Colin Woodley (ESSEXURs) kindly sent me the following two articles relating to two separate incidents in Greenside Road in the late 19th Century. The first one appeared in the ‘Illustrated Police News’ on 23rd February 1889: ‘At the Hammersmith Police Court Walter Clarke, who was described as a barman, was finally examined on a charge Continue reading
Month: June 2013
QPR v Amsterdam: ‘Another Five for Rangers’ – 15th March 1954
Team: Brown, Taylor, Ingham, Nicholas, Powell (M), Angell, Pounder, Cameron, Clark, Smith, Kerrins Following the opener against Arsenal in October, a series of friendly matches were played under the newly-installed floodlights throughout the 1953-54 season. On 15th March 1954, Amsterdam FC were the visitors to Loftus Road and A.S.W. wrote the following report for one Continue reading
A Goliath Called David
How we could have done with someone like Dave Webb last season ! The following article is from a 1970’s football magazine: ‘David Webb is the sort of player every manager likes to have on his side. The “over-my-dead-body” type. The non-stop battler. And, so valuably, a defender with the knack of scoring vital goals. Continue reading
QPR’s Final Game of the 2000/01 Season – When R’s Fans were Piped from the Car Park to Molineux
Our fate had been confirmed at Huddersfield on 21st April and we were then hammered 0-3 in our final home game against Stockport County. Much worse was to follow though – on 3rd May, Loftus Road plc, in response to press speculation, admitted in a statement that discussions, mooting the idea of a merger with Continue reading