U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Agbude, Leahy, McDowell, Wilkie, Dyke, Dillon, trialist, Bennie, Pearman, Sutton Subs: Halliday, Cuthbert, Coomes, Trujillo, O’Brien On a mainly overcast afternoon at the TSG Training Centre, Daniel Bennie’s low cross aimed at Emmerson Sutton was well intercepted by a Cods defender, and the ball then went for a Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
Chesham United FC Women (1) – QPR FC Women (7)
FAWNL League Cup Team: Clarke, Sampson, Wellesley-Davies, Lewin, Doyle, Owen, Ali, Blodgett, Leach, Munro, Makowska Subs: Reid, Dzyadyk, Orchard, Hill, D’Santos, Stanley, trialist Following a fairly even opening ten minutes or so at the Meadow, a great ball into the box closely evaded Natalia Makowska. With the R’s looking increasingly dangerous and after some good Continue reading
In Memory of Mark Lazarus – “I had a Great Time at QPR & that was Mainly Due to the Supporters”
Last month the Club announced that they had been informed by Mark’s family that he was gravely ill in hospital. Then, the following week on 29th July, we learned that he had sadly passed away at the age of 86! The second youngest of thirteen, Mark was born in Stepney in the East End of Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Huddersfield Town U18 (2)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Fittall, Sandiford, Moore, Cuthbert, Balogun, Neill, Scarlett, Neziri, Oluwabusola, Boddy, Trujillo Subs: Taylor, Ikoraha, Edouard-Marisson, Majesty, McAvoy A good start by the young R’s at a cloudy, but very warm Heston, commenced with a lovely deft touch by Leon Scarlett, which then found Harvey Boddy, but the move broke Continue reading
Milton Keynes Dons Women (0) – QPR FC Women (7) – ‘And Four Goals for Grace Stanley’
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Clarke, Searle, Brooks, Gotch, Lewin, D’Santos, Hill, Mehmet, Orchard, Stanley, Dzyadyk Subs: El-Bergui, Makowska, Blodgett, Owen, Wellesley-Davies, Ali, Leach, Attendance: 312 Sammy collected Ron Hill and I from Park Royal for the opening league match of the season at the Stadium MK. With a good number of R’s Continue reading
Watford (0) – QPR (1) – ‘Frank Clarke Headed on Mike Kelly’s Kick into the Watford Half & Bridges…’
Football League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Clement, Venables, Hunt, Hazell, Bridges, Sibley, Clarke, Marsh, Leach Sub: Harris Attendance: 26,698 On Wednesday, 20th August 1969, Rangers travelled to Vicarage Road. David Miller’s match report appeared the following morning: ‘Watford, with one point from three games, are discovering in the Second Division what Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading
AFC Wimbledon Women (1) – QPR FC Women (0)
Pre-Season Friendly Team: Clarke, Searle, Brooks, Lewin, Doyle, Owen, Ali, Mehmet, Stanley, trialist, Dzyadyk Subs: Blodgett, Wellesley-Davis, Gotch, Leach, Munro, Makowska QPR FC Women’s final pre-season friendly took place against AFC Wimbledon on the pitch adjacent to Tooting & Mitcham’s Imperial Sports Fields Stadium. On a very hot afternoon in Morden, the R’s starting line-up Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (3) – Coventry City U21 (4)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Fittall, Petrie, Adjetey-Brew, Balogun, Majesty, Dyke, Scarlett, Neziri, Oluwabusola, trialist, Coomes Subs: Taylor, Cuthbert, Boddy, Neill, O’Brien After the U18’s had lost 1-2 earlier in the day, we waited in the car park again for the commencement of the Development Squad game at 2pm. With no Paul Furlong and Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Crewe Alexandra U18 (2)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Taylor, Skeete, Moore, Mitchell-Abadom, Sandiford, Ikoroha, McAvoy, Whitehead, Edouard-Marrison, McCormack, Poku Subs: McKenna, Liverpool, McNeil On an extremely hot morning at Heston, it was the Railwaymen who created the first opportunity of the match. A long ball from Ethan Roberts into the box was headed wide of the target. Continue reading
Swindon Town (0) – QPR (3) – ‘The Spectators then Closed Round the Referee, Hooting & Booing’
Southern League (Division One) Team: Collins, White, Aston, Newlands, Bowman, Freeman, Seeley, McQueen, King, Wheldon, Stewart Attendance: 4,000 On 18th January 1902, Rangers travelled to Wiltshire to take on Swindon Town in a Southern League match and a Kilburn Times journalist went with them: ‘The Rangers are improving by degrees and are going steadily forward. Continue reading