Whilst Queens Park Rangers are currently battling away in the second tier, many of their fans will remember much more successful days for the Hoops of Loftus Road.

They were once one of the most stylish sides in the Football League, long before the Premier League money took over. In the 1970's their combination of maverick forwards and tough tackling midfielders had them run Liverpool close for the league title.

Then there was the FA Cup run of 1982, seeing them reach the final despite being a second division side. They were also founder members of the Premier League, but have struggled to impose themselves on the top flight since their 1996 relegation.

All of that history has undoubtedly produced some wonderful footballers who will live long in the memory, not just at Loftus Road but in a much wider footballing context.

After much thought, FLW presents to you the best strikers to ever grace Loftus Road.

Les Ferdinand is part of the club even today, but in his day he was a striker of incredible prowess. He's Director of Football right now, but his association with the club goes back a long way.

Between 1987 and 1995 he played 163 times for the club, scoring 80 goals. He was their main striker entering the Premier League era and earned England caps whilst playing for QPR.

His later career took him to Newcastle, Spurs and West Ham, but his career has gone full circle and he's back with the club that plucked him from obscurity at Hayes.

Stan Bowles was a football maverick, sometimes deployed in midfield, other times up front. There are some who call him the greatest QPR player ever, but his fast-living and chaotic lifestyle perhaps held him back from ever being the player he could have been.

Bowles played 315 times and scored 97 goals. He was a key part of the side that almost took the 1976 title, but eventually his controversial QPR career came to an end. He appeared a couple of times for Nottingham Forest, although he ruled himself out of appearing in the 1980 European Cup final.

He got just five England caps, scoring once.

Clive Allen made himself a household name at Spurs, scoring 49 goals in a single season, but he is still regarded as one of Queens Park Rangers'best-everr strikers.

Between 1978 and 1980 he bagged 32 goals from 49 appearances, earning him a £1.25m move to Arsenal. He flopped at Highbury and later moved to Crystal Palace as they were relegated, before rocking back up at QPR.

He scored 40 goals in 87 outings in his second spell at Loftus Road and was instrumental in getting them to their first ever FA Cup final.

Between 1966 and 1972 Rodney Marsh became a household name in the UK due to his flamboyant persona and unnerving eye for a goal.

He played 211 times for QPR, scoring 106 goals and become on icon of the era with his long flowing hair and careless attitude. He later sevred Manchester City with distinction, before playing for Tampa Bay Rowdies.

Like Bowles, he won criminally few England caps.