U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Trialist, Friel, Leahy, Street, Cuthbert, trialist, Scarlett, Neill, Wright, Moore, Neziri Subs: Loades, Skeete, Balogun, Edouard-Marisson, Ikoraha Following the Premier League Cup win the night before against West Brom, a very young R’s side, which also included two trialists, then took on Birmingham City at the SkyEx Community Stadium. Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR (7) – Luton Town (1)
Football League (South) Team: Gregory (G), Rose, Dawes (G), Gillies (G), Ridyard, Farrow, Sibley (G), Daniels, Heathcote, Mallett, Abel, Attendance 5,000 After winning 2-1 at Charlton the previous week, the R’s then took on Luton Town on 25th November 1944 at Loftus Road, with a starting line-up that included four guest players. The following account Continue reading
West Bromwich Albion U21 (2) – QPR Development Squad (3)
Premier League Cup Team: Shepperd, Putman, Da Silva, Manufor, trialist, Tuck, Petrie, Talla, Dillon, Murphy, Sutton Subs: Halliday, McDowell, Sanyaolu, O’Brien, Vaughan After Sammy had collected Ron Hill and I from Park Royal, we stopped off at the Warwick Services where we bumped into Paul Furlong and the team. We went on to arrive at Continue reading
Ashford Town (Middlesex) Women (0) – QPR FC Women (6)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Clarke, Cooper, Searle, Lewin, Brooks, Hennessy, Ward-Chambers, Hill, Stanley, D’Santos, Makowska Subs: McCrea, Goddard, Hoile, Dzyadyk, Leach Due to the ongoing 3G pitch development at the Robert Parker Stadium, the Tangerines had switched their home games to Rectory Meadow, the home of Hanworth Villa. It was the Continue reading
The 1945 VE Day Street Celebrations in Bassein Park Road, Westville Road & Stowe Road, Shepherd’s Bush, London W12
Today marks the 80th anniversary of: ‘Victory in Europe Day’. I spoke to my sister Shirley recently and she told me that on that day in 1945, Dad was still in the Army in the South of France, and recalled attending a street party in Bassein Park Road, around the corner from our home in Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (2) Ipswich Town U21 (3)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Loades, Friel, Shann, Manufor, Cuthbert, trialist, trialist, Neill, Vaughan, Neziri, Sutton Subs: Da Silva, Talla, Sanyaolu, O’Brien With dark clouds looming at the TSG Elite Training Performance Centre, Callum Loades advanced to just outside the box to head away the ball and Jamie Mauge’s follow-up attempt then flew over Continue reading
Dulwich Hamlet Women (0) – QPR FC Women (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Searle, Lewin, Brooks, Hill, Owen, D’Santos, Ward-Chambers, Leach, Dzyadyk Subs: Hennessy, McCrea, Makowska, Munro, Stanley Attendance: 663 After a fairly even opening 15 minutes, Chrissie Wiggins was forced into action when she did well to get down at the near post to push away Lesha Continue reading
QPR (4) – Bolton Wanderers (0) – ‘Marsh the Master Grabs Hat-Trick’
League Division Two Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables, Hunt, Hazell, Ferguson, Francis, Leach, Marsh, Salvage Sub: McCullough Attendance: 8,613 On 3rd April 1971, Rangers took on struggling Bolton Wanderers at Loftus Road. Roy Horobin later filed the following match report: ‘A sizzling hat-trick from Rodney Marsh, the idol of Loftus Road, left poor Bolton in Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Watford U21 (0)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Shepperd, Putman, Adjetey-Brew, Cuthbert, Wilkie, Wiles, trialist, Neill, Sanyaolu, O’Brien, Coomes Subs: Loades, Friel, Radojevic, Neziri, Vaughan On a very warm afternoon at Loftus Road, it was the hosts who had the first attempt at goal when Fraser Neill got the ball to Jakes Coomes, but the R’s No. Continue reading
QPR U18 (5) – Colchester United U18 (1)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Loades, Street, Adjetey-Brew, Sandiford, Cuthbert, Wiles, Coomes, Neill, Sanyaolu, Neziri, McAvoy Subs: Fittall, Boddy, Wright, Gbemre-McLean, Kennedy At an overcast TSG Elite Training Centre, and with intermittent spots of rain, it was the R’s who fashioned the first attempt at goal. After receiving Jake Coomes’ cross from the right, Continue reading