U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Putman, Leahy, Tuck, Manufor, McCann, Sutton, Young, Yahyaoui, Lawrence, Bouhiaoui Sub Not Used: Loades As assertive start for the R’s soon produced the opening goal. It came when Alfie Tuck floated the ball into the box and despite evading a couple of attempts, it was the Rangers captain, Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
The 27th Independent R’s Badge
Net sales from the 27th Indy R’s badge were £125.00 and this amount has just been transferred to the Community Department. The badge was produced to commemorate QPR winning the Division Two title in 1983. Thanks to everyone who purchased them. Steve Russell
Hanwell Town (1) – QPR Development Squad (2)
Team: Salamon, Jude-Boyd, McCann, Harrack, Fox, Gape, Murphy, Bala, Smyth, Kolli, Petrie Sub Not Used: Cant Attendance: 382 An interesting starting line-up at the Powerday Stadium included recent signings Morgan Fox and Paul Smyth. The match eventually got underway at 7.20pm and with less than a minute in, it was the home side that went close to opening the scoring. A free Continue reading
QPR FC Women (3) – Hull City Ladies (4)
Pre-Season Friendly Team: Francis-Pownall, Carolan, Searle, Jordinson, Lewin, Owen, Harris, Hill, Nygaard-Parsons, Stanley, Petit Good luck, and thanks to the seven players who moved on during the summer, namely; Mel Hall, Brogan Moore, Nicole Leys, Ellen Wardlaw, Katie McLean, Gabby Bishop and Chloe Gunn respectively. Included in the starting line-up was former Rangers player, Emily Continue reading
Bedford Town (1) – QPR Development Squad (2)
Team: Salamon, Drewe, Larkeche, Woodman, Hawkins, Aoraha, Duke-McKenna, Pedder, Dixon-Bonner, Armstrong, Kargbo Subs: Cant, Jude-Boyd, Harrack, Kolli Sammy collected us from Park Royal and we made the journey to the New Eyrie Stadium in good time. Match programmes were available, and a number of R’s fans were already in attendance. The ground was opened in Continue reading
AFC Wimbledon (1) – QPR (1)
Team: Begovic, Kakay, Dunne, Gubbins, Paal, Dozzell, Field, Chair, Richards, Willock, Dykes Attendance: 5,138 (including over 2,000 R’s fans) With no let-up in the incessant rain, we decided to enter the Cherry Red Records Stadium upon arrival and, although the away end had been sold out, we were informed that we could sit anywhere. Rangers Continue reading
Frank Sinatra’s Charity Performances at the Gaumont Cinema, Hammersmith
At the end of May 1962, Frank Sinatra’s private aircraft, ‘The Christina’, landed at Heathrow Airport. He brought his own band with him, which included his long-time pianist, Bill Miller, plus Emil Richards, Ralph Pena, Irving Cottler, Harry Klee and guitarist Al Viola. Frank firstly appeared at the Royal Festival Hall on 1st June. The midnight performance was for the Invalid Children’s Aid Association. The following (partial) report was written by Continue reading
Enfield Town (0) – QPR Development Squad (1)
Team: Cant, Jude-Boyd, Leahy, Harrack, Rendall (capt), Angelov, Petrie, Talla, Balla, Murphy, Kolli Attendance: 310 After Sammy had collected Alan Barnes, Simon Staal and Ifrom Park Royal, we arrived at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in good time. A limited number of programmes appeared, which had been printed off from their website and later team sheets also became available. The young Rangers squad included a number of trialists. With some players unavailable, the Enfield side was made up witha Continue reading
The Blue Jeans’ Skiffle Group
The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 17th May 1957: ‘Further news of ‘The Blue Jeans’ Skiffle group – the boys, under leader George Plummer, of Shepherd’s Bush, who have been providing musical entertainment at the Classic cinema during the past fortnight: They now possess a silver cup. They won it on Tuesday evening at an Continue reading
QPR (4) – Luton Town (1) – ‘The Rangers Started as if the Result was a Forgone Conclusion’
League Division 3 Team: Hill, Blackman, Grimsdell, Grant, Mitchell, O’Brien, Faulkner, Birch, Smith, Gregory, Middlemiss After a goalless draw at Reading the previous week, it was Luton Town who travelled to Loftus Road on 25th September 1920. A match report, from a Luton perspective, appeared in the Beds & Herts Pictorial three days later: ‘It was the first time I had seen the Town Continue reading