London Senior Cup First Round Team: Cant, Jude-Boyd, Shann, Sackey, Woodman, Hawkins, Adomah, Murphy, Jeche, Talla, Anthony Subs: Loades, Rendall, Bala, Ajose Attendance: 136 After a couple of postponements, this London Senior Cup tie finally got underway at King George’s Arena. It must be noted that Rangers hadn’t competed in this Cup competition since we Continue reading
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 U18 (0) – Burnley U18 (2)
FA Youth Cup 4th Round Team: Clark, Redknapp, Leahy, Tuck, Edmondson, Manufor, Sutton, Young, Hassan, Yahyaoui, Coomes Subs: Loades, Putman, Kennedy, Lawrence, Hamid, Bouhiaoui, Radojevic Attendance: 916 Problems with the Burnley team coach meant that the match kicked-off thirty minutes late. Rangers had an opportunity to open the scoring early on when Jake Coomes’ cross Continue reading
Charlton Athletic (2) – QPR (3) – ‘Marsh Destroys Charlton’
FA Cup 4th Round Team: Kelly, Clement, Gillard, Watson, Mobley, Hazell, Bridges, Venables, Clarke, Marsh, Ferguson Sub: Leach Attendance: 30,262 After beating South Shields 4-1 at Loftus Road in the 3rd Round, the R’s then travelled to the Valley on 24thJanuary 1970 to take on Charlton. Denis Compton later filed the following match report: ‘This London Continue reading
QPR FC Women (2) – AFC Wimbledon Women (7)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South-East) Team: Melling, Curr, Searle, Owen, Blodgett, Lewin, Petit, Hill, Akerman, McCrea, Stanley On a dry but chilly afternoon at the Powerday Stadium, the Rangers players were led out by the two mascots, Chloe and Holly. It was Grace Stanley who tested Lauren Allen in the opening minutes, with Continue reading
QPR U18 (4) – Swansea City U18 (3)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Jones, Chevannes, Putman, Radojevic, Leahy, Manufor, Coomes, Hamid, Hassan, Hayati, Bouhiaoui Subs: Loades, Sutton, Kennedy, Brobbey, Skeete On a cold morning at Heston, the lady selling hot drinks and various toasties etc, was doing good business. Into the game and an excellent one-two passing move upfield from defence, led 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
CB Hounslow Ladies (1) – QPR FC Women (5)
Combined Counties Midweek League Cup Team: Tucker, Rogers, Tucker, Tucker, Petrie, Carolan, Salah, Louvrier, Cohen, Fatri, Shephard Subs: Medeiros, Addy, Berry, Nygaard-Parsons, Webster There had been so much rainfall leading up to the match that I was less than 50/50 in favour of travelling. And it was still raining when I decided to set off, 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