The very sad passing away of top QPR man and great bloke, Keith Davies sadly came as no surprise. With heart, bowel cancer and movement problems, especially over the last 2/3 years, Keith did so well to get to home games with difficulty, up until the 2019/20 season, pre-Covid. I met Keith in 1964. We Continue reading
QPR (1) – Luton Town (0): ‘The Rangers’ Raids chiefly came through the splendid use made by Birch of his Wingers’
Team: Hebden, Pierce, Plunkett, Hirst, Richmond, Pigg, Ford, Birch, Johnson, Middleton, Spottiswood Attendance: 5,198 On 19th September 1925, Rangers took on Luton Town in a Division Three (South) league fixture at Loftus Road. “Crusader’s” match report appeared in the Beds & Herts Pictorial three days later: ‘One might almost repeat exactly the report of the Continue reading
QPR Women (11) – Bromley Ladies (0)
Women’s FA Cup – 1st Round Team: Francis-Pownall, Petit (Maloney), Searle, Carolan, Grieve, Lewin, Pope, Hennessy (Blodgett), Moore, Hall, Curr(Nygaard-Parsons), Subs Not Used: White, Jordinson The R’s had reached the 1st round of the FA Cup after knocking out Caversham United in a preliminary tie last month. 16-year-old Mya Francis-Pownall made a further appearance in Continue reading
QPR Reserves (4) – Arsenal Reserves (4)
The Neville Ovenden Football Combination Team: Stejskal, Finlay, Herrera, Doyle, Witter (Bedrossian), Ready, Bailey, McEnroe, Thompson, Gallen, Meaker Attendance: 600 On Tuesday 2nd February 1993, QPR Reserves took on Arsenal at Loftus Road. The following match report later appeared in the local press: ‘QPR Reserves scored a thrilling 4-4 draw with Arsenal at Loftus Road Continue reading
We Will Remember Them
The following servicemen had at some point in their careers played for Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club, and all tragically lost their lives serving their country: Albert Edward Bonass: He joined the R’s in 1939 from Chesterfield. After serving as a reserve police officer, Albert joined the RAF but lost his life when his Stirling Continue reading
My First Rangers Match: QPR (2) – Southampton (2) – 8thNovember 1958
I attended my first ever Rangers match on 8th November 1958 when the R’s took on the Saints at Loftus Road. We were still living in Rylett Road, Shepherd’s Bush at the time and Dad took me for the short journey to the game. I don’t recall very much about the match, but I do Continue reading
When Henry (Harry) Taylor from Greenside Road, Shepherd’s Bush, Climbed Nelson’s Column
A couple of months ago, Bill in Harrow phoned BBC Radio London to contribute to Robert Elms’ excellent ‘Notes & Queries’. He told Robert what he knew about the time his wife’s step-grandad climbed Nelson’s Column. The following article appeared in the local press on 19th April 1946: ‘People at Trafalgar Square on Saturday could Continue reading
QPR Women (4) – Caversham United Women (0)
Women’s FA Cup – Preliminary Round Team: Pope, Petit, Searle, Carolan (Redhead-Ling), Grieve, Jordinson, Blodgett, Akerman (Nygaard-Parsons), Davies (Edwards), Moore, Hall The QPR Women got their FA Cup campaign underway with the arrival at the Powerday Stadium of Caversham United, a side who compete three leagues below the R’s. Lucie White was still unavailable so Continue reading
Chesterfield (0) – QPR (1) – ‘Lazarus Latched on to the Ball & made Ground for the Tall Carey to Head Past Powell’
Team: Drinkwater, Woods, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, Lazarus, Carey, Whitfield, Bedford, Barber Attendance: 4,474 On the 29th October 1960, the R’s travelled to Saltergate. The following match report later appeared in the Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette: ‘Alec Stock, Queen’s Park Rangers manager, was forced to make wholesale forward changes for the Third Division encounter Continue reading
My 24th Independent R’s Badge is a Fundraiser for QPR Women FC
My latest badge is a designated fundraiser for QPR Women FC. Limited to just 102, they are priced at £3.00 each and all monies raised will be presented to Steve Quashie. Also available are a few of some of my previous badges. I’m happy to do mail order and for further information or to place Continue reading