FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: McLean, Curr, Searle, Lewin, Gunn, Jordinson, Pope, Hennessy, Cutler, Moore, Petit This encounter against Cambridge United was the first QPR league match at the Powerday Stadium since October. Two weeks earlier the R’s had progressed into the next round of the Capital Women’s County Cup after 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
Luton Town U18 (3) – QPR U18 (1)
FA Youth Cup 4th Round Team: Cant, Siqueira, Leahy, Brown, McDonald, McCann, Sackey, Lawrence, Kolli, Talla, Petrie Subs: Zapieraczynski, Bagan, Luzinda, Christmas, Tuck Attendance: 1,005 (including 154 R’s fans) Sammy collected Alan Barnes and I from Park Royal, and despite getting caught in some heavy traffic ten miles or so from the motorway turn-off, we Continue reading
QPR FC Women (4) – Enfield Town Women (1)
Capital Women’s Cup Team: McLean, Curr, Searle, Carolan, Gunn, Jordinson, Hall, Hennessy, Cutler, Akerman, Petit The previous Sunday Steve Quashie’s side had travelled to Bristol to take on Cheltenham Town in a friendly. I heard that Rangers put on a very good performance but had lost the game 1-2. Frankie Webster got the R’s goal. Due Continue reading
In Memory of Keith Sanderson
It was very sad to hear the news that Keith Sanderson, the engine room of the QPR FC 1966-68 golden era, died following a car crash incident. Keith was signed in 1965 from Plymouth for £4,000 and stayed with the R’s until 1970 whereupon he was transferred to Goole Town. During his spell at Loftus 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
QPR (2) – Shrewsbury Town (1) – ‘Stan Lifts QPR
FA Cup 3rd Round Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Masson, Leach, Bowles, Eastoe, Givens Attendance: 18,285 Rangers took on Shrewsbury Town in an FA Cup tie at Loftus Road on 8th January 1977. Denis Compton later filed the following match report: ‘QPR were given the fright of their lives before going through into Continue reading
The Sounds of West London: No.5 – ‘Notting Hill’ or ‘The Dodger’s Lament for his Lost Love’
This Music Hall song was written by J. B. Geoghegan during the 1860’s and performed by Harry Liston: ‘Oh! I loved her & I love her still, And her absence I bewail, They caught her picking pockets in a bus at Notting Hill, And carried her to Newgate Gaol’ (The above illustration was by popular Continue reading
30th December 1899: Thames Ironworks (1) – QPR (2)
Southern League Division One Team: Clutterbuck, Knowles, McConnell, Tennant, Hitch, Keech, Turnbull, White, Bedingfield, Haywood, Hannah Attendance: 4,000 QPR had already beaten Thames Ironworks 2-0 at Kensal Rise on Christmas Day 1899. Five days later Rangers travelled to East London for the reverse fixture at the Memorial Grounds in West Ham. The following match report Continue reading