As is customary at this time of the year, we would like to thank everyone for their input over the last 12 months; to the website, Twitter and also our Facebook Page. Sadly, Finbar Stokes was laid to rest earlier this week after a long illness. During the summer Steve Zico lost his uncle, ‘Paddington Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR (0) – Aston Villa (1) – ‘Ollie now has a Mountain to Climb, Passion alone will not sort it’
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Onuoha, Lynch, Perch, Hall, Ngbakoto, Luongo, Wszolek (Shodipo), Chery (Mackie), Washington (Sylla) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Borysiuk, Sandro, Polter Attendance: 16,285 (including 3.068 Villa fans) We had nine attempts at goal. None of which were on target. We have about eight midfielders in the squad. Seven of whom don’t deserve to be Continue reading
QPR (0) – Derby County (1) – Rangers Suffer a Fourth Straight Defeat
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Perch, Onuoha, Lynch, Hall, Luongo, Cousins (Shodipo), Ngbakoto, Chery (Gladwin), Washington (Polter) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Sandro, Borysiuk, Wszolek Attendance: 12,371 (including 1,043 Derby fans) Thomas Ince’s late volley gave Derby a seventh successive victory as QPR fell to a fourth defeat in a row. Tjaronn Chery forced a good early save Continue reading
QPR U23 (2) – Watford U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Ingram, Kakay, Williams, Borysiuk (Manning), Paul, Hamalainen, Shodipo (Clarke), El Khayati, Mackie (Crichlow), Eze, Robinson Sub Not Used: Herdman The team sheet included at No. 9, Jamie Mackie, making his long-awaited return from injury and listed at No. 11, was Arsenal trialist Tyrell Robinson on the left-wing. The visitors took Continue reading
The 1975 London Five-a-Side Football Championship
Twelve teams competed in the 1975 London Five-a-Side Championship. The tournament took place at the Empire Pool, Wembley, on 30th April. Sponsored by the Evening Standard, Rangers had won the ‘Fives’ title three times in the previous four years so, not surprisingly, were considered to be one of the favourites. The Rangers squad consisted of; Continue reading
Rotherham United (1) – QPR (0) – The Millers Secure their first win since August!
Team: Smithies, Bidwell, Hall, Onuoha, Lynch, Cousins, Sandro (Gladwin), Luongo, Ngbakoto (Polter), Chery (Wszolek), Washington Subs Not Used: Ingram, Henry, El Khayati, Shodipo Attendance: 8,704 (including 872 R’s fans) Rotherham secured their first win since August with a 1-0 victory over QPR in the Championship. Isaiah Brown’s first-half goal handed the division’s bottom side just Continue reading
50 Years Ago Today: ‘Marsh (plus the Roar) puts QPR in League Cup Semi-Final’
Football League Cup 5th Round Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Attendance: 19,146 I remember this match as being a very tense encounter indeed. That said, I can still see in my mind’s eye Mark Lazarus bombing down the wing without his shorts after the elastic had broken! Continue reading
QPR U23 (3) – Colchester United U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Dieng, Kakay, Hamalainen (Arthur), Manning, Finney, Paul, Bowler, Akinola, Alfa (Crichlow), Eze, Prohouly Subs Not Used: Herdman, Klass It was the turn of Timothy Seny Dieng to be made captain and this Friday afternoon encounter at Loftus Road kicked off in blazing sunshine. For some reason the Rangers defence looked Continue reading
24th October 1903: Fulham (2) – QPR (2)
Team: Collins, Lyon, White, Bowman, Hitch, Bull, Hamilton, McCairns, Murphy, McGowan, Wilson Attendance: 16,000 Rangers travelled to Craven Cottage on 24th October 1903 to take on Fulham in a Southern League fixture. The following match report appeared the following week in the ‘Illustrated Police News: ‘The Southern League fixture between Fulham and Queen’s Park Rangers Continue reading
Falkland Cup Final – 1st May 1966: QPR Supporters’ Club (1) – Charlton Athletic Supporters’ Club (0)
Team: T. Wall, N. Sells, J. Buller, J. Payne, P.W. Dale, P. Dale, B. Sheridan, P. Wall, B. Hunt, D. Dobson, D. Samuels Reserves: P. Jackson, J. Forsyth The Queen’s Park Rangers Supporters Club team took on a Charlton side in the Falkland Cup Final on Sunday, 1st May 1966 at Ilford FC. The game Continue reading