Category: Club

London Senior Cup Second Round  Team: Salamon, Putman, Manufor, McCann, Leahy, Tarbotton, Neill, Petrie, Murphy, Hassan, Kennedy  Attendance: 185  On a damp Tuesday night at the Rogers Family Stadium, it was Matteo Salamon, whilst under pressure, who nutmegged his opponent before clearing the ball to safety.  The first shot of the evening was provided by Continue reading

The following servicemen had at some point in their careers, played for Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club, and all tragically lost their lives serving their country.  Albert Edward Bonass: Albert was one of the RAF crew who lost their lives when their Stirling bomber crashed at Tockwith, near York, in October 1945.  Born in Acomb, Continue reading

It was sad to hear that the QPR FC goalscoring winger of the early 1960’s is deceased.  John was signed from Lincoln City in 1961. He scored 24 goals in 79 first team appearances for the R’s in Division 3, until his transfer to Second Division Portsmouth in 1963.   John McClelland was a major part Continue reading

Adobe Women’s FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifying  Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Brooks, Dixon, Searle, Blodgett, Kennedy, Ward-Chambers, Stanley, McCrea, Dzyadyk  Attendance: 340  The railway station is situated close to both the ground and the seafront. After having a pint on the pier, we headed off for some fish and chips, away from the swooping seagulls, before Continue reading

U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Friel, McDowell, McCann, Shann, Aoraha, Petrie, Tarbotton, Hassan, Murphy, Kennedy  Subs: trialist, Leahy, Putman, Manufor, Sanyaolu   After collecting Sammy and I from the railway station, Colin Woodley then gave us a quick tour of the town before parking up outside the Stadium.  It was James Sasere who provided Continue reading

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Wiggins, Hennessy, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, D’Santos, Stanley, Cooper, Sampson  Sub Not Used: McCrea  It was the home side having the best of the early stages, and on seven minutes Jess Cooper provided the first attempt on goal.  Then, Chesham seized upon a loose ball and Gemma Continue reading

FAWNL League Cup First Round  Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Blodgett, Lewin, Searle, Hennessy, D’Santos, Munro, Stanley, Hoile, Dzyaydk  Sub: Sampson  The first shot of the afternoon was provided by Helena Diaz-Butcher when the visitors’ No.6 shot wide from 25-yards.  At the other end, Annie Dzyadyk’s angled effort finished wide of the target.  After 14 minutes, following Continue reading

U21 Professional Development League 2  Team: Salamon, Friel, Putman, McDowell, Keita-Turay, Aoraha, Sanyaolu, Neill, Hassan, Tarbotton, Petrie  Subs Not Used: Clark, Strachan  The match at Loftus Road originally scheduled for a 1pm kick-off, was delayed due to the away side’s late arrival because of traffic problems. It eventually commenced at 1.45pm.  It was Ridwan Hassan Continue reading

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Melling, Hennessy, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, D’Santos, Stanley, Kennedy, Sampson  Under the lights at the SkyEx Community Stadium, and it was Courtnay Ward-Chambers who provided the first strike at goal of the evening.   And it was the R’s No.7 who was involved in the next goalscoring attempt, Continue reading

FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East)  Team: Wiggins, Hennessy, Lewin, Brooks, Searle, Hill, Blodgett, Goddard, D’Santos, Stanley, Sampson  Ahead of my first visit to the Bauvill Stadium, I met up with Sammy at Hanger Lane Station, and we then made our way on to Victoria.   The ground is about a mile or so from Continue reading