , which involved
2294-500: The Third Division was split into North and South the following season , QPR, like most of the former Southern League clubs that had joined the Football League to form the Third Division, were in the Third Division (South). QPR played their home games in nearly 20 different stadia (a league record), before permanently settling at Loftus Road in 1917, although the team would briefly attempt to attract larger crowds by playing at
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2368-590: The aforementioned permanent three. The first ground to host the fixture was Stamford Bridge in 1908 and the last ground that guest hosted the fixture was the King Power Stadium in 2022, which was due to Wembley hosting the final of UEFA Women's Euro 2022 on the following day. Seven grounds have hosted the fixture once: St James' Park in 1932, Roker Park in 1936, Burnden Park in 1958, Turf Moor in 1960, Portman Road in 1962, Anfield in 1964 and Elland Road in 1969. Leicester City have hosted
2442-462: The board. He was replaced by Chris Ramsey . The club finished the season in last place, amassing only 30 points, and were relegated back to the Championship after only one season. After a poor start to the following season, Ramsey was sacked in November 2015 and former manager Neil Warnock returned in interim charge. On 4 December 2015, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was appointed the club's new manager on
2516-413: The charities nominated. As a result, the competition was renamed the Community Shield. Arsenal were the first winners of the renamed Community Shield with a 1–0 victory over Liverpool. In 2016, the FA's official silversmith Thomas Lyte restored and rebuilt the Football Association's original 1908 Charity Shield to mark 50 years since England beat West Germany in the 1966 FIFA World Cup . The trophy
2590-484: The club Beale was approached by Scottish club Rangers who appointed him manager in November 2022. On 11 December 2022, former Blackpool manager and Aston Villa assistant Neil Critchley was named QPR manager after signing a 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 -year deal. However, after a dismal run of form and dropping to 20th in the EFL Championship , Neil Critchley was sacked after just 46 days in charge, leaving with
2664-461: The club had a new chairman, 24-year-old Richard Thompson. Over the next seven years, various managers came and went from Loftus Road and the club spent many seasons finishing mid table but avoided relegation. The most successful season during this period was the 1987–88 season in which QPR finished fifth, missing out on a UEFA Cup campaign due to the ban on English clubs in European competition as
2738-577: 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, but their plans were met with some initial scepticism by Hammersmith & Fulham Council. QPR have also been involved in a long-running legal battle to build a training ground at Warren Farm in Southall . In November 2018, Supreme Court judges rejected
2812-678: 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. The club was relegated in 1952, but slowly rebuilt under the stewardship of Alec Stock which culminated in winning the Third Division title and also their only major trophy to date,
2886-414: The club released the single "QPR – The Greatest" about the famous win, which featured the vocals of Rangers winger Mark Lazarus . As the team come on the pitch at Loftus Road and when the team score the song Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag by post-punk band Pigbag is played with the fans shouting "HOOPS" after the fifth trumpet toot. At matches Rangers fans sing chants such as "Come On You Rs", "We are
2960-505: The club's greatest ever manager, Alec Stock , arrived prior to the start of the 1959–60 season. The 1960–61 season saw QPR achieve their biggest win to date: 9–2 vs Tranmere Rovers in a Division 3 match. In time, Stock, together with Jim Gregory who arrived as chairman in the mid-1960s, helped to achieve a total transformation of the club and its surroundings. In 1966–67 , QPR won the Division Three championship and became
3034-598: The club's history as Rangers also faced mounting financial pressure, in the same month it was announced that the club had been bought by wealthy Formula One businessmen Flavio Briatore and Bernie Ecclestone (see Ownership and finances below). During the 2007–08 season, Rangers competed in the Football League Championship (see also: 2007–08 Queens Park Rangers F.C. season ). John Gregory's reign as manager came to an end in October 2007 after
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3108-479: The directors, shareholders and others emerged in 2005–06 season and included allegations of blackmail and threats of violence against the club's chairman Gianni Paladini . In an unrelated incident, QPR were further rocked by the murder of youth team player Kiyan Prince on 18 May 2006 and, in August 2007, the death of teenager and promising first-team player Ray Jones in a car crash. Following this low point in
3182-403: The final appeal from local objectors against the proposals, paving the way for the redevelopment of the site to begin. However the club formally abandoned plans for a training ground at Warren Farm on 6 May 2020 replacing it with a plan to develop the site into a community sports centre as the club signed a non-disclosure agreement with an unknown party regarding the freehold of another site. It
3256-422: The first Third Division club to win the League Cup on Saturday, 4 March 1967, beating West Bromwich Albion 3–2, coming back from a two-goal deficit. It is still the only major trophy that QPR have won. It was also the first League Cup final to be held at Wembley Stadium . After winning promotion in 1968 to the top flight for the first time in their history, Rangers were relegated after just one season and spent
3330-409: The first ever Charity Shield match, against the Football League champions, Manchester United . The club lost 4–0 in a replay after the first game had finished 1–1. Both games were played at Stamford Bridge . QPR were Southern League champions for a second time in 1911-12 . The club joined the Football League in 1920 , when the Third Division was formed, mainly with Southern League clubs . When
