Team: Smithies, Onuoha, Hall, Hill (Chery), Perch, Henry, Faurlin, Phillips, Luongo, Hoilett (Polter), Washington (El Khayati) Subs Not Used: Gladwin, Kpekawa, Petrasso, Gladwin Attendance: 25,411 (including 1,109 R’s fans) Anthony Knockaert inspired Brighton to an easy victory over QPR, leaving them only outside the automatic promotion places on goal difference. The Frenchman curled home a Continue reading
Cardiff City (0) – QPR (0)
Team: Ingram, Onuoha, Hall, Hill, Konchesky, Luongo, Faurlin, Henry, Chery (El Khayati), Phillips (Washington), Polter (Gladwin) Subs Not Used: Lumley, Kpekawa, Petrasso, Hoilett Attendance: 27,874 (including 840 R’s fans) Cardiff City’s Championship play-off hopes took a big hit as they failed to beat QPR at the Cardiff City Stadium. A poor first-half saw both sides Continue reading
QPR U21 (1) – Birmingham City U21 (4)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Hall, Eales (Folkes), Lobjoit, Manning, Wise, Hamalainen, Crichlow, Akinola, N’Guessan, Corkery (Paul), Bowler Subs Not Used: Hudnott, Barzey The R’s starting line-up included 19-year-old Matthew Hall a trialist goalkeeper, who I presume had been released by West Brom? QPR’s first real effort ended up just wide of the Birmingham Continue reading
West Ham United Ladies (0) – QPR Ladies (0)
Team: Caldwell, Denny, Lopes, Nicholson, Hayes, Layton, Maggs, Engels, Albert, Rackham, Netschova I met up with Clive Kingham at Acton Town and we set off on the District Line to Upminster Bridge Station. The West Ham Ladies play at the home of AFC Hornchurch, who also share the stadium with Havering Athletics Club, hence the Continue reading
Bob Grant: Born on this Day and Grew up in Hammersmith
Robert Sinclair Grant was born on 14th April 1932 and grew up in Hammersmith at 20 Rivercourt Road. His family also had local connections with Wolverton Gardens and Weltje Road. Best known for his role as Jack Harper, the scheming and lecherous clippie in ‘On the Buses’, a label that he tried to shrug off Continue reading
QPR (2) – Charlton Athletic (1)
Team: Smithies, Perch (Kpekawa), Onuoha, Hall, Robinson, Henry, Luongo, Phillips (Gladwin), Chery, Hoilett (El Khayati), Polter Subs Not Used: Ingram, Petrasso, Faurlin, Washington Attendance: 15,834 (including 1,106 Charlton fans) I guess the old saying that a win is a win no matter what and above everything else. But that only tells you half the true Continue reading
Leeds United (1) – QPR (1)
Team: Smithies, Onuoha, Hall, Angella, Perch, Luongo, Faurlin, Phillips, Mackie (Polter), Hoilett (Chery), Washington (El Khayati) Subs Not Used: Ingram, Robinson, Henry, Gladwin, Attendance: 17,388 (including 342 R’s fans) Tjaronn Chery’s late penalty helped Queen’s Park Rangers rescue a point against Leeds at Elland Road. Leeds, who are now without a win in four games, Continue reading
QPR Ladies (0) – Coventry United Ladies (5)
FA Women’s Premier League (Southern Section) Team: Coles, Lopes (Manzi), Odeniyi, Nicholson, Denny, Layton, Maggs, Engels (Colepio), Albert, Puddefoot, Netschova (Sseninde) Sub Not Used: Hayes Coventry came into this final home match situated in fifth place and with an impressive goal difference of 40 from just 17 games! The Rangers squad had been heavily depleted Continue reading
From 1979: QPR (4) – Charlton Athletic (0)
Team: Woods, Shanks, Wallace, McCreery, Hazell, Wicks, Bowles, Roeder, Allen, Waddock, Goddard (Burke) Attendance: 13,003 On the 24th November 1979, the R’s took on struggling Charlton Athletic at Loftus Road. Rangers sat in second place behind Luton Town (and above Chelsea). Bernard Joy wrote the following match report: ‘Despite the absence of internationals Tony Currie, Continue reading
QPR (2) – Middlesbrough (3)
Team: Smithies, Onuoha, Hall, Angella, Perch, Mackie (El Khayati), Henry, Faurlin (Washington), Phillips (Hoilett), Chery, Polter Subs Not Used: Ingram, Robinson, Luongo, Petrasso Attendance: 16,058 (including 2,089 Middlesbrough fans) We had some mad defending, I am not sure what it is but without Clint Hill we are a mess at the back. However, Alex Smithies Continue reading