Combined Counties League Women’s Midweek Cup Quarter-Final Team: Francis-Pownall, Wardlaw, Leys, Carolan, Jordinson, Gunn, Akerman, Owen, Nygaard-Parsons, Moore, Hall Following the away win at Penn & Tylers Green, the quarter-final was switched from the Powerday Stadium to Chesham. The first goalscoring attempt fell to the away side when Lauren Jordinson headed Brogan Moore’s free kick wide of the target. Chesham broke away which resulted in Mya Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
From 1905: QPR (2) – Millwall Athletic (1)
Southern Professional Charity Cup 1st Round Team: Collins, Lyon, Newlands, Bowman, Hitch, Cross (J), Downing, Stewart, Rolandson, Bevan, Singleton Attendance: 4,000 For the first round of the Southern Professional Charity Cupin 1904, QPR were drawn against the holders, Millwall. On 26th October, the two sides initially drew 1-1 at Park Royal. This was followed in November by another 1-1 draw in South London. So, it Continue reading
QPR B (1) – Wigan Athletic U21 (5)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Pedder, Harrack, Rossi, Woodman, Murphy, Ajose, Talla, Kargbo, Kolli, Bala Subs: Halwax, Sackey, Tuck, Lawrence With just four Rangers subs named on the team sheet, Rafferty Pedder was surprisingly positioned at right wing-back. Also included in the starting line-up was the departing Ivo Rossi. The home side fashioned the first shot on target when Rayan Kolli fired directly at the Continue reading
QPR FC Women (1) – Hashtag United Women (4)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: McLean, Gunn, Carolan, Bishop, Akerman, Johnson, Webster, Searle, Petit, Stanley, Nygaard-Parsons For their final home match of the Season, Ramandeep Dole concluded his programme notes with this: ‘The R’s would like to thank Hanwell Town for their hospitality this season, we could not ask for a better venue to play Continue reading
From February 1945: QPR (2) – Aldershot (1)
League Cup South (Group 3) Team: Brown, Rose, Jefferson, Fitzgerald, Ridyard, Mallett, Abel, Daniels, Heathcote, Burley, Nevins Attendance: 7,700 In their opening League Cup (South) tie the previous week, QPR drew 1-1 at White Hart Lane. Then on 10th February 1945, Rangers took on Aldershot at Loftus Road. The following match report later appeared in the Aldershot News: ‘After Continue reading
QPR B (1) – Hull City U21 (3)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Mahoney, Jude-Boyd, Harrack, Dozzell, Oguwazor, Gubbins, Pedder, Dixon-Bonner, Kargbo, Bala, Angelov Subs: Salamon, Rossi, Talla, Murphy, Kolli The R’s lined-up at Loftus Road in a 4-4-2 formation, with Rafferty Pedder in a wide-left position and a trialist at centre-back. Rangers got off to an assertive start which saw Peter Continue reading
QPR FC Women (6) – Chesham United Ladies (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Wardlaw, Searle, Johnson, Gunn, Lewin, Blodgett, Hennessy, Stanley, Akerman, Petit Rangers came into this match on the back of two away wins in the previous seven days, namely; a 2-1 win at Chesham,which was followed by a cup victory against Penn in midweek. On a Continue reading
The Rose & Crown, Church Place, St. Mary’s Road, South Ealing, London W5
As is usually the case, when my mate Bill Burnett from Edinburgh is down for a Rangers home game we arrange to meet-up post-match in a pub. Our latest rendezvous was the Rose & Crown in South Ealing, the day after the 1-1 draw with Norwich City. The pub is tucked away close to a magnificent grade 11 listed church, St. Mary’s. It is Continue reading
Penn & Tylers Green Ladies (1) – QPR FC Women (3)
Combined Counties League Women’s Midweek Cup Apart from Penn & Tylers Green and the R’s, the other teams that had entered the competition were: Fulham, Chesham, Charlton U21, Woking, Abbey, CB Hounslow, Ascot, Ebbsfleet A, Ebbsfleet B, Tooting Bec, Maidenhead, Gillingham, London Seaward, Crawley Wasps, Portsmouth, Dulwich Hamlet, MK Dons and Eversley. Due to a waterlogged pitch, this cup-tie at the French School Meadows, had been Continue reading
QPR B (1) – Coventry City U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Jude-Boyd, De Silva, Gubbins, Harrack, Hawkins, Dixon-Bonner, Owens, Kargbo, Pedder, Bala Subs: Cant, Angelov, Dougui, Aoraha, Ajose It was the visitors who created the first shot on target in the opening minutes. Following a breakaway, Justin Obikwu’slow-shot was comfortably saved by Matteo Salamon. Coventry almost took the lead after a low-drive took a touch from a team-mate en route, but the R’s keeper did well Continue reading