"Lord, I don't ask that I should win, but please, please don't let me finish behind Akabusi."
A history of QPR
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Dennis Signy, Pelham Books 1969
NB This is not a book review as such – rather, a summary of material on the Christian origins of the club.
A game in 1886 between Christchurch Rangers and St Jude’s led to the amalgamation of the two boys’ clubs. The name chosen for the new team was Queens Park Rangers. The minister of St Jude’s played for the team and his church because the team’s HQ.