QPR (4) – Oldham Athletic (3) – ‘Rangers’ Brilliant Teenage Striking Duo of Clive Allen & Paul Goddard Tore the Oldham Defence to Shreds’

Football League Division Two Team: Woods, Shanks, Gillard, McCreery, Hazell, Wicks, Roeder, Currie (Waddock), Allen, Goddard, Burke Attendance: 8,372 On 16th February 1980, the Latics travelled to Loftus Road. Martin Franks filed the following match report: ‘Queen’s Park Rangers cling to their slender Second Division promotion hopes but only after a cliff-hanging finish. Even manager Tommy Docherty Continue reading


QPR U18 (4) – Swansea City U18 (5)

U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Luzinda, Bagan, Tuck, McDonald, Marino, Nicholas-Davies, Sackey, Yahyaoui, Talla, Petrie Subs: Zapieraczynski, Leahy, McCann, Manufor, Bouhiaoui I was informed upon arrival at the training ground that there was a power failure, which also meant that the car park was closed due to part of the entrance being dug up.  The first shot on target wasn’t Continue reading


QPR B (3) – AFC Bournemouth U21 (1)

Premier League Cup Team: Salamon, Drewe, Jude-Boyd, Woodman, Rendall, Aoraha, Ajose, Dixon-Bonner, Kargbo, Pedder, Anthony (M). Subs: Cant, Anthony (E), Rossi, Murphy, Bala A welcome return at the Powerday Stadium for HamzadKargbo, who had been side-lined for some time.  This was a must-win game for both sides and it was the R’s who made a good start, which produced a number of corners. On 13 minutes, Aaron Drewe’s cross was headed on to the crossbar by Hamzad Kargbo and I Continue reading


They Won – an achievement no other visiting League Team has accomplished since Brentford’s Visit in April 1933- Reading (1) – QPR (2)

Team: Coggins, Russell, Rowe, Allen, Bartlett, March, Abel, Lowe, Cheetham, Samuel, Ovenstone Attendance: 5,123 Rangers travelled to Elm Park on 15th January 1936. J. A. L’s match report appeared in the ‘Reading Standard’ two days later: ‘Shed a tear for Reading’s wonderful home record. It has gone – gone beyond recall, and it is no Continue reading