Adobe Women’s FA Cup Team: Melling, Cooper, Brooks, Lewin, Searle, Blodgett, Hennessy, D’Santos, Stanley, Dzyadyk, Ward-Chambers Subs: Munro, Sampson, McCrea, Goddard, Owen, Kennedy, Randall, After knocking out Herne Bay, Rangers were then given a home draw against Saltdean United. The Sussex side were formed as recently as 2017 and play their home games at Hill Continue reading
QPR (2) – Chelsea (2)) – ‘Both Docherty & Hurst were Full of Admiration for Allen’
Football League Division 2 – 18 December 1979 Team: Woods, Shanks, Gillard, McCreery, Hazell, Wicks, Waddock, Roeder, Allen (C), Goddard, Burke Sub: Busby for Burke in 74th minute Attendance: 26,598 After the 2-4 defeat at St. James’ Park three days earlier, the R’s then faced Chelsea on 18th December at Loftus Road. David Miller’s match report Continue reading
QPR FC Women (2) – Norwich City Women (1)
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Melling, Cooper, Brooks, Blodgett, Searle, Lewin, Owen, Goddard, Stanley, Munro, Dzyadyk Subs: McCrea, Hennessy, Sampson, D’Santos, Ward-Chambers The first opportunity at the Matrade Loftus Road Stadium fell to the home side in the fourth minute, when Jess Cooper’s strike was stopped by the keeper’s leg. Following a fairly Continue reading
In Memory of Denis George Gristwood
Last week saw a large gathering of people from far and wide as we paid our last respects to QPR and England stalwart Denis George Gristwood. Known to everyone at Loftus Road as ‘George’, he certainly left his mark in W12. So much so that the funeral cortege took a massive detour from George’s home Continue reading
Cambridge United Women (0) – QPR FC Women (4) – ‘Alana Munro Comes off the Bench to Score a Superb Hat-Trick’
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Baravik, Cooper, Brooks, Lewin, Searle, Hennessy, Blodgett, D’Santos, Sampson, Stanley, Kennedy On a very heavy pitch, it was the R’s who fashioned a good move down the right, which led to Chloe Sampson putting in a great cross, but the ball just evaded any contact in the box. Continue reading
QPR U18 (4) – Charlton Athletic U18 (0)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Loades, Putman, Adjetey-Brew, Street, Balogun, Tarbotton, Kennedy, Neill, Hassan, Neziri, Coomes Subs: Jones, Keita-Turay, Radojevic, Sanyaolu, Strachan What a great day! Of course, everyone was relieved to see the first team record their first home win this season on Saturday. But prior to that in the morning, the under-18 Continue reading
Penn & Tylers Green Ladies (0) – QPR FC Women (3)
Adobe Women’s FA Cup 1st Round Proper Team: Melling, Cooper, Brooks, Lewin, Searle, Owen, D’Santos, Kennedy, Dzyadyk, Stanley, Ward-Chambers, Subs: Baravik, Curr, McCrea, Goddard, Munro, Hoile, Sampson Attendance: 225 Following the 2-1 win against Herne Bay, the R’s were then drawn against Penn & Tylers Green in the 1st Round Proper. My previous visit to Continue reading
Brentford U21 (4) – QPR Development Squad (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Putman, McDowell, McCann, Shann, Aoraha, Petrie, Neill, Hassan, Tarbotton, Leahy Subs: trialist, Friel, Manufor, Kennedy, Sanyaolu Just two minutes in, and it was the home side who went close to opening the scoring when Ashley Hay’s header hit the crossbar, whilst the follow-up was then blasted wide of Continue reading
Watford (0) – QPR (2) – ‘This Time Rangers Took the Lead in 61 Seconds’
Football League Division 3 Team: Smith, Hazell, Brady (R), Malcolm, Hunt, Keen, Morgan (I), Leary, McAdams, Collins, Morgan (R) Attendance: 7,526 On 16th January 1965, Rangers travelled to Vicarage Road to take on Watford. Dennis Signy wrote the following match report: ‘It looked like daylight robbery as Rangers snatched two goals to gain their second Continue reading
QPR FC Women (0) – Dulwich Hamlet Women (0)
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Melling, Hennessy, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, D’Santos, Stanley, Cooper, Dzyadyk Subs: Curr, McCrea, Hoile, Kennedy, Sampson On a sunny afternoon at the SkyEx Community Stadium, it was Grace Stanley who provided the R’s first attempt at goal. Her shot forced Gwyn West down and grab the ball. Continue reading