U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Pedder, Harrack, Rossi, Woodman, Murphy, Ajose, Talla, Kargbo, Kolli, Bala Subs: Halwax, Sackey, Tuck, Lawrence With just four Rangers subs named on the team sheet, Rafferty Pedder was surprisingly positioned at right wing-back. Also included in the starting line-up was the departing Ivo Rossi. The home side fashioned the first shot on target when Rayan Kolli fired directly at the Continue reading
QPR FC Women (1) – Hashtag United Women (4)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: McLean, Gunn, Carolan, Bishop, Akerman, Johnson, Webster, Searle, Petit, Stanley, Nygaard-Parsons For their final home match of the Season, Ramandeep Dole concluded his programme notes with this: ‘The R’s would like to thank Hanwell Town for their hospitality this season, we could not ask for a better venue to play Continue reading
From February 1945: QPR (2) – Aldershot (1)
League Cup South (Group 3) Team: Brown, Rose, Jefferson, Fitzgerald, Ridyard, Mallett, Abel, Daniels, Heathcote, Burley, Nevins Attendance: 7,700 In their opening League Cup (South) tie the previous week, QPR drew 1-1 at White Hart Lane. Then on 10th February 1945, Rangers took on Aldershot at Loftus Road. The following match report later appeared in the Aldershot News: ‘After Continue reading
QPR B (1) – Hull City U21 (3)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Mahoney, Jude-Boyd, Harrack, Dozzell, Oguwazor, Gubbins, Pedder, Dixon-Bonner, Kargbo, Bala, Angelov Subs: Salamon, Rossi, Talla, Murphy, Kolli The R’s lined-up at Loftus Road in a 4-4-2 formation, with Rafferty Pedder in a wide-left position and a trialist at centre-back. Rangers got off to an assertive start which saw Peter Continue reading
QPR FC Women (6) – Chesham United Ladies (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: Francis-Pownall, Wardlaw, Searle, Johnson, Gunn, Lewin, Blodgett, Hennessy, Stanley, Akerman, Petit Rangers came into this match on the back of two away wins in the previous seven days, namely; a 2-1 win at Chesham,which was followed by a cup victory against Penn in midweek. On a Continue reading
The Rose & Crown, Church Place, St. Mary’s Road, South Ealing, London W5
As is usually the case, when my mate Bill Burnett from Edinburgh is down for a Rangers home game we arrange to meet-up post-match in a pub. Our latest rendezvous was the Rose & Crown in South Ealing, the day after the 1-1 draw with Norwich City. The pub is tucked away close to a magnificent grade 11 listed church, St. Mary’s. It is Continue reading
Penn & Tylers Green Ladies (1) – QPR FC Women (3)
Combined Counties League Women’s Midweek Cup Apart from Penn & Tylers Green and the R’s, the other teams that had entered the competition were: Fulham, Chesham, Charlton U21, Woking, Abbey, CB Hounslow, Ascot, Ebbsfleet A, Ebbsfleet B, Tooting Bec, Maidenhead, Gillingham, London Seaward, Crawley Wasps, Portsmouth, Dulwich Hamlet, MK Dons and Eversley. Due to a waterlogged pitch, this cup-tie at the French School Meadows, had been Continue reading
QPR B (1) – Coventry City U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Jude-Boyd, De Silva, Gubbins, Harrack, Hawkins, Dixon-Bonner, Owens, Kargbo, Pedder, Bala Subs: Cant, Angelov, Dougui, Aoraha, Ajose It was the visitors who created the first shot on target in the opening minutes. Following a breakaway, Justin Obikwu’slow-shot was comfortably saved by Matteo Salamon. Coventry almost took the lead after a low-drive took a touch from a team-mate en route, but the R’s keeper did well Continue reading
Celebrating the 1953 Coronation & the Queen’s Drive through West London
The following article appeared in the West London Observer on 29th May 1953: ‘Hammersmith’s old age pensioners and blind folk who have had their names registered at the Town Hall are to receive souvenir caskets containing 11lb. of tea and a free ticket for a special film show. The ticket will entitle them to see the Continue reading
Chesham United Ladies (1) – QPR FC Women (2)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: McLean, Lewin, Jordinson, Carolan, Blodgett, Moore, Akerman, Wardlaw, Curr, Hall, Cutler For my first trip to the Meadow I met up with Sammy at Rayners Lane Underground Station before travelling on to get the train to Chesham. The £5.00 admission charge included a match programme. The first attempt on goal Continue reading