It was sad to hear that the QPR FC goalscoring winger of the early 1960’s is deceased. John was signed from Lincoln City in 1961. He scored 24 goals in 79 first team appearances for the R’s in Division 3, until his transfer to Second Division Portsmouth in 1963. John McClelland was a major part Continue reading
Herne Bay Women (1) – QPR FC Women (2)
Adobe Women’s FA Cup 3rd Round Qualifying Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Brooks, Dixon, Searle, Blodgett, Kennedy, Ward-Chambers, Stanley, McCrea, Dzyadyk Attendance: 340 The railway station is situated close to both the ground and the seafront. After having a pint on the pier, we headed off for some fish and chips, away from the swooping seagulls, before Continue reading
QPR U18 (0) Bristol City U18 (7)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Loades, Neill, Adjetey-Brew, Keita-Turay, Skeete, Radojevic, Coomes, trialist (a), Strachan, trialist (b), Neziri Subs: Jones, Putman, Cody, Sanyaolu, Hamid Following some light rain, the game kicked-off just after 12.30 and the first action of note came when Callum Loades charged out to the edge of the box, where he Continue reading
Colchester United U21 (2) – QPR Development Squad (3)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Clark, Friel, McDowell, McCann, Shann, Aoraha, Petrie, Tarbotton, Hassan, Murphy, Kennedy Subs: trialist, Leahy, Putman, Manufor, Sanyaolu After collecting Sammy and I from the railway station, Colin Woodley then gave us a quick tour of the town before parking up outside the Stadium. It was James Sasere who provided Continue reading
QPR (5) – Coventry City (1) – ‘Gould’s Side were Humiliated & it was too much for Gould to Bear’
FA Carling Premiership Team: Stejskal, Bardsley, Peacock, McDonald, Wilson, Impey (Holloway), Wilkins, Barker, Sinclair, Ferdinand, Allen (B) Subs Not Used: Roberts, Yates Attendance: 12,979 Rangers took on Coventry City at Loftus Road on 23rd October 1993. Roy Wegerle appeared for the visitors and Tony Flood later wrote the following: ‘Manager Bobby Gould quit as Coventry Continue reading
QPR FC Women (1) – Chesham United FC Women (0)
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Wiggins, Hennessy, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, D’Santos, Stanley, Cooper, Sampson Sub Not Used: McCrea It was the home side having the best of the early stages, and on seven minutes Jess Cooper provided the first attempt on goal. Then, Chesham seized upon a loose ball and Gemma Continue reading
Wimbledon (0) – QPR (1) – ‘Dennis Bailey brought a Deserved Victory for Queen’s Park Rangers a Few Minutes from the End’
Team: Stejskal, Bardsley, Wilson, Tilson, Peacock, Maddix, Holloway, Barker, Thompson, Bailey, Sinton Attendance: 4,630 On 19th October 1991, the R’s travelled to Selhurst Park to take on Wimbledon. Ivo Tennant later filed the following match report: ‘The enormity of the challenge facing Peter Withe was all too evident at Selhurst Park. He has no money, Continue reading
QPR FC Women (2) – Swindon Town Women (0)
FAWNL League Cup First Round Team: Wiggins, Cooper, Blodgett, Lewin, Searle, Hennessy, D’Santos, Munro, Stanley, Hoile, Dzyaydk Sub: Sampson The first shot of the afternoon was provided by Helena Diaz-Butcher when the visitors’ No.6 shot wide from 25-yards. At the other end, Annie Dzyadyk’s angled effort finished wide of the target. After 14 minutes, following Continue reading
QPR Development Squad (0) – Bristol City U21 (1)
U21 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Friel, Putman, McDowell, Keita-Turay, Aoraha, Sanyaolu, Neill, Hassan, Tarbotton, Petrie Subs Not Used: Clark, Strachan The match at Loftus Road originally scheduled for a 1pm kick-off, was delayed due to the away side’s late arrival because of traffic problems. It eventually commenced at 1.45pm. It was Ridwan Hassan Continue reading
QPR FC Women (4) – Ashford Town (Middlesex) Women (3) – Rangers Fight Back from 1-3 Down to Win the Game
FA Women’s National League One (South-East) Team: Melling, Hennessy, Searle, Brooks, Blodgett, Lewin, Ward-Chambers, D’Santos, Stanley, Kennedy, Sampson Under the lights at the SkyEx Community Stadium, and it was Courtnay Ward-Chambers who provided the first strike at goal of the evening. And it was the R’s No.7 who was involved in the next goalscoring attempt, Continue reading