Category: Club

U21 Professional League 2  Team: Salamon, Agbude, Putman, Wilkie, Clarke-Salter, Alemayehu, Coomes, Aoraha, Hassan, Dyke, O’Brien  Subs: Halliday, Akindileni, Neziri, Oluwabusola, Neill  With the arrival of the team sheets, the pre-match chat then reverted to the return of Jake Clarke-Salter to the starting line-up.  Also surprising was that the R’s keeper was wearing a similar dark shirt as the visitors?  Four minutes in, and as Ridwan Hassan and Continue reading

FAWNL League Cup Team: Clarke, Sampson, Brooks, Gotch, Searle, Hill, Owen, Mehmet, Orchard, Stanley, Dzyadyk Subs: Blodgett, Wellesley-Davies, Ali, Makowska, D’Santos, Adebowale-Arimoro, Leach Watford came into this Cup tie unbeaten in the National League Southern Premier Division, which is one level higher than their opponents.  The Hornets took the lead on 72 seconds when Ava Continue reading

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Clarke, Searle, Brooks, Wellesley-Davies, Lewin, Hill, Dzyadyk, Mehmet, Stanley, Leach, Makowska  Subs: Gotch, Blodgett, Owen, Sampson, Adebowale-Arimoro, Orchard  The team sheet revealed two former R’s players. Starting at No.7 for the visitors was Kendra Brown, on loan from Tottenham, and on the bench was Jessica Francis-Weir.  Five minutes in, and Melis Mehmet headed wide from a Continue reading

Middlesex Senior Challenge Cup – Round One  Team: Warren, Agbude, Putman, Wilkie, Akindileni, Alemayehu, Coomes, Morgan, Dillon, Dyke, Hassan  Subs: Fittall, McCann, Aoraha, Oluwabusola, O’Brien  Rangers’ entry in this competition was a bit of a surprise as they hadn’t competed in it for many years. The first appearance resulted in a 2-0 win (Smith 2) over City Ramblers on 24th November1894  Clapton were the first holders of the trophy when they defeated Phoenix 4-0 in 1889.  Former R’s striker Richard Pacquette took over Continue reading

FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Clarke, Lewin, Wellesley-Davies, Gotch, Searle, Hill, Dzyadyk, Leach, Stanley, Mehmet, Makowska Subs: Orchard, Sampson, Blodgett, D’Santos, Adebowale-Arimoro, Owen, Brooks Natalia Makowska’s strong, but fair challenge on Sharne Harris, left the Chesham defender grounded and in need of some attention. Five minutes in, and Grace Amos couldn’t hold onto Continue reading

FAWNL League Cup Team: Clarke, Doyle, Seale, Gotch, Brooks, Owen, Blodgett, Mehmet, Leach, El-Bergui, Dzyadyk Subs: Lewin, Sampson, Adebowale-Arimoro, Makowska, Orchard, Stanley Following the win at Chatham, it was back to Cup action with the R’s taking on Charlton’s young PGA side. The visitors came close to opening the scoring on eight minutes. Following a Continue reading

FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Clarke, Searle, Gotch, Brooks, Blodgett, Hill, Lewin, Dzyadyk, Leach, Mehmet, Orchard Subs: Doyle, Sampson, Owen, Ali, Munro, Stanley, Makowska Sammy & I bumped into Ron Hill at Chatham Railway Station, and from there we took the bus to the ground. Sitting behind me was a local R’s Continue reading

U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Putman, Leahy, McCann, Akindileni, Dyke, Coomes, Neill, Hassan, O’Brien, Trujillo Subs: Halliday, Agbude, Cuthbert, Aoraha, Brunson Matteo Salamon was called into action early on. The R’s keeper pushed away a 25-yard free kick and the ball was then cleared to safety. The visitors then took the lead on Continue reading

FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Clarke, Doyle, Searle, Lewin, Hill, Mehmet, Brooks, Gotch, Stanley, Ali, Orchard Subs: Blodgett, Dzyadyk, Munro, Owen, Leach, Wellesley-Davies, Makowska It was a welcome return to the Powerday Stadium, or should I say the Oliver Connell & Son Community Stadium, the home of Hanwell Town. Also welcome, were the Continue reading

U21 Professional Development League 2  Team: Salamon, Agbude, Leahy, McDowell, Wilkie, Dyke, Dillon, trialist, Bennie, Pearman, Sutton  Subs: Halliday, Cuthbert, Coomes, Trujillo, O’Brien  On a mainly overcast afternoon at the TSG Training Centre, Daniel Bennie’s low cross aimed at Emmerson Sutton was well intercepted by a Cods defender, and the ball then went for a Continue reading