The following article was written by Maurice Weedon and appeared in ‘Soccer Star’: ‘I recall that about this time last year I wrote that the form of Peter Springett in Queen’s Park Rangers’ junior sides was such that he could one day rival his brother Ron, who has to date won over 30 caps as Continue reading
Arsenal U18 (3) – QPR U18 (3) – Despite an Emmerson Sutton Hat-Trick, Rangers were Knocked Out after Extra Time & Penalties
FA Youth Cup 4th Round QPR Team: Loades, Putman, Adjetey-Brew, Keita-Turay, Street, Neill, Coomes, Tarbotton, Hassan, Neziri, Sutton Subs: Jones, Friel, Cuthbert, Wiles, Kennedy, Ashamu, Sanyaolu Arsenal Team: Porter, Julienne, Sweet, Onyekachukwu, Clarke, Ibrahim, Dowman, Copley, Harriman-Annous, Casey, O’Neill Subs: Salmon, Ranson, Chapman, Murisa, Marciniak, Zecevic-John, Oyetunde After knocking out Swindon Town, the R’s then Continue reading
‘How I Began’…Mick Leach
The following article appeared in ‘Scorcher & Score’ in the early 1970’s: ‘Mick Leach has spent the whole of his professional soccer career with Queen’s Park Rangers. In that time, he has seen the club rise from the Third Division – to the Second Division – to the First Division – and back to the Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Millwall U21 (2)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Santos, Leahy, Manufor, McDowell, Dixon-Bonner, Bennie, Talla, Vaughan, Murphy, Sutton Subs: Halliday, Putman, Neill, Coomes, Ashamu Kevin Nugent’s side included a number of first-team players. As the temperature hovered around the freezing mark, it was the visitors who went close to opening the scoring on two minutes. Jaiden Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Brentford U18 (5)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Loades, Friel, Adjetey-Brew, Street, Balogun, Hamid, Scarlett, Tarbotton, Wright, Neziri, Sanyaolu Subs: Jones, Keita-Turay, Recber, Moore On a chilly Friday morning at the TSG Elite Training Centre, the visitors took the lead on eight minutes, when the ball was scrambled in the net following some pinball in the box. Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (2) – Blackburn Rovers U21 (1)
Premier League Cup Team: Salamon, Putman, Leahy, McCann, McDowell, Wiles, Kennedy, Talla, Vaughan, Murphy, Coomes Subs: Halliday, Manufor, Neill, Petrie, Ashamu Under the lights at the SkyEx Community Stadium and it was the visitors who created a good opportunity when Adam Caddick had set-up Aodhan Doherty, but Jaiden Putman was well-placed to block the shot. Continue reading
QPR FC Women (1) – AFC Sudbury Women (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Brooks, Searle, Randall, Lewin, Owen, Goddard, Dzyadyk, Stanley, D’Santos, Sampson Subs: McCrea, Baravik, Carter, Kennedy The first opportunity at the SkyEx Community Stadium fell to the visitors, when Lina Nagib attempted to knock the ball over the keeper, but Nicole Melling was able to make a Continue reading
QPR U18 (3) – Swindon Town U18 (1)
FA Youth Cup Team: Loades, Putman, Adjetey-Brew, Street, Balogun, Tarbotton, Kennedy, Neill, Hassan, Sutton, Coomes Subs: Jones, Keita-Turay, Radojevic, Hamid, Sanyaolu, Neziri, Ashamu The Swindon team coach didn’t arrive until 6.10pm, and spotted entering reception were Ian Holloway and also assistant head-coach Marcus Bignot. The first shot of the evening was provided by the visitors, Continue reading
Coventry City (0) – QPR (1) – “Devon is a Powerful Guy with Tremendous Enthusiasm Who Makes Himself a Real Handful”
Premier League Team: Stejskal, Bardsley, Peacock, Yates, Wilson, Wilkins, Holloway, Barker, White, Penrice, Sinclair Sub: Meaker (for Wilkins) Attendance: 12,107 On the 22nd January 1994, the R’s travelled to Highfield Road to take on Phil Neal’s Coventry City. Ray Matts later filed the following match report: ‘Devon White is the proverbial square peg in a Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Colchester United U21 (1)
Premier League Cup Team: Salamon, Friel, Manufor, McCann, Leahy, trialist (a), Brunson, Talla, trialist (b), Murphy, McAvoy Subs: Halliday, McDowell, Moore, Strachan, Vaughan Under the lights at the SkyEx Community Stadium, it was the home side who forced two corners in the opening ten minutes or so. A great run by 15-year-old Kalen Brunson down Continue reading