Pre-Season Friendly Team: Ward, Mbengue, Morrison, Edwards, Esquerdinha, Varane, Vale, Saito, Poku, Burrell, Kone Subs Not Used: Salamon, Putman, Akindileni, Ikoroha, Sutton Attendance: 4,249 (1,365+ R’s fans) Following the 7-0 win at Bromley the night before, Julien Stephan, not surprisingly, fielded a completely different starting X1. With R’s fans still taking their seats, Rumarn Burrell had the ball in the net, but it was Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
Bromley (0) – QPR (7) – And a Hat-Trick for Alfie Lloyd
Pre-Season Friendly Team: Charles, Adamson, Dunne, Clarke-Salter, Kemper, Alemayehu, Morgan, Smyth, Chair, Lloyd, Sanyaolu Subs: Warren, Putman, Akindileni, Larkeche, Ikoroha, Pearman, Scarlett, Sutton Attendance: 3,614 After meeting up with Simon Staal at Rayners Lane, by the time we reached Harrow-on-the-Hill Station, it was confirmed that, due to a fire in the West Hampstead area, part Continue reading
In Memory of Kenny Jackett
Kenneth Francis Jackett was born on 5th January 1962 and grew up in Watford. Kenny joined his local club at the age of 12 and went on to make his first team debut six years later as a substitute at Sunderland. Whilst with the Hornets, Kenny made his international debut for Wales on 22nd September,1982 Continue reading
QPR (2) – Fulham (2) – ‘On the Field there was Hail, Snow, Frost, Wind & Bad Language…’
Team: Hunt, Keeps, Tyler, Walborn, Mason, McKenzie, Davies, Edginton, Smith, Ward, Witheridge Attendance: 500 (although one report claims that there were around 2,000 spectators present, but maybe many had decided to leave before kick-off?) This match played on 23rd January 1897 should have been a London League fixture but due to the inclement weather Mr Continue reading
Worthing (1) – QPR Development Squad (0)
Team: Warren, Putman, Wilkie, Akindileni, Adjetey-Brew, Dyke, Wiles, Scarlett, Sutton, Pearman, Sanyaolu Subs: Trialist, Esquerdinha, Agbude, Friel, Pullella, Street, Neill, Kennedy, Brunson, Trujillo, Wright Attendance: 618 On a very warm evening, it was the hosts who provided the first opportunity following a swift breakaway. The cross over from the right found the unmarked No.12 in Continue reading
Wealdstone (2) – QPR Development Squad (4)
Team: First-Half – Taylor, Friel, Street, Akindileni, Larkeche, Dyke, O’Brien, Trujillo, Brunson, Dillon, Sutton Team: Second-Half – Fittall, Putman, Wilkie, Akindileni, Esquerdinha, Wiles, Neill, Dyke, Kennedy, Wright, Scarlett After picking up a match programme, a small quantity of team sheets later became available, and I managed to have a quick chat with Gary Waddock just Continue reading
In Memory of Richard Teale
Richard was born in Millom, Cumbria on 27th February 1952. His career began at QPR as a schoolboy, before moving on to Walton & Hersham in 1970. Richard signed pro-forms for the R’s in July 1973. This appeared in Goal magazine in May 1974: ‘Richard Teale enjoyed his own bit of glory last season when he played in Walton & Hersham’s FA Amateur Cup success at Continue reading
Wallingford (2) – QPR (1) – ‘A Heavy Storm now came on & the Spectators were Scattered to all Parts of the Field’
Team: Jows, Sturgess, Saunders (T), Ridout, Woosnam, Saunders (W), Druett, Stroud, Mackenzie, Teagle, Squires Mr A. Turner acted as umpire (linesman) for the home side and Mr Allnatt likewise for the Rangers. On Bank Holiday Monday, 30th March 1891, Rangers travelled to Wallingford, in Oxfordshire, for an end of season friendly. Two days earlier, Rangers had been beaten,1-4 in the semi-final of the West Continue reading
Fulham (1) – QPR (2) – ‘Some Eight Minutes Afterwards the Visitors Equalised through Hitch’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Howes, Archer, Lyon, Downing, Hitch, Cross (J), Singleton, Ryder, Bevan, Milward, Murphy Attendance: 12,000 On 15th April 1905, Rangers travelled to Craven Cottage. The following match report later appeared in the West London Observer: ‘About 12,000 spectators assembled at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon, when the Cottagers had Queen’s Park Rangers as visitors, Continue reading
The 1920 QPR B.D.V. League Colours Silk
Issued by Godfrey Phillips & Sons in 1920, the set of 90 ‘silks’ featured the club colours of mainly English football clubs, but also over 20 rugby league sides. These included the likes of; Manchester City, Batley, Liverpool, Woolwich Arsenal, West Ham, Swansea Town and the Rochdale Hornets. Apparently, they came in two different sizes. The smaller ones were given away with B.D.V cigarettes, whilst the larger versions were only obtainable directly from the company. Steve Russell