FAWNL League Cup Team: Wiggins, Hennessy, Searle, Blodgett, Lewin, Curr, Munroe, Sampson, Hoile, Stanley, McCrea Subs: Melling, Owen, Goddard, Kennedy, Ward-Chambers Attendance: 179 Last Wednesday evening saw the first home appearance for QPR FC Women at the SkyEx Community Stadium. Following a fairly even opening 15 minutes, Grace Stanley broke away a minute later, and her Continue reading
Luton Town (1) – QPR (1) – ‘When the Interval Arrived, what a Rush there was to get Refreshments!’
Southern League Division One Team: Howes, White, Newlands, Yenson, McLean, Downing, Green, O’Donnell, Anderson, Ryder, Blake Attendance: Nearly 7,000 Rangers kicked off the 1906/07 season with a visit to Luton on 1 September. The Bedford Record filed the following match report: Before close on 7,000 spectators, in sultry weather, this match at Luton on Saturday Continue reading
London Bees (2) – QPR FC Women (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Hennessy, Searle, Owen, Blodgett, Lewin, McCrea, Ward-Chambers, Stanley, Kennedy, Sampson The Club announced last month that Danny Harrigan had been appointed head coach and that Steve Quashie would become Women & Girls technical lead. It was also confirmed that home games would now be played at Hayes & Yeading’s SkyEx Community Stadium. The first game of Continue reading
QPR (1) – Plymouth Argyle (0) – ‘But for Ron Springett, Plymouth would have had this Game Firmly Tucked Away by Half-Time’
Team: Springett, Woods, Ingham, Petchey, Rutter, Angell, Dawson, Cameron, Smith, Locke, Kerrins Attendance: 11,354 After a heavy 0-5 defeat at the Den the previous Monday, on 5th October 1958, the R’s took on Plymouth Argyle at Loftus Road. The following match report later appeared in the West London Observer: ‘Plymouth Fiddle While QPR Do Victory Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Hull City U18 (2)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Jones, Putman, Adjetey-Brew, Keita-Turay, Balogun, Radojevic, Kennedy, Tarbotton, Hassan, Neill, Neziri Subs: Fitall, Street, Trujillo, Skeete, Hayati The temperature was beginning to head towards the mid-20s by the time I arrived at the TSG Elite Training Centre. Ridwan Hassan’s superb long ball out to the right-wing was then crossed Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Coventry City U21 (6)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Manufor, Leahy, McDowell, trialist, Hamid, Sutton, Morgan, Vaughan, Talla, Coomes. Subs: Jones, Shann, Murphy, Friel, Aoraha Timed at just 70 seconds, it was the Sky Blues who took the lead after the R’s defence had failed to clear their lines. Justin Obikwu was well-placed to drill the ball Continue reading
August 1938: Queen’s Park Rangers’ Prospects for the Season
The following article appeared in the Marylebone Mercury on 13th August 1938: ‘After enduring a season of thrills, high expectancy and then the final disappointment of just being behind at the winning post, it was interesting to visit Loftus Road to see what reactions the close season had brought. One found, however, just a bunch Continue reading
The Main Business of the Summer was Preparing for the Move to the White City Stadium’
On 7th May 1931, Rangers beat Bournemouth 3-0 at Loftus Road. During the close season a director of the Club, John Bowman briefly replaced Bob Hewison as manager. However, due to illness he was replaced by fans favourite, Archie Mitchell, before the new season got underway. Promoted as a ‘great step forward for the Club’ Continue reading
Hanwell Town (1) – QPR Development Squad (3)
Team: Salamon, Manufor, Putman, McDowell, trialist, Radojevic, Petrie, Hamid, Strachan, Sutton, Coomes Attendance: 352 On six minutes, it was the home side who came close to opening the scoring at the Powerday Stadium. The ball ended up going behind after two strikes at goal had been successfully blocked. From the resulting corner, Matteo Salamon made Continue reading
1950’s Shepherd’s Bush Skiffle Group – ‘The Sinners’
On 8th March 1957, the West London Observer reported that: ‘A member of local Skiffle group, F. G. Trott, was on his way to his Norbroke Street, Shepherd’s Bush home, one day recently, when he called at the W. G. Stores, Shepherd’s Bush Market, to browse through their gramophone records. Talking to the manager, the Continue reading