Taddy & Co. produced three sets of cards in their Prominent Footballer series: 1907, 1908 and finally 1913. The first series has already been featured and this particular card is the third from the second series that was issued in 1908. Once again the series included two different back designs, ‘Imperial Tobacco’ and ‘Grapnel Mixture’. Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR (2) – Norwich City (1) – ‘We got the Result, We got Ollie Back but Moreover, We got our Rangers Back!!
Team: Smithies, Perch, Onuoha, Lynch, Robinson (Sandro), Hall, Cousins, Luongo (Shodipo), Chery, Washington, Polter (Sylla) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Borysiuk, El Khayati, Ngbakoto Attendance: 17,187 (including 3,214 Norwich fans) HQ rocking, there truly is no place quite like it! A scintillating first-half, two upfront, played on the deck, some great balls, movement and real passion Continue reading
In Memory of Ray Brady
Ray Brady, QPR centre-half: 1963-1965 has sadly passed away. Ray was part of a clan of Irish Republic footballers spanning the 1957-1979 era, which included brothers Pat and the more famous, Liam. Ray represented his country six times at full international level. Ray was signed by the R’s from Millwall, along with his full-back brother Continue reading
QPR U23 (3) – Coventry City U23 (2)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Dieng, Kakay, Williams, Paul, Arthur, Finney, Prohouly, Manning, Darbyshire (Akinola), Eze, Bowler Subs Not Used: Herdman, Klass, Barzey Prior to kick-off we all observed a minute’s silence in memory of the fallen and the word was that Ian Holloway had been at the club all day. Alex Finney had played Continue reading
We Will Remember Them
The following servicemen had at some point in their careers, played for Queen’s Park Rangers and all tragically lost their lives serving their country: Albert Edward Bonass was born in Yorkshire in 1911 and before joining the R’s in 1939 had played for Darlington, Chesterfield, West Hartlepool and York City. He became a reserve policeman Continue reading
When there was an Outbreak of Highway Damage by Treasure-Seekers in Shepherd’s Bush (and Beyond)
The following article appeared in the Cornish & Devon Post on 30th January 1904: George Stevenson, twenty-four, plasterer, was brought up at West London Police-court, on a charge of wilfully damaging the surface of the highway on Loftus-road, Shepherd’s Bush. A police-constable said he saw defendant scraping the earth away from the roots of trees Continue reading
Jago ‘Sells’ Rangers the American Way
Jago ‘Sells’ Rangers the American Way John Anthony’s superb article from 1973 on the public relations ideas that Gordon Jago brought with him from America to bring the club closer to the fans: The seeds of success, which have sprung up at Loftus Road, were sewn full-time more than 3,000 miles away in a land Continue reading
QPR U23 (1) – Millwall U23 (5)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Ingram, Kakay, Arthur, Finney, Robinson (Williams), Paul, Sandro, El Khayati, Shodipo, Eze, Darbyshire (Prohouly) Subs Not Used: Herdman, Manning Paul Hall once again included the trialist centre-back Alex Finney in his starting line-up. Twenty-year-old Finney left Bolton Wanderers by mutual consent back in August after making a couple of 1st Continue reading
50 Years Ago Today: QPR (4) – Leicester City (2)
Football League Cup 4th Round Team: Springett, Hazell, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Sanderson, Allen, Marsh, Morgan (R) Attendance: 20,735 Rangers had knocked out Swansea Town in the previous round of the League Cup and were then drawn against Leicester City, who included in their side the England World Cup goalkeeping hero, Gordon Banks. There Continue reading
QPR (1) – Reading (1) – Man-of-the-Match (by a Mile): Alex Smithies
Team: Smithies, Perch, Hall (Caulker), Onuoha, Lynch, Henry, Wszolek (Sylla), Shodipo (Washington), Borysiuk, Chery, Polter Subs Not Used: Ingram, Hamalainen, Gladwin, Luongo Attendance: 15,048 (including 1,675 Reading fans) QPR’s win-less home run continued as Danny Williams’ equaliser earned Reading a deserved point. Polish winger Pawel Wszolek netted his first goal for the Hoops from close Continue reading