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Rangers F.C. were formed in 1886, when a team known as St Jude's Institute (formed 1884) merged with Christchurch Rangers (formed 1882), although their official founding date is 1882 the same as when Christchurch were first formed. They were called Queens Park Rangers, because most of the
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Alternative Investments Market in 1996 at the instigation of Chris Wright, but in 2001 following the relegation from the Premiership and a number of seasons in the
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Rangers both on and off the pitch as financial troubles and boardroom issues combined with a series of poor performances and defeats. However, until the sacking of Ian Holloway, they had been secure in mid-table, it was only a winless run from the end of February to the end
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took over as player-manager and steered the club to another respectable finish, this time in ninth place. As the season drew to an end however, rumours of discontent between
Francis and the senior players came to a head, and the effects rapidly became evident on the pitch as the club made a horrid
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Final, the game was held over for ten days. Despite Wolves taking the lead and holding it until the 77th minute, Liverpool scored 3 times to win 3–1 and clinch the league title. The squad contained seven
England internationals. Had the current 3-points-for-a-win and goal-difference rules been in
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Trafford. Many people also saw it as the beginning of the downturn in United's league form that season, as they suffered a severe shortage of goals in the second half of the campaign and were beaten by the league title by Leeds United. They finished that season in fifth place, and in the
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threatened to deduct points from the side and initially put their promotion into jeopardy. An investigation concluded on 7 May 2011, revealed the club to be found to be at fault in two of the seven charges, and received a fine of £875,000, but there were no points deducted by the FA, and QPR's
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scoring in the 88th minute. Despite initial results the club later reverted to previous form and dropped once again to the relegation zone. In an exciting end to the season however, QPR secured safety after a run of wins, including beating
Cardiff City again, this time by a solitary goal from
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to give the side the blend of experience that was needed. In 1975–76, Sexton led them to the runners-up spot in the First
Division, missing out on the league title by a single point. After completing their 42-game season, QPR sat at the top of the First Division a point ahead of
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December 1984. The season rapidly deteriorated after this, and a bizarre run of form (in which the club alternated between winning and losing every match for nearly three months) combined with a dismal end to the season saw them only escape relegation due to
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within 4 years, on the back of greater financial stability. On 8 May, QPR announced that Luigi De Canio had left the club "by mutual consent" and that a further announcement regarding a new manager for the following season would be made in due course.
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Panamanian-registered financier at heavy interest, and secured by a mortgage upon the club's stadium. The club's debts were rumoured to be close to £20 million.
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was appointed the club's new manager. Hasselbaink was sacked on 5 November 2016 after just 11 months. Then six days later the club reappointed old favourite Ian Holloway. Holloway left the club at the end of the
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replaced Sibley that summer and oversaw a period of relative stability for the club, comfortably avoiding relegation in his first two seasons and also being runners up in the 1986 League Cup, losing to
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and elimination from the UEFA Cup despite a 6–2 1st leg advantage. Despite this loss the club's league form was generally decent, but Mullery was inexplicably sacked and replaced by former manager
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penalty in the 6th minute. There was disappointment in the league as they finished fifth in the Second Division after spending virtually all of the season in the top three until the final stages.
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Holloway consolidated the team and revived its fortunes finishing eighth in 2001–02, fourth in the following season (losing in the play-off final to Cardiff City) and finally second in
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which resulted in the club's promotion back to Division 1. The positive signs initially carried through into the following season as Rangers achieved a mid-table finish (11th) in the
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only 36 hours after the previous incumbent Neil Warnock was sacked. Hughes led the club to safety. On 23 November 2012, Hughes was sacked after a poor start to the 2012–13 season,
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as manager. 1978–79 proved to be a thoroughly dismal season, and the club were relegated after winning just six league games (four of the victories coming before Christmas 1978).
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on the next day. But then a month and 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.
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in that game remains the last time the feat was achieved in
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Football Club (often abbreviated to QPR), a professional
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2763:History of association football clubs in England
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1009:: Football Grounds of Britain, page 305-6.
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1028:: Football Grounds of Britain, page 304.
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1990:History of football in England
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1569:Ashdown, John (7 May 2011).
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41:area of North-West London.
32:Formation and early history
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1468:. BBC Sport. 8 May 2008.
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1368:24 September 2021 at the
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1385:. BBC. 29 October 2007.
1267:Soccernet, 21 April 2007
984:. Official QPR Website.
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310:UEFA Cup
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