FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Shephard, Searle, Rogers, Lewin, Carolan, Ward-Chambers, Akerman, Petit, Owen, Hennessy The first goal attempt of the evening was provided by London Seaward when a close-range effort hit the R’s keeper before going behind for a corner. This was a good spell for the visitors and after Continue reading
QPR U18 (0) – Wigan Athletic U18 (4)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Loades, Putman, Adjetey-Brew, Keita-Turay, trialist, Radojevic, Kennedy, Sutton, Strachan, Tarbotton, Hassan Subs: Clark, Hamid, Neziri, Street, Neill With an icy wind drifting across the TSG Training Centre, Lorenzo Strachan was fouled outside the penalty area, but the subsequent free kick came to nothing. With the visitors looking the more Continue reading
Chesham United Ladies (2) – QPR FC Women (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Carolan, Searle, Hill, Lewin, Hennessy, Ward-Chambers, Akerman, Curr, Stanley, Nygaard-Parsons Subs: Shephard, Rogers, Salah After meeting up with Sammy, we headed on to Harrow-on-the-Hill Underground Station before continuing our journey to the Meadow Stadium. Following a dangerous cross from the right, Emily Hill headed the ball Continue reading
QPR (2) – Birmingham City (2) – “It’s a Hollow Feeling to Think that I’ll Never be Out Here Again” – Frank McLintock
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