EFL Cup 2nd Round Team: Ingram, Bidwell, Onuoha, Hall, Perch, Kakay (Polter), Borysiuk (Luongo), Sandro, El Khayati (Chery), Shodipo, Washington Subs Not Used: Smithies, Comley, Paul, Grego-Cox Attendance: 3,928 (including 211 Rochdale fans) We won despite Hasselbaink’s team selection, not because of it. He was forced into making an early change as El Khayati came Continue reading
Author: Steve Russell
QPR U23 (3) – Crewe Alexandra U23 (3)
U23 Professional Development League Team: Brzozowski, Akinola, Hamalainen, Comley, Arthur, Kpekawa, Prohouly, Manning, Darbyshire, Eze, Adams On a hot, humid and overcast afternoon, the Harlington Crew also included; Clive Kingham, ChrisPTenner, Ray Marno (who had travelled up from Eastbourne), Roger Stokes and Sammy. Brandon Comley put a good ball into the box from the left Continue reading
London’s Smallest Houses in 1926 were situated in Notting Hill and off the Bayswater Road
The following article appeared in an issue of ‘Wonderful London’ magazine in 1926. ‘At No.10, Hyde Park Place, a street off the Bayswater Road near Lancaster Gate Tube Station, the quaint dwelling seen in the upper photograph is to be found. No one seems to know how it got there. Tradition says it was built Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Bolton Wanderers U18 (2)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Brzozowski, Springer-Downes (Ribeiro), Barzey, Klass, Eales, Dupray, Goather-Braithwaite (Bettache), Folkes, Platt, Akinola, Cardoso (Martin) Sub Not Used: Harvey White (GK) This 10.30am fixture was switched to Heston because the first team was training at Harlington, ahead of the match at Cardiff the following day. Within the first minute, the Continue reading
The Topical Times 100 Football Stars of 1930 Album (issued in 4 parts), featuring George Goddard
In 1930, the Topical Times issued a four-booklet illustrated collection of the top 100 footballers of the day. The legendary R’s player, George Goddard, was featured on page 11 in Part 2 alongside; H. McLenahan of Manchester United, G. Reed of Leeds United and M. McGregor of Falkirk. The players were displayed on one side Continue reading
QPR (2) – Swindon Town (2) aet – Historic Penalty Shoot-Out Success for the R’s
EFL Cup 1st Round Team: Ingram, Furlong, Lynch (Polter), Onuoha, Perch, Shodipo (Chery), Henry, Cousins, Ngbakoto (Kpekawa), El Khayati, Washington Subs Not Used: Smithies, Hall, Kakay, Gladwin Attendance: 5,440 (including 866 Swindon fans) Championship QPR beat League One side Swindon Town 4-2 on penalties to avoid a shock EFL Cup first-round exit. After 120 minutes, Continue reading
QPR U21 (1) – Fulham U21 (2)
Concorde Club, Cranford. Team: Hudnott, Paul, Williams, Sandro, Arthur, Hamalainen, Crichlow, Comley, trialist, Manning, trialist A 1-8 defeat for the U18’s at the hands of Fulham the previous day had necessitated ChrisPTenner, Clive Kingham and I, to adjourn to the Club bar after the game! So it was back again to Cranford to see the Continue reading
Ware (3) – QPR U18 (1)
Team: Brzozowski, Springer-Downes, Barzey, Klass, Eales, Fox, Alfa, Folkes, Eshun, Akinola, Bowler Attendance: 132 When news filtered through that an R’s side were scheduled to take on Ware, I decided to email Stephen King at the club. He soon replied and went on to inform me that QPR had played them once before on 27th Continue reading
Northampton Town (1) – QPR (1)
Team: Smithies, Onuoha, Caulker, Hall, Perch, Shodipo, Henry, Gladwin, Luongo, Chery, Polter Subs Not Used: Ingram, Furlong, Kpekawa, Doughty, Emmanuel-Thomas Attendance: 2,423 (including 663 R’s fans) On a scorching afternoon, Joe English collected Alan Barnes, Ron Hill and myself from outside Harrow & Wealdstone Railway Station. We parked up close to the Sixfields Stadium and Continue reading
Hendon (4) – QPR U21 (5)
Team: Hudnott, Wilson, Williams, Anastasiou, Arthur, Hamalainen, Crichlow, Clarke, Adams, Darbyshire, Prohouly Attendance: 423 The pre-season friendlies were now coming thick and fast. This was my first visit to Silver Jubilee Park, and was just two days after the trip to Kings Langley on Saturday. Hendon had recently moved into the former home of Kingsbury Continue reading