Category: Club

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Combined Counties Midweek League Cup Third Round Team: Francis-Pownall, Carolan, Searle, Hennessy, Blodgett, Lewin, Shephard, Hill, Stanley, Akerman, Ward-Chambers Sammy collected me from Park Royal and we arrived at the Robert Parker Stadium in good time. It was the home side who came close to opening the scoring when an in-swinging corner was pushed up Continue reading

U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Lee (t), Leahy, Hawkins, Drewe, Tuck, Pedder, Morgan (t), Jeche, Murphy, Bala Subs: Loades, Putman, Sackey, Ajose, Namputu On a very breezy Friday afternoon at Heston, the home side were ahead within four minutes. Harry Murphy’s strike from just outside the box, dipped before entering the net. Then, Continue reading