Millwall Lionesses (1) – QPR FC Women (1) – The R’s Bow Out 4-5 on Penalties

Capital Women’s Cup Team: Melling, Curr, McCrea, Carolan, Blodgett, Lewin, Shephard, Hennessy, Stanley, Ward-Chambers, Searle After knocking out Dorking Wanderers in the previous round, the R’s then took on Millwall Lionesses at St. Paul’s Sports Ground, the home of Fisher Athletic. The first shot on target was provided by the home side, but Nicole Melling Continue reading


QPR (1) – Everton (0) – ‘When Bowles tried yet another of his Swerving Individual Runs, he was brought down by Clements’

League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Venables, Mancini, McLintock, Thomas, Francis, Leach, Bowles, Givens Sub: Hazell Attendance: 19,051 On 12th January 1974, Everton travelled to Loftus Road. Jim Gaughan wrote the following match report later that day: ‘Gerry Francis, Queen’s Park Rangers’ midfield star, gave further proof of his international potential with some superb passes, Continue reading


8th January 1966: Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic (1) – QPR (1)  

Football League Division 3  Team: Springett, Watson, Langley, Keen, Hunt, Sibley, Lazarus, Collins, Allen, Sanderson, Morgan (R)  Sub: Hazell  Attendance: 7,616  After the 7-2 thrashing of York City the previous Saturday, I remember travelling down to Bournemouth on the Supporters Club coach and then standing on the half-way line as R’s fans usually did in Continue reading


Ashford Town (Middlesex) Women’s FC (1) – QPR FC Women (2)

FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Curr, Searle, Akerman, Blodgett, Hill, Webster, Stanley, Nygaard-Parsons, Ward-Chambers, Petit Subs: McCrea, Shephard, Cohen, Carolan After parking up, we headed to the Clubhouse to watch the FA Cup draw. Rangers’ first attempt at goal came when Kasha Petit had set-up Courtnay Ward-Chambers, but the resulting shot Continue reading