U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cant, Rossi, McDonald, Brown, Hamid, Hawkins, Sackey, Hefzalla, Kolli, Murphy, Talla Subs Not Used: Zapieraczynski, Dougi On a sunny afternoon at Heston and with unusually little breeze, it was the visitors who provided the first attack of the match. Will Spiers bombed down the wing and forced a corner, Continue reading
QPR (1) – Ipswich Town (0) – “That was Probably the Fastest First-Half we have been Involved in all Season”
Team: Parkes, Hollins, Gillard, Kelly, Webb, McLintock, Thomas, Francis (Leach), Masson, Eastoe, Givens Attendance: 19,171 The home game against Ipswich Town was originally scheduled for 5th February 1977 but was later re-arranged for the 16th May. Steve Curry’s match report appeared the following day: ‘The one-touch football that took QPR to the brink of the Continue reading
QPR Women (2) – Norwich City Women (1)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: White, Petit, Searle, Jordinson, Grieve, Blodgett, Kumaning, Pope, Wardlaw, Moore, Hall. With just a few days to spare, the QPR Women’s final home game was switched from Hanwell Town’s ground to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium. Sitting behind me in the South Africa Road Stand was Continue reading
QPR (1) – Chelsea (0) – The 1921 Benefit Match for the Rangers Secretary, W. L. Wood
QPR: Price, Marsden, Wingrove, Grant, Mitchell, O’Brien, Faulkner, Chandler, Smith, Gregory, Donald Chelsea: Molyneux, Middlehoe, Harrow, Cameron, Wilding, Langton, Bell, Thompson, Cock, Croal, McNeil Attendance: 12,000 On 18th April 1921, QPR took on Chelsea at Loftus Road in respect of a Benefit match for Club secretary, W. L. Wood. The game kicked-off at 6.30pm and Continue reading
QPR U18 (1) – Crewe Alexandra U18 (3)
U18 Professional Development League 2 Team: Cant, Luzinda, Leahy, Tuck, Anthony, McDonald, Murphy, Brown, Kolli, Sackey, Bala Subs: Zapieraczynski, Manufor, Dougi, Talla On the team sheet at No.4 for the R’s was 15-year-old Alfie Tuck, who I was told, had played in an international tournament for Wales. I was also informed that eight of the Continue reading
QPR (1) – Liverpool (1) – ‘Scare for the Champs’
Football League Division One Team: Parkes, Clement, Gillard, Hollins, McLintock, Webb, Thomas, Francis, Masson, Eastoe, Givens Attendance: 29,832 League leaders Liverpool travelled to Loftus Road on 7th May 1977 to take on a Rangers side languishing in the bottom five. Reg Dury’s match report appeared in the News of the World the following day: ‘Liverpool Continue reading
Colchester United U23 (2) – QPR U23 (3)
U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Salamon, Kakay, Woodman, Trialist, Williams-Lowe, Bettache, Ajose, Owens, Lloyd, Flaherty, Mema Subs: Cant, Anthony, Conte, Aoraha This was my first visit to the Wallace Binder Stadium, the home of Maldon & Tiptree FC. The ground consisted of three small stands, one of them was behind a goal and the Continue reading
QPR Women (3) – Kent Football United (3)
FA Women’s National League Division One (South East) Team: White, Petit, Maloney, Carolan, Searle, Kumaning, Akerman, Hennessy, Moore, Hall, Edwards Subs: McLean, Pope, Curr, Nygaard-Parsons Kent Football United arrived at the Powerday Stadium marooned at the bottom of the table, but they took the lead within six minutes. A ball through the middle was then Continue reading
QPR (2) – Sheffield United (1) – ‘They Finally Won Both Points with a Late Goal by Frank Clarke’
League Division Two Team: Kelly, Watson, Harris, Hunt, Mobley, Hazell, Bridges, Venables (Clark), Clarke, Marsh, Leach Attendance: 19,852 On 8th November 1969, second-placed Sheffield United travelled to Loftus Road to take on a QPR side in third. Dick Milford’s match report later appeared in the ‘Sunday People’: ‘The battle of the Second Division giants was Continue reading
QPR U23 (0) – Sheffield United U23 (1)
U23 Professional Development League 2 Team: Halwax, Jude-Boyd, Hamalainen, Bettache, Woodman, Pitblado, Ajose, Pedder, Lloyd, Flaherty, Mema Subs: Salamon, Anthony, Conte, Aoraha, Murphy The first real goalscoring opportunity of the afternoon fell to the home side after Joseph Ajose had cut in, played the ball to Faysal Bettache, but his shot went wide of the Continue reading