Team: Parkes, Hollins, Gillard, Kelly, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Leach, Masson, Eastoe, Givens Sub: Abbott Attendance: 14,976 Originally scheduled for 3rd May 1977, Rangers eventually took on Birmingham City at Loftus Road later that month, in the last match of the season. James Lawton wrote the following report for the Daily Express: ‘For years it has Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Birmingham City U21 (2)
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
Ashford Town (Middlesex) Women (3) – QPR FC Women (4)
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
QPR (2) – Cambridge United (1) – ‘Thousands of Exuberant QPR Supporters Flooded the Pitch Two Minutes from Time’
Team: Hucker, Fenwick, Gillard, Waddock, Hazell, Roeder, Currie, Flanagan, Allen, Stainrod, Gregory Sub: Micklewhite (for Waddock) Attendance: 10,467 Ahead of QPR’s first FA Cup Final appearance, on 15th May 1982, the R’s took on Cambridge United at Loftus Road in their final league game of the season. The following match report later appeared in the Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (4) – Charlton Athletic U21 (0)
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
QPR FC Women (4) – Ashford Town (Middlesex) Women (4)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Hennessy, Searle, Blodgett, Lewin, Owen, Harris, Hill, Cohen, Stanley, McCrea On an overcast Sunday afternoon at the Powerday Stadium it was good to see Swedish ‘R’, Niklas Molin join the regulars. The visitors opened the scoring in the 15th minute after the Ashford No.9 had squared Continue reading
The Old Ship, 25 Upper Mall, Hammersmith, London W6
For Bill Burnett’s latest excursion to West London, I suggested a meet-up in ‘The Old Ship’. Situated very close to the river in Hammersmith, there are a limited number of outdoor tables. Once inside, I took note of the following: ‘The Old Ship, circa 1678 – originally the pub faced inwards away from the river. Continue reading
Actonians Ladies (4) – QPR FC Women (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Hennessy, McCrea, Carolan, Blodgett, Lewin, Cohen, Harris, Webster, Ward-Chambers, Nygaard-Parsons On a Tuesday evening in monsoon conditions at the Bedfont Sports Club, it was the home side who went close to taking the lead when the Actonians No.9 shot into the side-netting. They then fashioned another Continue reading
QPR (1) – Arsenal (0) – ‘The Goal was very much the Highlight of the Match’
Team: Hucker, Chivers, Dawes, Waddock, James, Fenwick, McDonald, Fillery, Bannister, Byrne, Allen Sub: Gregory Attendance: 20,189 On 20th April 1985, Arsenal were the visitors to Loftus Road. Nick Pitt later filed the following match report: ‘A generally miserable match on a miserable afternoon was saved by those Rangers players who at least tried to string Continue reading
QPR U18 (2) – Birmingham City U18 (8)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Houston, Lee, Ward, Street, Park, Sutton, Coomes, Neill, Fuller, Tarbotton, West Subs: Hammond-Ayres, Hassan, Sanyaolu, Strachan, Kennedy When the team sheets arrived there were seven names that I didn’t recognise. It turned out that they were in fact all trialists. On a warm afternoon (around 20-degrees Fahrenheit) at the Continue reading