The Trevor Francis ‘Mush from Shepherds Bush’ badge made a profit from sales of £150.00 This amount was handed over to Simon Lavall, (on behalf of Loft Flags’) at Leicester on Saturday. Thanks to everyone that purchased them and a big well done to everyone at ‘Loft Flags’ for everything that they do. Steve Russell
Ascot United Women (7) – QPR FC Women (1)
Combined Counties League Cup Attendance: 80 (estimate) Team: Pia Albert, Yasmin Dixon, Amani Salim, Katie Allenby, Ruby Maiden, Alice Curr, Emmi Tong, Mai Louvrier, Ricki-Lee Orange, Ava Lee-Walsh, Brianna Gilbert-Lawal. Subs: Sophie Afshar, Catherine McElroy, Charlotte Pryke, Aya El-Bergui, Nikka Hampshire For my first visit to the Racecourse, Sammy collected me from Park Royal, but Continue reading
The 1923 Battock’s Queen’s Park Rangers Card
Some years ago, I managed to pick up this very rare Battock’s card, for what turned out to be a real bargain, as I recently saw one on offer for £95.00! The back of the card reads as follows: ‘Battock’s Football and Jersey Cards. Our Footballs and Jerseys are easy to win (see window bills). Continue reading
QPR FC Women’s 5-0 Win over Saltdean United included a Grace Stanley Hat-Trick
Adobe Women’s FA Cup 2nd Round Team: Melling, Cooper, Randall, Brooks, Searle, Blodgettt, D’Santos, Ward-Chambers, Goddard, Stanley, Dzyadyk Subs: McCrea, Owen, Sampson, Munro, Kennedy Following the abandoned game at the SkyEx Community Stadium the previous Sunday, the replayed FA Cup tie got underway in better weather conditions. Grace Stanley got herself into a one-on-one position Continue reading
Norwich City (1) – QPR (0) – “Naturally I’m Worried. But Barry Bridges’ Goal should not have been Disallowed Early On”
Football League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Clement, Venables, Mobley, Hazell, Bridges, Sibley, Clarke, Marsh, Leach Sub: Hunt for Sibley Attendance: 20,399 After a goalless draw at Loftus Road against Preston North End four days earlier, Rangers then travelled to Carrow Road on 11th October 1969. Steve McGill’s report appeared in ‘The People’ the following Continue reading
QPR FC Women’s FA Cup Game against Saltdean United Women was Abandoned after 63 Minutes
Adobe Women’s FA Cup Team: Melling, Cooper, Brooks, Lewin, Searle, Blodgett, Hennessy, D’Santos, Stanley, Dzyadyk, Ward-Chambers Subs: Munro, Sampson, McCrea, Goddard, Owen, Kennedy, Randall, After knocking out Herne Bay, Rangers were then given a home draw against Saltdean United. The Sussex side were formed as recently as 2017 and play their home games at Hill Continue reading
QPR (2) – Chelsea (2)) – ‘Both Docherty & Hurst were Full of Admiration for Allen’
Football League Division 2 – 18 December 1979 Team: Woods, Shanks, Gillard, McCreery, Hazell, Wicks, Waddock, Roeder, Allen (C), Goddard, Burke Sub: Busby for Burke in 74th minute Attendance: 26,598 After the 2-4 defeat at St. James’ Park three days earlier, the R’s then faced Chelsea on 18th December at Loftus Road. David Miller’s match report Continue reading
QPR FC Women (2) – Norwich City Women (1)
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Melling, Cooper, Brooks, Blodgett, Searle, Lewin, Owen, Goddard, Stanley, Munro, Dzyadyk Subs: McCrea, Hennessy, Sampson, D’Santos, Ward-Chambers The first opportunity at the Matrade Loftus Road Stadium fell to the home side in the fourth minute, when Jess Cooper’s strike was stopped by the keeper’s leg. Following a fairly Continue reading
In Memory of Denis George Gristwood
Last week saw a large gathering of people from far and wide as we paid our last respects to QPR and England stalwart Denis George Gristwood. Known to everyone at Loftus Road as ‘George’, he certainly left his mark in W12. So much so that the funeral cortege took a massive detour from George’s home Continue reading
Cambridge United Women (0) – QPR FC Women (4) – ‘Alana Munro Comes off the Bench to Score a Superb Hat-Trick’
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Baravik, Cooper, Brooks, Lewin, Searle, Hennessy, Blodgett, D’Santos, Sampson, Stanley, Kennedy On a very heavy pitch, it was the R’s who fashioned a good move down the right, which led to Chloe Sampson putting in a great cross, but the ball just evaded any contact in the box. Continue reading