QPR (2) – Stoke City (0) – ‘It was Stan, in one of those Vintage Flashes when Instinct, Speed & Skill are Fused Together to Produce Sheer Magic’ 

Football League Division One  Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas Kelly, Masson, Bowles, Givens  Sub: Nutt  Attendance: 21,621  On 25th September 1976, Stoke City travelled to Loftus Road. James Mossop’s report appeared in the Sunday Express the following day:  ‘One sparkle of bewitching talent from that pale, waspish character, Stan Bowles, ignited a Continue reading


Shrewsbury Town (1) – QPR (4) – “We Slowed Down the Build-Up in the Second-Half. That was what Won us the Match”

League Cup 2nd Round Team: Parkes, Clement, Webb, Leach, McLintock, Abbott, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Bowles, Givens Attendance: 11,250 On 9th September 1975, the R’s travelled to Shrewsbury in a League Cup 2nd Round tie. John Roberts’ report appeared the following day: Queen’s Park Rangers, masters of soccer subtleties were forced to wear down adventurous rivals Continue reading


QPR Development Squad (2) – Fleetwood Town U21 (2) 

U21 Professional Development League 2  Team: Salamon, Agbude, Leahy, McDowell, Wilkie, Dyke, Dillon, trialist, Bennie, Pearman, Sutton  Subs: Halliday, Cuthbert, Coomes, Trujillo, O’Brien  On a mainly overcast afternoon at the TSG Training Centre, Daniel Bennie’s low cross aimed at Emmerson Sutton was well intercepted by a Cods defender, and the ball then went for a Continue reading


Chesham United FC Women (1) – QPR FC Women (7) 

FAWNL League Cup  Team: Clarke, Sampson, Wellesley-Davies, Lewin, Doyle, Owen, Ali, Blodgett, Leach, Munro, Makowska  Subs: Reid, Dzyadyk, Orchard, Hill, D’Santos, Stanley, trialist  Following a fairly even opening ten minutes or so at the Meadow, a great ball into the box closely evaded Natalia Makowska.  With the R’s looking increasingly dangerous and after some good Continue reading


Milton Keynes Dons Women (0) – QPR FC Women (7) – ‘And Four Goals for Grace Stanley’ 

FA Women’s National League One (South-East)  Team: Clarke, Searle, Brooks, Gotch, Lewin, D’Santos, Hill, Mehmet, Orchard, Stanley, Dzyadyk  Subs: El-Bergui, Makowska, Blodgett, Owen, Wellesley-Davies, Ali, Leach,   Attendance: 312  Sammy collected Ron Hill and I from Park Royal for the opening league match of the season at the Stadium MK.  With a good number of R’s Continue reading