3404-427: The first round onwards, for onward distribution to charities and projects of their choice, while the remainder is distributed to the FA's national charity partners. The fixture was first played in the 1908–09 season, replacing the Sheriff of London Charity Shield . The current holders are 2023–24 Premier League champions Manchester City , who beat 2023–24 FA Cup winners Manchester United 7–6 on penalties after
3478-472: The fixture twice, at Filbert Street in 1971 and the King Power Stadium in 2022. A further nine grounds have hosted the fixture on multiple occasions (see table). Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club , commonly abbreviated to QPR , is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush , West London , England. The team competes in the EFL Championship ,
3552-538: The formation of a new top league, the FA Premier League, the Shield became a showcase match between the Premier League and FA Cup winners from the 1993 competition onwards. In 2002, the Charity Commission found that the Football Association had failed to meet its legal obligations under charity law , by failing to specify what money from ticket sales went to charity, and delaying payments to
3626-537: The home counties. The club have supporters clubs across the world, including the Republic of Ireland, the US, Australia, Norway, and Sierra Leone. The club's longest running fanzine is A Kick Up The R's , which has been published every month since August 1987 and is sold at both home and away matches. QPR have long-standing rivalries with several other clubs due to the club's location in West London. The most notable of these
3700-495: The lowest win percentage of any manager in their history, winning one match from twelve. He was replaced by former player Gareth Ainsworth , signing from Wycombe Wanderers . After a poor start to the 2023–24 season, Gareth Ainsworth was sacked with the club in 23rd place in the Championship, before being replaced by Martí Cifuentes . 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
3774-500: The manager's job. During this same period, QPR became embroiled in financial and boardroom controversy. Although the club had floated on the Alternative Investment Market in 1991, in 2001 it entered administration (receivership). A period of financial hardship followed and the club left administration after receiving a £10m high-interest emergency loan which continued to burden the club. Scandals involving
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#17327727860813848-409: The match as a "glorified friendly". Prior to the 2008 FA Community Shield , Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson summarised his opinion of the competition: "The Community Shield is a prestigious match but I have used players in it who were not quite fit... it's always a game we never quite use as a do or die thing; we use it as a barometer for fitness". Others, however, continue to recognise
3922-418: The next day. Less than a month and only five games after becoming manager at QPR, Hart parted with the club on 14 January 2010; the reasons for his leaving the club were unstated. On 30 April 2011, QPR secured promotion to the Premier League by winning the Championship with a 2–0 win over Watford . A subsequent FA investigation involving QPR's acquisition of Alejandro Faurlín threatened to deduct points from
3996-533: The next four years in Division Two . Terry Venables joined from Spurs at the beginning of the 1969–70 season and Rodney Marsh was sold to Manchester City . During this time, new QPR heroes emerged including Phil Parkes , Don Givens , Dave Thomas and Stan Bowles. These new signings were in addition to home-grown talent such as Dave Clement , Ian Gillard , Mick Leach and Gerry Francis . In 1974, Dave Sexton joined as manager and, in 1975–76 led QPR to
4070-870: The pride of West London, The Blue & The White", "Captain Jack" and "We Are the Rangers Boys". QPR have a number of celebrity supporters including: comedian Bill Bailey , musicians Pete Doherty (who used to write a QPR fanzine entitled All Quiet on the Western Avenue ), Ian Gillan of Deep Purple , Robert Smith of The Cure , Mick Jones of The Clash and Glen Matlock of The Sex Pistols , politicians Michael Gove , Alan Johnson , actor Martin Clunes and documentary maker Louis Theroux as well as former England cricketer Alex Tudor . QPR's first foray into European competition came when they qualified for
4144-487: The runners-up spot in the First Division , missing out on the championship by one point with a squad containing seven England internationals and internationals from the home nations . After completing their 42-game season, QPR sat at the top of the league, one point ahead of Liverpool who went on to defeat Wolverhampton Wanderers to clinch the title. Wolves were relegated to the Second Division that same season. The late 1970s also saw some cup success with Rangers reaching
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4292-527: The second level of the English football league system . 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. 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
4366-522: The second team to win the Double since the Shield's foundation, but owing to their previously arranged pre-season friendly matches, they could not take part. Leicester City were invited as Division Two champions to play FA Cup runners-up Liverpool instead and went on to win the trophy, despite at the time having never won either the League or the FA Cup. In 1972, league champions Derby County and FA Cup winners Leeds United both declined to take part in
4440-455: The semi-finals of the League Cup and in their first entry into European football reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup losing to AEK Athens on penalties. Following Sexton's departure in 1977 the club eventually slipped into the Second Division in 1979. In 1980, Terry Venables took over as manager and in 1981 the club installed an artificial turf pitch. In 1982 QPR, still playing in
