We knew that Terry had been unwell for some time, but his passing at the age of 80 last month still came as a great shock! Terry was born in Dagenham on 6th January 1943. In 1958 at the age of 15, he signed for Chelsea before moving to Tottenham Hotspur in 1966. Terry was transferred Continue reading
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Dorking Wanderers FC Women (4) – QPR FC Women (5)
Capital Women’s Cup Team: Merrett, Curr, McCrea, Owen, Blodgett, Lewin, Petit, Hill, Stanley, Akerman, Searle Subs: Carolan, Shephard, Cohen, Webster, Nygaard-Parsons After meeting up with Sammy, we made our way to Waterloo before heading on to Dorking Main Station. The walk to the Meadowbank Stadium was then a good 20/25 minutes. Into the game and Continue reading
AFC Sudbury Women (0) – QPR FC Women (4)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Curr, McCrea, Owen, Blodgett, Lewin, Petit, Hill, Stanley, Akerman, Searle Subs: Carolan, Shephard, Webster, Cohen, Nygaard-Parsons AFC Sudbury took the place of Sudbury Wanderer’s in Division Two of the Eastern Region Women’s Football League in 1999. They dropped out of the league a couple of years Continue reading
Haywards Heath Town Women (3) – QPR FC Women (0)
Vitality Women’s FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifying Team: Francis-Pownall, Shephard, Searle, Owen, Blodgett, Lewin, Webster, Hill, Stanley, Petit, McCrea Subs: Carolan, Fatri, Nygaard-Parsons After meeting up with Sammy at Park Royal, we proceeded to Waterloo Station to take the train to Haywards Heath. We bumped into Chris Hewitt outside the station, and we then shared Continue reading
In Memory of Arthur Longbottom
Arthur Longbottom (he later changed his name to Langley), stalwart QPR inside-forward of the mid-1950’s/60’s sadly passed away in September. He played 218 first-team games for the R’s and scored 68 goals during his spell at Loftus Road from 1955 to 1961. I first saw Arthur play when I started supporting the R’s as a Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (2) – AFC Bournemouth Development Squad (2)
U21 Professional Development Squad League 2 Team: Salamon, Harrack, Shann, Tuck, Powell (T), Hawkins, Petrie, Sackey, Lloyd, Murphy, Anthony Subs: Cant, Ogwuazor, Manufor, Yahyaoui, Jeche On a mildish evening, it was a top-of-the-table clash at the Powerday Stadium. The team sheet revealed that at No.5 was trialist, Darryl Powell. With 11 minutes gone, Kieran Petrie Continue reading
QPR FC Women (2) – Haywards Heath Town Women (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Merrett, Curr, Owen, Hennessy, Blodgett, Lewin, Nygaard-Parsons, Stanley, Webster, Akerman, Searle It was an assertive start for the R’s at the Powerday Stadium, when, directly from the kick-off, Ellie Searle bombed down the wing to win a corner. This was followed by another one which resulted in Continue reading
QPR FC Women (1) – Actonians Ladies (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Curr, Owen, Hill, Blodgett, Lewin, Petit, Hennessy, Stanley, Akerman, Searle Following a bit of a scrappy opening at the Powerday Stadium, the drizzle began to turn into heavy rain. The first real effort of the evening fell to the R’s, when, following a very good move, 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: Yorkshireman Albert Edward Bonass arrived at Loftus Road in 1939 from Chesterfield. In the early war years, he was attached to the Police War Reserve and played several times Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (1) – Ipswich Town U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cant, Jude-Boyd, Shann, Harrack, Hawkins, Drewe, Murphy, Aoraha, Jeche, Talla, Bala Subs: Clark, Leahy, Manufor, Tuck, Sackey On a fresh afternoon at Loftus Road, it was the R’s who took the lead after just three minutes. Arkell Jude-Boyd floated the ball over from the right for an unmarked Nathan Jeche to head home. Steven Bala directed a lovely cross in from Continue reading