I managed to pick up a couple of loose pages a while ago that had been extracted from a 1950’s football book, titled: ‘A Foul, Mr Howell? Or, is this just an Accident? The caption reads: ‘Should Mr Denis Howell, the referee, give a free kick against Sam Burton, the Swindon Town goalkeeper? Arthur Longbottom, Continue reading
Month: January 2017
QPR (1) – Fulham (1) – First Senior Goal for Ryan Manning & Alex Smithies saves another Penalty
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Onuoha, Lynch, Furlong, Hall (Perch), Manning, Luongo, Wszolek, Mackie (LuaLua), Sylla (Washington) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Doughty, Shodipo, Ngbakoto Attendance: 17,025 (including 2,814 away fans) Chris Martin atoned for a saved penalty to rescue a point for Fulham in their West London derby at QPR. Derby loanee Martin had been denied from Continue reading
The 1967 Lawrence Sports Advert Featuring a QPR Team Group
What turned into a bit of a series (honest!), so far I’ve included a 1980’s Hoover advert featuring Alan McDonald, and then there was Phil Parkes’ endorsement of Cossack Hairspray. Also Dave Thomas and Don Givens were used in a campaign by Gola in the 70’s. This latest one, which appeared in September 1967 for Continue reading
The 1915 FA Cup 3rd Round Tie at Stamford Bridge: QPR (1) – Everton (2)
Team: McLeod, Millington, Pullen, Broster, Mitchell, Whyman, Thompson, Birch, Miller, Simons, Donald Attendance: 33,000 The 1914/15 FA Cup campaign got underway with a 2-1 home victory over Glossop. In Round Two, Rangers defeated Leeds City 1-0, also at Park Royal, and were then handed another home tie against Everton. The game was switched to Stamford Continue reading
Birmingham City (1) – QPR (4) – ‘Their Four-Goal Second-Half Super-Show was Courageous & Unforgettable!’
Football League Cup Semi-Final (1st Leg) Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Sub: Morgan (I) Attendance: 34,295 The following match report was written by Alan Williams and appeared in the Daily Express the following morning: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers are within 90 minutes of becoming the first visitors to Continue reading
Reading (0) – QPR (1) – ‘He’s So Good, They Named Him Twice, LuaLua, LuaLua….’
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Lynch, Onuoha, Furlong, Hall, Manning (Doughty), Luongo, Wszolek, Mackie (Comley), Sylla (LuaLua) Subs Not Used: Ingram, El Khayati, Shodipo, Ngbakoto Attendance: 12,655 (including 963 R’s fans) Jamie Mackie’s first-half strike was enough to secure all three points for QPR as Ian Holloway’s side stunned Jaap Stam’s promotion hopefuls at the Madejski Stadium. Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Tottenham Hotspur U18 (4)
FA Youth Cup 4th Round QPR: Brzozowski, Barzey (Springer-Downes), Genovesi, Klass (Platt), Eales, Fox, Francis-Adeyinka, Folkes, Eshun (Mesias), Akinola, Bowler Subs Not Used: Bowman, Ribeiro Attendance: 647 It was very unusual to see fan segregation at a youth match at Loftus Road. The stewards had been saying before the game that they were expecting a Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Bristol City U23 (3)
U23 Professional Development League A very young Under-23 Professional Development side lost 3-1 to Bristol City at a rain drenched Harlington this afternoon. Four of our side were new to me but I haven’t seen a reserve game since early November. We fell behind within 90 seconds of the start. Bristol City had a free Continue reading
QPR (1) Blackburn Rovers (2) – ‘That team, who haven’t played before, will never be picked again. Simple as that‚’
FA Cup 3rd Round Team: Ingram, Perch, Onuoha, Lynch, Bidwell, Hall, Luongo (Cousins), Wszolek, Eze (Ngbakoto), Gladwin (Shodipo), Mackie Subs Not Used: Lumley, Hamalainen, Manning, El Khayati Attendance: 7,482 (including 917 Rovers fans) Blackburn beat fellow Championship side QPR in the FA Cup third round. The visitors took an early lead when Joel Lynch put Continue reading
QPR (2) – Ipswich Town (1) – Well Done Jamie Mackie!
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Hall, Lynch, Perch, Borysiuk (Onuoha), Cousins, Wszolek, Manning (El Khayati), Mackie, Sylla (Washington) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Sandro, Ngbakoto, Shodipo Attendance: 15,136 (including 2,324 Ipswich fans) Pawel Wszolek’s late winner saw Ian Holloway win back-to-back games for the first time since taking over at QPR. Idrissa Sylla volleyed the hosts ahead when Continue reading