4514-430: The side and put their promotion into jeopardy. The investigation concluded on 7 May 2011, with QPR found to be at fault in two of the seven charges, and received an £875,000 fine. However, there were no points deducted by the FA, and QPR's promotion to the Premier League was secured. In January 2012, club chairman Tony Fernandes appointed Mark Hughes as team manager 36 hours after the previous incumbent Neil Warnock
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#17327727860814588-409: The significance of the cup, stating "It is not a friendly game. It is an official game and there is a trophy so for us it must be important" ahead of his side's clash with Arsenal . Likewise in 2018, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola referred to his side's clash with Chelsea in the competition as "the first final" of the season. Prior to the 2023 match , Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta affirmed
4662-501: The status of the Community Shield when speaking to the official matchday programme, stating "We're proud to be playing in the FA Community Shield here at Wembley Stadium. This is a match which recognises two clubs who had a good year, with a traditional place in our football calendar at the start of the new season. The FA Community Shield is a trophy. When there is a trophy on the table, you want to win". The FA classifies
4736-482: The status of the match as the first official game and trophy of the domestic season. Ahead of the 2016 FA Community Shield against Manchester United, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri asked, "Why do you say this question, a friendly? When is the Community Shield a friendly? Of course we will be at the maximum and Manchester United will be at their maximum. The two teams want to win. I am very excited." The following year, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte affirmed
4810-456: The then FA secretary, Ted Croker , created the current format with the match being played at Wembley Stadium , and being contested by the reigning League and FA Cup holders. Between 1949 and 1991, the Shield was shared on 11 occasions , after the matches ended in a draw. Four drawn games in the 1980s and early 1990s resulted in each team holding the trophy for six months, but in 1993 penalties were re-introduced to decide drawn games. With
4884-406: The top flight. However, on 24 October 2008 Dowie was sacked after just 15 games in charge of the club. On 19 November 2008, QPR named former Portugal midfielder Paulo Sousa as their new first team coach. However, on 9 April 2009, his contract was terminated after he allegedly divulged confidential information without authority. On the same day as Sousa's sacking, player/coach Gareth Ainsworth
4958-451: The turn of the year and McClaren was sacked in April 2019 after a 2–1 loss to Bolton. On 8 May 2019, Mark Warburton was appointed as McClaren's successor on a two-year deal. He signed a new contract ahead of the 2021–22 season. The club challenged for promotion in each of Warburton's three seasons in charge however failed to make the play-offs in any of these seasons. Warburton's contract
5032-491: Was announced on 6 July that the club formally secured the freehold of the Heston Sports Ground from Imperial College, with the intention of developing the site into a training ground for the club, with discussions ongoing between the club and Hounslow Council. On 31 March 2021, the club obtained planning permission for the redevelopment of Heston Sports Ground into a state of the art training ground, subject to
5106-489: Was appointed as player/caretaker manager for a second time. In June 2009 Jim Magilton was named as new manager of QPR. Despite leading QPR to a good start to the 2009–10 season, a loss of form combined with an alleged head-butting incident with Hungarian midfielder Ákos Buzsáky saw the club further embroiled in controversy. Magilton left the club by mutual consent on 16 December 2009, along with his assistant John Gorman . They were replaced by Paul Hart and Mick Harford on
5180-413: Was not renewed after the 2021–22 season in which a disappointing end to the season saw Rangers drop out of the play-offs where they had spent the majority of the season and finishing 11th. Ahead of the 2022–23 season, former Aston Villa assistant manager and Rangers first-team coach Michael Beale was appointed as manager on a three-year deal on 1 June 2022. A fortnight after pledging his loyalty to
5254-404: Was sacked. Following a tough start to his Loftus Road career and after a run of five straight home wins, Hughes and QPR escaped relegation despite a dramatic 3–2 defeat at Manchester City on the last day of the season. On 23 November 2012, Mark Hughes was sacked after a poor start to the 2012–13 season, having amassed only four points in 12 games and with the club languishing at the bottom of
5328-697: Was sold at auction, raising £40,000 for the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK . The Bobby Moore Fund became the FA's charity partner in July 2016. The auction was held at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington , where the England team celebrated the 1966 victory. The rules of the Community Shield are generally the same as those of the Premier League , with a team of 11 starting players and 7 substitutes. However, unlike in most other competitions where only five substitutions are permitted, teams in
5402-482: Was sold for a club record fee of £6 million to Newcastle United . QPR struggled throughout the following season and were relegated at the end of the 1995–96 season . QPR then competed in Division 1 until 2001 under a succession of managers. Gerry Francis returned in 1998; however, the 2000–2001 season proved to be a disaster, and Francis resigned in early 2001. Former player Ian Holloway became manager, but
5476-494: Was unable to stop Rangers from being relegated to England's third tier for the first time for more than 30 years. Following the 2003–04 season QPR returned to Division 1 and struggled for consistent form over the next two campaigns before Holloway was suspended amidst rumors of his impending departure for Leicester City . A poor series of results and lack of progress at the club saw Holloway's successors Gary Waddock and later John Gregory – both former players – fail to hold on to
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