QPR (1) – Hull City (1) – ‘Francis Puts Rangers on Terms after Fine Goal by McSeveney’ 

League Division 3  Team: Drinkwater, Baker, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, McClelland, Bedford, Francis (G), Towers, Barber  Attendance: 9,950  On 30th September 1961, Rangers took on Hull City at Loftus Road. Brian Taylor’s match report later appeared in the Sports Mail:  ‘An early raid by City was checked because Chilton was trapped offside and for a Continue reading


QPR Development Squad (7) – Preston North End U21 (1) 

Premier League Cup  Team: trialist, Friel, McCann, McDowell, Shann, Talla, Sutton, Tarbotton, trialist, Murphy, Kolli  Subs: Clark, Leahy, Manufor, Aoraha, Petrie  Apart from Preston North End, Rangers’ other opponents in Group E of the Premier League Cup are Blackburn Rovers and Colchester United.   Friday night at the SkyEx Community Stadium and it was the Lilywhites Continue reading


QPR FC Women (2) – London Seaward (0) 

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Melling, Cooper, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, Hill, Stanley, Goddard, Sampson  Subs: Hennessy, McCrea, Dzyazyk, Kennedy, Munro.  The first real attack of the afternoon fell to the hosts. Ashleigh Goddard’s pass from the left found Courtnay Ward-Chambers, whose shot was then comfortably held by the keeper.  Courtnay Ward-Chambers Continue reading


QPR Development Squad (0) – Sheffield United U21 (6)  

U21 Professional Development League 2  Team: Clark, Friel, Shann, McDowell, Manufor, Neill, Bennie, Tarbotton, trialist, Talla, Petrie  Subs: Trialist (gk), Leahy, Putman, Radojevic, Strachan   The R’s went one down within five minutes after giving the ball away. Sam Aston’s shot hit the net following a deflection off Conor Clark.   At the other end, Kieran Petrie Continue reading


Sheffield Wednesday (1) – QPR (3) – ‘Reject Stainrod Shoots Down Boyhood Heroes’ 

Football League Division Two  Team: Burridge, Gillard, Gregory, Fenwick, Howe, Roeder, Waddock, Micklewhite, Allen, Stainrod, Flanagan  Sub: Hazell  Attendance: 17,024  On 14th November, 1981, the R’s travelled to Hillsborough. John Osborne’s match report later followed:  ‘Simon Stainrod demolished Sheffield Wednesday – the Club he watched from the Spion Kop as a boy – with a Continue reading


QPR FC Women (0) – Real Bedford Ladies (2)     

FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East)  Team: Wiggins, Hennessy, Searle, Hill, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, Munro, Stanley, Goddard, McCrea  Subs: Curr, Owen, Brooks, Kennedy, Hoile  On an extremely hot afternoon at the Matrade Loftus Road Stadium, it was the home side who forced Darcy Buy into making a save at the near-post, and the ball Continue reading


QPR FC Women (1) – AFC Wimbledon Women (0) – ‘Courtnay Ward-Chambers Stepped Up & Belted the Ball into the Back of the Net’ 

FAWNL League Cup Team: Wiggins, Hennessy, Searle, Blodgett, Lewin, Curr, Munroe, Sampson, Hoile, Stanley, McCrea Subs: Melling, Owen, Goddard, Kennedy, Ward-Chambers  Attendance: 179  Last Wednesday evening saw the first home appearance for QPR FC Women at the SkyEx Community Stadium. Following a fairly even opening 15 minutes, Grace Stanley broke away a minute later, and her Continue reading