Heston was the first port of call where the U18’s took on Exeter City in a Friday afternoon friendly. Although they lost 1-3, there were a number of excellent performances. Team: Loades, Street, trialist, Balogun, Adjetey-Brew, Cody, Tarbotton, Hayati, McAvoy, trialist, Hassam Rangers had by far the best of the first-half. One of the trialists Continue reading
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Farnham Town (4) – QPR Development Squad (0)
Team: Loades (Jones), Friel (Hamid), Manufor (McDowell), Hawkins (Kemoko), Leahy (Putman), Morgan (Radojevic), trialist, trialist, Coomes (Sutton), trialist, Vaughan (Strachan) Attendance: 1,205 Formed in 1906, I think this could well have been the first time Rangers had taken on Farnham Town? A young R’s squad included a number of trialists, and faced a side who Continue reading
In Memory of Frank Sibley
Frank was born in Uxbridge on 4th December 1947. After Derek Healy had spotted him playing for the NW Middlesex Schoolboys, Frank became an apprentice at Loftus Road. It wasn’t long before he made the first team, which came as a 15-year-old in a League Cup tie at Aldershot on 4th September 1963. Frank went Continue reading
QPR FC Women (5) – AFC Sudbury Women (5)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Curr, McCrea, Searle, Rogers, Blodgett, Carolan, Owen, Hill, Stanley, Ward-Chambers, Petit With the Powerday Stadium becoming unavailable, the final league game of the season was switched to Harlington. On a very overcast Sunday afternoon and with rain threatening, it was the visitors who took the lead in Continue reading
In Memory of Leighton James
Leighton James was born on the 16th February 1953 in the Llwchwyr (Loughor) area of Swansea. He began his professional career with Burnley and made his league debut against Nottingham Forest in November 1970. Leighton soon gained his first full international cap when, aged just 18, he represented Wales against Czechoslovakia. He moved on to Continue reading
Maidenhead United Women (6) – QPR FC Women (1)
Combined Counties Midweek League Cup Quarter Final Team: Francis-Pownall, Shephard, Searle, Rogers, Blodgett, Carolan, Owen, Akerman, Nygaard-Parsons, Stanley, Petit Subs: Hill, Louvier, Halawi, Reid, Salah This Cup tie was originally scheduled to be a Rangers home game but was eventually switched to Slough Town’s Arbour Park. Maidenhead took the lead after just two minutes. Mya Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Barnsley U21 (2)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Manufor, Leahy, Hawkins, trialist ‘A’, Tuck, Kolli, Morgan (t), Vaughan (t), Bala, trialist ‘B’ Subs: Clark, Sackey, Talla, Hamid, trialist ‘C’. On a warm afternoon at Loftus Road, the R’s squad included the welcome return of Rayan Kolli and no less than five trialists (two named). Into the Continue reading
QPR FC Women (3) – London Seaward (3)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Shephard, Searle, Rogers, Lewin, Carolan, Ward-Chambers, Akerman, Petit, Owen, Hennessy The first goal attempt of the evening was provided by London Seaward when a close-range effort hit the R’s keeper before going behind for a corner. This was a good spell for the visitors and after Continue reading
Chesham United Ladies (2) – QPR FC Women (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Carolan, Searle, Hill, Lewin, Hennessy, Ward-Chambers, Akerman, Curr, Stanley, Nygaard-Parsons Subs: Shephard, Rogers, Salah After meeting up with Sammy, we headed on to Harrow-on-the-Hill Underground Station before continuing our journey to the Meadow Stadium. Following a dangerous cross from the right, Emily Hill headed the ball Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Birmingham City U21 (2)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Manufor, Leahy, trialist, Hawkins, Tuck, Pedder, Sackey, Lloyd, Murphy, Bala Subs: Loades, Putman & 3 trialists The first attempt of the evening came when Rafferty Pedder’s cross from the left picked out Steven Bala, but the R’s No.11’s attempt evaded the target. Junior Dixon took off down the Continue reading