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With the new Sky Bet Championship season now approaching, we bring you the lowdown on all 23 of our league opponents

2022-07-13T08:54:47.688Z

IN FOCUS: QUEENS PARK RANGERS (2022)

With the new Sky Bet Championship season now approaching, we bring you the lowdown on all 23 of our league opponents

2022-07-13T08:54:47.688Z

With the new Sky Bet Championship season now approaching, we bring you the lowdown on all 23 of our league opponents

Based in West London, the club was founded in 1886 with the merging of two teams from the local area - ‘Christchurch Rangers’ & ‘St Jude’s’.

Turning professional three years later, the Hoops would go on to enter the Southern Football League, playing out the first ever Charity Shield match against Football League champions Manchester United, losing 4-0 in a replay.

Joining the Football League’s Third Division in 1920, QPR frequently jumped between leagues before becoming the first ever Third Division club to win the League Cup in 1967 when they beat West Brom in the competition’s final. That was also the first ever League Cup final to be held at Wembley.

Reaching the top flight for the first time the year after, the Rs would go onto miss out on the First Division title by one point in 1975/76, playing in Europe not long after without any huge success.

Involved in the Premier League for its first four years, the club didn’t make it back until 2011 when promotion from the Championship was achieved, winning the title under Neil Warnock.

Manchester City’s opponents for the famous ‘Aguero’ moment, QPR survived that day. They were to be relegated the year after though, and despite bouncing back via the play-offs at the first time of asking, another relegation followed in 2014/15.

Rangers have not reached the top flight since, and parted ways with Mark Warburton at the end of the last campaign. They are now managed by Steven Gerrard’s former assistant at Rangers and Aston Villa, Michael Beale.

Stadium: Loftus Road (18,439) – South Africa Road, London, W12 7PJ

Nickname(s): The Rs, Rangers, The Hoops

Manager: Michael Beale

2021/22 Finishing Position: 11th

2021/22 Top Scorer: Andre Gray (10)

Notable Connections: Centre back Jimmy Dunne joined QPR from the Clarets in the summer of 2021 having spent five years as a Claret.

Gaining experience out on loan with Barrow, Accrington Stanley, Hearts, Sunderland, and Fleetwood Town, Dunne made his Burnley bow in 2020.

Going onto make seven appearances for the club, the Republic of Ireland youth international scored against Leicester City on his Premier League debut. Moving to Loftus Road, he featured 43 times last season, scoring three times.

Former strikers Andre Gray and Charlie Austin were also QPR players last season but have now departed, while other names to have featured for both clubs include Joey Barton & Dave Thomas.

Last Time We Met: Our previous meeting with the Rs is one that will live long in the memory for all Clarets fans.

Back in May 2016, Sam Vokes’ second half header sealed a 1-0 win and three points against QPR which sealed promotion to the Premier League.

Scenes of jubilation followed at Turf Moor, while five days later the title would be secured with a win away at Charlton Athletic.

Full Record (All Competitions): P: 41 - W: 22, D: 8, L: 11

Fixtures in the 2022/23 season: 22.04.23 (H – Turf Moor) / 10.12.22 (A – Loftus Road)