Talk:Queen's Park F.C.
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Do they not play most of their games at a ground called lesser Hampden?
No. When redevelopment of Hampden occurred this was the case sometimes, but QPFC do play their home matches at the Real Hampden. Check the links to see pics of QPFC games at Hampden.
- It does seem odd though that QPFC still play their home matches at Hampden, it seems ridiculous, with all due respect, for such a huge stadium to host a club that only draws crowds of a few hundred to most games. The atmosphere must be really strange in there.
I guess they could keep access for it if they're ever drawn at home to Celtic or Rangers in the cup, but wouldn't it be more sensible on the whole for them to be based in a new purpose built stadium which seats, I don't know, 4-5000 or so? Martyn Smith 14:11, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
I read on the England 2012 site that Queen's Park owns Hampden, not renting it or anything. I'm not sure what the details are, or even if this is accurate. It does seem a bit far-fetched that they would own such a ground. Here is the link: http://www.london2012.com/en/ourvision/sport+and+venue+information/list+of+all+venues/Hampden+Park.htm.
[edit] "Resposible for..."
I've removed the first sentence from the history section because it is not accurate. The Sheffield Rules of 1862 already included both crossbars and half time and free kicks were introduced to the code in 1866 or before. This all pre-dates the creation of Queens Park. josh (talk) 19:32, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] English leagues
"Queen's Park also played in the English Leagues in the late 19th century and even came close to winning the league, when their kit was green for a short time as the owner at the time believed it would bring them luck." - this is simply not true, QP never played in the English league. They did however play in the English FA Cup with some distinction..... ChrisTheDude 11:56, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] other codes
I have removed "as at this time there was no official code" because there clearly were (FA, cambridge rules, rugby and various other school rules).
