League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Leach, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Bowles, Givens Attendance: 19,292 On Tuesday, 23rd September 1975, Rangers took on Leicester City at Loftus Road. Bob Driscoll wrote the following match report: ‘QPR scrambled a win last night to make life even tougher at the top. Rangers are now wedged between First Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
London Seaward (0) – QPR FC Women (3)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Curr, Searle, Owen, Lewin, Blodgett, Webster, Harris, Stanley, Hill, Petit Subs: Nygaard-Parsons, Jordinson, Hennessy, McCrea, Cohen London Seaward now play their home games at Redbridge FC’s Oakside Stadium, which is a short walk from Barkingside Underground Station. It was the Anchors who fashioned the first goalscoringattempt of the evening. After the Seaward No.10 was set-up, Continue reading
Derek Parsons – Former R’s Player Who Grew up in Gravesend Road, Shepherd’s Bush
Derek Parsons was born on 24th October 1929 and grew up at 23, Gravesend Road, Shepherd’s Bush. He signed amateur forms for QPR in February 1950 and became a professional with the Club just ten days later. In his first full season for the R’s, 1950/51, Derek played in 19 Combination games and he also appeared in one Continue reading
AFC Wimbledon Women (5) – QPR FC Women (3)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Curr, Searle, Harris, Blodgett, Lewin, Petit, Hennessy, Nygaard-Parsons, Hill, McCrea Subs: Owen, Jordinson, Akerman, Stanley, Webster Attendance: 820 On a very hot afternoon at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, it was the R’s who had the ball in the net first, but a late flag had ruled out Emilia Nygaard-Parson’s strike. Continue reading
QPR (2) – Aston Villa (1) – ‘What a Glory Goal for Crack-Shot Clement!’
League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Kelly, Masson, Bowles, Givens Sub: Leach Attendance: 23,602 On 11th September 1976, Rangers took on Aston Villa at Loftus Road. James Mossop later filed the following match report: ‘Everyone rose to their feet, the applause refused to die, and a goal straight from the legends of Lawton, Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (2) – Fleetwood Town Development Squad (0)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Adomah, Shann, Drewe, Hawkins, Ogwuazor, Pedder, Murphy, Kelman, Dixon-Bonner, Bala Sub Not Used: Cant On an extremely hot afternoon at Loftus Road, Fleetwood came into this game on an unbeaten run, as did the R’s. After an indifferent start to the match, Jaden Ogwuazor appeared to get a knock to the head, which resulted in the R’s No.6 requiring Continue reading
Keynsham Town Ladies (1) – QPR FC Women (2)
FAWNL League Cup Team: Merrett, Curr, McCrea, Jordinson, Lewin, Akerman, Hennessy, Hill, Nygaard-Parsons, Petit, Searle Sammy collected me from Park Royal for my first visit to the AJN Stadium. The ground has a running track around the perimeter of the pitch and the one stand incorporates a Clubhouse. Also in attendance, was a Rangers fan from Bristol who has a season Continue reading
QPR (2) – Plymouth Argyle (2) – ‘And Substitute Richard Pacquette Exploited the Surplus Minutes to Strike Home a Spectacular Leveller’
League Division Two Team: Royce, Forbes, Shittu, Palmer, Williams, Doudou, Bircham, Rose, Thomas, Furlong, Gallen Attendance: 14,001 Plymouth Argyle were the visitors to Loftus Road on 31stAugust 2002. The match programme was dedicated to the memory of Daphne Biggs. Mike Berry wrote the following match report for the Telegraph: ‘Plymouth are making a splash on their return to Division Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (4) – Coventry City U21 (2) – And a Hat-Trick for Steven Bala
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Jude-Boyd, Shann, Harrack, Gubbins, Clarke-Salter, Murphy, Aoraha, Bala, Dixon-Bonner, Pedder After a fairly even start at the Powerday Stadium, thirteen minutes in and Kayden Harrack was the first player of the evening to be booked. The resulting free kick from around 25-yards was blasted well over the crossbar. Continue reading
QPR (6) – Blackpool (1) – ‘And Finally, Marsh gave the 19,000 Crowd the Climax they Demanded by Swerving Past Two Men for a Brilliant Sixth’
League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Clement, Venables, Hunt, Hazell, Bridges, Sibley, Leach, Marsh, Clark Attendance: 19,277 Following a 3-2 win over Millwall at Loftus Road three days earlier, Rangers’ next opponents on 26th August 1969, were Blackpool. Brian James wrote the following match report: ‘QPR took their record to nine points from a possible ten last night when Blackpool were driven Continue reading