The 1971 London Five-a-Side Championship was held at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on Wednesday, 5th May. The QPR squad was made up of: Phil Parkes, Dave Clement, Terry Venables, Gerry Francis, Rodney Marsh and Ronnie Hunt. Eight of the sides were involved in the Preliminary Round; Palace beat Brentford 4-0 and there were wins for Continue reading
Edsbro (0) – QPR (5), Sunday 28th July, 1991
QPR spending part of the pre-season in Sweden was a common feature during the 80’s and especially during the first half of the 90’s. But the first visit actually dates back to 1973, when two friendlies were played. Further visits followed in ’81, ’82, ’86 and ’88, with four friendlies being played each time. From Continue reading
Tony Sealy: ‘Going Poaching’
The following article appeared in a 1983 football magazine: Tony Sealy starts the 1983-84 season as a hero only a year after he seemed to be heading for the soccer scrapheap. His 16 league goals last season helped Queen’s Park Rangers clinch the Second Division Championship. Sealy, born in London on May 7th, 1959, was Continue reading
In Memory of Gerry Higgins
Last week ‘north poler’ posted the very sad news on the Indy’s website forum that Gerry Higgins had passed away. Gerry was originally from Galway and became the Guvnor of the ‘Crown & Sceptre’ in Melina Road, Shepherd’s Bush for a number of years. Pat Harrison summed up what many felt about him on the Continue reading
From 1947: QPR (2) – Rotherham United (1)
Team: Allen, Powell (G), Jefferson, Powell (I), Smith (G), Daniels, McEwan, Ramscar, Gibbons, Adams, Hartburn. QPR took on Rotherham United in a return friendly at Loftus Road on 13th December 1947. Two weeks earlier the R’s had been beaten 0-1 at Millmoor in front of 13,000 spectators. L. R. Hall’s match report appeared in the Continue reading
The Sounds of West London: No.2 – Warwick Avenue, Maida Vale, W9
Warwick Avenue Underground Station is on the Bakerloo Line situated between Paddington and Maida Vale. Apparently, Warrington Crescent was another name said to have been mooted prior to the station’s opening on 31stJanuary 1915. Welsh singer, Duffy, included a song written about the station on her debut studio album, ‘Rockferry’, which was released on 3rd Continue reading
QPR make it a Hat-Trick’: Drogheda United (0) – QPR (3)
Team: Hucker, Chivers, Dawes, Fenwick, Wicks, Fillery, Charles, Gregory, Micklewhite, Allen, Bannister. Subs: Stainrod for Charles & Fereday for Allen QPR’s first trip to Drogheda was in 1979, which was then followed by another visit there three years later. Rangers’ third visit to United Park was on Sunday, 29th July 1984. A match report appeared Continue reading
Shopper 89 looks back on the Old Askew Road’
The following fascinating letter from 89-year-old Mrs S. Rumsey, appeared in the Acton Gazette on 9th September 1971: ‘Reading the Gazette which was sent to me by a friend, I was interested about Askew Road as a shopping centre. I lived in St. Elmo Road – Askew Road end – for 60 years. I remember Continue reading
Brentford (0) – QPR (7) – ‘In the Last 25 Minutes they Scored Seven Goals’
Team: Mason, Abel, Jefferson, Powell, Farmer, March, McEwan, Mallett, Mangnall, McCarthy, Bonass Attendance: 4,000 Germany invaded Poland on Friday 1st September 1939 and after Britain had declared war two days later the FAabandoned the football season and the results were expunged from the records. However, on 21st October, QPR took on Reading in their first Continue reading
Ray Drinkwater’s Lucky Shorts?
After knocking out Barry Town and Ashford Town, QPR then travelled to Turf Moor on 6th January 1962 to take on Burnley in the FA Cup Third Round. Bill Ward wrote the following article, which appeared in the Daily Herald on the morning of the match: ‘Bill Hooper, the official who runs Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading