Skipper Adam Bolder bagged his first goal for the Club as Rangers beat high-flying Charlton to clinch their first away win of the season.

Bolder's 72nd minute strike capped an excellent second-half display as the R's shrugged off the setback of a penalty miss from Martin Rowlands.

Rangers felt they should have had an earlier penalty after an apparent handball from Chris Iwelumo, but it was Charlton who pressed harder as the first half wore on.

Sam Sodje's header from a corner grazed the goal frame before Luke Varney, under pressure from Damion Stewart, blazed a chance over.

For the R's, Rowlands' free-kick curled straight into Nicky Weaver's midriff and Mikele Leigertwood thundered a first-time drive wide of the target.

But the visitors were content to go into half-time on level terms, with Camp beating away a ferocious effort from Zheng Zhi.

Rowan Vine earned Rangers a golden opportunity to take the lead early in the second half as he bustled into the penalty area, only to be upended by Jon Fortune's clumsy challenge.

But Rowlands, who had scored the winner from the spot against Norwich, blasted his penalty against Weaver's right-hand post and the scoresheet remained blank.

If anything, it was the R's who gained a lift from that near-miss and Stewart, racing up for a corner, had an audacious back-heel flick cleared off the line by Weaver soon afterwards.

Vine's thumping drive then brought a good save from Weaver and perhaps the best chance of the game fell to Leigertwood, who robbed Danny Mills, but sliced wide with only the keeper to beat.

Camp sprang to his left to push Varney's shot behind, but Rangers continued to surge forward themselves and snatched the lead in the 72nd minute.

Hogan Ephraim's shot was charged down, but the ball went wide to Chris Barker, whose swirling cross proved too awkward for Weaver and he could only parry to Bolder, who chested down and prodded it into the net.

Pouring forward in search of an equaliser, the Addicks found themselves frustrated by the QPR defence, marshalled again by the unflappable Martin Cranie.

He charged down a drive from substitute Izale McLeod, while Michael Mancienne threw himself in the way of a similar effort from ex-Rangers winger Jerome Thomas.

Camp palmed away a Lloyd Sam free-kick, but the R's were never under sustained pressure and, although Sodje headed wide in injury time, they held on for the victory - their first at the Valley for 25 years.

Charlton Athletic: Weaver, Sodje, Zheng, Reid, Varney, Iwelumo (McLeod, 69), Sam (Racon, 85), Semedo (Thomas, 46), Fortune, Basey, Mills.

Subs: Randolph, Bougherra,.

Bookings: Sam, Reid

QPR: Camp, Barker, Stewart, Mancienne, Bolder, Rowlands, Ephraim, Vine, Nygaard, Leigertwood, Cranie.

Subs: Cole, Bignot, Ainsworth, Sahar, Moore.

Goals: Bolder 72

Attendance: 23, 671