QPR FC Women (2) – London Seaward (0) 

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Melling, Cooper, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, Hill, Stanley, Goddard, Sampson  Subs: Hennessy, McCrea, Dzyazyk, Kennedy, Munro.  The first real attack of the afternoon fell to the hosts. Ashleigh Goddard’s pass from the left found Courtnay Ward-Chambers, whose shot was then comfortably held by the keeper.  Courtnay Ward-Chambers Continue reading


QPR Development Squad (0) – Sheffield United U21 (6)  

U21 Professional Development League 2  Team: Clark, Friel, Shann, McDowell, Manufor, Neill, Bennie, Tarbotton, trialist, Talla, Petrie  Subs: Trialist (gk), Leahy, Putman, Radojevic, Strachan   The R’s went one down within five minutes after giving the ball away. Sam Aston’s shot hit the net following a deflection off Conor Clark.   At the other end, Kieran Petrie Continue reading


Sheffield Wednesday (1) – QPR (3) – ‘Reject Stainrod Shoots Down Boyhood Heroes’ 

Football League Division Two  Team: Burridge, Gillard, Gregory, Fenwick, Howe, Roeder, Waddock, Micklewhite, Allen, Stainrod, Flanagan  Sub: Hazell  Attendance: 17,024  On 14th November, 1981, the R’s travelled to Hillsborough. John Osborne’s match report later followed:  ‘Simon Stainrod demolished Sheffield Wednesday – the Club he watched from the Spion Kop as a boy – with a Continue reading


QPR FC Women (1) – AFC Wimbledon Women (0) – ‘Courtnay Ward-Chambers Stepped Up & Belted the Ball into the Back of the Net’ 

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