I always admired Bernard as a player. He was the perfect centre-forward to partner Brian Bedford, a dynamic goalscorer, back in the early sixties. Alan Barnes relates an incident in a match against Bury, in which QPR, 1-0 down to the league leaders, fought back to win 3-1 with a late hat-trick from Brian Bedford, Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
Haringey Borough (3) – QPR U23 (0)
Team: Dickinson, Williams-Lowe, Woollard-Innocent, Rowan, Kefalas, Wells, 1st trialist, Remy, Frailing, 2nd trialist, Alfa Used Subs: Domi, Gubbins, Carlyle, Bettache, Duncan, Bansal-McNulty, Dalling, 3rd trialist Attendance: approx. 300 Situated just a short bus ride from Wood Green Underground Station, this was my first visit to Coles Park. Originally it had been the home of Wood Continue reading
Oxford United (1) – QPR (2)
Team: Lumley, Rangel (Masterson), Hall (Owens), Barbet (Leistner), Manning (Hamalainen), Amos (Chair), Ball, Shodipo, Scowen, Osayi-Samuel, Eze Subs Not Used: Kelly, Oteh Attendance: 3,165 (including 1,088 R’s fans) I met up firstly with Swedish R, Simon Staal at Northolt Station, and we moved on to rendezvous with Michael, Zack & George Gristwood at the Target. Continue reading
Brentham (0) – QPR X1 (5)
Team: Dickinson, Drewe, Domi, Wells, Kefalis, trialist, trialist, Duncan, Kendall, Bansal-McNulty, Bettache. Brentham FC were founded in 1919 by three young soldiers returning from the War. The Club marked their Anniversary last week with a fixture against a QPR side made-up of players aged; 17, 18 and 19 respectively. The football club is part of Continue reading
Wealdstone Legends (1) – QPR Legends (3)
Marc Bircham put together a QPR Legends squad to take on a similar Wealdstone side in celebration of Gordon Bartlett and Leo Morris. Apart from Marc, the R’s starting line-up included the likes of; Nick Culkin, Terrell Forbes, Steve Gallen, Gareth Ainsworth, Marcus Bean, Tommy Smith, Dennis Oli and Martin Rowlands. The R’s took the Continue reading
Lane’s Club No.2, Queen Street, Hammersmith, London W6
Lane’s Club No.2 opened its doors in November 1934 in Queen Street, Hammersmith. Queen Street became known at some point as Queen Caroline Street. Titled, ‘Lane’s Club Closed’, the following article appeared on 28th February 1936: ‘Mr Paul Bennett, the West London Magistrate, heard summonses brought by the police on Monday (24th inst.) in respect Continue reading
Memories of Colchester United’s Old Ground at Layer Road
Back in the early 60’s a visit Colchester United’s old ground in Layer Road was a regular feature of our season. As usual we would go by train and then walk to the ground, which was situated in South Colchester. This was no joy because after you leave Colchester Station you are faced with the Continue reading
Shepherd’s Bush took on Wycombe Wanderers at Loftus Road in 1912
In 2004 I purchased a copy of Frances Trinder’s excellent book: ‘Loftus Road Legacy – The History of Shepherd’s Bush Football Club.’ She writes in detail about events leading up to the Club’s move to Loftus Road and includes a short report of their first match on 22nd October 1904 against long-standing rivals, Old Malvernians. Continue reading
R’s Fans travelled to Turf Moor in 1962 by Road, Train & Air
Team: Drinkwater, Bentley, Ingham, Keen, Rutter, Angell, McClelland, Bedford, Evans, Towers, Collins. Attendance: 28,352 It was an early start for my Dad and I to walk to get the special train to Burnley from Willesden Junction Station. It was about a 50-minute walk to the station from Askew Road. Yes, we did have legs in Continue reading
The 1903/04 Season: QPR get off to a Winning Start against Brentford
Team: Collins, Archer, Newlands, Bowman, Hitch, Freeman, Cross, Milward, Brown, Blackwood, Wilson Attendance: 10,000 On 5th September 1903, QPR took on Brentford at Kensal Rise in their opening Southern League (Division 1) game of the season. The following match report appeared in the Acton Gazette: ‘The capital display given by the Queen’s Park Rangers in Continue reading